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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7848633 | Image taking system In an image taking system, when a running image is to be taken by the use of a self-timer or an automatic image taking system, exposure conditions and a focusing position are determined according to result of detection of the predetermined objective body at least on... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7817915 | Image taking system In an image taking system, when a running image is to be taken by the use of a self-timer or an automatic image taking system, exposure conditions and a focusing position are determined according to result of detection of the predetermined objective body at least on... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7574128 | Photographing apparatus and photographing method According to the present invention, a self photographing is effected upon a detection of a face, which prevents a photographing of a failed image which does not include a face of a person in intending photographing a person. In particular, in generating a self portr... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7515823 | Intermittently photo taking device and microscope system having the same device An intermittent photo-taking device for a microscope includes a condition setting means that sets an intermittent photo-taking condition composed of a given time lapse and the number of frames to be photo-taken, an image obtaining means that obtains an image taken u... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7286182 | Device for controlling the taking of multiple images A timer module useful in a digital imaging system such as a compact printer system. The timer module includes a controller that automates the capture of multiple images by a connected camera module. The images are stored in a connected memory module. The capture of ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7149422 | Motion detector camera A motion detector camera includes a camera mechanism mounted inside a housing, a motion detector exposed on a surface of the housing, and a controller for controlling the camera mechanism in response to signals received from the motion detector. The camera can inclu... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7106958 | Intra-oral camera and a method for using same An intra-oral camera for producing an axially aligned picture of an intra-oral item of interest permits a rapid taking of pictures, whereby burdensome usage requirements are avoided without, however, suffering any diminishment in the quality of the picture that is t... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7046291 | Image photographing system having timer function, and medium An image photographing system in which one button is used in common for a function of prompt photographing and a function of photographing after a predetermined time has elapsed, comprises a button for instructing an execution of an image photographing process, a co... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7023587 | Image scanning apparatus, recording medium which stores image scanning programs, and data structure The present invention provides an image scanning apparatus having an illuminating device which irradiates illumination, an imaging element which has a light receiving part for receiving light and for generating signal charges, in which the light is an illumination i... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6989761 | Photo-timer module A photo-timer module, including a upper cover which has a hollow window; a lower cover which could affix to said upper cover; a control and power circuit which is placed into said upper cover, wherein a portion of said control and power circuit is revealed in said h... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6961519 | Self-timered device for activating a camera shutter release mechanism A timer mechanism including a base piece, a top piece, a rod, and a spiral spring. The base piece includes an inner hub forming a threaded surface and a central passage. The top piece includes an inner post that a central passage and a threaded surface for engaging ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6903766 | Timer module for compact printer system A timer module for a compact printer system is provided. The timer module comprises a body; a control system within the body that automates the capture of multiple images by a camera module, the capture of each image being separated by a specific time interval; and ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6856765 | Camera with light emission function, camera part inspection apparatus, camera adjustment apparatus, and camera part unit A CPU judges whether a current operating state of a camera corresponds to an in-service state of a lens barrel or an in-service state of a self-timer, and performs light emission control over a front display LED or a rear display LED by controlling an LED drive circ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6853403 | Digital camera having a self-timer shooting function In a digital camera having a self-timer function, the time for which the shot image is displayed in a self-timer shooting mode is longer than the time for which the shot image is displayed in a normal shooting mode. ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6816675 | Self-timing device for activating a camera shutter release mechanism A timer mechanism including a base piece, a top piece, a rod, and a spiral spring. The base piece includes an inner hub forming a threaded surface and a central passage. The top piece includes an inner post that a central passage and a threaded surface for engaging ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6801718 | Camera having LCD panel displaying groups of camera modes Modes of a camera are classified into groups according to their type. On an LCD panel, the different groups are displayed on different rows, and modes to be selected out of each group are displayed in different columns. Group selection is accomplished by vertically ... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6493509 | Camera with self-timer for delayed action shutter release A camera has a shutter release button that is depressible to initiate picture-taking, and a self-timer for automatically initiating picture-taking after a predetermined interval of time has elapsed. The self-timer is a flexible resilient diaphragm or thin... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6411780 | Camera having electronic image-pickup capability and capable of performing self-timer photography A camera comprises an electronic image-pickup apparatus and a silver-salt photography apparatus for recording a subject image on a silver-salt film. The electronic image-pickup apparatus comprises an area sensor for converting a subject image to an electr... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6311020 | Camera having autofocusing function and self timer function A camera turns on or off an autofocus magnet in accordance with range to object information during a normal photographing mode, as a first photographing specification, to drive a lens barrel to a far range in-focus position or to a near range in-focus pos... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6144804 | Camera with visual line detection capability A camera which has a visual line detection device to detect the visual line of a photographer, and which inhibits visual line detection and automatic focus adjustment operations when these operations are unnecessary. Visual line detection may be inhibited... