US4987434A
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Camera's data imprinting device
Assignee: Pentax Corp
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Filing: 1989-08-10
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Granted: 1991-01-22
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Expires: 2009-08-10
Abstract
Abstract A data imprinting device for a camera is provided which imprints symbolic data on a part of a photographing film. The data imprinting device comprises an object luminance photometric sensor for detecting luminance of an object in the vicinity of a symbolic data imprinting area, and a light emitting means including a light source for imprinting symbolic data in a photographing film. The brightness of the light source is controllable. In addition the device comprises a control means for controlling the brightness of the light source in the light emitting means according to the luminance of the object in the vicinity of the symbolic data imprinting area which is detected by the object luminance photometric sensor. In a second embodiment, the quantity of light emitted by the printing section is controlled according to the relationship between the detected luminance of the symbolic data imprinting area and the detected luminance of the areas other than the symbolic data imprinting area.
Inventors
- 👤 Isao Soshi
- 👤 Osamu Sato
- 👤 Teruhiko Naruo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 06:54
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03C; G03C11/00; G03C11/02; G03B; G03B17/00; G03B17/24; G03B7/00; G03B7/08; G03B7/099; G03B7/0993; G03B7/0997; G03B7/09979; G03B2217/00; G03B2217/24; G03B2217/242; G03B2217/243
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
167 words
A data imprinting device for a camera which imprints symbolic data on a portion of a photographing film, comprising: a first object luminance photometric sensor for detecting a luminance level of an object in the vicinity of a symbolic data imprinting area; light emitting means including a light source for imprinting symbolic data in a photographing film, the brightness of said light source being controllable; and control means for controlling the brightness of said light source in said light emitting means according to the luminance of said object in the vicinity of said symbolic data imprinting area which is detected by said first object luminance photometric sensor and according to ISO data of said film, wherein said control means increases the brightness of said light source in said light emitting means when said ISO data is less than or equal to a threshold value and when the luminance of said object in the vicinity of said symbolic data imprinting area is greater than a predetermined reference value.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
167 words
A data imprinting device for a camera which imprints symbolic data on a portion of a photographing film, comprising: a first object luminance photometric sensor for detecting a luminance level of an object in the vicinity of a symbolic data imprinting area; light emitting means including a light source for imprinting symbolic data in a photographing film, the brightness of said light source being controllable; and control means for controlling the brightness of said light source in said light emitting means according to the luminance of said object in the vicinity of said symbolic data imprinting area which is detected by said first object luminance photometric sensor and according to ISO data of said film, wherein said control means increases the brightness of said light source in said light emitting means when said ISO data is less than or equal to a threshold value and when the luminance of said object in the vicinity of said symbolic data imprinting area is greater than a predetermined reference value.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
68 words
A data imprinting device as claimed in claim 1, in which said control means adjusts the brightness of said light source in said light emitting means to a mid-range value when said ISO data is less than or equal to a threshold value and the luminance of said object in the vicinity of said symbolic data imprinting area is less than or equal to a predetermined reference value.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
62 words
A data imprinting device as claimed in claim 1, in which said control means adjusts the brightness of said light source in said light emitting means to a mid-range value when said ISO data is greater than a threshold value and the luminance of said object in the vicinity of said symbolic data imprinting area is greater than a predetermined reference value.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
61 words
A data imprinting device as claimed in claim 1, in which said control means decreases the brightness of said light source in said light emitting means when said ISO data is greater than a threshold value and the luminance of said object in the vicinity of said symbolic data imprinting area is less than or equal to a predetermined reference value.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
74 words
A data imprinting device for a camera as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a second object luminance photometric sensor for detecting a luminance level of said object in a region other than said vicinity of a symbolic data imprinting area, wherein said control means calculates a difference between detected values of said first and second object luminance photometric sensors, and determines an emission time of said light emitting means according to said difference.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
119 words
A data imprinting device for a camera which imprints symbolic data on a portion of a photographing film comprising: a first photometric sensor for detecting the luminance of an object in the vicinity of a symbolic data imprinting area; a second photometric sensor for detecting the luminance of said object in a region which is other than a region detected by said first photometric sensor; light emitting means including a light source for imprinting symbolic data in a photographing film, the brightness of said light source being controllable; and control means for calculating a difference between detected values of said first and second photometric sensors, and for determining the brightness of said light emitting means according to said difference.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
119 words
A data imprinting device for a camera which imprints symbolic data on a portion of a photographing film comprising: a first photometric sensor for detecting the luminance of an object in the vicinity of a symbolic data imprinting area; a second photometric sensor for detecting the luminance of said object in a region which is other than a region detected by said first photometric sensor; light emitting means including a light source for imprinting symbolic data in a photographing film, the brightness of said light source being controllable; and control means for calculating a difference between detected values of said first and second photometric sensors, and for determining the brightness of said light emitting means according to said difference.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
A data imprinting device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the bright of said light emitting means is controlled by controlling an emission time of said light source.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
71 words
A data imprinting device as claimed in claim 7, wherein said emission time of said light source is relatively longer when said luminance detected by said first photometric sensor is greater than said luminance detected by said second photometric sensor, and said emission time of said light source is relatively smaller when said luminance detected by said first photometric sensor is less than said luminance detected by said second photometric sensor.
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