| US 7,587,403 B2 | ||
| Information input apparatus, information input method, control program, and storage medium | ||
| Hidetomo Sohma, Tokyo (Japan); Hiroshi Tojo, Tokyo (Japan); and Tomomi Takata, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 07, 2004, as Appl. No. 11/7,079. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2003-430422 (JP), filed on Dec. 25, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0160067 A1, Jul. 21, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 17/30 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 707—101 [707/102] | 11 Claims |
| 1. An imaging apparatus comprising:
an image capturing unit configured to capture a subject and obtain image data of the subject;
an acquiring unit configured to acquire attribute information relating to the image capturing;
a storing unit configured to store the image data obtained by the image capturing unit and the attribute information acquired
by the acquiring unit, linking the image data and the attribute information;
a transmitting unit configured to transmit, to an external device, in response to the image capturing being performed by the
image capturing unit, (a) predetermined information including attribute information of image data obtained as a result of
the image capturing, and (b) group identification information for displaying, on the external device, a screen to select an
item to be disclosed to the imaging apparatus from among user information relating to a user of the external device and to
be associated with the image data, wherein the screen is displayed when the group identification information transmitted from
the imaging apparatus matches group identification information stored in the external device; and
a receiving unit configured to receive the selected user information relating to a user of the external device, the user information
being selected by the user of the external device by using the screen displayed on the external device being based on the
information transmitted by the transmitting unit,
wherein the storing unit stores the received user information and the image data, further linking the received user information
and the image data.
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