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Cloaking System Using Optoelectronically Controlled Camouflage
A Cloaking System designed to operate in the visible light spectrum, utilizes optoelectronics and/or photonic components to conceal an object within it.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7248292 | Imaging device with world standard time calculation and the ability to transmit said calculated time information The present invention relates to video recording and playback apparatuses in which a video camera directly accesses a server via a network and can therefore send and receive data. A network access program 26c stored in a storage unit 26 controls... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7012638 | Electronic still camera having a charge storage element In an electronic still camera having a charge storage type image-capturing element, electrical charges are stored at the image-capturing element in correspondence to the subject brightness distribution and the stored charges are read out from the image-capturing ele... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6930659 | Light emitting indicator drive circuit In a light emitting indicator drive circuit which supplies a current to display elements different in display areas, a constant-current is supplied from a P-channel MOS-FET to a display element and a pulse width control circuit controls a on/off ratio. deterioration... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6900886 | Photometric apparatus A photometric apparatus includes an exposure value calculator for calculating an exposure value based on light data from a photo sensor and an inputted photosensitivity; an exposure value difference calculator for calculating a difference between a calculated exposu... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6760548 | Camera having display device A disclosed photographing apparatus has a LCD display, a select member, and a controller. The display displays information about a photographic condition, in arbitrary display form using a dot-matrix. The select member selects one display mode among a plurality of d... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6714293 | Exposure meter An exposure meter has both function of an incident light type exposure meter for measuring an exposure value of an object by an incident light to the object and a reflected light type exposure meter for measuring exposure value of the object by a reflected light fro... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6229963 | Display device for a camera A display device for a camera including a multiple section display that displays data arranged in a specified direction. A control unit controls the multiple section display to display date data or a count of the frames of film. The count of the frames of... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6208083 | System and method for driving organic EL devices An organic EL display driving system which enables even a display with a mixed matrix-and-segment portion to be driven with neither a contrast lowering nor a false light emission phenomenon, and yet which is simple in construction. To achieve this, there ... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6101338 | Speech recognition camera with a prompting display A speech recognition camera 10 comprises a camera body 11 for providing a protective housing; a display (20, 25, 30) disposed on the camera body 11; a microphone 15 for receiving voice commands; and a microcontroller 40 disposed in said camera body 11 tha... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6081670 | Depth-of-field indicator for a camera An apparatus for controlling a camera to achieve sharp, clear pictures includes a sensor for determining the distance of the camera from a subject and a controller for calculating the camera's depth-of-field, determining whether the subject is within the ... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6072960 | Camera A camera has a memory for storing date information in a plurality of display patterns, the memory being capable of storing one of the plurality of display patterns as a home position, and a display for displaying the date information in the display patter... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6070018 | Camera with color data display A camera is provided in which light entering from an object field through a shooting lens is reflected by reflective mirror, and an image is formed on a focusing screen. The light that forms the image is reflected in a pentaprism, and forms an image on an... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6070019 | 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 ... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6021280 | Display system for camera A camera display system comprises circuit sections and a driving section disposed in a camera, a display section having display patterns each corresponding to an error detected in one of the circuit sections or the driving section, and a control section f... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5983035 | Method of displaying title and camera and camera remote controller A camera or a remote controller with memory stores pieces of title information which correspond to predefined titles. The title information includes a title number and title display data. The title number indicates a predefined title to be printed togethe... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5765042 | One-time-use camera with matching indicia on camera exterior and film cassette A one-time-use camera comprises a film cartridge and a filmstrip, a lighttight camera body having an interior chamber for the film cartridge and an exterior cover portion for light-tightly sealing the chamber that can be separated from another exterior (r... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5748998 | Camera A camera comprising a mode setting portion in which either mode is set out of a first focusing mode and a second focusing mode; a mode switch; detecting means; focusing means; and focusing mode controlling means for performing such a control, after comple... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5745809 | Camera with correspondingly shaped operation members and display areas In a camera for displaying a plurality of control contents such as set values and functions controlled by a plurality of operation members on an LCD device, there are provided a plurality of display areas which constitute the LCD device and are formed by ... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5742853 | Information setting and display device for a camera An information setting and displaying device for a camera has a rotary dial mounted on a camera body to be rotatable stepwise. A display member is provided adjacent the rotary dial, and includes at least a pair of display sub-areas arranged along the dire... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5727234 | Camera with shake detection and display A camera is provided that accomplishes a warning display using a range measurement frame indicating a specific subject field region. The camera includes a shake amount detection system that detects the amount of shaking of the camera, a drive system that ... