JP2001346150A - Recorded information transmitter and its method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a recorded information transmitter that inhibits delete or rewrite of the transfer information while the information transmitter transfers its stored information to other communication unit so as to prevent the transfer information from being accidentally deleted by operation of a user and provide its method. SOLUTION: The recorded information transmitter is provided with a recording medium 54 that can read/write information, a communication means 60 that transmits the information to other communication unit, and a 1st protect means (an information processing means 44 or a recording medium interface 56) that brings the information whose write protect is not set into a write protect setting state in the case of transmitting the information recorded in the recording medium 54 and that releases the set write protect state when the transmission of the information is finished. Thus, occurrence of accidental delete of the information, that is being transferred to other communication unit, due to wrong operation of a user is prevented.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for transmitting recorded information, and more particularly, to transmitting recorded information to another communication apparatus while transmitting the recorded information to another communication apparatus. The present invention relates to a recording information transmitting apparatus and a method thereof capable of preventing erroneous erasure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, it is possible to improve the operability of an erasing operation to prevent erasure of stored information against a user's intention without imposing an extra burden on a user at the time of an erasing operation. A possible camera device is disclosed in the public information of JP-A-8-46738.

Further, when the remaining amount of the image memory built in the digital camera becomes low, the image signal stored in the image memory is automatically transmitted, and the image is further captured while securing the captured image. A portable electronic device, an image processing method, an imaging device, and a computer-readable recording medium capable of continuing the operation are disclosed in the public information of JP-A-10-304231.

[0004] Further, a communication device capable of selecting whether audio data or image data stored in a memory can be reproduced many times by an external device connected via a communication path or erased by one reproduction. Is disclosed in the public information of JP-A-10-112767.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. Hei 10-336574 discloses a digital camera capable of transmitting an image to a DB server and capable of retaining necessary image data even after transmitting the image to the DB server. Shown in the public relations.

[0006]

However, in the camera device disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. Hei 8-46738, it is possible to delete stored information after transmitting an image, and as long as the stored information is not deleted. Save information is sent automatically. Therefore, if the user wants to delete an image shot immediately after shooting, it is necessary to shift to an image erasable state before performing the erasing process, and the operation is complicated.

A portable electronic device, an image processing method, an image pickup apparatus and a computer-readable recording medium disclosed in the public information of JP-A-10-304231 are disclosed.
In the digital camera disclosed in the publication of the publication No. 0-336574, when the remaining capacity of the image memory becomes small, the selected image is transmitted to another communication device for the first time, so that the capacity of the image memory is sufficient. Had a problem that images were not transferred.

[0008] Further, in the communication apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-112767, image data set to be erasable is deleted after transmission, and image data set to be non-erasable is also transmitted. In order to keep the data, the user has to instruct the transfer of the image data by himself.

Conventionally, as described above, when image data is transmitted from an electronic camera to another communication device such as an electronic album, the user must instruct the start of image data transfer by himself / herself. Even with an electronic camera that automatically transfers image data, communication is started and image data is transferred only when the remaining capacity of the image memory is reduced. Therefore, if the user does not give an instruction to transfer an image or if there is a sufficient free space in the image memory, the image data is not transferred, and the image file of the external device is not updated.

In addition, if the user makes other functions of the electronic camera available while the electronic camera is transferring image data to another communication device, the user mistakenly deletes the image file being transferred. There is fear. Therefore, it is conceivable to lock the operation key information so that other operations of the electronic camera cannot be performed during the transfer of the image data. In addition, a method of protecting an untransferred image from being erasable in advance immediately after shooting with an electronic camera is conceivable, but in this case, a problem occurs in that a user cannot immediately delete image data to be deleted.

[0011] The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and it is possible to automatically transfer recorded information to another communication device, and to erase erroneously transferred information by a user operation. It is an object of the present invention to provide a recording information transfer device and a recording information transfer method that do not require any information.

[0012]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a recording medium on which information can be read and written, and a communication means for transmitting information recorded on the recording medium to another communication device. When the communication means transmits to another communication apparatus information that is not set for write protection recorded on the recording medium, the information that is not set for write protection is set to a write protected state. A first protector for canceling the set write protect state when the transmission of the information is completed.

