JPH1127614A - Output method for multimedia data and multimedia information device adopting the method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify the operation required for print-out or data transfer with the multimedia information device by displaying a warning message at the device in the case that data receiving an output instruction among still image, line image or audio data that have a combination with other data than the instructed data are singulary instructed for the output. SOLUTION: A warning message is displayed in the case that data receiving an output instruction among still image, line image or audio data that have a combination with other data than the instructed data are singularly instructed for the output. When the output instruction is an output instruction of the line image to a printer, the combination of the image with the still image is discriminated, and the line image is not combined with the still image, the line image is outputted singularly to the printer. In this case, the still image photographed by an image pickup element, audio data received from a microphone 7 or the line image received from a tablet 60 are outputted through an input output connector 9 provided to, e.g. an electronic camera 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a multimedia information device for generating and outputting multimedia data of a still image, a line image and a sound, and more particularly to a function of inputting a line image and a sound data in addition to a video data input function by an image pickup device. The present invention relates to a method for outputting still image data, line image data, and audio multimedia data from a device having an input function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in addition to a camera using a silver halide film as an image pickup device, an electronic image pickup device capable of photographing a subject image as a digital image using a charge-coupled device as an image pickup device has been developed and widely used.

Further, a portable multimedia device has been developed which has a function of inputting a line image and audio data to such an electronic image pickup device. In such a multimedia device, there are a case where the line drawing or the audio data is input independently of the photographed image data, and a case where the line image or the sound data is inputted as a memo in association with the photographed image.

When a line image or audio data is input in association with photographed image data, it is convenient to use the same file for later use.

However, photographed image data and line images input to a multimedia device are output to a printer,
When the sound data is added and transferred to another personal computer or the like, it is important to determine whether or not the photographed image data is related to the line image and the sound data.

That is, in the case where line images are memoly input with respect to photographed image data, it is necessary to give an output instruction so that these can be printed out simultaneously. In addition, when related line images and voices are input with respect to captured image data, and when transferring the data to another device, it is necessary to transfer these together.

However, the operator judges these relations,
When a print instruction or a data transfer instruction is issued to the apparatus, the operation becomes complicated, and the possibility of malfunction is increased.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a data output method which simplifies an operation for performing print output or data transfer from a multimedia information device.

Further, an object of the present invention is to perform print output or data transfer from a multimedia information device, in which an operator issues a print output or transfer instruction of only a part of relevant data. An object of the present invention is to provide a data output method of a multimedia information device capable of issuing a warning and prompting a correct instruction input in such a case, and a multimedia information device using the same.

[0010]

According to the present invention, there is provided a method for outputting data from a multimedia information apparatus which generates and outputs still images, line images and audio data. The combination of the still image, the line image, or the audio data whose output is instructed with other data is determined, and in this determination, a warning is issued when the data associated with the other data alone is instructed to be output alone. Is displayed. In this way, by displaying a warning for an error in the output instruction of the operator, it is possible to quickly correct the output instruction.

Further, in addition to the above, when the output instruction is an instruction to output a line image to a printer, a combination with a still image is determined. Is output. Further, when there is an instruction to output a line image together with a still image associated with the combination, the line image is output to the printer so as to overlap the still image. This prevents output of only a line image written as a memo or the like to a still image.

Further, the output instruction is a transfer instruction to the outside, and it is determined whether or not there is a combination of at least a still image or a line image of the data for which the transfer is specified. The transfer processing is performed solely on the received data, and if there is a combination, a warning is displayed to prohibit the transfer processing on the data instructed to be transferred alone. When transferring data to an external device other than output to a printer, audio can also be transferred,
If there is a still image or a line image combined with such sound, transfer processing of only sound is prohibited.

Further, a multimedia information apparatus which provides a data output method which achieves the above object of the present invention is an image pickup device and a display device which displays a still image generated by the image pickup device and can input a line image. Control means for displaying, on a display element, a still image, a line image, and a voice that constitute a combination for each file, and displaying an alarm when an output instruction different from the displayed combination is given. Having.

