JP2002232761A - Picture recording method, picture transmission method and picture recording apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify inputting of identifying information on an object and to enable easy confirmation of the correspondence relationship between the identifying information of the object inputted before photographing and that of the photographed object when recording the identifying information of the object by linking it with a photographed picture. SOLUTION: In a picture recording apparatus, patient ID is read out from an ID card 11 by an input apparatus 10 to send the patient ID to a computer 12. The computer 12 acquires patient information indicating a corresponding patient's facial portrait and name from a medical database based on the ID to send the patient information together with the ID to a digital camera 30. The camera 30 displays the patient information on a liquid crystal monitor to allow confirmation of the patient who is the object. After confirming the patient, the ID is embedded in the header part of a picture file of the picture photographed by the camera 30, and the file is transmitted to the database 20 and the like.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image recording method, an image transmitting method, and an image recording apparatus, and more particularly, to an image recording method, an image transmitting method, and an image recording for recording a subject in association with identification information for identifying the subject. Related to the device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a medical system introduced in a hospital records a patient's identification information (patient ID) in association with a diagnostic image or a medical record of the patient in a database, and stores the diagnostic image or the like from the database as necessary. Can be read and used.

On the other hand, at present, as a method of associating an image taken by a digital camera with a patient ID, 1) a patient ID (number) is associated with a diagnostic image and taken; And 2) Patient ID from the keyboard connected to the digital camera
, The same folder as the patient ID is created, and the captured image is recorded in the folder.

[0004]

The above-mentioned method 1) has a problem that it is complicated because extra work of photographing the patient ID and associating the image with the patient ID after the photographing occurs.

On the other hand, in the method 2), since the operator manually inputs the patient ID, an input error is likely to occur, and the patient may be confused. Another problem is that if there is an input error, it cannot be easily confirmed. Further, since the keyboard is connected to the digital camera, the keyboard becomes an obstacle when the camera is moved or when the photographing is performed at different angles.

Further, since recorded images are managed by directory names and the like, if only image files are copied to another directory or the like, the patient
Becomes impossible.

Furthermore, in recent digital cameras, recorded image information such as an image format, the number of pixels, a compression ratio, and the like can be appropriately set, so that there is a possibility that the image is recorded by mistake in a format unsuitable for a database. .

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to simplify the input of identification information of a subject and to easily confirm the correspondence between the identification information of the subject input before shooting and the subject to be shot. Another object of the present invention is to provide an image recording method and an image recording apparatus capable of automatically recording in a format suitable for a database.

It is another object of the present invention to simplify input of destination information of an image and to automatically transmit a photographed image to a destination corresponding to the destination information. An image transmission method is provided.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, an image recording method according to a first aspect of the present invention provides a method for a photographer to confirm a subject together with identification information of the subject before photographing the subject. An information capturing step of capturing subject information into a digital camera, a display step of displaying subject information on a display unit of the digital camera based on the subject information, and after confirming a subject based on the display on the display unit. A photographing step of photographing the subject with the digital camera; and a recording step of recording the photographed image of the subject in association with the identification information captured in the information capturing step.

That is, since the subject information of the subject to be photographed is displayed on the display means of the digital camera, the subject can be confirmed from the displayed subject information before photographing the subject. It should be noted that, although the identification information of the subject is recorded in association with the image of the captured subject, the identification information of the subject corresponds to the subject information on a one-to-one basis. And the identification information of the subject. Further, the image recorded with the identification information associated therewith is stored in a database as described in claim 2 of the present application.

The information capturing step includes the step of reading the identification information from a recording medium on which the identification information of the subject is recorded as described in claim 3 of the present application, and the step of reading the subject in advance in relation to the identification information of the subject. Reading the subject information corresponding to the read identification information from a database in which information is stored, and transmitting the subject information read from the database together with the identification information read from the recording medium to the digital camera; , Consisting of

That is, the identification information and the subject information are taken into the digital camera automatically by reading the identification information from a recording medium such as a card. As a result, the identification information of the subject can be easily input, and an input error can be prevented because the input is not a manual input.

The step of reading the identification information reads the plurality of identification information in a storable manner as set forth in claim 4 of the present application, and the transmitting step includes the step of reading the identification information and the identification information in response to an information acquisition request from the digital camera. It is characterized in that subject information is transmitted.

