EP0236960A2 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Photographic camera

Assignee: Minolta Co Ltd

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Filing: 1987-03-06

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Granted: —

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Expires: 2007-03-06

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Abstract

Abstract A photographic camera recording photographic information and/or development information by using an IC card including a semiconductor memory capable of reading-out/ writing-in, a circuit having a microcomputer and adapted for communication with peripherals and a data communication terminal for the communication. This photographic camera has an attaching portion for attaching the IC card, a data exchange terminal disposed between a back lid and a camera body, a microcomputer-incorporated communication device for the data exchange with the IC card and a camera control device for carrying out various operations based on the data input from the IC card, such that through the data exchange between the microcomputer of the camera and the microcomputer of the IC card the photographic information and/or the development information corresponding to an exposed film is recorded in the IC card and other information may be accessible at any time and any place.

Inventors

👤 Manabu Inoue
👤 Nobuyuki Taniguchi
👤 Yoshiaki Hata
👤 Takeo Hoda
👤 Yoshinobu Kudo
👤 Hiroshi Ueda

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction EP

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Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 13:23

CPC Classifications

G; G03; G03B; G03B17/00; G03B17/18; G03B17/24; G03B27/00; G03B27/32; G03B27/46; G03B27/462; G03B7/00; G03B7/08; G03B7/091; G03B2206/00; G03B2206/004; G03B2206/006; G03B2217/00; G03B2217/24; G03B2217/242; G03B2217/243; G03B2217/244; G03B2217/246; G03B2217/247

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6

Claim 1

Independent Claim 72 words

A photographic camera, characterized by: an attaching portion disposed at a back lid of said camera and adapted for detachably attaching an IC card including semiconductor memory means capable of reading-out/writing-in, a circuit for communication with peripherals and a data exchange terminal for the communication; communication means for communicating data with said IC card; and camera control means for carrying out various operations based on the data input from said IC card.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 72 words

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 52 words

A photographic camera, as defined in claim 1, characterized in that said camera control means, includes; means for judging through a data exchange whether or not said IC card is attached, and means for selectively changing the operations thereof depending on whether or not said IC card is judged to be attached.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 35 words

A photographic camera, as defined in claim 1, characterized in that said camera control means based on the data from said attached IC card carries out a display showing the attachment of said IC card.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 61 words

A photographic camera, as defined in claim 1, characterized by means for outputting various information obtained at a time of photographing; wherein said communication means communicates said information from said camera body to said attaching portion of the back lid each time the photography takes place by one frame thereby to permit said information to be stored in said IC card.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 22 words

A photographic camera, as defined in claim 4, characterized in that said information is used in developing and printing the exposed film.

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