The display device is a liquid crystal display device having an input tablet plate on the front surface, and displays a mark of a still image, a line image, and a sound constituting a combination for each file displayed on the liquid crystal display device. The output of the corresponding still image, line image or sound is instructed by the instruction.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same or similar components will be described with the same reference numerals or reference symbols.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electronic camera as a multimedia information apparatus to which the present invention is applied.

In FIG. 1, on the back surface 2 of the electronic camera 1,
A finder 3 is provided. A photographic lens of the electronic camera 1 is provided on a front side (not shown), and an image of a subject incident through the photographic lens is observed through a finder 3.

A display element 6 composed of an LCD is mounted on the back surface 2 of the electronic camera 1, and operation keys 4 are provided around the display element.

The operation key 4 comprises a plurality of operation keys.
It has a menu 40 for menu selection, an execution key 41 for executing processing and confirming input data, a clear key 42 for input data, and a cancel key 43 for instructing cancellation of work. Further, a scroll key 44 for giving an instruction to scroll the screen of the display element 6 in the vertical direction is provided.

On the upper surface of the LCD element 6, a tablet 60 made of a transparent material such as glass or resin is formed. Input is possible by touching the tablet 60 with a finger or a pencil.

Further, in FIG. 1, a microphone 7 is provided, and voice can be input from the microphone 7 while the recording switch 50 is being pressed. In the process of voice input or voice playback, the earphone jack 8
The sound can be confirmed by an earphone (not shown) inserted into the device. Further, the sound can be confirmed by the speaker 5.

Further, the electronic camera 1 is provided with an input / output connector 9. Through the input / output connector 9, the output method according to the present invention can output a still image captured by the image sensor, a sound input from the microphone 7, or a line image input from the tablet 60, as described later. It is.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an electronic circuit of the electronic camera 1 shown in FIG. 1 as a multimedia information device according to the present invention. In FIG. 2, the functional blocks that are configured are interconnected via a bus BUS.

The imaging optical system 30 is an optical system including a photographic lens mounted on the front of the electronic camera 1 and an aperture.
An optical image of a subject incident through the imaging optical system 30 is input to a charge-coupled device (CCD) 31. Photo-electric conversion is performed in the CCD 31, an electric signal corresponding to the amount of incident light is output, and the electric signal is input to the image processing unit 32 as an image signal.

The image processing section 32 first samples an image signal input from the CCD 31. The sampled image signal is further processed by the AGC
In the circuit, the gain is controlled and then input to the A / D conversion circuit 33. The digital signal is converted by the A / D conversion circuit 33 and input to the DSP 12.

The DSP 12 once supplies the digitized image signal to the buffer memory 13 and stores it.

The image signal stored in the buffer memory 13 is compressed according to the JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) system which combines discrete cosine transform, quantization and encoding. Thereafter, the compressed image signal is passed through the bus BUS according to the present invention as described later,
For example, it is supplied to the memory card 14.

The memory card 14 stores the image data supplied from the DSP 12 in an image storage area. At this time,
In the image recording area of the memory card 14, for example, header data is added to the image signal and recorded as image data.

The function of converting the subject image incident through the imaging optical system 30 as the electronic camera 1 described above into an electric signal and storing it in the memory card 14 is executed and controlled by the CPU 10 according to the control program stored in the ROM 11. You.

An input from the touch tablet 60 disposed on the upper surface of the display element 6 and a key input signal from the operation keys 4 are further input to the CPU 10.

Two-dimensional information such as characters and line drawings is input to the touch tablet 60 by using, for example, a pencil type pointing device 61. That is, when the pen point of the pen-type pointing device 61 is brought into contact with the touch tablet 60, data corresponding to the X and Y coordinates of the contacted location is supplied to the CPU 10. Based on the data corresponding to the XY coordinates, the CPU 10 writes, for example, image data corresponding to a point of a predetermined size at a position corresponding to the XY coordinates in the frame memory 15. Thereby, a dot of a predetermined size is displayed at a corresponding position on the LCD display element 6.

