What is claimed is:
1. A camera apparatus with an auto focusing function comprising:
a ranging type auto focusing device for carrying out a focusing by measuring a distance to a subject and moving a focus lens to a focusing position corresponding to the measured distance; and
a contrast type auto focusing device for carrying out the focusing by moving said focus lens while evaluating a contrast of an image of the subject obtained through the focus lens and judging a focusing position based on the evaluated contrast together with stopping said focus lens at the judged focusing position;
said apparatus being capable of selecting either said ranging type auto focusing device or said contrast type auto focusing device to carry out the focusing based on a command for an operation of a photographer;
said apparatus having a photographing mode to carry out the focusing by said contrast type auto focusing device even when the command for the operation to select the focusing by said ranging type auto focusing device being carried out by said photographer.
2. A camera apparatus with an auto focusing function comprising:
a ranging type auto focusing device for carrying out a focusing by measuring a distance to a subject and moving a focus lens to a focusing position corresponding to the measured distance;
a contrast type auto focusing device for carrying out the focusing by moving said focus lens while evaluating a contrast of an image of the subject obtained through the focus lens and judging a focusing position based on the evaluated contrast together with stopping said focus lens at the judged focusing position;
an inputting device for inputting a focusing starting trigger for receiving the inputting of the focusing starting trigger which is for starting said focusing; and
an inputting device for inputting a photographing starting trigger for receiving the inputting of the photographing starting trigger which is for starting a photographing of said subject;
said apparatus having a photographing mode to carry out the focusing by said contrast type auto focusing device or a combination of said contrast type auto focusing device and said ranging type auto focusing device when said photographing starting trigger being inputted into said inputting device for inputting the photographing starting trigger within a predetermined time after said focusing starting trigger being inputted into said inputting device for inputting the focusing starting trigger.
3. A camera apparatus with an auto focusing function comprising:
a ranging type auto focusing device for carrying out a focusing by measuring a distance to a subject and moving a focus lens to a focusing position corresponding to the measured distance;
a contrast type auto focusing device for carrying out the focusing by moving said focus lens while evaluating a contrast of an image of the subject obtained through the focus lens and judging a focusing position based on the evaluated contrast together with stopping said focus lens at the judged focusing position;
an inputting device for inputting a focusing starting trigger for receiving the inputting of the focusing starting trigger which is for starting said focusing; and
an inputting device for inputting a photographing starting trigger for receiving the inputting of the photographing starting trigger which is for starting a photographing of said subject;
said apparatus having a photographing mode to carry out the focusing by said contrast type auto focusing device or a combination of said contrast type auto focusing device and said ranging type auto focusing device when said photographing starting trigger being inputted into said inputting device for inputting the photographing starting trigger without said focusing starting trigger being inputted into said inputting device for inputting the focusing starting trigger.
4. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein
said apparatus has a self-timer mode for carrying out the photographing of said subject after a certain waiting time is elapsed after said photographing starting trigger is inputted into said inputting device for inputting the photographing starting trigger; and
said photographing mode is the self-timer mode.
5. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein
said apparatus has a self-timer mode for carrying out the photographing of said subject after a certain waiting time is elapsed after said photographing starting trigger is inputted into said inputting device for inputting the photographing starting trigger; and
said photographing mode is the self-timer mode.
6. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein
said apparatus has a close photographing mode which the distance and a range photographable are set closer than that of a normal photographing so as to carry out the photographing of said subject by being close to the subject; and
said photographing mode is the close photographing mode.
7. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein
said apparatus has a close photographing mode which the distance and a range photographable are set closer than that of a normal photographing so as to carry out the photographing of said subject by being close to the subject; and
said photographing mode is the close photographing mode.
8. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein
said apparatus has a remote control photographing mode which carries out the inputting of said focusing starting trigger and said photographing starting trigger by an operation of a remote control; and
said photographing mode is the remote control photographing mode.
9. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein
said apparatus has a remote control photographing mode which carries out the inputting of said focusing starting trigger and said photographing starting trigger by an operation of a remote control; and
said photographing mode is the remote control photographing mode.
