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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7442451 | Electronic apparatus and camera An electronic apparatus, such as a camera, is configured to be driven by a fuel cell. The fuel cell includes a fuel unit and a power generation unit. The fuel unit is configured to store fuel, and the power generation unit is configured to generate electric power wi... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7333054 | Information processing device, power supply control method, and computer program An information processing device includes a global positioning system (GPS) device configured to execute position calculation processing based on data received from a satellite; a power supply controller configured to control power supply to the GPS device; and a de... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7312826 | Digital camera apparatus with high speed imaging and energy saving features A digital camera 10 includes a systems control section 20. When the systems control section 20 receives any of operation signals from a key operation section 18, the systems control section 20 measures the passage of time with a ti... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7290095 | Information processing apparatus and method therefor, and recording medium An information processing apparatus, in which binding of data common to processes is performed such that common data is registered, and in which if it is determined that common data is not yet been registered, a task is shifted to a sleeping state and then shifted t... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7129984 | Electronic device using operating system for overall apparatus control including mechanical operation A control method for an electronic device such as a digital camera, having a mechanical driving member comprising a collapsible barrel, a lens barrier and the like, which performs mechanical operations, and a system controller which controls the overall device inclu... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7042496 | Photo service system and digital camera A photo service system according to the present invention is structured in an area such as a theme park. The photo service system comprises digital cameras that transmit image data of images captured by the digital cameras, base stations that receive the image data ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6430369 | Zoom camera with automatic power-shutoff function and the automatic power-shutoff method thereof The present invention relates to a zoom camera with an automatic power-shutoff function, that includes a motor including a zoom motor, a focal-distance-recognizing unit for outputting a signal corresponding to a focal distance, and a controller for positi... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6304722 | One-time use camera with film winding detection to enable exposure-related component A one-time use camera comprising a filmstrip having successive frames including first- and last-to-be-exposed frames and a pre-exposure frame immediately preceding the first-to-be-exposed frame, a backframe opening at which the respective frames of the fi... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6233406 | Camera having film winding apparatus A camera having a manual film winding apparatus in which a film is wound in association with a rotation of a winding operation device from a wind start position to a wind end position includes: an encoder which rotates in association with the movement of ... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6075949 | Electronic camera An electronic camera includes a driving power supply unit which can be selectively connected to, as a driving power supply, an internal power supply including a battery and an external power supply, an image sensing unit for sensing an image and generatin... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6016407 | Energy saving electronic device An electronic device has a plurality of prestored limit times that define a time period of non-use, after which the electronic device will enter an energy-saving state. A different one of the plurality of limit times can be selected for different operatin... | 01/18/2000 |
| 6009278 | Vibration preventing device and photographing apparatus having the vibration preventing function A vibration preventing device is provided with a vibration preventing mode selector capable of selecting a vibration preventing mode in which vibration prevention driving is effected during exposure and a non-vibration preventing mode. Also provided are a... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6002436 | Method and system for auto wake-up for time lapse image capture in an image capture unit The present invention provides a system and method for timelapse capture in an image capture unit. A system and method for timelapse capture according to the present invention comprises capturing a first image automatically; initiating a sleep mode after ... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5809315 | Electronic apparatus The present invention relates to an electronic apparatus which is arranged to drive a load by means of a microcomputer to which the boosted voltage obtained by boosting a battery output by boosting means is applied. The present invention also relates to a... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5729774 | Low cost motorized camera with flash control circuit In a single use camera having a flash circuit and a film drive motor operated from a single battery source, a control circuit is provided with a diode that is coupled from a terminal on the motor control switch to the flash charging circuit to suppress op... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5721987 | Method of checking a battery of a camera and a device This camera performs battery checking which corresponds to the respective photographing modes at the time of presetting the various photographing modes. This battery check calculates an added electrical quantity between an electrical quantity consumed for... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5708882 | Camera capable of changing photographic screen size and method A camera includes a display that displays in the viewfinder a photographic screen size even when the low consumption power supply mode is in use. The camera includes a power source, a controller, a film winding motor, a panorama frame driving motor, a CPU... