Patent ID: 9497372
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: G06T,H04N

Claim Text:
1. An imaging device comprising: an imaging unit configured to sequentially capture images of a subject and generate plural pieces of image data; a storing unit configured to store the plural pieces of image data generated by the imaging unit; a first communication unit configured to be connected to plural communication devices to transmit and receive information thereto and therefrom; a first communication control unit configured to sequentially transmit a newest one of the plural pieces of image data and identification information for identifying the newest one of the plural pieces of image data to the plural communication devices via the first communication unit and receive the identification information received by an operated communication device and elapsed time information from the operated communication device via the first communication unit, the operated communication device being one of the plural communication devices that a user performs an imaging operation, and the elapsed time information being related to elapsed time from a reception of the newest one of the plural pieces of image data and the identification information by the operated communication device until an execution of the imaging operation on the operated communication device; and an image selection unit configured to select reproduction priority candidate image data, which is obtainable and reproducible by the operated communication device, from among the plural pieces of image data stored in the storing unit based on the elapsed time information and the identification information received via the first communication unit.