Patent ID: 8502874
Filing Date: 2013-08-06
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image recording apparatus, comprising: a mounting unit configured to mount a detachable recording medium for storing image data with additional information; a position information acquisition unit configured to acquire position information; a position information acquisition setting unit configured to preliminary set whether to acquire the position information by the position information acquisition unit; a recording unit configured, in a case where the position information acquisition setting unit sets to acquire the position information, to record the image data with the position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit in a recording medium mounted to the mounting unit, and, in a case where the position information acquisition setting unit does not set to acquire the position information, to record the image data in the recording medium mounted to the mounting unit without the position information; a determination unit configured to determine whether the image data recorded in the recording medium mounted to the mounting unit is automatically transmitted to an external device other than the image recording apparatus by a communication function included in the recording medium; and a control unit configured to control a display unit to display a transmission setting confirmation screen for allowing a user to confirm a transmission setting of the image data to be recorded in the recording medium, wherein, in a case where the position information acquisition setting unit sets to acquire the position information and a case where the determination unit determines that the image data recorded in the recording medium is automatically transmitted to the external device, the control unit controls displaying the transmission setting confirmation screen.