Patent ID: 9571717
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: G03B,G06F,H04N

Claim:
1. An imaging device that images a subject, the imaging device comprising: an imaging unit that successively images the subject to generate a plurality of image data; a first communication unit that connects to an external communication device to transmit and receive information to and from the communication device; a first communication control unit that transmits at least some of the plurality of image data to the communication device and receives recording information for causing the imaging device to record a subject image included in one of the plurality of image data from the communication device, via the first communication unit, wherein the recording information includes information extracted or derived from pixels of the one of the plurality of image data; and a specification information generation unit that generates specification information for specifying the subject image based on the recording information received via the first communication unit and records the specification information in a recording unit, wherein the specification information includes at least one of (A) text-based information from an analysis result of the subject, (B) sign-based information from an analysis result of the subject, (C) outline information from an analysis result of the subject, and (D) shape information from an analysis result of the subject.