JP2002112214A - Recorder, communication device, recording system and its method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a recorder the recording function of which a user can automatically set in a limited state without the notice of the user at a place where recording such as photographing or sound recording is limited so as to attain the recording under a permissible condition and to provide a communication device, a recording system and its method. SOLUTION: The recorder is provided with a 1st communication means (wireless communication control section 76) that can wirelessly receive a photographing condition or a sound recording condition to limit photographing or sound recording from other communication device and with a means that conducts the photographing or sound recording according to the received photographing condition or sound recording condition.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a recording device, a communication device, a recording system and a method therefor, and more particularly to a recording device capable of restricting photographing or recording by a recording device in accordance with a command from another communication device. The present invention relates to a communication device, a recording system, and a method thereof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional camera, it is up to a photographer himself to decide whether or not to take a picture, and it is possible to actually take a picture even in a place where photography is prohibited. .

[0003] In a conventional recording device, whether or not to perform recording is left to the discretion of the photographer, and recording can be actually performed even in a place where recording is prohibited. Met.

Further, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Nos. Hei 10-98765, Hei 10-107875, and Hei 10-243462
In the official gazette of Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-209, a method for prohibiting outgoing calls from a mobile phone or the like is described.

[0005]

As described above, conventionally,
For example, in the case where photography by the general public is prohibited, such as important cultural properties, or when restrictions on photography are imposed, such as works of art where photography using flash is prohibited, There was a problem that there was no way to limit the

Further, when recording by a general person is prohibited, such as in a concert hall, there is a problem that there is no method for prohibiting or restricting the recording.

[0007] In addition, free photographing of works such as works of art is often prohibited from the viewpoint of copyright protection. Conventionally, in order to allow the user to comply with these restrictions on photographing, a countermeasure is taken or the user himself / herself is restrained. However, there is a problem that the user is not sufficiently protected.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and automatically sets a recording function of a recording device to a restricted state without a user's awareness in a place where recording such as photographing or recording is restricted. It is another object of the present invention to provide a recording device, a communication device, a recording system, and a method capable of recording under acceptable conditions.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a photographing condition for restricting photographing or a recording condition for restricting recording is wirelessly received from another communication device. It is characterized by comprising a first communication means which is possible, and means for taking or recording based on the received photographing condition or recording condition.

According to the present invention, the recording device comprises: first communication means capable of wirelessly receiving a photographing condition for restricting photographing or a recording condition for restricting recording from another communication device; A means for taking or recording based on conditions or recording conditions is provided, so that the recording function of the recording device is automatically set to the restricted state without the user's awareness in places where recording such as taking or recording is restricted. It can be set.

[0011] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a seventh aspect.
The invention described in the above, recording means for recording a recording condition for restricting photographing or recording by a recording device carried by the user, recording means, and the photographing condition or recording conditions recorded in the recording means, Communication means capable of wirelessly transmitting to the recording device.

[0012] According to the present invention, the communication device comprises: recording means for recording photographing conditions for restricting photographing by a recording device carried by a user or recording conditions for restricting recording; and the photographing means recorded in the recording means. Communication device capable of wirelessly transmitting the condition or the recording condition to the recording device, so that the recording device recording device carried by the user in a place where recording such as shooting or recording is restricted. Can be automatically set to the restricted state.

[0013]

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

FIG. 1 shows a wireless photographing system capable of restricting photographing by an electronic camera.

According to FIG. 1, an electronic camera 10 which is a form of recording device carried by a user and capable of performing wireless communication with another communication device, a mobile phone 12, a museum or a museum Communication provided by an art museum, a museum, and the like, and capable of transmitting and receiving information to and from communication devices such as the electronic camera 10 and the mobile phone 12 in the wireless communication range 14. A device 16 is provided.

When a user wants to take a picture in an art museum or a museum where photographing is permitted or restricted under a charging condition, the user pays a usage fee for the photographing to the museum or the museum and permits the photographing. Receive. Communication equipment 16
Specifies the electronic camera 10 of the user who paid the usage fee, and transmits information on recording conditions such as photographing conditions and recording conditions to the electronic camera 10. The electronic camera 10 that has received the information on the photographing conditions can perform photographing with a limited photographing function based on the designated photographing conditions, so that the user does not have to pay special attention to the photographing conditions. It becomes possible to carry out photography. In an art museum or a museum where photography is prohibited, the wireless communication device 1
6 transmits a recording condition for prohibiting all photographing to the electronic camera 10, so that the photographing by the electronic camera 10 cannot be performed even if the user desires photographing.