As described above, the touch tablet 60 formed on the surface of the LCD display element 6 is made of a transparent member such as glass or transparent resin. This allows the operator to operate the pen-type pointing device 4 on the LCD display element 6.
The point displayed at the position where the touch tablet 60 is pressed with the pen tip 6 can be observed, and it can be felt as if a pen input was made directly on the LCD display element 6.

When the pen-type pointing device 61 is further moved while touching the touch tablet 60, a line is displayed on the LCD display element 6 along the locus of the movement of the pen-type pointing device 61. Further, when the pen-type pointing device 61 is intermittently moved on the touch tablet 60, a broken line is displayed on the LCD display element 6 as the pen-type pointing device 61 moves.

As described above, the operator uses the touch tablet 60 and the LCD display element 6 to select desired characters,
Line drawing data such as figures can be input.

Further, when an image is displayed on the LCD display element 6, when line drawing information such as characters is input by the pen type pointing device 61, the line drawing information is synthesized in the frame memory 15, and the image information is displayed. With LCD
The images are simultaneously displayed on the display element 6.

Pen-type pointing device 61 and touch tablet 6
The input of the line drawing information by 0 is also performed by the execution key 41 of the operation key 4.
Is pressed, the line drawing information temporarily stored in the frame memory 15 is compressed by the DSP 12, and then the memory card 1 is transferred via the bus BUS together with other header information.
4 and recorded in the line drawing information storage area of the memory card 14.

Here, the image processing section 32 is composed of an inter-phase double sampling circuit (hereinafter referred to as CDS), an AGC (automatic gain control circuit) and the like. CDS is CCD31
Functions to sample the photoelectrically converted image signal at a predetermined sampling rate. AGC functions to control the gain of the signal sampled by the CDS.

The A / D conversion circuit 33 digitizes the image signal sampled by the CDS of the image processing section 32 and supplies it to the DSP 12. The DSP 12 once supplies the digitized image data to the buffer memory 13 for recording. Then, after reading the data recorded in the buffer memory 13 and compressing it by, for example, the JPEG method or the like,
The data is supplied to the memory card 14 via the data bus BUS and is recorded in a predetermined storage area.

Further, in FIG. 2, the microphone 7 inputs a voice, and converts a voice signal corresponding to the voice into A / D & D /
It is configured to supply to the A conversion circuit 16. A / D &
The D / A conversion circuit 16 is configured to change the audio signal supplied from the microphone 7 into a digital audio signal and supply the digital audio signal to the DSP 12.

The DSP 12 has an A / D & D / A conversion circuit 1
After the audio signal supplied from 6 is compressed, it is supplied to the memory card 14 and functions to be recorded in a predetermined audio recording area. At this time, data such as the recording date is also recorded in the audio recording area of the memory card 14 as audio header information.

As described above, the compression processing is performed on the still image captured by the CCD 31, the line image input by the touch tablet 60, and the audio signal input by the microphone 7, all recorded on the memory card 14. Is done.

Here, compression of a line image input by the touch tablet 60 will be described. The line image contains a lot of information having a high spatial frequency component. Therefore, when the compression process is performed by the JPEG method used for compressing the still image, the efficiency is low and the amount of information does not decrease much.

That is, since the compression by the JPEG method is irreversible compression, it is not suitable for compression of line drawing information having a small amount of information. This is because, when the image is expanded and displayed on the LCD display element 6, gathers, bleeding, and the like due to lack of information become noticeable.

Therefore, the line drawing information input from the touch tablet 60 is compressed by the run-leg method used in facsimile and the like. The run-leg method is a method of compressing a line drawing by operating the line drawing in the horizontal direction and coding the length of continuation of a specific point and the length of continuation of no information.