According to the present invention, there is provided a recording information transmitting apparatus comprising: a recording medium on which information can be read and written; a communication unit for transmitting information recorded on the recording medium to another communication device; When transmitting information to which the write protection recorded in the recording medium is not set to the communication device, the information in which the write protection is not set is set to a write protection state, and the transmission of the information is performed. Since there is provided the first protection means for canceling the set write protection state upon completion, there is no problem that information being transferred to another communication device is erased due to a user's erroneous operation.

[0014]

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

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an information storage device capable of communicating with a recording information transmitting device.

As shown in FIG. 1, an electronic camera 10 (recording information transmitting device) includes an imaging lens 12 for forming a subject image on an imaging unit, and a display unit 16 for displaying various information such as image data and a frame number display 14. A power switch 18 for inputting activation and stop of a function of the electronic camera 10, a release button 20 for a user to instruct image capture, and an electronic camera 10.
A mode switching dial 22 for switching and setting various operation modes provided in the device, an erase button 24 for specifying when a desired item is erased from the items displayed on the display means 16, and a user operation A setting button 26 (protection means) for setting or canceling a desired item (such as write protection of information recorded on a recording medium) from the items displayed on the display means 16;
An increment button 28 operated when incrementing a frame number or the like displayed on the display section 16;
And a decrement button 30 operated when decrementing the frame number and the like displayed in.

Further, when information such as image data is transmitted / received to / from an external device by communication, an antenna 62 for transmitting / receiving a carrier wave and data is provided.

On the other hand, an information storage device 32 capable of receiving information recorded on the electronic camera 10 and recording the information on a recording medium having a large recording capacity includes an antenna 40 for transmitting and receiving information, and a recording device such as a hard disk. Computer body 34 including means and information processing device represented by CPU
, Display means 36, and input means 38 such as a keyboard. Note that the information storage device 32 may be an information storage device such as an electronic image album, or may be a printer including a printing unit that prints a received image.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a signal processing system of the electronic camera.

The electronic camera 10 includes an image pickup means 42 for forming an image of a subject on a light receiving surface, photoelectrically converting the image, and outputting the image data, and a light emitting means 43 for emitting light from a flash to supplement the brightness of the subject. Is provided. The imaging unit 42 includes a focus adjustment unit that focuses the subject image on the light receiving surface, an aperture adjustment unit that adjusts the amount of exposure, a shutter speed adjustment unit that adjusts the exposure time, and a zoom adjustment unit that adjusts the angle of view. include.

The electronic camera 10 controls the entire electronic camera 10 and controls image data sampling timing, control of the light emitting means 43, exposure control including aperture and shutter speed, focus control, zoom control, and the like.
White balance setting, image data recording control, communication control, display control, image data pixel number conversion processing, image data conversion processing, setting and cancellation of power saving mode, recording and deletion of information on the recording medium 54 An information processing unit 44 (protection unit) is provided which performs an instruction and a control such as instructing the recording medium interface 56 to write and set write protection information of a file recorded on the recording medium 54.

The information processing means 44 includes a ROM in which an operation program of the electronic camera 10 and various constants, a parameter indicating imaging conditions, a parameter indicating characteristics of an image, and the like are stored. And a memory 58 constituted by a RAM serving as a storage means.

The electronic camera 10 has an image processing means 46 for performing processing such as a change in the number of pixels, sharpness correction, gamma correction, contrast correction, and white balance correction, and a frame for temporarily storing image data. A memory 48, an input means 50 including a release button 20, an erase button 24, a setting button 26, an increment button 28, a decrement button 30, etc., and compression control of information such as image data by a method represented by JPEG or MPEG. A compression / decompression unit 52 for performing processing for controlling expansion and decompression of compressed data in accordance with an instruction of the information processing unit 44.

The electronic camera 10 converts information and image data to be recorded on or read from the removable recording medium 54 and converts or rewrites the information recorded on the recording medium 54. A recording medium interface 56 (protecting means) for recording the write protection information at a predetermined position on the recording medium 54 is provided. The recording medium 54 is a detachable recording means represented by a semiconductor such as a memory card or MO, magnetic recording, and optical recording.

The wireless communication means of the electronic camera 10 used for transmitting and receiving image data and the like to and from another communication apparatus encodes and decodes image data and directory information data and the like according to a command from the information processing means 44, and converts the data into carrier waves. Transmitting and receiving means 60 for transmitting or receiving data on a wireless LAN, an antenna 62 for transmitting and receiving a carrier wave and data wirelessly, and a device for transmitting and receiving information such as image data by connecting cables to each other to perform wired communication. And a communication connector 64.

