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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8155514 | Light isolating protective cover for small form factor electronic device A portable device has a rear facing camera assembly and a front facing display assembly that includes at least a protective cover layer, a display stack that includes a plurality of display components arranged in a plurality of interconnected layers, the display sta... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8107807 | Lighting device, image pickup apparatus and portable terminal unit A lighting device including a substrate, and at least three light emitting elements mounted on the substrate, each having an upper light emitting surface in rectangular shape and side light emitting surfaces in rectangular shape. The light emitting elements are posi... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8009978 | Handheld electronic device and camera providing flash compensation of images, and associated method An improved handheld electronic device and camera apparatus upon which can be executed an improved method enable a modular camera to be used in conjunction with a flash. In one implementation, compensation parameters that are intended for use in a non-flash situatio... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7949248 | Camera device An exemplary camera device includes an optical lens module, an image sensor and a light emitting module. The optical lens module is for forming an image of an object on an image plane associated therewith. The image sensor is disposed on the image plane of the optic... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7747161 | Camera with external flash unit A camera includes a frame and a flash unit. The frame is provided with a first retainer and a second retainer at two different places thereof. The flash unit is alternatively attached to the two places via one of the first retainer and the second retainer. ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7702235 | Handheld electronic device and camera providing flash compensation of images, and associated method An improved handheld electronic device and camera apparatus upon which can be executed an improved method enable a modular camera to be used in conjunction with a flash. In one implementation, compensation parameters that are intended for use in a non-flash situatio... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7580625 | Handheld electronic device A handheld electronic device 10 comprising first and second parts 11, 12 at least partially retractable with respect to one another along an extension axis 14 of the device to define retracted and extended configurations of the device, the devic... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7522830 | Placement of light-emitting section in image sensing apparatus In an image sensing device in which a hinge mechanism is secured to the side face of the main body of the image sensing device and an image display unit for displaying a captured image is mounted by the hinge mechanism so as to be free to rotate, a light-emitting de... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7418201 | Flash apparatus, camera provided with flash apparatus, semiconductor laser device, and method of manufacturing the same In an embodiment of a flash apparatus, a semiconductor laser device is used as a flash-use light source. Laser light beams are approximately evenly scattered by a reflector plate whose reflection surface is formed of Ag coarse film, whereby illumination of a wide ra... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7403706 | Camera The present invention provides a camera in which a flash emission section is aligned with a self-timer light-emitting indicator section and the amount of slide of a slide door is minimized. The camera includes; a housing with an opening for an image-taking optical s... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7375759 | Digital image capturing apparatus capable of capturing images from different directions A digital image capturing apparatus includes a housing, a first hole installed on the front side of the housing for inputting light from the front, a second hole installed on the rear side of the housing for inputting light from the rear, a reflector module installe... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7335395 | Methods of using pre-formed nanotubes to make carbon nanotube films, layers, fabrics, ribbons, elements and articles Methods of Using Preformed Nanotubes to Make Carbon Nanotube Films, Layers, Fabrics, Ribbons, Elements and Articles are disclosed. To make various articles, certain embodiments provide a substrate. Preformed nanotubes are applied to a surface of the substrate to cre... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7330742 | Portable communication device and method of sensing camera operation mode in the portable communication device A portable communication device including a first housing and second housing, wherein the second housing is connected to the first housing so that it is rotatable around a first hinge axis while facing a top surface of the first housing to allow movement toward or a... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7322735 | Telescoping power medium A telescoping power medium which can be telescopically positioned at any one of several distances and has an outer collapsible conductor surrounding an inner collapsible conductor. For example, a telescoping light fixture arm, the arm being adapted to electrically c... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7254323 | Illumination optical system, illumination device and image-taking apparatus An illumination optical system is disclosed, which leads a luminous flux forward effectively, which emitted backward from a light source. The illumination optical system comprises a light source, and a first optical member arranged on an opposite side of a light irr... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7236697 | Device for driving light emitting diode for flash of camera Disclosed herein is a device for driving a LED for a flash of a camera, such as a digital camera or a camera of a mobile phone, which is capable of driving the LED in two modes to reduce power consumption. The LED drive device comprises the LED, a continuous low cur... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7224501 | Light-emitting device and apparatus having the same A light-emitting device is disclosed which allows efficient irradiation of light from a plurality of light sources to achieve a predetermined light emission characteristic and has a small size. The light-emitting device has an optical member which includes a first r... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7221864 | Lighting apparatus for photographing A lighting apparatus for lighting subjects to be photographed, includes a plurality of lighting units each having a lighting element and a radiating surface for radiating light from the lighting element, and each radiating surface having a normal line oriented in th... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7204601 | Illumination apparatus and image-taking apparatus An illumination apparatus is disclosed, with which an illumination optical system can be made small while attaining uniform light distribution properties within an irradiation region of light, by properly designing the shape of a reflection member. The illumination ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7176505 | Electromechanical three-trace junction devices Three trace electromechanical circuits and methods of using same. A circuit includes first and second electrically conductive elements with a nanotube ribbon (or other electromechanical elements) disposed therebetween. An insulative layer is disposed on one of the f... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7136672 | Mobile telephone with built-in camera and flash A mobile telephone quipped with a camera may employ, as a camera flash, one or more RGB tri-color LEDs arranged on a face of the mobile telephone which is aligned with the direction in which a photograph may be taken by the camera. The viewing angle of the RGB tri-c... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7133277 | Electronic device A miniaturized electronic device including a battery storing container having an opening for placing a battery in and out, a recording medium storing part for storing a recording medium detachably, and a plurality of circuit boards constituting predetermined circuit... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7129654 | Flashing light control apparatus and method thereof The present invention describes a flashing light apparatus and method for operating the same. A pulse signal generated by a pulse signal generator and the states of the general purpose Input/Output pins of a CPU are used to control the lights to flash. ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7127163 | Ring light guide A ring illuminator (20) has a light channeling section (22) with an input face (24) optically coupling the light channeling section (22) to a flash unit (16) of a camera (12) for obtaining flash illumination therefrom. A rin... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7120047 | Device selection circuitry constructed with nanotube technology A memory system having electromechanical memory cells and decoders is disclosed. A decoder circuit selects at least one of the memory cells of an array of such cells. Each cell in the array is a crossbar junction at least one element of which is a nanotube or a nano... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7108406 | Terminal retainer and strobe device using the retainer A retainer includes: a connecting piece; one or more retaining parts provided at either end of the connecting piece and having a hole into which a terminal of an electrical component fits; an arm piece extending from near the hole; and a washer that is formed on the... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7106962 | Synchronizing shutter and flash in camera with switch closing member capable of elastic deformation A camera with a built-in electronic flash has a spring-driven high energy lever that is pivoted for initiating shutter opening and for translating a switch closing member to close a normally open shutter-flash synchronization switch. When the switch reopens, it tran... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7092626 | Placement of light-emitting section in image sensing apparatus In an image sensing device in which a hinge mechanism is secured to the side face of the main body of the image sensing device and an image display unit for displaying a captured image is mounted by the hinge mechanism so as to be free to rotate, a light-emitting de... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7092628 | Photography systems and methods utilizing filter-encoded images In a photography method, a film image is scanned and digitized to provide a digital image. An identifier associated with the film image is read. The identifier points to a group of filter effects. Each filter effect has a preassigned digital modification. The modifi... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7076161 | Lens-fitted photo film unit and printing method A lens-fitted photo film unit comprises a main body, a bottom lid, and a photo film. The main body has an exposure chamber with a taking lens. The exposure chamber is provided with a plane mirror disposed in such a manner as to be inclined 45 degrees with respect to... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7061465 | Liquid crystal display There is provided a liquid crystal display device having a longer useful life and in which its so-called picture frame area can be narrowed. The liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel having a display part in its central portion and a ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7052151 | Photography light source device Light source devices for photography using LED elements as a light source known in the prior art provide insufficient quantity of light, and the inability to avoid size increases in order to generate a sufficient quantity of light has been problematic. A photography... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7020392 | Finder housing An objective that is a concave lens and an ocular that is a convex lens are arranged in a finder housing with a predetermined space between them. The finder housing is molded of a black plastic material. A diaphragm portion is integrally formed inside an inner perip... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6990292 | Image projection apparatus, projection image pattern, laser drive apparatus, camera apparatus Image projection apparatus wherein, a focusing lens is controlled when a shutter is operated so that a contrast signal, obtained when a luminance signal from a camera signal processing circuit is supplied to an auto focusing detection circuit, may become maximum. A ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6979590 | Methods of making electromechanical three-trace junction devices Methods of producing an electromechanical circuit element are described. A lower structure having lower support structures and a lower electrically conductive element is provided. A nanotube ribbon (or other electromechanically responsive element) is formed on an up... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6973263 | Image projection apparatus, projection image pattern, laser drive apparatus, camera apparatus Image protection apparatus wherein, a focusing lens is controlled when a shutter is operated so that a contrast signal, obtained when a luminance signal from a camera signal processing circuit is supplied to an auto focusing detection circuit, may become maximum. A ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6955527 | Two-way mounting air pump with an inflation mode and a deflation mode A two-way mounting mode air pump is constructed to include a housing affixed to an inflatable object, a battery case mounted in the housing, the battery case having a female coupling device and power output contacts in the female coupling device, and a motor pump se... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6941066 | Camera case This invention provides a camera case for stopping degradation of picture quality even if pictures are taken with a camera still in the case. Also, this invention provides a camera case with which it is possible to smoothly remove a strap from the case body. ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6925254 | Camera apparatus The camera apparatus comprises a camera-body portion 1; a display pane 2 attached to the camera-body 1 as an outwardly fixing type with freely rotary operation; and a lens block 5 provided at the upper portion of the camera-body 1 ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6925255 | Camera A camera is provided which includes a camera exterior housing which covers the camera and which has an inclined surface. A first electric part and a second electric part are provided such that longitudinal directions thereof are parallel. A first end surface of the ... | 08/02/2005 |