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5541707 | Camera input and display device with timer and method A camera input and display device and method generates displays on a dot matrix display device having a plurality of display blocks which display a plurality of display-screens. The display-screens correspond to either a first display or a second display.... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5353093 | Control system for an apparatus using a microcomputer A control system comprises a reset unit for outputting a reset output by the manipulation of a manually operable member, a first microcomputer adapted to be reset by the reset output, a second microcomputer, and a controller for deactivating the second mi... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5309195 | Auto power cut-off device for camera and driving method therefor An auto power cut-off device for camera and a driving method which can automatically close an automatic lens cap and concurrently cut-off power supplied to an auxiliary circuit in case that a user does not use a camera during a predetermined time after su... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5162839 | Camera having a light press timer A camera comprising a light press timer for maintaining a power source until a predetermined power source maintaining time elapses even if the power source is switched on by the half depression operation of a release button and the half depression operati... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5049917 | Camera system There is disclosed a camera system consisting of accessories such as a speed light, a data back etc. and a camera capable of mounting these accessories, and capable of data communication between the camera and the accessory. When the power supply of the c... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5032864 | Power supply system for a camera A power supply system for a camera supplies electrical power to a light measuring circuit, a display circuit and others. During a hold state before the camera turns into a standby state, the power supply system supplies a boosted electrical power intermit... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4914469 | Power supply system for a camera A power supply system for a camera supplies electrical power to a light measuring circuit, a display circuit and others. During a hold state before the camera turns into a standby state, the power supply system supplies a boosted electrical power intermit... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4724456 | Camera system having photographic camera and electronic flash device An electronic flash device, detachably attached to a photographic camera, comprising a circuitry for carrying out preparatory operation for a flash photography, an input section for receiving a first start signal from the photographic camera and for outpu... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4636056 | Electrical power supply circuit in a camera In a camera where the light metering circuit is supplied with electrical power by pushing the shutter release button to a first stroke, an electrical power supply circuit is constructed in such a way that when the time for which the shutter release button... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4538894 | Warning device for cameras A warning device to be incorporated for giving a warning or attention-getting statement in synthesized human speech to call the attention of a photographer to the need to correct the condition of the camera. The warning device includes a power supply whic... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4504133 | Power source switch for cameras A camera includes a manually adjustable photographic parameter such as diaphragm aperture, shutter speed, focus distance or the like and an electrically energizable network indicating the value of the adjusted parameter or a related value. The indicator n... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4429974 | Power supply device for camera In a camera of the type arranged to supply power to the circuits thereof by the first stroke of a release member and to perform a shutter release by the second stroke of the member, a timer circuit which is responsive to the first stroke causes a power su... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4387977 | Power supply device for camera The disclosed camera power control devices operate with a camera in which a first switch responds to initial movement of a shutter release member, and a second switch responds to further movement of the release member. In the power control device, turning... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4354747 | Switching circuit for regulation of camera functions A digital circuit is described for controlling functions of a camera wherein the circuit is powered by a potential source which is connected to the circuit through a relay actuated switch. The circuit employs a plurality of D-flip flops to regulate functi... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4269496 | Power supply circuit for camera A power supply circuit is so designed that the power supply is interrupted to the load after a predetermined period from a switch closing signal generated when the power switch is closed. The power supply circuit is capable of preventing unnecessary consu... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4198142 | Power supply resetting circuit for camera The power supply resetting circuit of the invention is adapted to be used in such a type of camera that the shutter release action comprises two steps of strokes: a first stroke by which a power supply circuit for electric circuits mounted in the camera, ... | 04/15/1980 |
| 4125850 | Camera attached with device for preventing erroneous actions when the camera is not in use The present invention relates to the improvement of a camera which comprises effecting the winding of film and the charging of a shutter with a winding lever which oscillates and having an electric device actuated by shutter release operation, and provide... | 11/14/1978 |
| 4081813 | Photographic information setting apparatus for camera An apparatus for setting an exposure control factor into a camera in the form of a digital signal without using a code plate or a plurality of switches. A pulse train is fed to a binary counter through an AND circuit which, upon selective receipt of gatin... | 03/28/1978 |
