US4931823A
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Multimode cameras
Assignee: Olympus Corp
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Filing: 1989-03-13
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Granted: 1990-06-05
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Expires: 2009-03-13
Abstract
Abstract A multimode camera comprises means for independently setting an aperture and a shutter speed to their optional values, means for selectively setting an AV-TV characteristic line in accordance with the aperture and shutter speed which have been set by the independently setting means, means for storing the AV-TV characteristic line which have been selected by the selectively setting means in accordance with a lens identification number of a lens barrel mounted on the camera, and means for unequivocally reading out the AV-TV characteristic line which have been stored in the storing means in accordance with the lens identification number of the lens barrel when a power source is turned on and/or the lens barrel is mounted on a camera body.
Inventors
- 👤 Yukio Nakajima
- 👤 Minoru Hara
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 18:20
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B7/00; G03B7/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
136 words
A camera system, including a camera for use with any one of a plurality of interchangeable lenses, comprising: (a) variable setting means for variably setting a value associated with the taking of a picture; (b) signal output means for outputting a memory signal in order to store said variable set value in a memory area; (c) input means for inputting a different identification number assigned to each interchangeable lens; (d) memory means for storing said identification number inputted by said input means and said value set by said setting means in association with each other; (e) selection means for inputting an identification number responsive to the interchangeable lens mounted upon the camera; and (f) means for reading out from said memory means the variable set value associated with the identification number inputted by said selection means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
136 words
A camera system, including a camera for use with any one of a plurality of interchangeable lenses, comprising: (a) variable setting means for variably setting a value associated with the taking of a picture; (b) signal output means for outputting a memory signal in order to store said variable set value in a memory area; (c) input means for inputting a different identification number assigned to each interchangeable lens; (d) memory means for storing said identification number inputted by said input means and said value set by said setting means in association with each other; (e) selection means for inputting an identification number responsive to the interchangeable lens mounted upon the camera; and (f) means for reading out from said memory means the variable set value associated with the identification number inputted by said selection means.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
162 words
A method for controlling the photographing operation of a camera capable of having any one of a plurality of camera accessories releasably mounted thereon and including memory means for storing data employed in the control of a photographing operation and an identification number associated with said data; means for calculating the values required for performing a photographing operation and means for controlling the camera according to the calculated values, said method comprising the steps of: (a) assigning an identification number to each camera accessory; (b) setting a value employed in the calculation of a photographing operation into the memory means, said value being associated with a particular camera accessory; (c) associating said value with the identification number for the camera accessory; (d) detecting the identification number of the camera accessory mounted upon the camera body; (e) selecting the said value stored in memory associated with the identification number detected; and (f) providing the set value selected from memory to the calculation means.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
162 words
A method for controlling the photographing operation of a camera capable of having any one of a plurality of camera accessories releasably mounted thereon and including memory means for storing data employed in the control of a photographing operation and an identification number associated with said data; means for calculating the values required for performing a photographing operation and means for controlling the camera according to the calculated values, said method comprising the steps of: (a) assigning an identification number to each camera accessory; (b) setting a value employed in the calculation of a photographing operation into the memory means, said value being associated with a particular camera accessory; (c) associating said value with the identification number for the camera accessory; (d) detecting the identification number of the camera accessory mounted upon the camera body; (e) selecting the said value stored in memory associated with the identification number detected; and (f) providing the set value selected from memory to the calculation means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
51 words
The method of the claim 2 further comprising the steps of storing standard program values in said memory; and selecting said standard program values from said memory when the identification number of the camera accessory mounted upon the camera fails to compare with any of the identification numbers in said memory.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
176 words
A camera system, including a camera for use with anyone of a plurality of interchangeable camera accessories, comprising: variable setting means for variably setting a value associated with a taking of a picture; signal output means for outputting a memory signal in order to store said variable set value in a memory area; input means for inputting a different identification number assigned to each camera accessory; memory means responsive to the camera accessory mounted upon the camera for storing the identification number inputted by said input means and said value set by said setting means in association with each other; a coded member for storing an identification number; each of said camera accessories including means for releasably receiving one of said coded cards for altering the identification number of the camera accessory according to the coded card mounted in said receiving means; means responsive to the coded card contained within the camera accessory mounted upon the camera for selecting the data in the camera memory associated with the identification number presently contained within the camera lens.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