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6101336 | Camera with self-timer photographing function A camera with self-timer photographing function has a release button for a release switch operation, a self-timer photographing mode switching button, and the like. A photographing mode for a scene in which only a photographer enters a screen and a photog... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6029012 | Self-timer camera equipped with a red-eye reducing function A self-timer camera equipped with a red-eye reducing function is provided with a photographing device that performs photographing, a light emitting device that performs light emission to illuminate the photographic subject in synchronization with the oper... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5940639 | Camera having self timer dwell A camera having a body, a sliding member, a shutter release, and a timer. The sliding member is mounted in the camera body. The sliding member has a shutter button arm and a shutter actuation arm. The sliding member is moveable from a first position to a ... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5926660 | Camera and mechanical timer mechanism A camera includes a camera body, a shutter release, a timer, and a timer release arm. The shutter release is disposed in the camera body and is movable from a stopped position to a released position. The shutter release is biased toward the released posit... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5864722 | Vibration preventing camera A vibration preventing camera includes a vibration amount detecting unit for detecting the amount of vibration, a vibration correcting unit for correcting vibration, a light measuring unit for measuring the light value at a subject, and a control unit for... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5815749 | Control device for preventing red-eye effect on camera A camera capable of operating in a red-eye prevention mode. The camera has an electronic flash device which is activated by a drive circuit in synchronization with the exposure. The electronic flash device also serve as a pre-light-emission device capable... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5752106 | Automatic focus camera A camera that can take photographs that are in focus without conducting a focus recognition action within the camera, having a configuration such that the required time needed for the shooting lens to reach the focus position is computed and a release is ... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5721981 | Operation control device for a camera An automatic-focus camera has a focus lock system that stores focus adjusting information so that a photo-taking lens may be kept focused on an object during one or more exposures. The camera has a self timer, an automatic exposure system with different p... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5717963 | Control device for preventing red-eye effect on camera A camera capable of operating in a red-eye prevention mode. The camera has an electronic flash device which is activated by a drive circuit in synchronization with the exposure. The electronic flash device also serve as a pre-light-emission device capable... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5710950 | Automatic exposure cameras with improved aperture stop signal An automatic exposure camera having a continuous shooting capability includes a signal generator generating signals in accordance with the operation of an aperture, a measuring unit counting the signals generated by the signal generator for a specified pe... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5664241 | Control device for preventing red-eye effect on camera A camera capable of operating in a red-eye prevention mode. The camera has an electronic flash device which is activated by a drive circuit in synchronization with the exposure. The electronic flash device also serve as a pre-light-emission device capable... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5640224 | Automatic photographing apparatus in a camera A camera which prevents an invading body from being photographed and yet prevents a self-timer photographing time from being prolonged wastefully. The camera includes a distance measuring device for detecting object distances, a photo-taking device for ef... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5598237 | Image capture apparatus An image capture apparatus is operable in a hand-held condition and in a stabilized non-hand-held condition. The image capture apparatus includes means for automatically determining which condition the image capture apparatus is to be operated in and mean... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5592220 | Camera apparatus having a self-timer function A camera apparatus in which a video camera and a photographic camera are integrally combined or which has a self-timer function, and an aspect conversion circuit for converting the orientation of an image are provided. A normal mode and a self-timer mode ... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5555071 | Camera with self-timer and electronic flash A camera includes a self-timer operable to delay picture taking for a predetermined interval and an electronic flash having a variable re-charge time. Operation of the self-timer is prevented when the predetermined interval is less than the re-charge time... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5539492 | Camera having the self-timer photographing function In order to delay the timing of photographing easily without releasing a self-timer even after the self-timer has been operated and also, to enable distance measurement or photometry to be easily effected over again without releasing the self-timer even a... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5537183 | Control device for preventing red-eye effect on camera A camera capable of operating in a red-eye prevention mode. The camera has an electronic flash device which is activated by a drive circuit in synchronization with the exposure. The electronic flash device also serve as a pre-light-emission device capable... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5448331 | Camera utilizing additional illumination from a flash light for focus detection and exposure operation Camera comprises a focus detecting section for performing an object distance measurement, a flash for illuminating the object and controller for control the camera. The flash is activated to emit auxiliary light so as to assist a focus detection when a fo... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5432577 | Electronically controlled camera with interval time setting An electronically controlled camera is disclosed which is capable of being operated in an automatic release mode in which a plurality of shootings can be automatically executed. A period of time between the first shooting, of the plurality of shootings, a... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5430518 | Remote control camera A remote control camera has a remote controller that emits a remote control signal. A remote control signal receiving device is provided in a camera body to receive the remote control signal emitted from the remote controller. The camera also includes a d... | 07/04/1995 |
