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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7373322 | Two-way wireless communication system for financial industry transactions A method for providing assured communication in a two-way wireless financial exchange data communication system. An instruction signal for wireless transmission between a first device and a second device includes an assigned sequence number and an adjustable hierarc... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7321732 | Method and apparatus for improving noise immunity for low intensity optical communication An optical communication probe enables a diagnostic tool to optically communicate with an external device, such as an appliance, through a low intensity indicator light of the external device. The communication probe includes an optical transmitter, an optical recei... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7280769 | Method and apparatus for operating an optical receiver for low intensity optical communication in a high speed mode An optical communication probe enables a diagnostic tool to optically communicate with an external device, such as an appliance, through a low intensity indicator light of the external device. The communication probe includes an optical transmitter, an optical recei... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7239823 | Electrophotographic image forming apparatus, process cartridge and discharge preventing mechanism An electrophotographic image forming apparatus on which a process cartridge is detachably mountable forms an image on a recording medium, and has a main body electrical contact electrically connected to a cartridge electrical contact when the cartridge is mounted on... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7149423 | Lens apparatus diagnostic system, diagnostic program, record medium, lens diagnostic system and controller diagnostic system The lens apparatus diagnostic system, the diagnostic program, the record medium, the lens diagnostic system and the controller diagnostic system have the effects of, by connecting a personal computer to a TV lens and having a diagnosis of the TV lens performed by th... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7063470 | Printer media supply spool adapted to allow the printer to sense type of media, and method of assembling same A printer media supply spool adapted to allow the printer to sense type of media, and method of assembling same. The supply spool comprises a shaft having a supply of media ribbon wound thereabout. A transceiver unit is disposed proximate the shaft. The transceiver ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7062192 | Electrophotographic image forming apparatus, process cartridge and discharge preventing mechanism An electrophotographic image forming apparatus on which a process cartridge is detachably mountable forms an image on a recording medium, and has a main body electrical contact electrically connected to a cartridge electrical contact when the cartridge is mounted on... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6811079 | Sheet media package having radio-frequency identification transponder Sheet media package system includes a cartridge or other packaging for containing a plurality of sheet media; and a radio-frequency identification transponder which stores relevant digital data associated with the cartridge or other packaging. ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6724428 | Shutter and lens apparatus of a digital camera with a stepless focusing function This invention discloses a shutter and lens apparatus including a lens housing for receiving a multi-function support. The multi-function support includes a lens seat fitting with a lens and two solenoid valves attached on its bottom. A shutter slice and a diaphragm... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6466745 | Film cartridge with IC memory and apparatus that uses it and method of using it An apparatus using a film cartridge having an IC memory unit. The IC memory unit is arranged beneath a side of a cartridge shell of the film cartridge, and a positioning hole is formed on the side of the cartridge shell. In order to read/write information... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6449436 | Aperture adjustment using shaped memory alloy A camera adapted to receive any one of a plurality of film loads having different film speeds includes a film speed sensing device for sensing the particular film speed of a film load in the camera, an aperture setting device adjustable to effect differen... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6430372 | Image data recording method and frame image regenerating method An image data recording method for recording, in an IC memory mounted in a film cartridge, image data of one or more desired frames on developed photographic film stored in the film cartridge is provided. The image data recording method comprises the step... | 08/06/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6272293 | Order information recording system and photographic image processing method In a case in which simultaneous printing is to be carried out, thumbnail image data is recorded onto an IC chip which is provided at a cartridge loaded in a camera. A control section reads the thumbnail image data from the IC chip and outputs the data to ... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6247857 | Multistage system for processing photographic film A system for photographic film processing adapted to access stored information that is related to film processing. An electrically programmable read/write memory contained in a transponder is integrally attached to the film container used at each stage in... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6222999 | Latched film unit, latching device, system, and method A latched film unit has a support, a filmstrip held by the support, and a latch mounted to the support. The latch is reversibly switchable between a first state and a second state and can enable or disable an access right of a memory element in the film u... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6205060 | Method of controlling a production process and recycle of photo film cartridge or lens-fitted photo film unit In a production process of a photo film cartridge, data relating to respective components and data obtained during the production process is written in an IC memory that is mounted to a cartridge shell of the photo film cartridge. The data written in the ... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6192201 | Film cartridge with IC memory and apparatus that uses it and method of using it An apparatus using a film cartridge having an IC memory unit. The IC memory unit is arranged beneath a side of a cartridge shell of the film cartridge, and a positioning hole is formed on the side of the cartridge shell. In order to read/write information... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6192200 | Film cassette having memory module, photographic device, and method for registering memory module A photographic device includes a film cassette that has a shell having a film space and a module slot external to the film space. The filmstrip coiled within said film space. A memory module is loosely retained in the module slot. The photographic device ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6173119 | Camera having radio-frequency identification transponder A camera has a body, an image capture assembly mounted in the body, and at least one radio-frequency identification transponder mounted within the body, said transponder is unshielded by the body. The transponder can be an inlay transponder.... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6157784 | Film cassette having loosely-retained, reversibly separable memory module, and photographic apparatus A film cassette has a shell having a film space and a module slot external to the film space. A filmstrip is coiled within the film space. A memory module is loosely-retained in the module slot. The memory module is reversibly separable from the shell. A ... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6144806 | Camera having data protection means A camera has a back cover movable between a closed state and an open state to enable a film case to be installed in and removed from the camera. A detector detects the transition of the cover between the closed state and the open state. A data register st... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6104883 | Memory module reader A memory module reader has a body having a module socket. The module socket defines a cylindrical contact site and a site axis. A terminal block is joined to the body. The terminal block includes a plurality of leads and a cam unit having at least one cam... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6085046 | Device for processing digital data of a DX code A device for processing digital data receives digital data with a number of original digital data being reduced in a predetermined manner, discriminates whether a predetermined reference part of the received digital data meets a predetermined condition, s... | 07/04/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5995768 | Lens-fitted photo film unit and data recording method therefor A lens-fitted photo film unit contains a cartridge shell into which an IC memory is incorporated, and a roll of photo filmstrip having a magnetic recording layer. Unit ID data and date-of-manufacture data are written in the IC memory in the factory. A dat... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5991548 | Apparatus and methods for loading a photographic camera with a film specified by the camera Apparatus (10; 800) is disclosed for loading of film into a photographic camera (106), the camera including an external housing (320) having at least one movable closure (322, 324) which, in an open position of the closure, enables a discrete filmstrip (3... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5978605 | Film cartridge control device A film cartridge control device is provided for controlling a film cartridge provided with a data disk which rotates in association with a cartridge spool and indicates given information depending upon a position at which the data disk is stopped when a f... | 11/02/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5915134 | Switching device with DX contacts for a camera A release switch is directly activated by a self-timer button, and a shutter release button first activates a photometric switch, then the release switch. The self-timer operation is carried out in response to the activation of only the release switch, a ... | 06/22/1999 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5710617 | 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... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5678078 | Camera capable of communicating with an external device via communication contact points arranged in a cartridge compartment A camera capable of communicating with an external device, such as an adjustment device for performing camera testing, checking and adjustment operations. The camera includes a cartridge compartment having a wall member to accommodate a film cartridge, th... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5550609 | Film cartridge with film movement indicator, and associated indicator sensing device A film cartridge has a folded-over tab protruding from a film egress slot in the form of a loop to be unfolded by a film leader moving outwardly through the slot and an electrically conductive patch located on the loop to be accessible for sensing only wh... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5548360 | Mechanism for detecting DX encoded film data of camera A DX encoded film data detecting mechanism has a first contact member the tip portion formed with an opening at its tip portion protruding by a predetermined amount so as to come in contact with a film data pattern from an opening formed in a wall of a fi... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5497212 | Rewinding device for cameras A camera using a film cartridge in which whether the film is exposed or unexposed can be distinguished by the phase of rotation of a shaft to rewinding a film, wherein said camera comprising: a film chamber to receive the film cartridge, a lid of the film... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5483310 | Film cartridge and a camera employing the film cartridge A film cartridge includes a rewinding shaft for rewinding a film, a case having a film exit/entrance and accommodating the film rewound by the shaft therearound in a light-intercepted condition, and a locking mechanism for locking the leading portion of t... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5477286 | System unit for adjusting operation of camera The present invention discloses a system unit for adjusting the operation of a camera that is capable of stably bringing a probe into contact with adjustment contacts without using a film information detection (DX) contact. The apparatus has pin receiving... | 12/19/1995 |
