Text interface for still photographic camera with data recording capability
US5666186A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 20, 1994 |
| Grant date | Sep 9, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 20, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B17/18
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A camera system includes a user friendly interface to enable a camera user to enter text data to be printed on a photographic film in a simple and convenient manner. The user interface is also used to display text messages to the user indicating certain camera conditions. More specifically, a camera is provided that includes a display unit, a display control interface for manually selecting text data to be displayed on the display unit and a control unit for controlling the operation of the display unit to display the text data selected by the manual user interface. The display unit preferably includes a text data display section and fixed icon display section.
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