10. A camera apparatus with an auto focusing function comprising:
a ranging type auto focusing device for carrying out a focusing by measuring a distance to a subject and moving a focus lens to a focusing position corresponding to the measured distance;
a contrast type auto focusing device for carrying out the focusing by moving said focus lens while evaluating a contrast of an image of the subject obtained through the focus lens and judging a focusing position based on the evaluated contrast together with stopping said focus lens at the judged focusing position;
an inputting device for inputting a focusing starting trigger for receiving the inputting of the focusing starting trigger which is for starting said focusing; and
an inputting device for inputting a photographing starting trigger for receiving the inputting of the photographing starting trigger which is for starting a photographing of said subject;
said apparatus having an interval photographical mode which the photographing being repeatedly carried out in every certain time interval automatically when the photographing starting trigger being inputted into the inputting device for inputting the photographing starting trigger;
the focusing of a first photographing being carried out by said ranging type auto focusing device and the focusing of a second photographing and from then on are carried out by said contrast type auto focusing device or a combination of said contrast type auto focusing device and said ranging type auto focusing device within a series of photographing in the interval photographical mode when said photographing starting trigger being inputted into said inputting device for inputting the photographing starting trigger within a predetermined time after said focusing starting trigger being inputted into said inputting device for inputting the focusing starting trigger in the interval photographical mode.
11. A camera apparatus with an auto focusing function comprising:
a ranging type auto focusing device for carrying out a focusing by measuring a distance to a subject and moving a focus lens to a focusing position corresponding to the measured distance;
a contrast type auto focusing device for carrying out the focusing by moving said focus lens while evaluating a contrast of an image of the subject obtained through the focus lens and judging a focusing position based on the evaluated contrast together with stopping said focus lens at the judged focusing position;
an inputting device for inputting a focusing starting trigger for receiving the inputting of the focusing starting trigger which is for starting said focusing;
an inputting device for inputting a photographing starting trigger for receiving the inputting of the photographing starting trigger which is for starting a photographing of said subject; and
said apparatus having an interval photographical mode which the photographing being repeatedly carried out in every certain time interval automatically when the photographing starting trigger being inputted into the inputting device for inputting the photographing starting trigger;
the focusing of a first photographing being carried out by said ranging type auto focusing device and the focusing of a second photographing and from then on being carried out by said contrast type auto focusing device or a combination of said contrast type auto focusing device and said ranging type auto focusing device within a series of photographing in the interval photographical mode when said photographing starting trigger being inputted into said inputting device for inputting the photographing starting trigger without said focusing starting trigger being inputted into said inputting device for inputting the focusing starting trigger in the interval photographical mode.
12. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein
the focusing is carried out by said ranging type auto focusing device when said photographing starting trigger is inputted within a predetermined time after said focusing starting trigger is inputted into said inputting device for inputting a focusing starting trigger during the photographing by said interval photographical mode.
13. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein
the focusing is carried out by said ranging type auto focusing device when said photographing starting trigger is inputted within a predetermined time after said focusing starting trigger is inputted into said inputting device for inputting a focusing starting trigger during the photographing by said interval photographical mode.
14. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein
the focusing is carried out by said ranging type auto focusing device when said photographing starting trigger is inputted into said inputting device for inputting the photographing starting trigger without said focusing starting trigger being inputted into said inputting device for inputting the focusing starting trigger during the photographing by said interval photographical mode.
15. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein
the focusing is carried out by said ranging type auto focusing device when said photographing starting trigger is inputted into said inputting device for inputting the photographing starting trigger without said focusing starting trigger being inputted into said inputting device for inputting the focusing starting trigger during the photographing by said interval photographical mode.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An equipment managing system comprising:
an intermediating apparatus connectable to a license management apparatus and a program management apparatus via a first network; and
an equipment managing apparatus connectable to an electronic equipment via a second network,
the equipment managing apparatus having no network connection to the intermediating apparatus, the license management apparatus and the program management apparatus, so that no direct information exchange is possible between the equipment managing apparatus and each of the intermediating apparatus, the license management apparatus and the program management apparatus,
the license management apparatus storing, in a related manner, a license identifier to identify a license of a program of the electronic equipment, a product identifier of the program, and license state information indicating a state of use of the license of the program related to the license identifier,
the program management apparatus storing the program and the product identifier in a related manner,
the intermediating apparatus comprising:
a license identifier accepting part configured to accept an input of a license identifier related to an install target;
a product information acquiring part configured to acquire from the license management apparatus the product identifier related to the input license identifier;
a program acquiring part configured to acquire from the program management apparatus the program related to the product identifier acquired by the product information acquiring part;
a license acquiring part configured to specify the license identifier and acquire from the license management apparatus a license file corresponding to the license identifier, and to update the license state information related to the license identifier to a value indicating that the license is in use; and
a first write part configured to record the program acquired by the program acquiring part and the license file acquired by the license acquiring part in an external storage medium, and
the equipment management apparatus comprising:
a first read part configured to acquire the license file and the program from the external storage medium;
an install control part configured to send the program acquired by the first read part to the electronic equipment; and
a license import part configured to send the license file acquired by the first read part to the electronic equipment.
2. The equipment managing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein:
the equipment management apparatus comprises:
an equipment information acquiring part configured to acquire, from the electronic equipment, equipment information including an equipment identifier of the electronic equipment and the product identifier of the program installed in the electronic equipment; and
a second write part configured to record the equipment information acquired by the equipment information acquiring part in the external storage medium, and
the intermediating apparatus comprises:
an adequacy confirming part configured to send the equipment information and the product identifier acquired by the product information acquiring part to the program management apparatus, and to control the program management apparatus to determine whether a program at a depending destination of the program related to the product identifier is installed in the electronic equipment based on dependency information that is stored in a dependency information storage part and indicates a dependency relationship between the programs.
3. The equipment managing system as claimed in claim 2, wherein:
the program acquiring part acquires from the program management apparatus a program at the depending destination if the program at the depending destination is not installed in the electronic equipment; and
the first write part records the program at the depending destination in the external storage medium.
4. The equipment managing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein:
the license managing apparatus stores an expiry date of the license and in a related manner to the license identifier;
the license identifier accepting part accepts an input of the license identifier related to a license update target;
the intermediating apparatus comprises:
a license updating part configured to control the license management apparatus to update the expiry date of the license related to the license identifier by specifying the license identifier related to the license update target, and to receive a second license file including the updated expiry date;
the first write part records the second license file in the external storage medium;
the first read part acquires the second license file from the external storage medium; and
the equipment management apparatus comprises:
a license update control part configured to send the second license file acquired by the first read part to the electronic equipment.
5. The equipment managing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein:
the license identifier accepting part accepts an input of the license identifier related to an uninstall target;
the first write part records the product identifier acquired by the product information acquiring part in the external storage medium based on the license identifier related to the uninstall target;
the first read part acquires the product identifier from the external storage medium;
the equipment managing apparatus comprises:
an uninstall control part configured to control the electronic equipment to uninstall the program related to the product identifier acquired by the first read part;
a license deletion control part configured to control the electronic equipment to delete the license file related to the product identifier acquired by the first read part; and
a second write part configured to write the equipment information, and work status information indicating that the program is uninstalled and the license file is deleted, in the external storage medium.
6. The equipment managing system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the intermediating apparatus comprises:
a second read part configured to acquire the product identifier and the work status information from the external storage medium; and
a license release part configured to control the license management apparatus to update the license state information related to the product identifier to a value indicating that the license is not used, depending on the work status information acquired by the second read part.