Also, in the case where sound is recorded at a concert hall where recording is permitted or restricted with a charge condition using the electronic camera 10, recording conditions such as recording conditions are the same as in the above-described shooting. Is received from the communication device 16 and recording based on the designated recording condition can be performed. Similarly, recording at a place where recording is prohibited cannot be performed due to the recording conditions received from the communication device 16.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a signal processing system of the electronic camera according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the electronic camera 10 has an image pickup means 60 which is an image pickup means constituted by a solid-state image pickup device or the like which forms an image of a subject on a light receiving surface, performs photoelectric conversion, and outputs the image data. And a D / A converter 61 for converting analog data output from the imaging means 60 into digital data
And control of the electronic camera 10 as well as sampling timing control of image data, recording and transmission control of image data, communication control, display control, shooting control and recording control based on recording conditions, and control of changing a standby state. Information processing means (CPU) 62 for performing image processing, pixel number setting means 63 for setting the number of pixels indicating the resolution of an image to be captured in accordance with an instruction from the information means, image size change, sharpness correction, gamma correction, contrast correction, An image processing unit 64 for performing processing such as white balance correction, and a release button, a communication button, a transmission button, a function switch, a cross key, a decision switch, a mode switch, and the like are provided.

The electronic camera 10 has input means 68 capable of inputting information on a usage fee relating to photographing or recording performed by a user and information relating to recording conditions of images or sounds, and image data and sound data. And a recording medium interface 74 for converting data in order to record and read the data on and from the removable recording medium 36. The recording medium 36 is a removable recording medium represented by a semiconductor such as a memory card or MO, magnetic recording, and optical recording.

The information processing means 62 includes a ROM in which unique information such as a model code and a serial number of the electronic camera 10, an operation program, each constant, identification information for identifying a user, and the like are stored. And a memory 72 constituted by a frame memory for temporarily storing image data. Further, the information processing means 62 has a function of a compression / decompression means for performing compression control of information such as image data based on information of recording conditions received from another communication device and for performing processing for controlling expansion / decompression of compressed data. Have.

The wireless communication means of the electronic camera 10 used for transmitting / receiving information to / from another communication device includes a wireless communication control means 76 for transmitting or receiving image data on a carrier wave according to a command from the information processing means 62. , And an antenna 32 for transmitting and receiving a carrier wave and data.

The wireless communication means includes, for example, transmission of image data or audio data recorded on a recording medium, a telephone number received from another communication device such as a mobile phone, unique identification information for identifying a user, or It is possible to transmit, to other communication devices, transmission of a personal identification number and the like, usage fee information on photographing and recording performed by the user, and consent information on recording conditions.

Further, the wireless communication means can receive recording conditions such as a photographing condition for restricting photographing and a recording condition for restricting recording, and can receive information of a charge for photographing or recording. ing. Further, other communication means capable of receiving information such as a telephone number and a password from a communication device such as a mobile phone may be independently provided, or the same communication means may function as both communication means. You may have.

The electronic camera 10 has a D / A for displaying on the display means 38 information such as communication status information, usage charge accounting information for shooting, consent information, shooting restriction information, and shot images. A converter 78, a light emitting unit 40 such as a flash for emitting light to compensate for the light amount of the subject at the time of shooting, a light emitting control unit 80 for controlling the timing of emission from the light emitting unit 40 and the light emitting amount,
A digital watermark insertion unit 82 for inserting a digital watermark into the recorded image of the copyrighted work, a power supply unit 84 for supplying power to each control unit of the electronic camera 10, And a microphone 86 for recording (or recording).

The collected voice information is stored in an A / D (not shown).
The data is converted into digital data by a converter, and
The audio information may be compressed on the basis of the recording conditions received from, or the resolution of the audio information may be set based on the recording information.