Further, as set forth in claim 5 of the present application, while the identification information of the subject and the subject information are being transmitted to the digital camera, photographing by the digital camera is prohibited.

[0016] The information capturing step may further include capturing recorded image information including at least one of an image format, the number of pixels, a compression ratio, a file size, and an image aspect ratio. The camera performs a recording process of a captured image based on the captured recorded image information. Thereby, in the digital camera in which the recording image information can be appropriately set,
Recording image information can be automatically set to a format suitable for an image database or the like.

The subject information includes at least one of a photograph and a name of the subject.
When the subject is a person, the photograph is a face photograph, and the name is the name of the person.

In the recording step, the identification information captured in the information capturing step is recorded in a header portion of an image file in which the image of the photographed subject is recorded, as described in claim 8 of the present application. And the image.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image transmission method, comprising: an input step of inputting destination information indicating an image destination from an external device to a digital camera; a photographing step of photographing a subject with the digital camera; A recording step of recording the image of the photographed subject in association with the destination information input in the input step; and recording the photographed image of the subject on the destination information based on the destination information recorded in relation to the image. Transmitting to a corresponding destination. That is, by taking in the destination information of the image from the external device, the photographed image can be transmitted to the destination indicated by the destination information.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image recording apparatus, comprising: input means for reading the identification information from a recording medium on which the identification information of the subject is recorded; and storing the subject information of the subject in advance in relation to the identification information of the subject. Information transmitting means for reading the subject information corresponding to the read identification information from the database, and transmitting the subject information read from the database together with the identification information read from the recording medium; and receiving the identification information and the subject information. Receiving means, a display means for displaying the subject information based on the received subject information, a photographing means for photographing the subject, and a recording means for recording the received identification information in association with the photographed subject image. And, it is characterized by having.

The image recording apparatus according to claim 11 of the present invention is an image recording apparatus, comprising: input means for reading the identification information and the subject information from a recording medium on which the identification information and the subject information of the subject are recorded; It is characterized by comprising: display means for displaying information; photographing means for photographing a subject; and recording means for recording the photographed image of the subject in association with the read identification information.

The recording medium may be a card, a magnetic card or an I-card on which a barcode is recorded as described in claim 12 of the present application.
A C card; and the input means is a card reader.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication device for transmitting an image recorded with the identification information in association with the database to a database. Further, the recording means records the identification information in a header portion of an image file in which an image of the photographed subject is recorded, as described in claim 14 of the present application.

[0024]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of an image recording method, an image transmitting method and an image recording apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of an image recording apparatus according to the present invention.

The system shown in FIG. 1 is applied to a medical system, and comprises an input device 10 such as a card reader and a bar code reader, a computer 12, a digital camera 30, and a medical database 20. .

The input device 10 transmits a patient ID from a ID card 11 on which a barcode indicating a patient ID (number) is recorded.
D is read and this patient ID is transmitted to the computer 12. The ID card 11 is not limited to a card on which a barcode is recorded, but may be another recording medium such as a magnetic card or an IC card.

The computer 12 reads out patient information for confirming the patient, such as a patient's face photograph and name, from the medical database 20 based on the patient ID input from the input device 10, and reads out the patient information together with the patient ID. The patient information is transmitted to the digital camera 30 by wireless communication.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the medical database 20.

As shown in FIG.
An antenna 202 and a transmission / reception circuit 204 for performing wireless communication with the digital camera 30 according to the Bluetooth standard, and a patient I
D, a communication line I / F 206 capable of transmitting and receiving necessary information such as a face photograph and a name, and a medical database 20
And a program for operating the CPU 208 and R in which various constants and the like are written.
A system memory 210 including an OM and a RAM serving as a work area when the CPU 208 executes processing, and a large-capacity storage device 21 in which various data for each patient is recorded.
And 2.

FIG. 3 shows an example of various kinds of information of a patient arranged and managed based on the patient ID. The information shown in FIG. 3 is stored in the large-capacity storage device 212 of the medical database 20 so that information can be searched for by a patient ID or the like.