7. An equipment managing method to be implemented by an equipment managing system, comprising:
including, in the equipment managing system, an intermediating apparatus connectable to a license management apparatus and a program management apparatus via a first network, and an equipment managing apparatus connectable to an electronic equipment via a second network,
the equipment managing apparatus having no network connection to the intermediating apparatus, the license management apparatus and the program management apparatus, so that no direct information exchange is possible between the equipment managing apparatus and each of the intermediating apparatus, the license management apparatus and the program management apparatus,
the license management apparatus storing, in a related manner, a license identifier to identify a license of a program of the electronic equipment, a product identifier of the program, and license state information indicating a state of use of the license of the program related to the license identifier,
the program management apparatus storing the program and the product identifier in a related manner,
the intermediating apparatus executes a process comprising:
a license identifier accepting procedure to accept an input of a license identifier related to an install target;
a product information acquiring procedure to acquire from the license management apparatus the product identifier related to the input license identifier;
a program acquiring procedure to acquire from the program management apparatus the program related to the product identifier acquired by the product information acquiring procedure;
a license acquiring procedure to specify the license identifier and acquire from the license management apparatus a license file corresponding to the license identifier, and to update the license state information related to the license identifier to a value indicating that the license is in use; and
a first write procedure to record the program acquired by the program acquiring procedure and the license file acquired by the license acquiring procedure in an external storage medium, and
the equipment management apparatus executes a process comprising:
a first read procedure to acquire the license file and the program from the external storage medium;
an install control procedure to send the program acquired by the first read procedure to the electronic equipment; and
a license import procedure to send the license file acquired by the first read procedure to the electronic equipment.
8. The equipment managing method as claimed in claim 7, wherein:
the process executed by the equipment management apparatus further comprises:
an equipment information acquiring procedure to acquire, from the electronic equipment, equipment information including an equipment identifier of the electronic equipment and the product identifier of the program installed in the electronic equipment; and
a second write procedure to record the equipment information acquired by the equipment information acquiring procedure in the external storage medium, and
the process executed by the intermediating apparatus further comprises:
an adequacy confirming procedure to send the equipment information and the product identifier acquired by the product information acquiring procedure to the program management apparatus, and to control the program management apparatus to determine whether a program at a depending destination of the program related to the product identifier is installed in the electronic equipment based on dependency information that is stored in a dependency information storage part and indicates a dependency relationship between the programs.
9. The equipment managing method as claimed in claim 8, wherein:
the program acquiring procedure acquires from the program management apparatus a program at the depending destination if the program at the depending destination is not installed in the electronic equipment; and
the first write procedure records the program at the depending destination in the external storage medium.
10. The equipment managing method as claimed in claim 7, wherein:
the license managing apparatus stores an expiry date of the license and in a related manner to the license identifier;
the license identifier accepting procedure accepts an input of the license identifier related to a license update target;
the process executed by the intermediating apparatus further comprises:
a license updating procedure to control the license management apparatus to update the expiry date of the license related to the license identifier by specifying the license identifier related to the license update target, and to receive a second license file including the updated expiry date;
the first write procedure records the second license file in the external storage medium;
the first read procedure acquires the second license file from the external storage medium; and
the process executed by the equipment management apparatus further comprises:
a license update control procedure to send the second license file acquired by the first read part to the electronic equipment.
11. The equipment managing method as claimed in claim 7, wherein:
the license identifier accepting procedure accepts an input of the license identifier related to an uninstall target;
the first write procedure records the product identifier acquired by the product information acquiring procedure in the external storage medium based on the license identifier related to the uninstall target;
the first read procedure acquires the product identifier from the external storage medium;
the process executed by the equipment managing apparatus further comprises:
an uninstall control procedure to control the electronic equipment to uninstall the program related to the product identifier acquired by the first read procedure;
a license deletion control procedure to control the electronic equipment to delete the license file related to the product identifier acquired by the first read procedure; and
a second write procedure configured to write the equipment information, and work status information indicating that the program is uninstalled and the license file is deleted, in the external storage medium.
12. The equipment managing method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the process executed by the intermediating apparatus further comprises:
a second read procedure to acquire the product identifier and the work status information from the external storage medium; and
a license release procedure to control the license management apparatus to update the license state information related to the product identifier to a value indicating that the license is not used, depending on the work status information acquired by the second read procedure.
