Information processing apparatus, information processing system, image input apparatus, image input system and information exchange method

Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes: an input device that inputs image data output from an electronic camera; a storage device that stores the input image data; and a control device that sets in advance save conditions under which the input image data are to be saved in the storage device and automatically saves the image data in conformance to the save conditions when the image data has been input.

Description

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE [0001] This is a Divisional of application Ser. No. 09 / 637,606 filed Aug. 15, 2000. This application claims the benefit of Japanese Patent Application No. 11-230711 filed Aug. 17, 1999; Japanese Patent Application No. 11-230712 filed Aug. 17, 1999; and Japanese Patent Application No. 11-230714 filed Aug. 17, 1999. The disclosures of the prior applications are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing system, an information input apparatus, an information input system and an information exchange method. In particular, it relates to a connection of an image input apparatus such as an electronic camera and an image processing apparatus. [0004] 2. Description of the Related Art [0005] Some electronic cameras such as digital still cameras are capable of taking photographs while connected to ...

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Benefits of technology

[0018] A first object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus and an information processing system that reduce the length of shooting intervals during a continuous shooting operation performed in, for instance, an electronic camera and allow image data obtained through the photographing operation to be easily saved to a recording device.

[0019] A second object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus that is capable of improving the operability when, for instance, inputting and processing data sequentially output from an electronic camera and saving the processed data.

[0020] A third object of the present invention is to provide an image processing parameter exchange method, an image input apparatus and an image input system that allow an image processing parameter such as a tone curve, which has already been set, to be modified with ease.

Problems solved by technology

However, there is a problem in that when attempting a continuous shooting operation in the electronic camera connected to the computer, a significant length of time is required to write the image data into the nonvolatile memory in the electronic camera to result in poor operability due to long intervals elapsing during the continuous shooting operation.

However, when sequentially outputting a plurality of images from the electronic camera, the user must go to a great deal of trouble and spend a great deal of time to process and save all the image data output from the electronic camera, as explained below.

As a result, it takes a great deal of time to process and save all the image data output from the electronic camera.

However, when changing the gradation conversion characteristics of the LUT saved in the electronic camera, it is sometimes difficult to change them as desired for the following reason.

In other words, since the information regarding the control points mentioned above is lost, the number and positions of the points (control points) set by the user on the coordinates mentioned above to generate the original tone curve cannot be ascertained.

It is extremely difficult to determine the number and positions of these control points from the LUT data.

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