US5535011A
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Recording and/or reproducing apparatus
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1994-03-18
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Granted: 1996-07-09
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Expires: 2014-03-18
Abstract
Abstract A recording and/or reproducing apparatus includes an optical system arranged to form an optical image, a photo-electric conversion part arranged to convert the optical imaged into an electrical signal, an A/D conversion circuit arranged to convert the electrical signal and/or an audio signal into a digital signal, a connector arranged to permit mounting and demounting a recording medium on which the digital signal obtained from the A/D conversion circuit is to be recorded, and a signal processing part for processing and converting the digital signal. The signal processing part is arranged to be mountable and demountable on and from the apparatus.
Inventors
- 👤 Taku Yamagami
- 👤 Masao Suzuki
- 👤 Yuji Sakaegi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 23:31
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/00127; H04N1/00204; H04N1/00236; H04N1/00241; H04N1/21; H04N1/2104; H04N1/2112; H04N1/2158; H04N23/00; H04N23/60; H04N23/617; H04N5/00; H04N5/76; H04N5/765; H04N5/77; H04N5/772; H04N5/91; H04N5/92; H04N5/926; H04N5/9261; H04N2101/00; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/0008; H04N2201/0034; H04N2201/0077; H04N5/78; H04N5/781
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 27
Claim 1
Independent Claim
128 words
A recording and/or reproducing apparatus comprising: a) an optical system arranged to form an optical image; b) photo-electric conversion means for converting the optical image formed by said optical system into an electrical signal; c) A/D conversion means for converting the electrical signal into a digital signal; d) recording and/or reproducing means arranged for mounting and demounting directly on or from said recording and/or reproducing apparatus through a signal interface and including a recording medium on which the digital signal obtained from said A/D conversion means is to be recorded and reproduced; and e) signal processing means for processing and/or converting the digital signal, said signal processing means being arranged to be directly mountable and demountable on and from said recording and/or reproducing apparatus through a signal interface.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
128 words
A recording and/or reproducing apparatus comprising: a) an optical system arranged to form an optical image; b) photo-electric conversion means for converting the optical image formed by said optical system into an electrical signal; c) A/D conversion means for converting the electrical signal into a digital signal; d) recording and/or reproducing means arranged for mounting and demounting directly on or from said recording and/or reproducing apparatus through a signal interface and including a recording medium on which the digital signal obtained from said A/D conversion means is to be recorded and reproduced; and e) signal processing means for processing and/or converting the digital signal, said signal processing means being arranged to be directly mountable and demountable on and from said recording and/or reproducing apparatus through a signal interface.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said recording medium includes a semiconductor memory.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said signal processing means includes compressing means for compressing an input digital signal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said signal processing means includes first communication means for communication with an external computer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
An apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said signal processing means further includes second communication means for communication with a computer disposed within said recording and/or reproducing apparatus.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
94 words
An image pickup apparatus comprising: a) an optical system arranged to form an optical image; b) photo-electric conversion means for converting the optical image formed by said optical system into an electrical signal; c) A/D conversion means for converting the electrical signal into a digital signal; d) signal processing means for processing and/or converting the digital signal, said signal processing means being arranged to be mountable and demountable on and from said image pickup apparatus, and when mounted on said image pickup apparatus to control at least one operation of said image pickup apparatus.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
94 words
An image pickup apparatus comprising: a) an optical system arranged to form an optical image; b) photo-electric conversion means for converting the optical image formed by said optical system into an electrical signal; c) A/D conversion means for converting the electrical signal into a digital signal; d) signal processing means for processing and/or converting the digital signal, said signal processing means being arranged to be mountable and demountable on and from said image pickup apparatus, and when mounted on said image pickup apparatus to control at least one operation of said image pickup apparatus.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
An apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said signal processing means includes compressing means for compressing an input digital signal.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
An apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said signal processing means includes first communication means for communication with an external computer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
An apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said signal processing means further includes second communication means for communication with a computer disposed within said image pickup apparatus.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
An apparatus according to claim 1 or 6, wherein said signal processing means includes an RISC (reduced instruction set computer) CPU.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
An apparatus according to claim 1 or 6, wherein said signal processing means is in a card-like shape.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said signal processing means is arranged in conformity with the specifications of the PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card Internal Association).
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
69 words
A recording and/or reproducing apparatus comprising: a) conversion means for generating an electrical output signal indicative of an object image; b) first means for direct mounting on and demounting from said recording and/or reproducing apparatus and for recording a signal indicative of said object image; and c) second means for direct mounting on and demounting from said recording and/or reproducing apparatus and for controlling operations of said conversion means.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
69 words
A recording and/or reproducing apparatus comprising: a) conversion means for generating an electrical output signal indicative of an object image; b) first means for direct mounting on and demounting from said recording and/or reproducing apparatus and for recording a signal indicative of said object image; and c) second means for direct mounting on and demounting from said recording and/or reproducing apparatus and for controlling operations of said conversion means.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
66 words
An image pickup apparatus comprising: a) conversion means for generating an electrical output signal indicative of an object image; b) first means for direct mounting on and demounting from said image pickup apparatus and for recording a signal indicative of said object image; and c) second means for direct mounting on and demounting from said image pickup apparatus and for controlling operations of said conversion means.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
66 words
An image pickup apparatus comprising: a) conversion means for generating an electrical output signal indicative of an object image; b) first means for direct mounting on and demounting from said image pickup apparatus and for recording a signal indicative of said object image; and c) second means for direct mounting on and demounting from said image pickup apparatus and for controlling operations of said conversion means.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
77 words
An image pickup apparatus comprising: (a) an image pickup unit having image pickup means for converting an optical image into an electrical image signal; (b) a communication unit for executing a communication between said image pickup unit and an external computer having processing means for processing an image signal output from said image pickup means and control means for controlling an operation of said image pickup means in response to a control signal from said external computer.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
77 words
An image pickup apparatus comprising: (a) an image pickup unit having image pickup means for converting an optical image into an electrical image signal; (b) a communication unit for executing a communication between said image pickup unit and an external computer having processing means for processing an image signal output from said image pickup means and control means for controlling an operation of said image pickup means in response to a control signal from said external computer.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
17 words
An apparatus according to claim 15, wherein said communication unit is separated from said image pickup unit.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
19 words
An apparatus according to claim 15, wherein said communication unit can be detachable attached to said image pickup unit.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
25 words
An apparatus according to claim 15, wherein said processing means includes a compression means for compressing said image signal output from said image pickup means.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
59 words
An image pickup apparatus comprising: (a) an image pickup unit having image pickup means for converting an optical image into an electrical image signal; (b) a processing unit having a buffer memory and detachably attached to said image pickup unit for executing a compressing operation with said buffer memory on an image signal output from said image pickup means.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
59 words
An image pickup apparatus comprising: (a) an image pickup unit having image pickup means for converting an optical image into an electrical image signal; (b) a processing unit having a buffer memory and detachably attached to said image pickup unit for executing a compressing operation with said buffer memory on an image signal output from said image pickup means.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
25 words
An apparatus according to claim 19, wherein said processing unit includes interface means for executing a communication between said image pickup and an external computer.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
32 words
An apparatus according to claim 20, wherein said processing unit includes control means for controlling an operation of said image pickup means in response to a control signal from said external computer.
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