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External equipment storing manipulation information and operation information and camera system using such information
US8934039B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8934039-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213543378-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jul 6, 2012 |
| Priority date | Jul 15, 2011 |
| Publication date | Jan 13, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 2015 |
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Equipment detachable from a body portion of the camera system includes: a communication unit communicating with the body; a storage unit storing manipulation information corresponding to a manipulation type of the camera system and operation information related to an operation of the camera system corresponding to the manipulation type; and a control unit transmitting the manipulation and operation information to the body when the external equipment is attached to the body, causes the camera system to display the manipulation image data based on the manipulation information, causes the camera system to perform an operation based on the operation information, and removes the display of manipulation image data when the external equipment is detached from the body portion.
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What is claimed is: 1. A camera system including a body portion and external equipment that is detachable from the body portion, wherein the external equipment includes: a body communication unit that communicates with the body portion; and a storage unit that stores manipulation information including manipulation image data corresponding to a manipulation type of the camera system and operation information related to an operation of the camera system corresponding to the mani…
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- What does patent US8934039B2 cover?
- Equipment detachable from a body portion of the camera system includes: a communication unit communicating with the body; a storage unit storing manipulation information corresponding to a manipulation type of the camera system and operation information related to an operation of the camera system corresponding to the manipulation type; and a control unit transmitting the manipulation and opera…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Nakata Koichi, Olympus Imaging Corp
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G03B17/14. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Jan 13 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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