Through the communication means configured as described above,
Image file, RAM, ROM, frame memory 4
8. It is possible to transmit the information stored in the storage device to another communication device, or to receive the information from another communication device and store the information in the storage means. It should be noted that a wireless communication unit using light such as infrared light may be used instead of the wireless communication unit using radio waves.

When transmitting and receiving information to and from another communication device via the connector 64, the devices that transmit and receive the information are connected to each other with a cable, and the information is converted into an electric signal or an optical signal. Perform communication.

The electronic camera 10 has a display unit 16 for displaying that information is being transmitted to another communication device and an image, and a D / A conversion for converting data displayed on the display unit 16. A device 66, a character generator 68 for converting code information instructed by the information processing means 44 into character or message data for display, and a calendar clock 70 for ticking the date and time are provided.

An image pickup process of the electronic camera 10 configured as described above will be described with reference to a flow chart of image recording shown in FIG.

The object image to be picked up is formed on the light receiving surface of the image pickup means 42, and the formed object image is photoelectrically converted and output to the image processing means 46. The obtained image data is subjected to amplification and noise reduction processing by the image processing means 46, and is temporarily stored in the frame memory 48. Information processing means 44
Indicates that the image data stored in the frame memory 48 is sequentially transmitted to the D / A converter 66 and displayed on the display means 16.

When the user presses the release button 20 provided on the input means 50 or instructs imaging via communication,
The processing program of the processing of the information processing means 44 jumps to step S100 “start” (hereinafter abbreviated as S100) in the program flow shown in FIG. Then, the processing program of the information processing unit 44 performs image capturing under the specified predetermined exposure condition, flash emission condition, zoom condition, and focus condition in the next S102 “input image from image capturing unit”. The subject image formed on the light receiving surface is photoelectrically converted and input.

The input image data is subjected to the following S104 “Color and pixel conversion processing of signal input from imaging means”.
The image signal output from the imaging unit 42 to the image processing unit 46 is subjected to amplification, noise reduction processing, white balance adjustment processing, and image resolution / pixel number conversion processing. The image data is temporarily stored in the frame memory 48 by “store in frame memory”.

In the next step S108 "Compress image data",
The information processing means 44 instructs a process of converting the image data stored in the frame memory 48 using a predetermined number of pixels, a compression ratio, and color information. Then, the next S110
In “Record image data in memory”, the recording medium interface 56 is instructed to record the image data on the recording medium 54 in sequence.
Proceed to "End".

Note that the information processing means 44 instructs the light emitting means 43 on the light emission amount and the light emission timing in accordance with predetermined imaging conditions. Further, depending on the imaging conditions, imaging may be performed at a predetermined zoom position or focus position.

When manually transmitting captured image data to another communication device, the mode switch dial 22 is set to the manual communication mode, and the transmission button set in the input means 50 is pressed. Then, the information processing means 44 sequentially reads the designated image data from the recording medium 54 or the frame memory 48, converts the image data into a predetermined data format, and then transmits the data to the outside via the transmitting / receiving means 60 and the antenna 62 or the communication connector 64. Execute the processing to be performed.

When automatically transmitting the image recorded on the recording medium 54 to the information storage device 32, the mode switching dial 22 is set to the automatic transmission mode in advance. When the electronic camera 10 (recorded information transmitting device) and the information storage device 32 enter the communication area, the communication devices of the respective devices are connected as shown in FIG.
The process shown in (1) is automatically started to transmit and receive image information.

When the processing mode of the electronic camera 10 is set to the automatic transmission mode, the processing program of the information processing means 44 jumps to S200 "Start". Then, the processing program proceeds to the next S202 “Receive search information”.
To wait for reception of the search information transmitted from the information storage device 32. If there is no file to be transmitted in the recording medium 54, a program that does not proceed to S202 or S204 may be provided to prevent an increase in power consumption due to performing unnecessary communication.

When the information storage device 32 is set to a mode for communicating with the electronic camera 10, the processing program of the information storage device 32 jumps to S240 "START". Then, the process proceeds to the next S242 “search for a recording information transmitting device”, and transmits a search command for starting communication.

