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Device for controlling developing operation of electro-developing type camera
Assignee: Pentax Corp
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Filing: 1996-05-28
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Granted: 1998-07-07
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Expires: 2016-05-28
Abstract
Abstract A developing operation control device using an electro-developing recording medium on which an image is developed while an electric voltage is applied thereto. With starting the voltage application to the electro-developing medium, a voltage applied to a liquid crystal display included in the electro-developing recording medium is increased. When a predetermined time has passed since the voltage application to the electro-developing recording medium is started, an exposure onto the electro-developing recording medium is started. By starting the exposure, a bright portion occurs on the electro-developing recording medium, and the voltage applied to the bright portion of the liquid crystal display is quickly raised in comparison with a dark portion. The voltage application to the electro-developing recording medium is stopped at a predetermined timing.
Inventors
- 👤 Koichi Sato
- 👤 Masato Okabe
- 👤 Hironori Kamiyama
- 👤 Osamu Shimizu
- 👤 Yuudai Yamashita
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 23:06
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B17/00; G03B17/48; G03B17/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
96 words
A device for controlling a developing operation of an electro-developing type camera, comprising: an electro-developing recording medium in which an image formed thereon is electronically developed; means for exposing said electro-developing recording medium to form said image; means for applying a voltage to said recording medium so that said image is developed by said recording medium; and means for activating said exposing means and said applying means such that an exposure of said exposing means is started after a voltage application of said applying means is started, said voltage application ending before said exposure is ended.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
96 words
A device for controlling a developing operation of an electro-developing type camera, comprising: an electro-developing recording medium in which an image formed thereon is electronically developed; means for exposing said electro-developing recording medium to form said image; means for applying a voltage to said recording medium so that said image is developed by said recording medium; and means for activating said exposing means and said applying means such that an exposure of said exposing means is started after a voltage application of said applying means is started, said voltage application ending before said exposure is ended.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
53 words
A control device according to claim 1, wherein said recording medium comprises an electrostatic information recording medium that generating an electric charge in accordance with an image formed thereon, and an electric charge keeping medium which generates a visible image in accordance with said electric charge and which can keep said visible image.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
A control device according to claim 2, wherein said electric charge keeping medium is a liquid crystal display having a memory-type liquid crystal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
A control device according to claim 1, wherein said exposure is performed for a predetermined constant time, and an aperture value is set based on said time.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
153 words
A device for controlling a developing operation of an electro-developing type camera, comprising: an electro-developing recording medium in which an image formed thereon is electronically developed; means for exposing said electro-developing recording medium to form said image; means for applying a voltage to said recording medium so that said image is developed by said recording medium; and means for activating said exposing means and said applying means such that an exposure of said exposing means is started after a voltage application of said applying means, said electro-developing recording medium comprising a plurality of recording areas by which a plurality of primary color images corresponding to an object image photographed by said electro-developing type camera are developed, respectively, said activating means activating said exposing means and said applying means in such a manner that said exposure and said voltage application are performed at a different timing for each of said plurality of recording areas.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
153 words
A device for controlling a developing operation of an electro-developing type camera, comprising: an electro-developing recording medium in which an image formed thereon is electronically developed; means for exposing said electro-developing recording medium to form said image; means for applying a voltage to said recording medium so that said image is developed by said recording medium; and means for activating said exposing means and said applying means such that an exposure of said exposing means is started after a voltage application of said applying means, said electro-developing recording medium comprising a plurality of recording areas by which a plurality of primary color images corresponding to an object image photographed by said electro-developing type camera are developed, respectively, said activating means activating said exposing means and said applying means in such a manner that said exposure and said voltage application are performed at a different timing for each of said plurality of recording areas.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
A control device according to claim 5, wherein said voltage application is started before said exposure is started for each of said plurality of recording areas.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
A control device according to claim 6, wherein a voltage application in one of said recording areas is started before a voltage application in the other of said recording areas is started.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
A control device according to claim 5, wherein said voltage application is performed for a same period for each of said recording areas.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
