Patent ID: 7859576
Filing Date: 2010-12-28
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image pickup apparatus comprising: a data storage device adapted to store a plurality of data; a searching device adapted to carry out a searching process for searching at least one desired data from the plurality of data stored in said data storage device; a storage device adapted to store at least one of a memory card and a battery; a storage cover adapted to cover said storage device; an opening and closing detecting device adapted to detect opening and closing of said storage cover; a saving process executing device adapted to be operable when said opening and closing detecting device detects that said storage cover has been opened, to interrupt the searching process carried out by said searching device and execute a saving process; a searching storage device adapted to be used as a working memory by the interruption process and by the searching process; and an interruption information storage device adapted to store interrupted searching process information relating to the interrupted searching process, wherein said saving process executing device saves the interrupted searching process information stored in said searching storage device, in response to the interruption of the searching process in accordance with said storage cover having been opened, in said interruption information storage device.