Image capture apparatus and method of controlling the same

US9237302B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9237302-B2
Application numberUS-201313948504-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 23, 2013
Priority dateJul 25, 2012
Publication dateJan 12, 2016
Grant dateJan 12, 2016

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The size of an image file is not influenced even if location information is added or deleted after storing the image file. To achieve this, when an image is stored on a storage medium, whether GPS measurement was successful is determined. If measurement was successful, information indicating the existence of location information is stored in a first area as attribute information compliant with the image file format, the acquired location information is stored in a second area as attribute information, and the image is stored in a predetermined format. If not, information indicating the existence of location information is stored in the first area, predetermined information is stored in the second area, a reserved area having a pre-set size is allocated in a continuous area that follows the second area, and the captured image is stored.

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What is claimed is: 1. An image capture apparatus that stores an image captured by an image capture unit to a recording medium as an image file having a predetermined image file format, the image capture apparatus comprising: an acquisition unit that acquires location information; a first determination unit that determines whether or not acquisition of location information by the acquisition unit was successful; a storage control unit that, in a case of storing an image captur…

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What does patent US9237302B2 cover?
The size of an image file is not influenced even if location information is added or deleted after storing the image file. To achieve this, when an image is stored on a storage medium, whether GPS measurement was successful is determined. If measurement was successful, information indicating the existence of location information is stored in a first area as attribute information compliant with …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Canon Kk
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04N5/91. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 12 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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