A control device according to claim 5, wherein said voltage application is ended after said exposure is ended in each of said recording areas.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
29 words
A control device according to claim 5, wherein said voltage application in one of said recording areas is started at approximately a same time when said exposure is started.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
34 words
A control device according to claim 5, further comprising a dichroic optical member facing said electro-developing recording medium, said dichroic optical member leading red, green and blue light beams to said recording areas, respectively.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
52 words
A control device according to claim 11, further comprising a color filter facing said electro-developing recording medium and having red, green and blue filter elements, and means for positioning said electro-developing recording medium in such a manner that one of said recording areas is positioned to face one of said filter elements.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
A control device according to claim 12, wherein said color filter is a rotational color filter rotatably supported at a center thereof.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
100 words
A device for controlling a developing operation of an electro-developing type camera, comprising: an electro-developing recording medium in which an image formed thereon is electronically formed; means for exposing said electro-developing recording medium to form said image; means for applying a voltage to said electro-developing recording medium so that said image is developed by said electro-developing recording medium; and means for activating said exposing means and said applying means such that an exposure of said exposing means is started after a voltage application of said applying means is started, said voltage application ending prior to an ending of said exposure.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
100 words
A device for controlling a developing operation of an electro-developing type camera, comprising: an electro-developing recording medium in which an image formed thereon is electronically formed; means for exposing said electro-developing recording medium to form said image; means for applying a voltage to said electro-developing recording medium so that said image is developed by said electro-developing recording medium; and means for activating said exposing means and said applying means such that an exposure of said exposing means is started after a voltage application of said applying means is started, said voltage application ending prior to an ending of said exposure.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
98 words
A device for controlling a developing operation of an electro-developing type camera, comprising: an electro-developing recording medium in which an image formed thereon is electronically developed; means for exposing said electro-developing recording medium to form said image; means for applying a voltage to said electro-developing recording medium so that said image is developed by said electro-developing recording medium; and means for activating said exposing means and said applying means such that a voltage application is started after an exposure of said exposing means is started, said voltage application ending at substantially the same time that said exposure ends.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
98 words
A device for controlling a developing operation of an electro-developing type camera, comprising: an electro-developing recording medium in which an image formed thereon is electronically developed; means for exposing said electro-developing recording medium to form said image; means for applying a voltage to said electro-developing recording medium so that said image is developed by said electro-developing recording medium; and means for activating said exposing means and said applying means such that a voltage application is started after an exposure of said exposing means is started, said voltage application ending at substantially the same time that said exposure ends.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
132 words
A device for controlling a developing operation of an electro-developing type camera, comprising: a plurality of electro-developing recording mediums in which a plurality of primary colors formed thereon are electronically developed; means for exposing said plurality of electro-developing recording mediums to form said primary color images; means for applying a voltage to each of said plurality of electro-developing recording mediums so that said primary color images are developed by said electro-developing recording mediums; and means for activating said exposing means and said applying means such that a voltage application of each of said plurality of electro-developing recording mediums is started before an exposure of each of said plurality of electro-developing recording mediums is started, said voltage application being performed at a predetermined timing for each of said plurality of electro-developing recording mediums.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
132 words
A device for controlling a developing operation of an electro-developing type camera, comprising: a plurality of electro-developing recording mediums in which a plurality of primary colors formed thereon are electronically developed; means for exposing said plurality of electro-developing recording mediums to form said primary color images; means for applying a voltage to each of said plurality of electro-developing recording mediums so that said primary color images are developed by said electro-developing recording mediums; and means for activating said exposing means and said applying means such that a voltage application of each of said plurality of electro-developing recording mediums is started before an exposure of each of said plurality of electro-developing recording mediums is started, said voltage application being performed at a predetermined timing for each of said plurality of electro-developing recording mediums.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
28 words
The control device according to claim 16, wherein said voltage application is applied to each of said plurality of electro-developing recording mediums for a same period of time.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
23 words
The control device according to claim 16, wherein said predetermined timing comprises different timings for each of said plurality of electro-developing recording mediums.
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