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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7369280 | Portable system for capturing images and information A portable imaging system transportable by a user between a first and second location for scanning an image for later production of an image product. The system includes (a) a first and second member movable between an open and closed position; (b) a scanning area a... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7349627 | Tracking an image-recording medium using a watermark and associated memory A method for tracking a segment of an image-recording medium and an image-recording medium are provided. In a first aspect of the invention what is provided is a method for distributing an image-recording medium. In accordance with the method, an identifying mark is... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7152794 | Automated bar code label canceller, and method of cancelling bar codes A method and apparatus for heat-treating a thermal-direct-printed bar code label, upon which a bar code has been pre-printed by previously exposing predetermined portions of the thermal-direct-printed bar code label to a predetermined temperature level, to a similar... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7137558 | Methods and apparatus for forming barcode characters Methods and apparatus described herein form barcode characters by determining a number of pixels associated with forming a first bar and a second bar of a first barcode character. A separation width value associated with the first bar and the second bar is determine... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7137113 | Program operating apparatus and program write control apparatus and method A program operating apparatus is provided, which is capable of rewriting control programs for a plurality of CPUs without using any exclusive external apparatuses, thereby achieving a simplified and efficient rewrite operation. A control program stored in a ROM of a... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7113651 | Multi-spectral miniature microscope array A multi-spectral miniature microscope objective imaging system for a miniature microscope array includes one or more illuminating light sources for illuminating an object with light including multiple spectral bands, a multi-spectral imaging miniature microscope obj... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7032816 | Communication between machines and feed-forward control in event-based product manufacturing Providing communication between machines and feed-forward control in event-based product manufacturing. Some of the disclosed embodiments include a system, method, and computer-readable media for communicating data relating to a material between machines during a pr... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7032988 | Certified proofing A certified proofing method is disclosed that includes receiving a printable sheet and automatically detecting at least one feature of at least one component of a proofing process bearing on its quality. The method also includes automatically evaluating at least one... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7023622 | Miniature microscope objective lens A miniature microscope objective for a miniature microscope array (MMA) includes preferably at least three or four lenses including from object to image a first positive lens, a second positive lens and a third negative lens. The objective has a numerical aperture (... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7015957 | Camera that downloads electronic images having metadata identifying images previously excluded from first in-first out overwriting and method A camera, method, and system provide downloaded electronic images that have metadata identifying individual images previously excluded, within the camera, from first in-first out overwriting. In the method, a first plurality of electronic images are captured in the ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6994261 | Support for a cartridge for transferring an electronically readable item of information from the cartridge to an electronic circuit A support for a medication cartridge provided with one or more electronically readable items of information carrying areas is disclosed. The support disclosed has a number of closely spaced mutually electrically insulated conductors embedded in an electrically insul... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6954971 | Method for simultaneously making a plurality of acoustic signal sensor elements A fetal heart monitoring system preferably comprising a backing plate having a generally concave front surface and a generally convex back surface, and at least one sensor element attached to the concave front surface for acquiring acoustic fetal heart signals produ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6938976 | Printer and method therefor adapted to sense data uniquely associated with a consumable loaded into the printer An inkjet printer adapted to sense type of supplied consumable receiver media, inks, printhead, and cleaning fluid. A transponder attached to a consumable is coupled to a memory device capable of storing information characteristic of the consumable. A transceiver is... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6823136 | Method and system for processing a photographic film The present invention relates to a camera including a writer adapted to couple information to a film in use in the camera, the information relating to an ISO rating setting for a particular image captured by the camera. The invention also relates to photographic pro... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6711353 | Photographing system In the present invention, by using a light-responsive component which can be used in photographing with a sensitivity thereof set to a sensitivity different from an indicated sensitivity, sensitivity information recorded at the light-responsive component by a photog... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6381417 | Data reading apparatus A data reading apparatus adapted for a film cartridge having a data recording part provided on a predetermined moving member includes a first data reading device which reads data from the data recording part moving, a second data reading device which read... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6381416 | Film unit having radio-frequency identification transponder A film unit has image capture media and a radio-frequency identification transponder affixed to the image capture media. The image capture media can be photographic film.... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6295414 | Apparatus with information erasure based on last film frame An apparatus, such as a camera, includes a storage device which stores at least one of cartridge-identifying information for identifying each individual film cartridge and history information indicative of contents of a usage history of a film cartridge c... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6263165 | Device and method for detecting a rest position of a revolving body, and an apparatus equipped with such a device In a cartridge chamber of a camera is disposed a photoreflector to read a bar code formed on a disk attached to an end of a film spool. When a cartridge is loaded, the film spool is rotated more than one round in the direction to rewind the film. The phot... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6249649 | Apparatus having a film-cartridge-ID confirming function An apparatus having a film-cartridge-ID confirming funtion which is adapted to a film cartridge with an information recording portion includes a reading device that reads ID information for identifying the film cartridge from the information recording por... