Patent ID: 7006146
Filing Date: 2006-02-28
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A digital still camera capable of telecommunication comprising: a first converting unit which converts an optical image into a digital electronic signal indicative of a still image; a second converting unit which converts sound into an electronic signal: a receiver which receives an electromagnetic signal transmitted through a wireless telephone network; a modifying unit which modifies said electromagnetic signal into a digital electronic signal indicative of a still image; a display unit which alternatively displays a still image of based on the digital electronic signal from the converting unit or from the modifying unit; a combination unit which combines the digital electronic signal and the electronic signal to form a combination signal; a designating unit which designates a remote device in the wireless telephone network with a specific phone number thereof; a storage unit which stores at least one phone number; and a control unit which prevents the combination unit from combining the digital electronic signal with the electronic signal when the specific phone number of the remote device coincides with the phone number stored in the storage unit.