Patent ID: 6667764
Filing Date: 2003-12-23
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A video camera apparatus comprising:means for imaging an image around said video camera apparatus, generating a video signal from said image and outputting said video signal; operation means responsive to a command signal for effecting one of predetermined operations regarding said imaging means; historic data generating means responsive to said operation means for generating historic data indicative of said one of predetermined operations; a non-volatile memory; memory control means responsive to said historic data generating means for storing said historic data in said non-volatile memory; data outputting means for reading said historic data from said non-volatile memory and outputting said historic data in response to a data reading request; preset operation data storing means for storing preset operation data, said operation means effecting a preset operation in accordance with said preset operation data as said one of predetermined operations; and means responsive to said operation means for counting the number of times of said preset operations, said memory control means storing a count result of said counting means as said historic data.