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6233405 | Camera and film cartridge display setting apparatus A camera and a cartridge indicator setting apparatus adapted to a film cartridge including an indicator operatively coupled to a film supply spool provided in the film cartridge. The camera and the cartridge indicator setting apparatus includes a storage ... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6198884 | Camera capable of reading/writing information of photo film cassette A camera is used with a photo film cassette of a predetermined type. The photo film cassette includes a spool about which photo film is wound. A cassette shell contains the spool in a rotatable manner. A data disk with a bar code is disposed on the spool ... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6091907 | Film cartridge with masking slide for covering electrically readable encodement and uncovering exposed film indicator on cartridge A film cartridge comprising a housing having an outer array of electrically sensible areas which can be sensed by a similar array of electrical probes in a camera, is characterized in that a masking slide is supported on the housing for movement between a... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6064828 | Camera detecting the type of loaded film and adjusting amplifier gain of magnetic read circuit A camera having curcuitry for detecting the type of loaded film has a processor for reading information from a recording portion of the loaded film. Detection circuitry is provided for detecting the type of film loaded in the camera, and an adjustment cir... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6055381 | Silver film camera capable of displaying an electronically picked-up image A camera for exposing a silver film to an image of an object uses a sensor to convert an object of the image into an image signal. The image signal is then stored in connection with an identification code of the film. The stored image signal is read out i... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6050489 | Bar code system for brownie film and bar code reader of camera A bar code is provided on a Brownie film roll by printing black bar elements on a high-reflective obverse surface of an adhesive tape that secures a leading end of a filmstrip to a light-shielding paper. Spacings between the black bar elements form white ... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6026248 | Camera or apparatus adapted to film cartridge An apparatus, such as a camera, comprises a detection device which detects an index of a film cartridge, and a control device which performs predetermined control in accordance with the detection device detecting that the index of the film cartridge does ... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5984537 | Method and apparatus for preventing the deviation of a focal plane shutter blade An apparatus and a method for preventing the deviation of a focal plane shutter are disclosed. The apparatus has a back cover switch, a control unit and a shutter driver. The apparatus and method prevents the deviation of the focal plane shutter blade by ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5940638 | Apparatus and method for reading photographic information for an advanced photo system camera An apparatus and a method for reading photographic information for an advance photo system camera utilizes a single optical sensor to record the photographic information on a data disk contained in a film cartridge. The apparatus further includes an infor... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5940636 | Apparatus using a film cartridge having an indicator for indicating an exposure condition of a film An apparatus using a film cartridge in a system that a leading portion of a film contained in a cartridge is thrust to be conveyed from the cartridge, wherein an indicator showing an exposure condition is reset to an original state when an initial loading... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5940637 | Photographic film cartridge containing time and temperature integrating indicator device, and process for controlling photofinishing of film A photographic film cartridge is disclosed comprising a housing with an outer surface, and a time and temperature integrating device for providing a visually observable indication of cumulative thermal exposure on the outer surface, wherein the time and t... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5929974 | Film cartridge and film image input system thereof The present invention provides a film cartridge which can be looked up easily and a film image input system which can obtain a high quality image by using the film cartridge. The image signal of each frame image, of which the image quality is adjusted, is... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5925431 | Label with integrated coding Adhesive label for an article to be labeled, in particular for a film cartridge, the adhesive label coding machine-readable properties of the article, in particular of a film in the film cartridge, by the position of at least one boundary between an elect... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5918080 | Camera and method of discerning status of a photo film cassette A photo film cassette contains a photo film, which is exited from a cassette shell when a spool is rotated in an unwinding direction. A data disk is integrally rotatable with the spool. The spool, if the photo film is unexposed, is stopped in an unexposed... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5896293 | Method of managing information exchanged between production information supervisory computer and line supervisory computers for production of photo film cartridge Supervisory computers are individually disposed in a molding line for molding a pair of shell halves, a cartridge assembly line for assembling a cartridge shell from the pair of shell halves and other parts, a winding line for producing and winding each i... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5893000 | Camera capable of reading/writing information of photo film cassette A camera is used with a photo film cassette of a predetermined type. The photo film cassette includes a spool about which photo film is wound. A cassette shell contains the spool in a rotatable manner. A data disk with a bar code is disposed on the spool ... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5881327 | Camera and input/output device for camera An external input/output device has a plug-in unit having the same shape as a photographic film cassette. The plug-in unit is insertable in a cassette chamber of a camera having a reflective photo-sensor for reading bar codes from a bar code disc of the p... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5815751 | Camera loadable with film cartridge having film photographing information A camera is loadable with a film cartridge having a rotary spool connected with a film and a bar code disk rotatable with the rotary spool and provided with a bar code for indicating photographing information of the film. While the rotary spool is being r... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5812894 | Photographic camera and method of and device for distinguishing condition of use of photographic film in film magazine A film magazine includes a spool which is supported for rotation in a magazine body and around which the roll film is wound, and a data disk which carries bar codes representing information inherent to the film magazine such as the ISO sensitivity, the nu... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5752105 | Operation method of device loaded with a film unit A device (e.g., a camera) loaded with a film unit operates to detect a characteristic of the film unit, such as the state of an information part of the film unit. The detection result is used as a basis to control the performance of a further operation, s... | 05/12/1998 |