By using this run-leg method, the line drawing information can be efficiently compressed, and even when the compressed line drawing information is expanded, it is possible to prevent the loss of the information.

The functions of the respective blocks described above with reference to FIG. 2 are realized by the CPU 10 executing and controlling the functions according to a control program stored in the ROM 11.

FIG. 3 shows the memory card 14 as described above.
This is an example in which data stored in the audio recording area, the image recording area, and the line drawing information recording area are displayed for each file, and are listed on the LCD display element 6.

In FIG. 3, the list display screen displayed on the LCD display element 6 includes a still image 63 obtained by the CCD 31, a voice input by the microphone 7, and a line drawing 65 input by the touch tablet 60, for each file. Indicates the presence or absence.

The portion indicating the presence of the display of the image 63 can be reduced and displayed as a thumbnail image of the image. In this case, the operator can roughly know the contents of the image existing in each file from the thumbnail image.

The list display shown in FIG. 3 shows the contents of five files.

That is, this indicates that the file 1 includes a still image, a sound, and a line drawing. File 2 contains only audio information, File 3 contains only still images,
File 4 indicates that a still image and a line drawing exist, and file 5 indicates that a sound and a line drawing exist.

The file list can be sequentially scrolled by operating the scroll key 44 shown in FIG. 1 to display the contents of a new file.

In FIG. 3, a print instruction key 61 and a data transfer instruction key 62 are further displayed on the list display.

When the mark displayed in the file list and the print instruction key 61 or the data transfer instruction key 62 are designated, the information data corresponding to the designated mark has been designated as a print or transfer target.

As a method of giving an instruction at this time, the pen-type pointing device 61 is used similarly to the line drawing input, and the corresponding instruction is given by touching the corresponding portion of the touch tablet 60 where the list is displayed.

FIG. 4 shows a state where an instruction for information has been made in this manner. FIG. 4 shows a state where a still image of file 1 and a line image of file 5 are designated.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the corresponding position is brought into contact with the corresponding position of the touch tablet 60 using the pen-type pointing device 61, for example, an area 66 outside the frame of the still image and a line drawing are specified as input confirmation. In this case, a broken line frame 67 is displayed.

FIG. 5 shows a screen 70 for confirming whether or not to print a line image simultaneously with a still image to be finally printed based on a print instruction, as described later, and a key screen for inputting YES or NO to the confirmation screen 70. Reference numerals 71 and 72 are examples displayed on the display element 6.

FIG. 7 is an operation flow when a print instruction is issued. This operation flow is controlled by the CPU 10 based on a control program stored in the ROM 11.

The CPU 10 determines whether the input instruction is a still image only or includes a still image and sound (step S1). If only a still image or a still image and audio are instructed in this determination, print processing is performed as it is (step S2). That is, even if a voice is instructed, it is ignored in the print processing.

If it is determined in step S1 that the input instruction is an instruction other than a still image only or a still image and audio, it is determined whether the instruction is an output instruction for a still image and a line image (step S3).

If it is a print instruction for a still image and a line image, a process of superimposing them is performed (step S4).
Here, the process of superimposing the still image and the line drawing (step S4) is as follows.
This is performed by synthesizing still image data and line image data in the frame memory 15. Thereafter, print processing (step S2) is performed. In such a case,
Line drawings are often associated with still images as memo information.

Further, in the determination as to whether or not the print instruction is for a still image and a line image (step S3), if NO, it is determined whether or not the print instruction is a line image (step S5). If the image is a line image, it is determined whether the image is a line image (step S6). If there is no association with the still image, only the line image is printed (step S
2).

Determination as to whether the image is a line drawing (step S
If it is determined in 5) that the image is not a line image, and if it is determined that the image is related to a still image (step S6), a warning is displayed (step S7) to prohibit print processing of only the still image. Is performed, and the print processing is not performed. That is, a line image related to a still image is printed together with the still image, and its meaning is understood. Therefore, it is prohibited to print only a line image related to a still image.

