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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8131145 | Lightweight cordless security camera The present invention is a lightweight, cordless security camera comprising a lightweight stand or tripod, a video camera with pan, tilt, and zoom articulation and an audio microphone, a wireless networking interface enabling wireless access to the camera controls, ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 7899320 | Battery packs A battery pack for mounting to a camera and camera stand is described. The battery pack has attachment means on opposite sides. The attachment means are of complementary design so that the battery pack can be mounted between the camera and the stand. Each attachment... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7154553 | Composite system capable of switching between separate power sources A composite system includes first and second devices, each operated using its own power source device as a driving source. The system comprises a signal line connecting loads of the first and second devices so that the first and second devices operate in cooperation... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7123155 | Operational mode-based battery monitoring for a battery-powered electronic device A method and an electronic device monitor a battery of the device with respect to device operational mode in one or both of battery charge level monitoring and battery cut-off determination. Mode-based monitoring employs a mode-specific wait period prior to performi... | 10/17/2006 |
| 6909456 | Electronic still camera with printer There is disclosed an electronic still camera that has a printer section in addition to a camera section. The printer section prints an image on a self-developing type instant photo film unit in accordance with digital image data picked up and memorized through the ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6091909 | Battery control for digital camera and integral printer A digital camera having image capture and processing electronics receives a first battery for operating the image capture and processing electronics of the digital camera and has an integral printer having a removable cartridge for printing captured image... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5822631 | Forced-driving apparatus for film rewinding motor of a camera A forced-driving apparatus for a film rewinding motor of a camera which is adapted to rewind a film into a film cartridge includes supplemental power supply terminals which can be connected from the outside to supply power to rotate the film rewinding mot... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5041861 | Camera system with means for detecting the condition of back-up power supply A camera with circuitry, a main power source for supplying electric power to the circuitry, a back-up power source for supplying electric power to the circuitry independently from the main power source, a detector for detecting the condition of the back-u... | 08/20/1991 |
| 4963917 | Photographic camera A photographic camera system including a mode setting device for selectively setting the system to a real focal length photographing mode for printing an ordinary photographic zone and a pseudo focal length photographing mode for printing a zone narrower ... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4816862 | Power supply system for memory unit of camera An electronic appliance having a microcomputer, peripheral devices controlled by the microcomputer, a main battery acting as power source, and a backup battery for outputting signals indicating the presence and absence of the main battery. Checking is mad... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4697909 | Power source device with reserve power source for camera A device for supplying an electric energy to an electric device of a camera includes, first power source means in which a first cell is loaded that has a given output capacity sufficient for the electric device to exert its function, second power source m... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4668070 | Power supply device of a camera A camera containing at least one first battery and at least one second battery therein includes first means supplied with an electric power by the at least one first battery, thereby becoming operable, second means supplied with an electric power by the a... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4662736 | Power supply system for memory unit of camera An electronic appliance having a microcomputer, peripheral devices controlled by the microcomputer, a main battery acting as power source, and a backup battery for backing up the main battery. Checking is made of whether the main battery is loaded in the ... | 05/05/1987 |