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Granted Patent B2
US 7,184,086 · App. 10/372,698 · Granted Feb 27, 2007

Camera having flexible display

Assignee: Konica Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,184,086
App. No.
10/372,698
Granted
Feb 27, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

A camera includes a columnar camera main body portion having a photographing lens, and a flexible display for displaying an image of an object to be photographed through the photographing lens, in which one end of the flexible display is attached to the camera main body portion, and which is provided so as to be taken-up into the camera main body portion.

Claims (9)

1. A camera comprising:

(a) a columnar camera main body portion having a photographing lens;

(b) a flexible display for displaying an image of an object to be photographed through the photographing lens, in which one end of the flexible display is attached to the camera main body portion, and which is adapted to be taken-up into the camera main body portion;

(c) a first detector for detecting that the display taken-up into the camera main body portion is fed-out;

(d) a second detector for detecting that the display is perfectly taken-up into the camera main body portion; and

(e) a controller for taking-in a signal of the first detector and the second detector, and for driving the display,

wherein when the display is not perfectly taken-up in a fixed period of time after a signal from the second detector is taken in and the taking-up is started, the controller stops the taking-up and puts the camera in a power saving mode.

2. The camera of claim 1 , further comprising a feed-out device for feeding out the display from the camera main body portion, wherein after the display is taken-up, the controller drives the feed-out device according to a condition change.

3. The camera of claim 2 , wherein the condition change is any one of a time when an interval photographing is conducted, a time when a reserved photographing is conducted, a time when a trigger signal from the outside is inputted, or a time when an interval reproducing is conducted.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 24, 2003
From: TAMURA, TOMOAKI
To: KONICA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 013815/0453 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2002-047312 · Feb 25, 2002 · national
JP 2002-072747 · Mar 15, 2002 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20030160892A1 · Aug 28, 2003