Electronic camera and electronic camera system
Patent 7012636 Issued on March 14, 2006. Estimated Expiration Date: 
September 14, 2021. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
September 14, 2021. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3924263 Means for remote control of an aircraft video system for surveying ground activity Digital image capture control Digital image capture control Device for controlling, regulating and monitoring a motion-picture camera Patent #: 6161933 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 09951459 filed on 09/14/2001US Classes:348/211.99, Remote control348/207.11, Computer can control camera348/211.4, Control devices348/211.8, Monitor used to control remote camera348/207.99, CAMERA, SYSTEM AND DETAIL396/237, Manually set limit of exposure time or aperture value348/144, Aerial viewing345/420, Solid modelling352/179, Remotely operated348/207.1, Camera connected to computer348/14.12, Transmission control (e.g., resolution or quality)348/211.1Communication methodsExaminersPrimary: Moe, AungAssistant: Yoder, III, Chriss S. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassH04N 5/232AbstractWhen a shutter button of an electronic camera is depressed, the electronic camera photographs a subject and the photographed image data is stored into a main storage device of the electronic camera. Upon receiving a photography command from a computer connected to the electronic camera, a check is made to determine whether the main storage device of the electronic camera still holds image data to be processed. If the main storage device still holds image data to be processed, then an error signal is sent to a device from which the photography command is issued. If the main storage device does not hold image data to be processed, then the electronic camera photographs a subject and the photographed image is stored into the main storage device. Then, a notice of normal termination is sent to a device from which the photography command is issued. If the main storage device still holds image data to be processed, then the compressing, saving, or transferring of the image data in the main storage device is carried out on a predetermined data volume basis. | |
