A digital camera with a printer is a digital camera with a printer and includes a communication unit that communicates with a digital camera with a printer that is another apparatus, and an image composition unit that generates a composite image in which a first image captured by the digital camera with a printer that is an owned apparatus and a second image captured by the other apparatus are composited, in which the communication unit transmits the composite image to the other apparatus. A user of the other apparatus can also obtain the composite image. Accordingly, the composite image can be enjoyed by capturing images using a plurality of cameras.

This invention provides an image capturing apparatus having an interface for connecting with a device including a programmable integrated circuit, and a storage unit for storing configuration data of the programmable integrated circuit, wherein the apparatus comprises an updating unit which updates the configuration data of the storage unit of the device via interface; and a determining unit which determines whether the updating is completed by the updating unit, wherein the updating unit writes, via the interface, the configuration data to the storage unit by issuing a updating request to the device and transferring the configuration data, and receives, via the interface, the configuration data by issuing a readout request to the device, wherein the determining unit determines whether the updating is completed by determining whether the received configuration data matches the written configuration data.

According to an embodiment, a storage method includes: a step of generating scan data by scanning of a document with a reading device; a step of acquiring index information that is different from information that is based on the document; and a step of assigning the acquired index information to the scan data and storing the scan data to which the index information is assigned in a storage device.

This invention provides an image capturing apparatus having an interface for connecting with a device including a programmable integrated circuit, and a storage unit for storing configuration data of the programmable integrated circuit, wherein the apparatus comprises an updating unit which updates the configuration data of the storage unit of the device via interface; and a determining unit which determines whether the updating is completed by the updating unit, wherein the updating unit writes, via the interface, the configuration data to the storage unit by issuing a updating request to the device and transferring the configuration data, and receives, via the interface, the configuration data by issuing a readout request to the device, wherein the determining unit determines whether the updating is completed by determining whether the received configuration data matches the written configuration data.

A digital camera with a printer is a digital camera with a printer and includes a communication unit that communicates with a digital camera with a printer that is another apparatus, and an image composition unit that generates a composite image in which a first image captured by the digital camera with a printer that is an owned apparatus and a second image captured by the other apparatus are composited, in which the communication unit transmits the composite image to the other apparatus. A user of the other apparatus can also obtain the composite image. Accordingly, the composite image can be enjoyed by capturing images using a plurality of cameras.

System, Method and Apparatus for generating a collection of images, the technique including providing at least two mobile devices with a data processing unit, a storage memory and a camera integrated therein or connected thereto; providing a master system with a data processing unit and a storage memory or configuring of one of the mobile devices as master system and configuring of the other or of all mobile devices as slave systems; setting a recording criterion in the master system; transmitting the recording criterion to the slave systems; setting a series ending criterion in the master system; transmitting the series ending criterion to the slave systems; respectively performing a process for recording an image on each slave system as long as the series ending criterion is not fulfilled comprising the steps of recording at least one image with the camera of one of the slave systems whenever the recording criterion is fulfilled, and sending the image from the slave system to the master system together with a time stamp, a series number and/or another variable for grouping the image; saving each of the images sent respectively with their time stamp, their series number and/or their variable for grouping in the storage memory of the master system; and generating a series of images comprising the images sent in order according to their time stamp, their series number and/or their variable for grouping.

A system and method are described for creating photo stories using video. The method includes receiving a user request to upload a user-specified video stream; determining whether the video stream meets one or more predetermined requirements, uploading the video stream; analyzing the video stream to select video frames for extraction based on a set of predetermined frame selection criteria; extracting the selected video frames from the video image; selecting a story book template to be used with the video images; and generating a preview of the story book template with the video images within a graphical user interface, the user editing the story book template with text and/or moving or modifying the video frames within the preview.

Different aspects of the disclosure relate to either transmitting at least one portion of at least one image representation from, or receiving at least one portion of the at least one image representation at, a shared image device in a manner at least partially relying on a positioning of the shared image device within a sharing region.

Techniques for multiplexing audio recordings. Systems and methods for multiplexing and synchronizing audio recordings using data markers in the recorded files.

A digital camera with a printer is a digital camera with a printer and includes a communication unit that communicates with a digital camera with a printer that is another apparatus, and an image composition unit that generates a composite image in which a first image captured by the digital camera with a printer that is an owned apparatus and a second image captured by the other apparatus are composited, in which the communication unit transmits the composite image to the other apparatus. A user of the other apparatus can also obtain the composite image. Accordingly, the composite image can be enjoyed by capturing images using a plurality of cameras.