In the printing process (step S2), the line drawing information from the frame memory 15 or the content in which the line drawing information and the still image information are superimposed are sent to the printer 91 via the interface 90 via the data BUS. This is executed by printing out.

FIG. 7 is an operation flow when data transfer processing to the outside is performed.

First, whether the transfer processing is instructed is only a still image, a still image and a line image, a still image and a sound, a still image and a line image and a sound, that is, whether or not a still image is included. Is determined (step S40). If a still image is included, the transfer process is performed as it is (step S4).
1) is performed. In this transfer process, as shown in FIG. 2, the data is sent to another personal computer 92 through the interface 90.

If it is determined in step S40 that a still image is not included, it is next determined whether or not transfer processing of only a line image or a line image and audio is instructed (step S42).

If it is determined in step S42 that at least a line image is included, it is determined whether there is a relationship with a still image (step S43). If there is no relationship with the still image, a transfer process (step S41) is performed. When there is a relationship with a still image, transfer of only a line image is not permitted, a warning process (step S44) is performed, and transfer of only a line image related to a still image is prohibited.

If it is determined in step S42 whether there is an instruction to transfer a line image or a line image and a voice (step S42), the transfer of only the audio is instructed. It is determined whether or not there is (step S45). If the transfer-instructed audio has no relation to the still image or the line drawing, the audio data is transferred (step S4).
If 1) is performed and there is a relationship with a still image or a line image, a warning process is performed to prohibit transfer of only audio (step S4).
4) is performed.

As described above with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7, in the present invention, data to be subjected to a print or transfer processing instruction can be independently subjected to print output or transfer processing in relation to other data. It is determined whether or not it is possible, and if print or transfer processing alone is not possible, the operator can be warned to prohibit this.

Next, a method for instructing the above-described print or transfer processing will be described below.

FIG. 8 is a flow chart for judging whether printing or transfer processing has been instructed. The CPU 10 determines whether or not the print instruction key 61 displayed together with the content item of the file in the data list displayed on the LCD display element 6 shown in FIG. Is determined (step S10).

If the print instruction key 61 is designated, a print subroutine (step S20)
I do. If the print instruction key 61 has not been instructed, the processing of a transfer subroutine (step S30) is performed.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of still another judging operation as to whether printing or transfer processing has been instructed.
The CPU 10 determines which of the print instruction key 61 and the transfer instruction key 62 has been designated (Step S).
10). Here, similarly to the example of FIG.
When 1 is designated, a print subroutine (step S20) is performed. When the transfer instruction key 62 is designated, a transfer subroutine (step S30) is performed.

In FIG. 9, the contents of the print subroutine (step S20) are further changed to print selection control processing (step S21) and print processing (step S2).
This is indicated by 2). Similarly, the contents of the transfer subroutine (step S30) are further shown by a transfer selection control process (step S31) and a transfer process (step S32).

FIG. 10 shows an example of the contents of the print selection control process (step S21) shown in FIG. CPU 10 is L
In the list display displayed on the CD display element 6, the pen-type indicating device 61 determines whether or not there is a contact (step S221). By this contact, the operation flow of FIG. 10 is started.

Next, the CPU 10 sets the LCD display element 6
It is determined whether or not a file number has been designated in the list display (FIG. 3) displayed at step S222 (step S222).
When a file number is specified, the state is the same as when all of the still image, line drawing, and audio included in the corresponding file are specified.

If the file number is specified, it is determined whether or not there is a still image in the specified file (step S223). If there is a still image, it is determined whether or not there is another line image (step S224). If it is determined in step S223 and step 224 that both a still image and a line image are present, as described with reference to FIG.
67 is displayed (step S225).

Next, within a predetermined time, the tip of the pen-type pointing device 61 is touched at any position of the display element 6 (step S226). As a result, the CPU 10
The display of 6, 67 is fixed. If this operation is not performed within the predetermined time, the process returns to step S222.