When the medical database 20 receives a request for patient information from the computer 12 together with the patient ID via the communication line I / F 206, the medical database 20 corresponds to the patient ID based on the patient ID received from the mass storage device 212. The patient's face photograph and name to be read are read and transmitted to the computer 12. In addition, the medical database 20
Holds recorded image information such as the image format, the number of pixels, the compression ratio, the file size, and the image aspect ratio of an image that can be handled here, and transmits the recorded image information to the computer 12 together with the patient information.

The computer 12 digitally converts the patient ID input from the input device 10, the patient information such as the face photograph and the name of the patient received from the medical database 20 based on the patient ID, and the recorded image information by wireless communication. Transmit to the camera 30.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the digital camera 30. As shown in the figure, an imaging unit 302 that forms an image of a subject on a light receiving surface, performs photoelectric conversion, and outputs the image data as image data is provided in the imaging system of the digital camera 30.
A central processing unit (CPU) 3 that controls the entire digital camera 30 and controls image data sampling timing, image data recording control, communication control, display control, generation of a directory in which images are classified, and the like.
04, a signal processing unit 306 that performs processing such as white balance correction and gamma correction, and an A / D converter 308 that converts an analog image signal into digital image data.

The input system of the digital camera 30 includes:
An operation unit 310 including a shutter button, a mode switching dial, a menu key, a multi-function cross key, and the like, and an I / O 312 that is a port for converting each information signal input by the operation unit 310 are provided. .

The image conversion system of the digital camera 30 includes a compression / expansion unit 320 for controlling the compression of image data by a method typified by JPEG or MPEG, or for controlling the expansion / decompression of the compressed data. A card interface 326 is provided for converting data in order to record and read data on and from a removable memory card 322 via a card slot 324.

The CPU 304 includes a ROM in which an operation program and each constant are stored, and a memory 330 which is a work area for executing the program and is a RAM serving as storage means capable of recording an image.
A nonvolatile memory 332 that is a storage unit capable of continuing to store various constants and various information relating to the operation of the digital camera 30 even when the power is turned off; a calendar clock 334 for managing the shooting date and time; A strobe control unit 342 that controls light emission of a strobe 340 that emits light to supplement the light amount of the subject is connected via a bus 350.

The communication means of the digital camera 30 used for transmitting and receiving image data and the like to and from an external device by communication is provided between the computer 12, the medical database 20, and the image display device 40 for storing image data, patient information, and the like. It comprises a transmitting / receiving circuit 360 for transmitting or receiving information, and an antenna 362 for transmitting and receiving carrier waves and data.

The display system of the digital camera 30 includes a liquid crystal monitor 372, a D / A converter 374 for converting image data into a signal for display on the liquid crystal monitor 372, and a memory for temporarily storing images and information to be displayed. And an OSD 37 for on-screen display of characters and messages such as names.
8 are provided.

The digital camera 30 configured as described above displays a photograph and a name of the patient on the liquid crystal monitor 372 based on the patient information received from the computer 12. FIG. 5 shows a display example of the patient information displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 372.

The photographer confirms the patient to be the subject based on the face photograph and the name of the patient displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 372, and then photographs the affected part of the patient with the digital camera 30. The digital camera 30 records the patient ID in the header portion of the image file when recording the image obtained by the above-described shooting in the image file. FIG. 6 shows a recording structure of a JPEG image file. The digital camera 30 records the patient ID by embedding the patient ID in “APP1” in the header of the image file.

Thereafter, the digital camera 30 wirelessly transmits the image file in which the patient ID is recorded in the header to the medical database 20 and the image display device 40.

The digital camera 30 can appropriately set recording image information such as an image format, the number of pixels, a compression ratio, a file size, and an image aspect ratio. Then, the received recorded image information is automatically set. Then, a recording process is performed on the image obtained by the photographing based on the recording image information automatically set. Further, in this embodiment, the recording image information in the digital camera 30 is set based on the recording image information sent from the computer 12, but the computer 1
2 communicates with the digital camera 30, obtains recordable image information that can be set by the digital camera 30, selects the record image information most suitable for the image handled in the medical database 20, and selectively transmits the record image information. You may do so.

Next, the image recording method according to the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, the patient's ID card 11 is read by the input device 10 installed at the reception or the like, whereby the patient ID is input (step S10). The patient ID input to the input device 10 is transmitted to the computer 12 (Step S12).

The computer 12 acquires the patient information and the recorded image information from the medical database 20 using the patient ID as a key, and transmits the acquired information together with the patient ID to the digital camera 30.
(Steps S14 and S16).

