JP2003259278A - Electronic album editing system and portable medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic album editing system and a portable medium which enable editing in any place in an environment provided with a personal computer by recording a program required to simplify the operation in the portable medium. <P>SOLUTION: The electronic album editing system is provided with a system program 15 which is automatically started to display a menu picture at the time of mounting a portable medium 1 on a drive device, a copy program 16 for copying a photograph file from a memory medium for digital camera to the portable medium, an album editing program 17 for editing an album constituted of the photograph file recorded on the memory medium for digital camera or the portable medium, an album perusal program 18 for perusing the album, and a personal computer 3 which uses the portable medium 1 consisting of a ROM 11 having various data for album editing recorded and a RAM part 12 being a recordable area for recording the photograph file and the album and reads data in the ROM part 11 and the RAM part 12 of the portable medium 1 through the drive device and displays the data on a monitor. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic album editing system and a portable medium (portable storage medium) for copying, editing, album creating, and browsing photo files.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a photo is taken with a digital camera, the cut of each photo is set using the editing software of a personal computer, each photo arrangement is configured, comments are added, and an album format is created. , Or CD
An electronic album editing system is generally used, which is stored in R and can browse the album as needed.

[0003]

However, for those who are unfamiliar with the personal computer, copying from the storage medium for the digital camera to the hard disk, installing an editing program on the personal computer, and editing the photograph on a CD-ROM.
A series of operations such as copying to R is difficult.

In the present invention, the programs required for the above series of operations are recorded in advance on an optical disk for album recording such as a CD-R, and the optical disk is mounted on a personal computer and operated according to the operation instruction on the monitor screen. By doing so, the series of operations can be easily performed, and by recording the program that enables the series of operations on a portable medium on which a photograph is recorded, it is possible to perform the operation anywhere in a computer environment. However, it is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic album editing system and a portable medium that enable similar operations.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is a system program for automatically starting when a portable medium is mounted in a drive device and displaying a menu screen, and a memory for a digital camera. An album editing program for editing an album composed of photo files recorded on a medium or a portable medium, a writing program for writing the edited album on a portable medium, and an album browsing program for browsing the album Using the portable medium including a ROM section in which various data used for album editing is recorded and a RAM section that is a recordable area for recording a photo file and an album, the ROM section and the RAM section of the portable medium are used. An electronic device equipped with a personal computer that reads data via the drive device and displays it on the monitor. The most important feature album editing system.

A second aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the first aspect, the electronic album editing system has a function of transmitting a photo file through a communication line.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect, the drive device for recording / reproducing a portable medium has a main feature of an electronic album editing system for recording / reproducing an optical recording medium. .

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect, the drive device is a CD-R, a CD-RW, or a DVD-R.
The main feature is an electronic album editing system for recording and reproducing R, DVD + R, DVD-RW, and DVD + RW.

The fifth aspect of the present invention has a portable medium used in the electronic album editing system of the first aspect as its main feature.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the fifth aspect, at least one of the programs recorded in the ROM section is a portable medium having a function of transmitting a photo file through a communication line. And

The invention according to claim 7 is, in claim 5 or claim 6, characterized in that a portable medium which is an optical recording medium is a main feature.

[0012] The invention according to claim 8 is the same as in claim 7, wherein CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD + R,
DVD-RW or DVD + RW, ROM
The recording section and the reflection layer are sequentially laminated on the substrate on which the prepits are formed by the stamper, and the RAM section is a recording layer and the reflection layer are sequentially laminated on the substrate on which the groove is formed. The main feature is a portable medium, which is a feasible area.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the seventh aspect, the CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD + R,
DVD-RW or DVD + RW, ROM
The portion is composed of pits recorded in advance by an optical recording device in a recordable area in which a recording layer and a reflective layer are sequentially laminated on a substrate in which grooves are formed by a stamper, and the RAM portion is
The main feature is a portable medium which is a recordable area in which a recording layer and a reflective layer are sequentially laminated on a substrate on which grooves are formed.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an electronic album editing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. This system includes a drive device (optical disk drive) 2 for recording and reproducing a portable medium 1, a personal computer 3, a printer 4, a monitor 5, a keyboard 6, a mouse 7 connected to the personal computer 3.
Is equipped with.

The portable medium 1 is preferably a writable and large-capacity optical recording disk, such as a CD-R or a CD-R.
RW, DVD-R, DVD + R, DVD-RW, DVD
+ RW, magneto-optical disk, etc. are available.

In the present embodiment, the ROM portion (ROM area) in which the dielectric layer, the phase change material layer, the dielectric layer, and the reflective layer are sequentially laminated on the substrate on the inner periphery where the prepits are formed
Similarly to the ROM unit 11, a RAM unit (11) having a dielectric layer, a phase change material layer, a dielectric layer, and a reflective layer on the outside of the substrate (11) on which a pre-groove is formed is sequentially stacked. A CD-RW (Hybrid CD-RW) having a recordable area 12 is used.

In the present embodiment, the ROM section 11 has the pre-pits formed on the substrate. However, the pits prerecorded in the recordable area in which the recording layer and the reflective layer are sequentially laminated on the substrate having the groove are used. It may have a certain configuration.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the contents of the ROM section. The ROM section 11 includes the ROM section program 13 and the RO.
It consists of M part data 14. The ROM part program 13 is
Consists of a system program 15 for displaying a menu screen, a copy program 16 for copying a photo file from the digital camera memory medium to the portable medium 1, and a photo file recorded on the digital camera memory medium or the portable medium 1. It has an album editing program 17 for editing the selected album and an album browsing program 18 for browsing the album. The ROM section data 14 is album editing data 19.