176 words
A camera system, including a camera for use with anyone of a plurality of interchangeable camera accessories, comprising: variable setting means for variably setting a value associated with a taking of a picture; signal output means for outputting a memory signal in order to store said variable set value in a memory area; input means for inputting a different identification number assigned to each camera accessory; memory means responsive to the camera accessory mounted upon the camera for storing the identification number inputted by said input means and said value set by said setting means in association with each other; a coded member for storing an identification number; each of said camera accessories including means for releasably receiving one of said coded cards for altering the identification number of the camera accessory according to the coded card mounted in said receiving means; means responsive to the coded card contained within the camera accessory mounted upon the camera for selecting the data in the camera memory associated with the identification number presently contained within the camera lens.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
131 words
An automatic exposure setting camera capable of releasably mounting a selected one of a plurality of camera accessories thereto comprising: memory means in said camera for storing a plurality of different groups of data, each group of data defining an AV-TV line, each of said groups of data associated with a different identification number; a plurality of coded cards, each of said coded cards containing one of said identification numbers; said camera accessory including means for releasably receiving selected ones of said coded cards; means responsive to the coded card contained within said camera accessory mounted upon the camera for selecting that group of data in the camera memory whose associated identification number corresponds with the identification number of the coded card contained within the camera accessory mounted upon the camera.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
131 words
An automatic exposure setting camera capable of releasably mounting a selected one of a plurality of camera accessories thereto comprising: memory means in said camera for storing a plurality of different groups of data, each group of data defining an AV-TV line, each of said groups of data associated with a different identification number; a plurality of coded cards, each of said coded cards containing one of said identification numbers; said camera accessory including means for releasably receiving selected ones of said coded cards; means responsive to the coded card contained within said camera accessory mounted upon the camera for selecting that group of data in the camera memory whose associated identification number corresponds with the identification number of the coded card contained within the camera accessory mounted upon the camera.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
199 words
A method for controlling the photographing operation of a camera capable of having any one of a plurality of camera accessories releasably mounted thereon and including memory means for storing data employed in the control of a photographing operation and an identification number associated with said data; means for calculating the values required for performing a photographing operation and means for controlling the camera according to the calculated values, and a plurality of coded cards each containing a different identification number, said camera accessory including means for releasably receiving one of said coded cards, said method comprising the steps of: inserting one of said coded cards into one of said camera accessories; mounting said one of said camera accessories upon said camera; comparing the identification number of the coded card contained in the camera accessory mounted upon said camera with the identification numbers in the camera memory upon mounting of the camera accessory upon the camera; selecting the data associated with the identification number in the camera memory which corresponds to the identification number in the coded card contained within the camera accessory mounted upon the camera; and providing the data from the camera memory to the calculation means.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
199 words
A method for controlling the photographing operation of a camera capable of having any one of a plurality of camera accessories releasably mounted thereon and including memory means for storing data employed in the control of a photographing operation and an identification number associated with said data; means for calculating the values required for performing a photographing operation and means for controlling the camera according to the calculated values, and a plurality of coded cards each containing a different identification number, said camera accessory including means for releasably receiving one of said coded cards, said method comprising the steps of: inserting one of said coded cards into one of said camera accessories; mounting said one of said camera accessories upon said camera; comparing the identification number of the coded card contained in the camera accessory mounted upon said camera with the identification numbers in the camera memory upon mounting of the camera accessory upon the camera; selecting the data associated with the identification number in the camera memory which corresponds to the identification number in the coded card contained within the camera accessory mounted upon the camera; and providing the data from the camera memory to the calculation means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method of claim 6 further comprising the step of selecting a predetermined group of data from the camera memory when none of the identification codes stored in memory compare with the identification code of the coded card contained in the camera accessory mounted upon the camera.
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