The digital camera 30 automatically sets the image format, the number of pixels, the compression ratio and the like based on the received recorded image information (step S18), and displays the image on the liquid crystal monitor of the camera based on the received patient information. A photo of the patient's face,
The name and the like are displayed, and the patient who is the subject is confirmed (step S20).

When the checking operation is completed, the digital camera 3
0, an image of the affected part of the patient is taken (step S2).
2). Note that while the digital camera 30 is receiving information such as a patient ID and patient information, imaging of the digital camera 30 is prohibited, and imaging is permitted after reception is completed.

The digital camera 30 embeds the patient ID acquired together with the patient information in the header of the image file when recording the captured image in the image file (step S24). As a result, a correspondence is established between the patient confirmed on the liquid crystal monitor and the patient ID embedded in the header portion of the file of the captured image of the patient.

Thereafter, the digital camera 30 wirelessly transmits an image file in which the patient ID is recorded in the header to the medical database 20 and the image display device 40 (step S26). The medical database 20 automatically registers the wirelessly communicated images based on the patient ID.

In this embodiment, the ID card 11
When the patient ID is input from the computer 12, the patient ID and the acquired information from the medical database are immediately transmitted from the computer 12 to the digital camera 30, but the patient ID input via the input device 10 in the computer 12 is input in the order of input. By accumulating the information and requesting information such as patient ID and patient information by operating a switch on the digital camera 30, the computer 1
2, the information such as the patient ID and the patient information may be transmitted from the computer 12 in the input order.

Further, using an ID card in which the patient ID and the patient information are recorded, the input device 10 reads the patient ID and the patient information from the ID card, and transmits the read information directly to the digital camera 30. You may do so. In this case, the computer 12 and the medical database 20 become unnecessary.

Further, in this embodiment, the patient's face photograph and name are used as the patient information for confirming the patient on the liquid crystal monitor. However, other information can be used as long as the information can identify the patient. Good.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, the case where the image recording method and the image recording apparatus according to the present invention are applied to a medical system and the affected part of a patient is used as a subject has been described. The present invention can be applied to photographing products and products. If the subject is a product or the like, a photograph or name of the product is displayed so that the subject can be confirmed.

FIG. 8 is a system configuration diagram of the image transmission method according to the present invention.

The system shown in the figure is a portable information terminal (P
DA) 50, a digital camera 60, a mobile phone 70 to which images and the like from the digital camera 60 are sent, and a printer 80. The image transmitted to the mobile phone 70 is transmitted to a mail server 92 via a dial-up server 90 or an FTP (File Trans
fer Protocol) to the server 94.

The PDA 50 records personal information of the photographer and destination information indicating the destination of the image. The personal information is information indicating an address, a name, a telephone, an age, and the like. The destination information is a telephone number of the mobile phone 70, a PPP (Point-to-point Protoco) telephone number, a PPP account, a PPP password, E-mail address, mail server address, mail account, mail password, FTP server address, FTP
Information such as an account and an FTP password.

The PDA 50 has a communication function for communicating with the digital camera 60, and transmits which information is to be recorded at which position in the header of the image captured by the digital camera 60.

The digital camera 60 has the same configuration as that of the digital camera 30 shown in FIG. 4. The digital camera 60 wirelessly communicates with the PDA 50, receives destination information and the like from the PDA 50, and transmits the received information to the header portion of the image file of the captured image. Embed in FIG. 9 shows an example of a recording header name and a recording value in the header portion.

The mobile phone 70 has communication means for wirelessly communicating with the public line and communication means for performing wireless communication with the digital camera 60 according to the Bluetooth standard. Can be transmitted to the dial-up server 90 by dial-up connection.

The dial-up server 90 is capable of dial-up connection from the mobile phone 70, and transmits information received from the mobile phone 70 to the mail server 92 and the FTP server 94.

Next, the image transmission method according to the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, the PDA 50 specifies destination information indicating the destination to be embedded in the header portion of the image file of the image captured by the digital camera 60 and information such as personal information and transmits the information to the digital camera 60 (step S5).
0).

