Television – Camera – system and detail – Combined image signal generator and general image signal...
Reexamination Certificate
2000-05-01
2001-10-09
Garber, Wendy R. (Department: 2612)
Television
Camera, system and detail
Combined image signal generator and general image signal...
C348S222100, C348S236000, C348S552000, C358S906000, C396S321000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06300976
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a digital electronic camera or device and the interfacing of the camera or device to an external processing device which monitors and/or controls the camera or device through an input/output interface.
2. Description of the Related Art
Digital electronic cameras are becoming more popular as the size and cost of electronic components continues to go down. However, a disadvantage of digital electronic cameras is that they typically do not possess the ability themselves to provide a permanent hard copy of an image or picture which was taken.
Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication 4-980(1992) discloses an interface card usable with an electronic camera which is capable of transmitting data out of an electronic camera. However, this interface is quite limited in the functions which it can perform. The present inventor has recognized a desire to be able to have more flexible and efficient electronic communication with electronic cameras.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention includes a system and method for digital image capturing and/or communicating. The digital image capturing system includes a digital image capturing device. This device includes a lens, an electronic image pick-up, a processor, a communication interface, and a detachably connected input/output interface. This interface includes a connector which connects to the communication interface of the digital image capturing device, and a connector which connects to a processing device which is external to the digital image capturing device. The communication interface of the digital image capturing device receives commands for controlling and operation of the digital image capturing device from the processing device.
In the method for communicating, there are performed steps including the steps of transmitting control commands from the processing device, receiving the control commands by a detachable communication interface, and changing a state of the digital image capturing device using the received control commands. Additionally, there are performed a determining of a state of the digital image capturing device, a transmitting of parameters, and a loading of a control program.
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Garber Wendy R.
Oblon & Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt P.C.
Ricoh & Company, Ltd.
Vu Ngoc-Yen
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