The communication processing of the electronic camera 10 configured as described above will be described. When the power of the electronic camera 10 is turned on, the wireless communication control unit 76 performs a process of receiving information issued by the communication device 16 and establishing communication. If the communication device 16 is not recognized here, it is possible to perform shooting under normal shooting conditions that are not restricted. When the communication device 16 is recognized, the communication device 1
6 for performing the subsequent communication, receiving information on the recording conditions for restricting shooting and recording from the communication device 16, and storing the received information in the memory 72.
To record.

Next, the photographing process of the electronic camera 10 will be described.

The image to be photographed is formed on the light receiving surface of the image pickup means 60, and the formed object image is subjected to photoelectric conversion and D / A conversion and output to the image processing means 64. The image data obtained in this way is set to a predetermined number of recording pixels based on the recording conditions by the pixel number setting means 63, and the image processing means 6
At 4, amplification and noise reduction processing are performed, and are temporarily stored in the memory 72. The information processing unit 62 sequentially transmits the image data stored in the memory 72 to the D / A converter 78 and displays the image data on the display unit 38.

When the release button provided on the input means 68 is pressed, a mode for photographing a subject or recording a voice is entered. Then, the information processing means 62 reads the information on the recording conditions stored in the memory 72 and sets the photographing conditions and the recording conditions. If light emission of a flash or the like is permitted under the recording conditions, the light emitting unit 40 emits light according to the brightness of the subject to capture an image, and the image data is temporarily stored in the memory 72. The image data stored in the memory 72 is read out by the information processing means 62, the image data is compressed under a predetermined recording condition based on the recording condition, and the image data and the audio data are sequentially transmitted through the recording medium interface 74. A process for recording on the recording medium 36 is performed. Further, instead of recording the image data and the audio data on the recording medium 36 via the recording medium interface 74, the image data and the audio data may be output to another communication device via the wireless communication control means 76. .

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the information processing system of the communication device 16.

As shown in the figure, the information processing system of the communication device 16 includes an information processing unit 120 for controlling the entire communication device 16 and changing the standby state, and the like.
A memory 122 composed of a ROM in which a program for operating the program, various constants, and the like are written, and a RAM serving as a work area when the information processing means 120 executes processing;
A touch panel 102 having a function of a display unit for displaying information on a usage fee or a recording condition for photographing or recording to a user and notifying the user and inputting various information by the user; A recording unit 128 such as a hard disk is provided for recording information such as a large amount of acquired images, photographing information, and recording conditions for restricting photographing and recording by a recording device carried by the user.

The information input system of the communication device 16 includes an input controller for receiving information such as a personal identification number and identification information of the user of the electronic camera 10 input from the input means of the touch panel 102 and transmitting the information to the information processing means 120. 132 are provided. The image signal processing system of the communication device 16 includes a display controller 1 that sequentially converts information displayed on the display unit of the touch panel 102 into a video signal of a predetermined frame rate and transmits the video signal to the display unit of the touch panel 102.
34 are provided.

The wireless communication means of the communication device 16 used when transmitting / receiving information to / from another communication device by communication is performed by the recording means 128 in response to a command from the information processing means 120.
A wireless interface 136 capable of transmitting various information from communication devices such as the electronic camera 10 while transmitting information such as recording conditions recorded in the And an antenna 92 for transmitting and receiving.

The wireless communication means is, for example, the electronic camera 1
Reception of image data or audio data transmitted from 0, reception of information such as telephone numbers transmitted by other communication devices such as mobile phones or personal identification numbers, and usage charges for shooting and recording performed by users , And consent information on recording conditions, etc. can be received.

Further, the wireless communication means transmits, for example, recording conditions such as photographing conditions for restricting photographing and recording conditions for restricting recording recorded in the recording means 128, and information on usage charges relating to photographing or recording. Can be transmitted.

The communication device 16 is provided with a charge insertion slot, and transmits to the information processing means 120 the coin machine 94 (charge receiving means) for controlling the processing and change of the inserted money and the inserted amount information. In addition, a coin machine control unit 138 that receives change information from the information processing unit 120 and outputs the change information to the coin machine 94 and a wired machine that can receive, for example, billing information related to photographing or recording on the user side from another communication device. A communication line interface 142 that performs communication via the communication line 140
Are provided.

