Camera function

• US 20040201775A1
• Filed: 01/04/2002
• Published: 10/14/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 01/04/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Brake, Wilfred, Cazier, Robert Paul
• Application Number:
  US10/040,585
• Publication Number:
  US 20040201775A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/375
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00127 Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00477 Indicating status, e.g. of a job for control or supervision between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device H04N2201/3219
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00488 providing an audible output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2101/00 Still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3214 of a date
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3215 of a time or duration
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3273 Display
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/633 for displaying additional information relating to control or operation of the camera

Abstract

A camera which includes an alarm clock is disclosed.

Claims

1. ) A camera comprising:

a camera body; and

an alarm clock operably associated with said camera body.

2. ) The camera of claim 1 wherein said alarm clock further comprises at least one output device selected from a group of output devices consisting of:

a speaker, a strobe, a display and a capture device.

3. ) The camera of claim 1 wherein said alarm clock further comprises at least two output devices selected from a group of output devices consisting of:

a speaker, a strobe, a display and a capture device.

4. ) The camera of claim 1 wherein said alarm clock further comprises at least three output devices selected from a group of output devices consisting of:

a speaker, a strobe, a display and a capture device.

5. ) The camera of claim 1 wherein said alarm clock further comprises at least four output devices selected from a group of output devices consisting of:

a speaker, a strobe, a display and a capture device.

6. ) The camera of claim 2, said output device comprising said speaker.

7. ) The camera of claim 2, said output device comprising said strobe.

8. ) The camera of claim 2, said output device comprising said display.

9. ) The camera of claim 2, said output device comprising said capture device.

10. ) The camera of claim 1 and further comprising at least one element operatively associated with said alarm clock selected from a group of elements consisting of:

a memory storage device, a photosensor array, a computer connector, a real time clock, an always-on portion and a controller.

11. ) The camera of claim 2 and further comprising at least one element operatively associated with said alarm clock selected from a group of elements consisting of:

a memory storage device, a photosensor array, a computer connector, a real time clock, an always-on portion and a controller.

12. ) A method of providing notification of the occurrence of a time of day comprising:

inputting data representative of a selected time of day into a camera; and

upon occurrence of said selected time of day, actuating a camera subsystem.

13. ) The method of claim 12 wherein:

actuating a camera subsystem comprises activating at least one output device selected from a group of output devices consisting of;

a speaker, a strobe, a display and a capture device.

14. ) The method of claim 12 wherein:

actuating a camera subsystem comprises activating at least two output devices selected from a group of output devices consisting of;

a speaker, a strobe, a display and a capture device.

15. ) The method of claim 12 and further comprising:

storing data utilized by said camera subsystem for notifying a user of the occurrence of said selected time of day.

16. ) The method of claim 12 wherein said inputting comprises operating a camera control surface useable for controlling other camera functions.

17. ) A method of constructing a camera comprising:

mounting an image assembly in a camera housing; and

mounting an alarm clock in said camera housing.

18. ) A camera comprising:

means for capturing an image of an object;

means for selecting a time of day; and

means for actuating at least one camera subsystem at the occurrence of said selected time of day.