When the display of the confirmation frames 66 and 67 is fixed,
The execution key 41 arranged on the back of the electronic camera 1 in FIG. 1 is pressed (step S227). As a result, the input is determined, and the print processing (step S22: FIG. 9) is performed.

In step S223, if there is no still image in the designated file, it is determined whether there is a line image (step S229). If there is a line drawing, the line drawing is bordered (step S232). If it is determined in step S229 that there is no line drawing, a message indicating that the image cannot be selected (step S235) is displayed and the file designation display is deleted (step S236).

Further, if there is no line image in the file in step S224, the still image is framed (step S229).

In FIG. 10, step S222 is further performed.
In the case where there is no instruction of the file number, it is determined whether the instruction is individually made. That is, it is determined whether or not a still image is marked (step S228).
If the still image is marked, the still image is subjected to a border process (step S229). If a still image has not been instructed, it is determined whether or not a line image has been instructed (step S230).

If a line image has been instructed, it is further determined whether it is related to a still image (step S231). If there is no association with the still image, an indication as to whether or not to print together with the still image as illustrated in FIG. 5 is displayed (step S23).
3). When printing with a still image is selected (step S232), the line image is bordered (step S225).

When it is determined in step S231 that there is no relation with the still image, only the outline of the line image is performed. Further, when it is determined in step S230 that there is no line drawing, FIGS. 11 to 13 show transfer selection control (step S31: FIG. 9) in addition to print selection control (step S21: FIG. 9) related to FIG. FIG. 11 to 13, in the case of the transfer selection control, the transfer output of the audio data is also possible.

Therefore, in FIG. 11, when a file number is specified in the flowchart of FIG. 10, a step for determining whether or not the file has a voice is added (step S3).
30, S331, S332). In FIG. 11, the other step processing is the same as that in FIG.
Omitted.

FIG. 12 shows the contents of the flow focusing on the transfer selection control processing. The circled numbers in FIG. 11 and FIG.
The process is connected to similar circled numbers in.

In FIG. 12, following the numerals in FIG.
If a file is specified, the process proceeds to step S229 to determine whether or not the file has audio. If the file is individually specified, the process proceeds to step S239 to determine whether or not there is audio or whether or not audio is specified. It is determined (step S333).

If the determination is NO,
A message indicating that the file cannot be selected (step S235) is displayed, and the file designation display is deleted (step S236).

If the file contains audio or audio is specified, the relationship with the still image is determined (step S334). If there is a relationship with a still image, it is further determined whether there is a relationship with a line image (step S335).
If there is a relationship with a still image, it is determined whether or not the designated sound is transferred together with the still image and the line image (step S336). If both are transferred, the display of the still image, the line image and the sound is bordered (step S336). Step S337).

Further, if there is no relationship with the still image in step S334, the relationship with the line image is determined (step S340). If there is a connection with the line drawing, it is determined whether to transfer the image together with the line drawing (step S341). If it is transferred together with the line drawing, the line drawing and the audio are bordered (step S342).

Further, if there is no connection with the line drawing in step S340, only the voice is bordered (step S3).
43). Further, returning to step S335, in the determination of the relationship with the line image, if there is no relationship with the line image, it is determined whether or not to transfer the image together with the still image (step S344).
If the image is to be transferred together with the still image, the still image and the sound are framed (step S345). If the image is not transferred together with the still image, only the sound is outline (step S34).
6).

Similarly, in step S 336, if not transferred together with the still image and the line image, it is determined whether or not to transfer the still image and the line image (step S 347). (Step S348). If it is determined in step S347 that the image is not to be transferred together with the still image, it is determined whether to transfer the image together with the line image (step S349).

When the image is transferred together with the line drawing, the line drawing and the audio are bordered (step S350). Further, when not transferred together with the line drawing, only the voice is bordered (step S).
351).