Information processing means 120 in the communication device 16;
Memory 122, input controller 132, display controller 134, recording means 128, wireless interface 1
36, the coin machine control means 138, and the peripheral circuits including the communication line interface 142 are connected by a bus 124, and the information processing means 120 can control the peripheral circuits.

The communication means for performing wireless communication between the electronic camera 10 and the communication device 16 is a communication means using radio waves, ultrasonic waves, infrared rays or the like as carrier waves. In the case of using infrared rays as the communication means, operability is improved by using communication means using diffused light capable of performing a wide range of communication.

For wireless communication in an art museum, a museum, a concert hall, or the like, a relatively weak radio wave having a communication distance of about 10 m to 100 m may be used in order to limit the range of the wireless communication area 14. The communication device 16 includes an art museum, a museum,
It is provided in a place such as a concert hall where shooting must be restricted, and constantly searches for a communication device to be connected to. The installation location of the communication device 16 is substantially at the center of the area where communication is to be controlled. In a case where the area to be restricted by the electronic camera is large or covers a plurality of rooms, a plurality of communication devices 16 are installed.

FIG. 4 is a chart showing a flow of communication processing performed by the electronic camera and the communication device.

As shown in the figure, the communication device 16 starts wireless communication in the first step 1 "wireless transmission, connection destination search", and starts searching for a connection destination. Here, for example, the communication device 16 functions as a master communication device using radio waves for transmitting and receiving information, and a slave communication device (a recording device such as the electronic camera 10, a mobile phone 12 or the like) uses a frequency hopping pattern and a time slot. And waits for synchronization.

The next step 2 "power on, photographing / communication mode" is a state in which the user carries the electronic camera 10 and enters the wireless communication area 14, and the processing mode of the electronic camera 10 is set to a photographing mode. Is shown. Electronic camera 10
When is set to a mode in which shooting is possible, the electronic camera 10 performs a process of returning a response synchronized with a synchronization signal generated by the communication device 16.

In the next step 3 "electronic camera detection, wireless connection establishment", the communication device 16 detects the electronic camera 10 based on the response from the electronic camera 10, establishes wireless communication, and thereafter transmits and receives information. It is possible to implement.

In the next step 4 "Read electronic camera model code", the communication device 16 reads information such as the model code and unique number of the electronic camera 10 and records the information in the recording means 128 of the communication device 16 for the next step. 5. If the mobile phone is available, proceed to reading user identification information and transmitting billing information.

From step 5 to step 7 to be described later, processing relating to charging for paying for imaging is performed. In step 5, for example, identification information for identifying the user from the electronic camera 10 or mobile phone 12 carried by the user, user information such as credit number, mobile phone number information or personal identification number, and information on usage fee payment. To receive. Then, the usage fee information on the photographing in the museum or the museum is transmitted. Also, instead of the communication device 16 directly receiving the user information from the mobile phone 12, the electronic camera 10 and the mobile phone 12 set an authentication code in advance and perform short-range wireless communication, and the electronic camera 10 The user information may be received from the mobile phone 12 and transmitted to the communication device 16.

As a method of paying the usage fee for shooting, information about the usage fee and payment method for shooting is displayed on the touch panel 102 of the communication device 16 to indicate the usage fee to the user. To receive the usage fee, the usage fee may be directly charged to the coin machine 94, or a prepaid card or the like may be attached to the coin machine 94 and the usage fee may be paid.

In the next step 6 “selection of acceptance of accounting”,
Based on the billing information received from the communication device 16, on the display unit 38 of the electronic camera 10, the recording conditions such as the billing information indicating that the photographing is to be billed and the billing information and the photographing restrictions are described. (Restriction information, etc.) to notify the user. The user selects a desired shooting condition based on the displayed recording condition, or inputs acceptance information of the billing condition.

When the user does not accept (rejects) the charging conditions relating to the photographing, the communication device 16 prohibits the electronic camera 10 from setting information for prohibiting photographing or prohibits photographing with a predetermined number of pixels or more. Recording conditions for recording
And transmit it. Further, a recording condition corresponding to a usage fee or the like that has been accepted by the user may be read from the recording unit 128 and transmitted to the recording device.

