IC card and camera for use therewith
US5081482A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 30, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B17/00
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An IC card suitably adapted to a camera as a small size device and a camera to which such IC card can be mounted appropriately. The IC card is formed as a rectangular plate of a size of about 20 mm.times.30 mm to 40 mm.times.60 mm so that it may be mounted on a camera. Contents of the IC card are or can be indicated on a front surface of the IC card. A plurality of connecting terminals for electric connection to a camera are disposed in a row on a rear surface along an edge of the IC card. A camera for use with such IC card has an IC card accommodating means provided thereon. Where the camera is a single lens reflex camera, the means may be located sidewardly of a pentagonal roof prism accommodating section on the top of the camera and include a lid member for opening or closing a card accommodating section thereof. The means may be located otherwise on the bottom or a rear lid of the camera and include a member mounted for movement between a position accommodated in the camera and another position projecting from the camera.
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