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5715485 | Apparatus for displaying photographing information for a camera A photographing information setting apparatus for a camera has a capability of improving the operativity in setting photographing information by displaying all of the photographing information or a part thereof contained in a photographing information gro... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5710948 | Camera system with color temperature meter A camera is equipped with an integral color temperature measurement mechanism. The color temperature measurement mechanism measures the color temperature of the light source illuminating the subject field and a display mechanism displays the color tempera... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5701520 | Camera A camera comprising a mode setting portion in which either mode is set out of a first focusing mode and a second focusing mode. The camera includes: a mode switch, detecting means, focusing means, and focusing mode controlling means for performing such a ... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5696998 | Optical apparatus equipped with sight line detector A sight line detecting device includes a controller operable in a sight line information using mode for controlling an optical apparatus for use in accordance with sight line information, and usable in a sight line information prohibiting mode for control... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5682563 | Camera which displays information to a user corresponding to a message imprinted on film A camera which imprints alphanumeric messages on the film. The camera allows a user to view, in the order of most frequently used, the messages which can be imprinted. In order to reduce the cost of the camera, there is a dot matrix LCD display which can ... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5649244 | Multi-function camera having color coordinated operational modes and manipulation members A multi-function camera having a display unit in which the different operational modes are displayed in different colors. The operational modes are controlled by manipulation members on the exterior surface of the camera. The manipulation members are colo... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5634149 | Control circuit and method for controlling the operation of a camera having a B shutter operating mode A control circuit for operating a camera in the B shutter mode includes a microcontroller for computing an appropriate film exposure time period based on a measurement of ambient light in a scene to be photographed. Under the control of a user-actuated sh... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5627623 | Camera and method for assuring photography with selected parameter A camera includes a memory, a display component, a selector, a controller and a shutter assembly. The memory stores a plurality of preset parameters used to control the camera during a photographic operation. The display component is coupled to the memory... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5600399 | Optical apparatus and camera for controlling a plurality of functions by using a visual axis This invention relates to an optical apparatus with a visual axis detection function. The apparatus having finder means for observing an object, and visual axis detection means for detecting a visual axis position of an observer who looks into a field of ... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5565935 | Data copying device for a camera Data positions and character orientations are quickly and reliably determined by a data copying device of a camera. Data relating to photography such as date and time, exposure value, and the like is copied inside or in the vicinity of a photographic fiel... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5483320 | Exposure control apparatus for camera A display device of a camera is automatically switched from a date display mode to a time display mode for a predetermined amount of time in a case when the photographer inputs exposure correction information, such as geographic area information, which in... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5432570 | Camera having means for restricting an operation based on a state of use of a recording medium A camera which can be loaded with a cartridge for a recording medium with a recording portion is disclosed. The camera includes a processing circuit for reproducing at least recording data recorded in the recording portion. The camera further includes a d... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5376981 | Data recording apparatus for a camera A microcomputer (μCOM) in a camera causes an EEPROM in a memory unit to store data on each picture taken. The photographic data stored in the EEPROM is read by the μCOM and displayed on a display unit. According to the operation of an UP SW or a DOWN SW... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5367356 | Camera provided with red-eye phenomenon preventing feature A camera includes a display device for displaying a time period extending from a time when a red-eye phenomenon preventing light is emitted to a time when a red-eye phenomenon preventing exposure operation can be performed, changing a display form.... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5349409 | Photographing lens A photographing lens which can be detachably attached to a camera body includes a memory for storing steady lens data which is constant, regardless of photographing conditions, and variable lens data which vary in accordance with the photographing conditi... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5302990 | Method and apparatus for displaying recordable data in a camera In a selectable data recording mode for setting freely selectable character data and for recording them on a photographic film concurrently with photographing, an array of characters is displayed as data to be revised. One of these characters is designate... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5287137 | Encoder device An encoder device of the present invention comprises: a motor for driving a photographing lens, a pulse generator operated by a drive force transmitted from the motor to the photographing lens, and generating a coarse pulse signal and a fine pulse signal corre... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5280320 | Electronically controlled camera having internal photographing mode and display An electronically controlled camera which takes a picture every time a preset interval passes and displays remaining time available until a picture taking operation is effected on a display portion by reducing the interval time. A display portion displays... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5278606 | Camera A camera having a display device for displaying a body number of the camera is arranged to store identification information peculiar to the camera such as the body number, etc. in a rewritable memory and to display the identification information by readin... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5258805 | Display device of a camera A display device of a camera automatically switches from a date display mode to a time display mode for a predetermined amount of time in a case when the photographer inputs exposure correction information, such as geographic area information, which invol... | 11/02/1993 |