One or more pieces of destination information are registered in the nonvolatile memory in the PDA 50, and the destination information appropriately designated can be transmitted to the digital camera 60. As means for notifying the digital camera 60 of information to be embedded in the photographed image, the PDA5
The external device is not limited to 0 and may be another external device.

Next, an image to be transmitted is photographed by the digital camera 60, the image is recorded, and the received information is embedded in a designated position of an image file of the image (step S54). The processes of steps S50 to S54 are repeated a required number of times.

When the photographing by the digital camera 60 is completed, the camera is switched from the photographing mode to the image data processing mode (steps S56 and S58).

When the mode is switched to the image data processing mode, the digital camera 60 automatically detects the recorded contents of the header portion of the photographed image, and sends an e-mail, uploads to a server, prints out, etc. according to the recorded contents. (Step S60).

That is, when the following information is recorded in the header portion: • Mobile-phone • PPP-TEL • PPP-Account • PPP-Password • e-mail, the e-mail transmission or the upload to the server is performed. To do so, a dial-up connection is made from the digital camera 60 to the dial-up server 90 via the mobile phone 70 (step S62). Wireless data communication is performed between the digital camera and the mobile phone.
It should be noted that a mobile phone as a communication partner is determined based on the “Mobile-phon” number. The dial-up phone number, account, and password are "PPP-TEL" and "PPP-Ac
Use the recorded values of "count" and "PPP-Password" (Fig. 9
reference).

If the following information is further recorded in the header portion: Mail-Server Mail-Account Mail-Password, an e-mail is sent with the image data as an attached file (step S66). The mail server, account, and password for sending mail are
"Mail-Server", "Mail-Account", "Mail
Use the recorded value of "-Password" (see FIG. 9).

On the other hand, if the following information is recorded in the header section:-FTP-Server-FTP-Account-FTP-Password, the image data is uploaded to the server by FTP. FTP destination, account, and password are “FTP-Server”, “FTP-Account”, “F
Use the recorded value of “TPl-Password” (see FIG. 9).

When the transmission in step S66 or S68 is completed, the dial-up connection is released, the digital camera 60 deletes the header related to transmission from the transmitted image (step S70), and ends the processing.

On the other hand, if the recording value (printer information of the destination) is recorded in the “Printer” header as shown in FIG. 9, the process proceeds from step S60 to step S72. In step S72, the image data is wirelessly transmitted from the digital camera 60 to the printer 80. After transmitting the image data to the printer 80, the digital camera 60 deletes the corresponding header (step S70), and ends the processing.

The destination information indicating the destination of the photographed image is not limited to the information shown in FIG. 9, but may be other information. The point is information for automatically transmitting the photographed image to a desired destination. I just need. In addition to the destination information, information such as designation of the paper size and printing resolution at the time of printing, and personal information not related to the processing of image data may be embedded.
Further, processing such as printing and transmission of image data may be performed for each piece of image data, or a plurality of images may be collectively processed for each processing. Further, when a plurality of pieces of destination information are input to the digital camera, the captured image may be transmitted to a plurality of destinations simultaneously based on the plurality of pieces of destination information.

Further, the destination information and the like to be embedded in the image are transmitted from the PDA to the camera. However, the camera may request information from the PDA. (When the shutter button is operated or when the shooting mode is set). Furthermore,
In this embodiment, the transmission is performed from the camera via the mobile phone. However, the transmission may be performed from the camera in the order of the PDA, the mobile phone, and the server, or the camera may be transmitted in the order of the PDA and the server.

In this embodiment, the header is deleted after the transmission of the image is completed. However, the header need not be deleted. Further, the image file may be deleted after the transmission of the image is completed. Further, in this embodiment, the camera interprets the information embedded in the header and performs image data processing.
The recording medium on which the image file is recorded may be taken out of the camera, and data processing may be performed by another device such as a personal computer.

[0076]

As described above, according to the present invention, when an image of a photographed subject is recorded in association with the identification information of the subject, the identification information is read from a recording medium such as a card to identify the subject. Information and subject information for the photographer to confirm the subject are automatically imported to the digital camera, so that the identification information of the subject can be easily input. can do. Further, since the subject information captured by the digital camera is displayed on the display means of the digital camera, the photographer can confirm the subject from the displayed subject information before photographing the subject. The image and the identification information of the subject can be accurately associated.