When the user accepts the billing conditions for shooting, the electronic camera 10 transmits billing acceptance information to the communication device 16. The contents that restrict shooting include, for example, prohibition of shooting that prohibits all shooting and recording, prohibition of shooting with flash emission, prohibition of recording at high resolution exceeding a predetermined resolution or the number of pixels, and identification of the electronic camera 10. Prohibition or restriction of shooting with a model (such as a camera for professional use, camera of single-lens reflex camera, etc.), permission of shooting by inserting predetermined information (digital watermark, etc.) declaring copyright into image data, shooting taken This includes setting image compression conditions, setting conditions relating to the resolution of photographed image information, and limiting the tone emitted by the recording device after photographing.

The prohibition of recording at high pixels exceeding the predetermined resolution value means that for a copyrighted image, for example, it is impossible to set recording of 1 million pixels or more on the camera side.
Alternatively, it is a rule of the photographing conditions such as automatically setting the resolution to less than 1 million pixels (eg, VGA).

The method of inserting the predetermined information for declaring the copyright into the image data means that photographing is permitted, but a predetermined code for declaring the copyright is inserted into the recorded image data to provide an electronic watermark. And so on. The method of inserting the digital watermark is to insert the digital watermark into the image data at random, or to insert the image data after the conversion processing at the time of image compression (after discrete cosine conversion or Wavelet conversion specified by JPEG2000). And so on. This digital watermark may be inserted under all conditions or cases where photographing is allowed.

When a recording device such as an electronic camera has a voice recording function, the recording function may be prohibited or restricted. For example, recording at a concert hall or a specific meeting is prohibited or restrictions are imposed on recording. The restriction on the recording may be a restriction on a recording method relating to the sound quality of the recording (a compression method and a compression condition of audio information to be recorded, a condition relating to a resolution such as a bit number of the audio information to be recorded, and the like).

The communication device 16 which has received the billing information from the electronic camera 10 transmits the billing confirmation information and the recording conditions and other information to the electronic camera in the next step 7 "Confirm billing and transmit shooting restriction information". Send to 10. In the next step 8 “Reception and setting of shooting restriction information”, the electronic camera 10 that has received the various kinds of information such as the confirmation information regarding the billing and the recording conditions temporarily stores the various kinds of received information in the memory 72, Is displayed on the display means 38 to notify the user. Then, the information processing means 62 of the electronic camera 10 sets a shooting or recording mode based on the received information on the recording condition.

In the next step 9 "Shooting", shooting and recording are performed based on the user's shooting / recording instruction and the set recording conditions. The recorded image is recorded on the recording medium 36, and information on recording conditions such as the number of images, resolution, image size, and compression ratio at the time of recording is transmitted from the electronic camera 10 in step 10 "transmission of information on number of images". Communication equipment 16
Sent to.

In the next step 11 "Billing", the communication device 16 which has received the information regarding the shooting and recording from the electronic camera 10 charges the user a usage fee in accordance with the received information regarding the shooting and recording.

When a series of photographing is completed, the next step 1
In 2 “connection end”, the electronic camera 10 and the communication device 16 end the processing related to communication.

[0058]

As described above, according to the recording apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to wirelessly receive a photographing condition for restricting photographing or a recording condition for restricting recording from another communication device. Since communication means and means for taking or recording based on the received photographing condition or recording condition are provided, recording is automatically performed without the user's awareness in a place where recording such as photographing or recording is restricted. The recording function of the device can be set to the restricted state.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the communication device includes a recording unit for recording a photographing condition for restricting photographing by a recording device carried by a user or a recording condition for restricting recording, and a recording unit for recording in the recording unit. Communication means capable of wirelessly transmitting the photographing condition or the recording condition to the recording device, so that the user carries the photographing or recording condition in a place where recording such as photographing or recording is restricted. The recording function of the recording device can be automatically set to the restricted state.

In addition, the subject can be protected by automatically prohibiting photographing by the camera in a place where the photographing may have an adverse effect, or in a place where photographing is legally prohibited. In addition, by automatically restricting the conditions for photographing by the camera, it is possible to effectively restrict photographing of a copyrighted work, and it is possible to reliably protect copyright. In addition, conditional shooting of a copyrighted work can be widely used by permitting the camera to photograph the copyrighted work conditionally.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a wireless image capturing system capable of restricting image capturing by an electronic camera.

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

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an information processing system of the communication device.

