Patent ID: 9467642
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. An information input apparatus, comprising: an imaging device that captures an object image and forms digital images of a subject; a sound recording device that records sounds in a state of recording mode; a storage medium that stores at least one of the digital images formed by the imaging device and the sounds input by the sound recording device; a release switch that initiates a process of capturing the object image by said imaging device when a user operates the release switch; a sound effect output device that outputs a preset non-mechanical sound effect that signifies initiating the capturing process by said imaging device when the release switch is operated; a control device that connects to the sound recording device, the storage medium and the sound effect output device; and a judging device that judges whether the information input apparatus is in the recording mode; wherein when the judging device judges that the information input apparatus is in the recording mode, the control device controls the sound effect output device to prevent outputting of the preset non-mechanical sound effect when the user operates the release switch to initiate the capturing process, wherein the information input apparatus includes a sound playback device that outputs the sounds stored in the storage medium, and wherein the sound effect output device is controlled by the control device to selectively output a preset sound effect having a frequency incapable of being recorded by the sound recording device, incapable of being stored by the storage medium, or incapable of being played back by the sound playback device.