Returning to FIG. 11, if voice is designated in step S330, the still image, line drawing and voice are framed (step S352: FIG. 13). Further, in FIG. 11, if there is a voice instruction in step S331, the still image and the voice are bordered (step S353: FIG. 13). Further, in FIG. 11, when there is a voice instruction in step S332, the border between the line drawing and the voice is performed (step S354: FIG. 13).

[0097]

As described above with reference to the drawings, according to the present invention, when performing print output or data transfer from a multimedia information processing apparatus, print output or transfer instruction of only a part of relevant data is performed. It is possible to issue a warning and prompt the user to input a correct instruction when the operation is performed by the operator.

Thus, a correct instruction can be input immediately. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to perform a simpler output instruction in the multimedia information processing apparatus.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a rear perspective view of one embodiment of a multimedia information device to which a data output method of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the multimedia information device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a display example of the contents of a file displayed on the LCD display element 6 of FIG. 1;

4 is a diagram showing an example of an output instruction with respect to the display example of the LCD display element 6 of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for confirming the output instruction of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is an example of a print output processing flow according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an example of a transfer output processing flow according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an example of a print output and transfer output determination flow.

FIG. 9 is another example of a print output and transfer output determination flow.

FIG. 10 is a detailed processing flow for a print output instruction according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a detailed process flow (part 1) for a print or transfer output instruction according to the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a detailed process flow (part 2) for a print or transfer output instruction according to the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a detailed process flow (3) for a print or transfer output instruction according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 electronic camera 2 back of electronic camera 3 viewfinder 4 operation keys 5 speaker 6 LCD display element 7 microphone 8 earphone jack 9 input / output connector 60 touch tablet 10 CPU 11 ROM 12 DSP 13 buffer memory 14 memory card 15 frame memory 16 A / D -D / A conversion circuit 30 Imaging optical system 31 CCD 32 Image processing unit 33 A / D conversion circuit 90 Output interface 91 Printer 92 Personal computer

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A method comprising: selecting two of a still image, a line image, and audio data;
In a data output method from a multimedia information device that outputs two data, a combination of still image, line image, or audio data instructed to be output with other data is determined. A data output method for a multimedia information device, wherein a warning is issued when output of related data alone is instructed. 2. The printer according to claim 1, wherein when the output instruction is an instruction to output a line image to a printer, a combination with a still image is determined. A data output method for a multimedia information device, comprising outputting the line image. 3. The multimedia information according to claim 2, further comprising, when an instruction to output a line image is issued together with a still image associated with the combination, outputting the line image to the printer so as to overlap the still image. Device data output method. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the output instruction is an external transfer instruction, and it is determined whether or not there is a combination of at least a still image or a line image of the transfer-instructed data, and there is no such combination. Multimedia, characterized in that the transfer processing is performed solely for the data instructed to be transferred, and if there is such a combination, a warning is displayed to prohibit the transfer processing for the data specified for transfer alone. Data output method of information device. 5. An image pickup device, a display device for displaying a still image generated by the image pickup device and capable of inputting a line image, an audio input means, and a combination of the display device and each file. A control unit for displaying a mark of a still image, a line image obtained from the image pickup device and a sound input from the sound input unit, and displaying an alarm when an output instruction different from the displayed combination is given; A multimedia information device characterized by the above-mentioned. 6. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 5, wherein the display device is a liquid crystal display device having an input tablet plate on a front surface, and a still image, a line image, and a combination constituting a combination for each file displayed on the liquid crystal display device. A multimedia information device, wherein an instruction to output a corresponding still image, line image, or audio is issued by instructing an audio mark display. 7. A multimedia information device for outputting two data of still image data, line image data, and audio data, wherein: output instruction means for instructing output of the data; and data instructed to be output by the output instruction means. And a warning unit that warns when it is determined that the data instructed to be output is related to other data by the determining unit. Multimedia information device.