When the electronic camera 10 and the information storage device 32 enter a range where wireless communication is possible with each other, the electronic camera 10 receives the search information in S202, and proceeds to the next S.
204 "establish communication protocol"
2 is returned with information indicating the start of the communication protocol. When the information storage device 32 receives the information of the start of the protocol from the electronic camera 10 in S246 “establish communication protocol”, the information storage device 32 performs a process of establishing mutual communication.

When the protocol establishment process is completed and communication becomes possible, the processing program of the electronic camera 10 is changed to S20.
6. The process proceeds to “Automatic creation of transfer image list” to select a transmission image file recorded on the recording medium 54 and create a transfer image file list. In the next step S208 “Read / store transfer image protection information”, write protection information (information indicating that file rewriting is prohibited) of the selected image file is read from the recording medium 54 via the recording medium interface 56. Perform processing.

Then, the read write protection information is temporarily stored in a storage means such as the memory 58. In the next step S210 “Protect all transferred images”, all image files described in the file list of the transmitted images are set to the write protected state (rewriting prohibited state). By setting the file to be transferred when the image is transferred to the write-protected state in this way, it is possible to prevent the user from erroneously deleting the file, and even during the transfer of the image information. The user can freely perform processing other than file deletion.

In general, transfer of an image file requires several minutes to several tens of minutes. The user can operate the electronic camera 10 during the transfer of the image file, which is convenient for the user. The write protect state to be set may be such that write protect information may be recorded in a tag of an image file on the recording medium 54, or the information processing means 44 or the recording medium interface 56 may store and manage the write protect state. Good.

In the next step S212 "Transfer of transfer image list and image", transmission of the image file list and the image file is started. Then, on the information storage device 32 side, S24
8. In "Receive and store transfer image list and image", the transmitted image file list and image file are received, and are sequentially recorded on recording means such as a large-capacity hard disk. At this time, a display indicating that the image file is being transmitted to the information storage device 32 may be displayed on the display unit 16 by text or graphics to notify the user.

When the reception of all information is completed, the information storage device 32 sends a response indicating that all information has been received in S250 “Send reception end to transmission device” in the electronic camera 1 (S250).
0, and the process proceeds to next step S252 “End” to end the information receiving process.

Then, the processing program of the electronic camera 10 reads the write protection information (write-protection information) of the transferred file in step S208 “Restore the protection of the transferred image to the original state” in step S208, and stores the write protection information. The process of returning to the contents of the above is performed. If necessary, in step S216 “delete files other than the protected files”, the transmitted files are stored in the storage medium 5.
4, the recording capacity of the recording unit 54 may be secured. When the processing of the electronic camera 10 ends, the processing program proceeds to S218 “End”. Also, instead of deleting the files other than the files protected in S216, all transmitted files may be deleted.

The file to be deleted in S216 is
New and old shooting dates, large and small image compression ratio, large and small image size (resolution), and image format (uncompressed / compressed)
May be selected and deleted according to the type.

FIG. 5 shows a flowchart of another embodiment of the communication processing performed by the recording information transmitting device and the information storage device.

In the communication processing shown in FIG. 7, when transmitting a plurality of pieces of information recorded on a recording medium, a plurality of pieces of information not set to be write-protected are collectively set to a write-protected state. A method of individually canceling the set write protection state each time transmission of one piece of information is completed is used. The difference between the communication processing shown in the figure and the communication processing described in FIG. 4 is that S213 and S24 shown in the figure are different.
9 and S217, only the processes different from those in FIG. 4 will be described here, and the description of the processes for performing the same processes will be omitted.

When all the image files described in the file list of the transmission image are set to the write-protected state in S210 of FIG. 5, the next step S213 “Transmit Image” is described in the file list of the transmission image. Next, transmission of one image file to be transmitted is started. When the transmission of the image file is started, the process on the information storage device 32 side is called S249 “Receive / Store Image”,
The received image file is received and recorded on recording means such as a large-capacity hard disk.

When the reception of one piece of information is completed, the information storage device 32 sends a response indicating that all the information has been received in step S250 "Send reception completion to the transmission device" to the electronic camera 1.
0, and returns to the processing routine of the caller. In addition,
If the reception of all the images has been completed, the process proceeds to S252 “end”, and the information reception process ends.

