Patent ID: 6556240
Filing Date: 2003-04-29
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An image pickup system comprising a commander, a video camera and a display device;wherein said commander includes: a microphone for obtaining an audio signal; moving state detecting means for detecting movements of the commander brought about by the user; command information storing means for storing a plurality of kinds of command information; command information generating means for generating a plurality of kinds of command information which correspond to a plurality of different operations performed by a user, the generation of the command information being carried out on the basis of said plurality of kinds of command information which are stored in said command information storing means; said command information generating means generating command information based on the movements detected by said moving state detecting means; and transmitting means for transmitting said audio signal and said command information as transmitted information; wherein said video camera includes: image pickup means for obtaining an image pickup signal by imaging and object; receiving means for receiving said transmitted information; recording and reproducing means for recording and reproducing said image pickup signal to an from a recording medium; image information storing means for storing a plurality of kinds of image information; display-ready video signal generating means for generating a display-ready video signal based on the image pickup signal reproduced from said recording medium by said recording and reproducing means and said image information; the display-ready video signal comprising the image pickup signal and a graphic user interface (GUI); transmitting means for transmitting said display-ready video signal; controlling means for controlling said image pickup means, said recording and reproducing means and said display-ready video signal generating means in accordance with any one of a plurality of operation modes; and an operation mode setting switch for setting one of said plurality of operation modes; and wherein said display device includes: receiving means for receiving said display-ready video signal transmitted from said transmitting means of said video camera; and displaying means for displaying an image represented by the received display-ready video signal.