Patent · US Expired

Display device connectable to a camera

US6169854A · kind A · utility

117Cited by
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9Claims
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Filing dateJun 14, 1999
Grant dateJan 2, 2001
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Expiry dateJun 14, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03B17/18
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A camera having a display unit that displays information regarding the functions of the camera and the photo-taking scenes in an abbreviated fashion by means of characters, symbols and/or codes, a voice synthesizer that provides information regarding the functions of the camera and the photo-taking scenes by means of voice sounds and a magnetic head that records the information regarding the photo-taking scenes (the photo-taking dates and titles) in the recording area of the film. Consequently, this camera provides by means of voice sounds information that may not be fully displayed in the display unit.

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