On the other hand, the processing program of the electronic camera 10 changes the write protect information of one transferred file to the contents of the write protect information read and stored in S208 in S214 “Return the protection of the transferred image to the original state”. Perform return processing. In the next step S216, when the process of deleting the transmitted file is completed as necessary, the program proceeds to the determination of S217 "there is a next transfer image?"

In S217, it is determined whether or not there is an untransmitted file described in the transfer image file list. If it is determined that there is an untransmitted file, the process returns to S213. If it is determined that the transmission of all the transmitted files has been completed, the process proceeds to S218 “End”.

FIG. 6 shows a flowchart of another embodiment of the communication processing performed by the recording information transmitting device and the information storage device.

In the communication processing shown in FIG. 5, before transmitting a plurality of pieces of information not recorded on the recording medium that are not set to be write-protected, only one piece of information to be transmitted is set to a write-protected state. When the transmission of one piece of information is completed, a process of releasing the set write protect state is performed. The difference between the communication processing shown in the figure and the communication processing described in FIG.
213, S249, and S217, only the processes different from those in FIG. 4 will be described here, and the description of the processes for performing the same processes will be omitted.

When the reading and storing of the protection information of the transfer image are completed in S208 of FIG. 5, the processing program proceeds to the next S211 "Protect the transfer image". S21
In step 1, only one piece of information of the image file described in the file list of the transmission image, from which transmission is to be started, is set to the write-protected state, and the process proceeds to the next step S213, "transmit image".

In S213, the recording information transmitting apparatus starts transmitting the image file. When the transmitting of the image file is started, the process on the information storage device 32 side calls S249 "Receive / Store Image". Receive the transmitted image file and record it on recording means such as a large-capacity hard disk.

When the reception of one piece of information is completed, the information storage device 32 sends a response indicating that all information has been received in S250 “Send end of reception to the transmitting device” in the electronic camera 1.
0, and returns to the processing routine of the caller. In addition,
If the reception of all the images has been completed, the process proceeds to S252 “end”, and the information reception process ends.

On the other hand, the processing program of the electronic camera 10 changes the write protect information of one transferred file to the contents of the write protect information read out and stored in S208 in S214 “Return the protection of the transferred image to the original state”. Perform return processing. In the next step S216, when the process of deleting the transmitted file is completed as necessary, the program proceeds to the determination of S217 "there is a next transfer image?"

In S217, it is determined whether or not there is an untransmitted file described in the transfer image file list. If it is determined that there is an untransmitted file, the process returns to S213. If it is determined that the transmission of all the transmitted files has been completed, the process proceeds to S218 “End”.

[0060]

As described above, according to the recording information transmitting apparatus of the present invention, a recording medium on which information can be read and written, and a communication apparatus for transmitting information recorded on the recording medium to another communication apparatus. Means, when the communication means transmits information recorded on the recording medium to which no write protection is set to another communication device, the information not written is set to the write protection state. And a first protection unit for canceling the set write protection state when the transmission of the information is completed, the information being transferred to another communication device is erased by a user's erroneous operation. No problems occur.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view in which a recorded information transmitting device and an information storage device can communicate with each other.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a signal processing system of the electronic camera.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of image recording in an electronic camera.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a communication process performed by a recording information transmitting device and an information storage device.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing another embodiment of the communication processing performed by the recording information transmitting device and the information storage device.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing another embodiment of the communication processing performed by the recording information transmitting device and the information storage device.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference Signs List 10: electronic camera, 12: imaging lens, 16: display means, 22: mode switching dial, 26: setting button, 3
2 Information storage device, 34 Computer body, 40 Antenna, 42 Image pickup means, 44 Information processing means, 50
Input means, 54: recording medium, 56: recording medium interface, 60: transmitting / receiving means, 62: antenna

Continued on the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁷ Identification symbol FI Theme coat II (Reference) // H04N 101: 00 H04N 101: 00 (72) Inventor Izumi Miyake 3-11-46 Izumi, Izumi, Asaka-shi, Saitama Shin-Film Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 5C022 AA13 AC31 AC32 AC69 5C052 AA01 AA17 AB04 DD02 EE02 EE03 EE08 GA02 GA07 GA08 GA09 GB06 GC00 GE04 GE08 5C062 AA01 AB38 AB43 AC22 AC23 AC34 AE13 BD00 5C073 AA03 AB01 AB03