The keyboard 6 and mouse 7 of FIG. 1 are used for inputting condition setting to the system program 15, copy program 16, album editing program 17, and album browsing program 18. The printer 4 outputs a hard copy of each photo and edited album.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart regarding the operation of the system. When the optical disk (portable medium 1) is inserted into the optical disk drive 2 (S1), the system program 15 with the automatic start-up function automatically starts up and a menu screen is displayed on the monitor 5 (S2). The menu screen is 1. Album editing, 2. Writing on an optical disc, 3. Three work modes for browsing the album are displayed.

The operator operates the keyboard 6 or the mouse 7.
On the menu screen, select Edit album,
Select the storage location of the file to be imported 1. File on optical disc, 2. The screen for selecting the file on the camera memory is displayed. If the file is in the camera memory, a confirmation screen is displayed to confirm that the digital camera memory adapter is properly set. If the file is OK, the file is loaded from the camera memory to the internal memory of the PC and the edit mode is entered. In the case of a file on the optical disk, the file is read from the file on the optical disk and the edit mode is set. Then 1. Photo editing, 2. The album edit selection screen is displayed. Select one to start editing. When editing is completed, the screen returns to the menu screen (S3-S
6).

When writing to the optical disk is selected on the menu screen, the writing program 16 runs, a writing preparation screen is displayed, and the "write" button is pressed. When the writing is completed, the screen returns to the menu screen (S7 to S9).

When album browsing is selected on the menu screen, an album table of contents screen is displayed, and a page to be displayed and a photograph can be designated to perform reduced display or enlarged display. If it is desired to print, it can be printed.
Next, if you want to send a photo, click the "Email" button to activate the email software, so you can attach the photo file you want to send and send it (S1).
0-S19).

[0024]

According to the first to fourth aspects of the present invention, simply by mounting the optical disc on the personal computer, the photograph file can be loaded from the storage medium for the digital camera to the personal computer and edited according to the operation instruction on the monitor screen. It is possible to easily perform a series of operations for album editing and browsing, in addition to the series of operations for installing the program for a personal computer and writing the edited photo on the CD-R. In addition, since the program that enables the series of operations is recorded in a portable medium on which a photograph is recorded, the same operation can be performed in a place other than the personal computer.

According to the second aspect of the invention, the transmission can be easily performed in a series of operations such as photo copying, photo / album editing, and album browsing.

According to the fourth aspect of the invention, since a large amount of recording is possible, it is possible to record a large number of photographs and edited contents.

According to the inventions of claims 5 to 9, it is possible to provide a portable medium capable of providing the above-mentioned effects to the electronic album editing system of claims 1 to 4. .

According to the invention described in claim 8, since a large amount of recording is possible, a large number of photographs and edited contents can be recorded. Further, the ROM data recording unit can be efficiently produced by the stamper.

According to the invention of claim 9, since a large amount of recording is possible, a large number of photographs and edited contents can be recorded. In addition, since the ROM unit data is recorded by the recording device, the data content can be easily changed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an electronic album editing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the contents of a ROM section.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart regarding the operation of the system.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Portable media 2 drive device 3 PC 4 printers 5 monitors 6 keyboard 7 mice 11 ROM section 12 RAM section 15 System Program 16 copy program 17 Album editing program 18 Album browsing program 19 Album editing data

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Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. An album composed of a system program for automatically starting a portable medium when a portable medium is mounted on a drive device and displaying a menu screen, and a photo file recorded on a memory medium for a digital camera or a portable medium. Editing program, a writing program for writing the edited album in a portable medium, an album browsing program for browsing the album, a ROM section in which various data used for album editing are recorded, a photo file, and Using the portable medium composed of a RAM section which is a recordable area for recording an album, a personal computer for reading the data of the ROM section and the RAM section of the portable medium via the drive device and displaying it on a monitor is provided. A characteristic electronic album editing system. 2. The electronic album editing system according to claim 1, having a function of transmitting a photo file through a communication line. 3. The electronic album editing system according to claim 1, wherein the drive device for recording / reproducing a portable medium is for recording / reproducing an optical recording medium. 4. The drive device according to claim 3, wherein the drive device is C
D-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD + R, DVD
-Electronic album editing system characterized by recording and reproducing RW and DVD + RW. 5. A portable medium used in the electronic album editing system according to claim 1. 6. The portable medium according to claim 5, wherein at least one of the programs recorded in the ROM section has a function of transmitting a photo file through a communication line. 7. The portable medium according to claim 5, which is an optical recording medium. 8. The CD-R and the CD-R according to claim 7.
W, DVD-R, DVD + R, DVD-RW, DVD +
The ROM section has a configuration in which a recording layer and a reflective layer are sequentially laminated on a substrate on which pre-pits are formed by a stamper, and the RAM section is a recording layer on a substrate on which a groove is formed. A portable medium having a recordable area in which reflective layers are sequentially stacked. 9. The CD-R and the CD-R according to claim 7.
W, DVD-R, DVD + R, DVD-RW, DVD +
The ROM section is composed of pits pre-recorded by an optical recording device in a recordable area in which a recording layer and a reflective layer are sequentially stacked on a substrate in which grooves are formed by a stamper. A portable medium, which is a recordable area in which a recording layer and a reflective layer are sequentially stacked on a substrate having a groove formed therein.