Image photographing system having timer function, and medium

Patent 7046291 Issued on May 16, 2006. Estimated Expiration Date:

December 18, 2020. 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.

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Inventor

Saito, Yutaka

Application

No. 09737588 filed on 12/18/2000

US Classes:

348/367, Periodic shuttering396/264, Self-timer348/222.1, Combined image signal generator and general image signal processing396/89, WITH EXPOSURE OBJECTIVE FOCUSING MEANS, FOCUSING AID, OR RANGEFINDING MEANS348/231.9, Details of communication between memory and camera396/85, Power zoom396/59, Camera release348/333.11Use for previewing images (e.g., variety of image resolutions, etc.)

Examiners

Primary: Vu, Ngoc-Yen
Assistant: Jerabek, Kelly

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Staas & Halsey llp

Foreign Patent References

SHO 61-174893 JP 08/01/1986
A 06035032 JP 02/01/1994

International Classes

H04N 5/238
G03B 17/00
H04N 5/228

Abstract

An image photographing system in which one button is used in common for a function of prompt photographing and a function of photographing after a predetermined time has elapsed, comprises a button for instructing an execution of an image photographing process, a control unit for monitoring a depression of this button, and a timer. The control unit starts up the timer by setting a first count time upon detecting the depression of the button, and starts up the timer by further setting a second count time when the first count time has elapsed before the depressed button is released, and the image photographing process is executed after the second count time has elapsed.