Claims (17)

[Claims] 1. A recording medium on which information can be read and written, a communication unit for transmitting information recorded on the recording medium to another communication device, and the communication unit performs recording on another communication device. When transmitting information that is not set to write-protection recorded on the medium, the information that is not set to write-protect is set to a write-protected state, and when the transmission of the information is completed, the set write-protected state is set. A recording information transmitting apparatus comprising: a first protector for canceling the following. 2. A recording medium on which information can be read and written, a communication unit for transmitting a plurality of pieces of information recorded on the recording medium to another communication device, When transmitting a plurality of pieces of information that are not set to be write protected recorded on the recording medium, the plurality of pieces of information that are not set to be write protected are collectively set to a write protected state, and the one information And a first protection unit for individually canceling the set write protection state each time transmission of the recording information is completed. 3. A recording medium on which information can be read and written, a communication unit for transmitting a plurality of pieces of information recorded on the recording medium to another communication device, and the communication unit transmits the information to another communication device. When transmitting a plurality of pieces of information that have not been set with write protection recorded on the recording medium, before transmitting the information that has not been set with write protection, only one piece of information to be transmitted is in a write protected state. And a first protector for canceling the set write protect state when the transmission of the one piece of information is completed. 4. The first protection means, wherein the communication means transmits information on which write protection recorded on the recording medium is set to another communication device, and the transmission is completed. The method according to claim 1, wherein the set write protection information is maintained.
2 or 3 recording information transmitting apparatus. 5. The first protection means, wherein the communication means transmits, to another communication device, information in which write protection recorded on the recording medium is set, and when the transmission is completed, 5. The recording information transmitting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the set write protection information is released. 6. A write protection is set for each piece of information recorded on the recording medium by a user operation,
6. The recording information transmitting apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a second protector for canceling the write protection of the information for which the write protection is set. 7. An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an erasing means for transmitting the information to another communication device and erasing the transmitted information from said recording medium when said transmission is completed. The recording information transmitting device according to any one of the above. 8. The recording information transmitting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said communication unit is a wireless communication unit using radio waves or light. 9. The recording information transmitting apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an imaging unit that captures a subject image, and recording the captured image information on the recording medium. 10. A display means for displaying that the information is being transmitted and notifying a user when the communication means is transmitting information recorded on the recording medium to another communication apparatus. The recording information transmitting apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9, further comprising: 11. The communication means automatically transmits information to be transmitted, recorded on the recording medium, to another communication device when communication with another communication device becomes possible. Item 11. The recording information transmitting device according to any one of Items 1 to 10. 12. A recording information transmission method for transmitting information recorded on a recording medium on which information can be read and written to another communication device, wherein the information is recorded on the recording medium for another communication device. When transmitting information for which write protection is not set, the information for which write protection is not set is set to a write protection state, and when the transmission of the information is completed, the set write protection state is released. Characteristic recording information transmission method. 13. A recording information transmitting method for transmitting a plurality of pieces of information recorded on a recording medium capable of reading and writing information to another communication device, wherein the recording information is recorded on the recording medium for another communication device. When transmitting a plurality of pieces of information that are not set with the write protection, the plurality of pieces of information that are not set with the write protection are collectively set to the write protection state, and the transmission of the one piece of information is completed. Wherein the set write protection state is individually canceled for each time. 14. A recording information transmitting method for transmitting a plurality of pieces of information recorded on a recording medium capable of reading and writing information to another communication device, wherein the recording information is recorded on the recording medium for another communication device. When transmitting a plurality of pieces of information for which the write protection is not set, only one piece of information to be transmitted is set to a write protection state before transmitting the information for which the write protection is not set. A recording information transmission method, wherein the set write protection state is released when transmission of two pieces of information is completed. 15. When the write protection information recorded on the recording medium is transmitted to another communication device, and when the transmission is completed, the set write protection information is maintained. 15. The recording information transmitting method according to claim 12, wherein the recording information is transmitted. 16. A method for transmitting write-protected information recorded on the recording medium to another communication device and releasing the set write-protect information upon completion of the transmission. 16. The recording information transmission method according to claim 12, wherein: 17. The recorded information transmitting method according to claim 12, wherein the transmitted information is erased from the recording medium when the information is transmitted to another communication device and the transmission is completed. .