13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium which stores a program which, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to execute an equipment managing method in an equipment managing system, comprising:
including, in the equipment managing system, an intermediating apparatus connectable to a license management apparatus and a program management apparatus via a first network, and an equipment managing apparatus connectable to an electronic equipment via a second network,
the equipment managing apparatus having no network connection to the intermediating apparatus, the license management apparatus and the program management apparatus, so that no direct information exchange is possible between the equipment managing apparatus and each of the intermediating apparatus, the license management apparatus and the program management apparatus,
the license management apparatus storing, in a related manner, a license identifier to identify a license of a program of the electronic equipment, a product identifier of the program, and license state information indicating a state of use of the license of the program related to the license identifier,
the program management apparatus storing the program and the product identifier in a related manner,
the program causing the computer to function as the intermediating apparatus by executing a process comprising:
a license identifier accepting procedure to accept an input of a license identifier related to an install target;
a product information acquiring procedure to acquire from the license management apparatus the product identifier related to the input license identifier;
a program acquiring procedure to acquire from the program management apparatus the program related to the product identifier acquired by the product information acquiring procedure;
a license acquiring procedure to specify the license identifier and acquire from the license management apparatus a license file corresponding to the license identifier, and to update the license state information related to the license identifier to a value indicating that the license is in use; and
a first write procedure to record the program acquired by the program acquiring procedure and the license file acquired by the license acquiring procedure in an external storage medium,
the program causing the computer to function as the equipment management apparatus to execute a process comprising:
a first read procedure to acquire the license file and the program from the external storage medium;
an install control procedure to send the program acquired by the first read procedure to the electronic equipment; and
a license import procedure to send the license file acquired by the first read procedure to the electronic equipment.
14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as claimed in claim 13, wherein:
the process executed by computer to function as the equipment management apparatus further comprises:
an equipment information acquiring procedure to acquire, from the electronic equipment, equipment information including an equipment identifier of the electronic equipment and the product identifier of the program installed in the electronic equipment; and
a second write procedure to record the equipment information acquired by the equipment information acquiring procedure in the external storage medium, and
the process executed by the computer to function as the intermediating apparatus further comprises:
an adequacy confirming procedure to send the equipment information and the product identifier acquired by the product information acquiring procedure to the program management apparatus, and to control the program management apparatus to determine whether a program at a depending destination of the program related to the product identifier is installed in the electronic equipment based on dependency information that is stored in a dependency information storage part and indicates a dependency relationship between the programs.
15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as claimed in claim 14, wherein:
the program acquiring procedure acquires from the program management apparatus a program at the depending destination if the program at the depending destination is not installed in the electronic equipment; and
the first write procedure records the program at the depending destination in the external storage medium.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as claimed in claim 13, wherein:
the license managing apparatus stores an expiry date of the license and in a related manner to the license identifier;
the license identifier accepting procedure accepts an input of the license identifier related to a license update target;
the process executed by the computer to function as the intermediating apparatus further comprises:
a license updating procedure to control the license management apparatus to update the expiry date of the license related to the license identifier by specifying the license identifier related to the license update target, and to receive a second license file including the updated expiry date;
the first write procedure records the second license file in the external storage medium;
the first read procedure acquires the second license file from the external storage medium; and
the process executed by the computer to function as the equipment management apparatus further comprises:
a license update control procedure to send the second license file acquired by the first read part to the electronic equipment.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as claimed in claim 13, wherein:
the license identifier accepting procedure accepts an input of the license identifier related to an uninstall target;
the first write procedure records the product identifier acquired by the product information acquiring procedure in the external storage medium based on the license identifier related to the uninstall target;
the first read procedure acquires the product identifier from the external storage medium;
the process executed by the computer to function as the equipment managing apparatus further comprises:
an uninstall control procedure to control the electronic equipment to uninstall the program related to the product identifier acquired by the first read procedure;
a license deletion control procedure to control the electronic equipment to delete the license file related to the product identifier acquired by the first read procedure; and
a second write procedure configured to write the equipment information, and work status information indicating that the program is uninstalled and the license file is deleted, in the external storage medium.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as claimed in claim 17, wherein the process executed by the intermediating apparatus further comprises:
a second read procedure to acquire the product identifier and the work status information from the external storage medium; and
a license release procedure to control the license management apparatus to update the license state information related to the product identifier to a value indicating that the license is not used, depending on the work status information acquired by the second read procedure.
19. The equipment managing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the external storage medium is portable.