FIG. 4 is a chart showing a flow of communication processing performed by the electronic camera and the communication device.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Electronic camera, 12 ... Mobile telephone, 14 ... Wireless communication area, 16 ... Communication equipment, 32 ... Antenna, 38 ... Display means, 40 ... Light emitting means, 60 ... Imaging means, 62 ... Information processing means, 63 ... Number of pixels Setting means, 64 ... image processing means, 6
8 input means, 76 wireless communication control means, 80 light emission control means, 82 digital watermark insertion means, 86 microphone, 9
2 antenna, 102 touch panel, 120 information processing means, 136 wireless interface

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Claims (13)

[Claims] 1. A first communication unit capable of wirelessly receiving a photographing condition for restricting photographing or a recording condition for restricting recording from another communication device, based on the received photographing condition or recording condition. A recording device comprising: means for photographing or recording. 2. The photographing condition includes a photographing condition for inhibiting all photographing, a photographing condition for inhibiting flash light emission, a photographing condition for inhibiting photographing with a predetermined number of pixels or more, and a recording device of a specific model. A shooting condition for prohibiting shooting, a shooting condition for inserting predetermined information declaring a copyright to a shot image, a compression condition for a shot shot image, a condition for resolution of shot image information, or a transmission issued by a recording device after shooting. A recording condition for inhibiting all recording, a compression condition for audio information to be recorded, or a recording condition for the resolution of audio information to be recorded. The recording device according to claim 1. 3. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the first communication unit wirelessly receives usage fee information related to shooting or recording, and displays the received usage fee information, the shooting condition, or the recording condition information. The recording device according to claim 1, wherein the recording device is provided. 4. An input unit for inputting information on a usage fee relating to photographing or recording performed by a user, and consent information regarding the photographing condition or the recording condition, wherein the first communication unit is configured to input by the user. 4. The recording device according to claim 3, wherein the consent information is wirelessly transmitted to another communication device. 5. The communication device according to claim 4, wherein the first communication unit wirelessly transmits information necessary for charging, such as identification information for identifying a user, to the other communication device together with the consent information. Recording equipment. 6. A second device capable of wirelessly receiving identification information such as a telephone number and a password from a communication device such as a mobile phone.
6. The recording apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising a communication unit, wherein the first communication unit wirelessly transmits the identification information received by the second communication unit to another communication device. 7. A recording means for recording a photographing condition for restricting photographing by a recording device carried by a user or a recording condition for restricting recording, and the photographing condition or the recording condition recorded in the recording means is recorded by the recording device. A communication device comprising: a communication unit capable of wirelessly transmitting to a recording device. 8. A fee receiving means for receiving a usage fee relating to photographing or recording from a user side, wherein said communication means transmits a photographing condition or a recording condition corresponding to the fee received by said fee receiving means from said recording means. 8. The communication device according to claim 7, wherein the communication device reads out and wirelessly transmits to a recording device carried by the user. 9. Usage fee information relating to shooting or recording,
The communication device according to claim 7, further comprising a display unit configured to display information on the photographing condition or the recording condition to a user. 10. The communication device according to claim 7, wherein the communication unit wirelessly transmits usage fee information relating to photographing or recording to the recording device. 11. The communication means receives billing information relating to photographing or recording from a user side, reads out photographing conditions or recording conditions according to the received billing information from the recording means, and carries the user. The communication device according to claim 7, wherein the communication device wirelessly transmits to a recording device. 12. A first communication unit capable of wirelessly receiving a photographing condition for restricting photographing or a recording condition for restricting recording from another communication device, based on the received photographing condition or recording condition. A recording device comprising means for performing photographing or sound recording; a recording device for recording a photographing condition for restricting photographing by the recording device or a recording condition for restricting sound recording; and the photographing condition recorded in the recording device or A communication device comprising: a second communication unit capable of wirelessly transmitting the recording condition to the recording device. 13. A photographing condition or recording condition recorded in a recording device of a communication device, wherein the photographing condition or recording condition for restricting photographing by a recording device provided with a photographing or recording means is defined. Reading and transmitting wirelessly to the recording device; the recording device wirelessly receiving the shooting condition or recording condition from the communication device; and the recording device receiving the shooting condition or recording. Performing a photographing or a sound recording based on a condition.