Further, in a digital camera capable of setting recording image information such as an image format, the number of pixels, a compression ratio, a file size, and an image aspect ratio, a recording process of a photographed image is performed based on recording image information taken from outside. Since this is performed, the recording process can be performed in a format suitable for the image database of the destination of the image.

Further, according to the present invention, since the destination information of the image is taken in from the external device, the photographed image can be automatically transmitted to the destination corresponding to the destination information.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of an image recording apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the medical database shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of various types of information of a patient arranged and managed based on a patient ID;

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the digital camera shown in FIG.

5 is a diagram showing a display example of patient information displayed on a liquid crystal monitor of the digital camera shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a recording structure of a JPEG image file.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart used to describe an image recording method according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a system configuration diagram of an image transmission method according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a recording header name and a recording value in a header portion of an image file.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart used to describe an image transmission method according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference Signs List 10 input device, 11 ID card, 12 computer, 20 medical database, 30 60 digital camera, 40 image display device, 50 PDA, 70 mobile phone, 80 printer, 90 dial-up server,
92: mail server, 94: FTP server, 302: imaging unit, 304: CPU, 360: transmission / reception circuit, 362 ...
Antenna, 372 ... LCD monitor

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Claims (14)

[Claims] An information capturing step of capturing, in a digital camera, subject information for a photographer to confirm the subject together with identification information of the subject prior to photographing of the subject; A display step of displaying subject information on display means of a camera; a photographing step of photographing the subject with the digital camera after confirming the subject based on the display on the display means; A recording step of associating and recording the identification information captured in the information capturing step. 2. An image recorded with the identification information associated with the identification information is stored in a database.
Image recording method. 3. The information capturing step includes: reading the identification information from a recording medium on which the identification information of the subject is recorded; and storing the subject information of the subject in advance in relation to the identification information of the subject. Reading the subject information corresponding to the read identification information from a database; and transmitting the subject information read from the database to the digital camera together with the identification information read from the recording medium. The image recording method according to claim 1, wherein 4. The step of reading the identification information includes reading a plurality of pieces of identification information in a storable manner, and the transmitting step includes transmitting the identification information and the subject information in response to an information acquisition request from the digital camera. 4. The image recording method according to claim 3, wherein: 5. The image recording method according to claim 3, wherein photographing with the digital camera is prohibited while the identification information of the subject and the subject information are being transmitted to the digital camera. 6. The information capturing step captures recorded image information including at least one of an image format, the number of pixels, a compression ratio, a file size, and an image aspect ratio. 2. The image recording method according to claim 1, wherein recording processing of the photographed image is performed based on the information. 7. The image recording method according to claim 1, wherein the subject information includes at least one of a photograph and a name of the subject. 8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the recording step records the identification information captured in the information capturing step in a header portion of an image file in which the captured image of the subject is recorded. The image recording method according to any one of the above. 9. An input step of inputting destination information indicating a destination of an image from an external device to a digital camera; a photographing step of photographing a subject with the digital camera; and the inputting step of inputting an image of the photographed subject. A recording step of recording the destination information input in step S in association with the destination information, and a transmitting step of transmitting the photographed image of the subject to a destination corresponding to the destination information based on the destination information recorded in relation to the image. An image transmission method, comprising: 10. An input means for reading the identification information from a recording medium in which the identification information of the subject is recorded; Information transmitting means for reading subject information corresponding to information and transmitting subject information read from the database together with identification information read from the recording medium; receiving means for receiving the identification information and subject information; and the received subject Display means for displaying the subject information based on information; photographing means for photographing the subject; and recording means for recording the received identification information in association with the photographed subject image. Image recording device. 11. An input means for reading the identification information and the subject information from a recording medium on which the identification information and the subject information of the subject are recorded; a display means for displaying the subject information based on the read subject information; An image recording apparatus, comprising: a photographing means for photographing a photographed image; and a recording means for recording the photographed image of the subject in association with the read identification information. 12. The recording medium according to claim 10, wherein the recording medium is a card, a magnetic card, or an IC card on which a barcode is recorded, and the input unit is a card reader.
Or the image recording apparatus of 11. 13. The image recording apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising a communication unit that transmits an image recorded with the identification information in association with a database. 14. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the recording unit records the identification information in a header of an image file in which the image of the photographed subject is recorded.
The image recording device according to any one of the above.