Charger with communication function

• US 20040239772A1
• Filed: 07/16/2004
• Published: 12/02/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 08/06/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Ichikawa, Akira, Onishi, Toshiaki, Otomoto, Katsuhiko
• Application Number:
  US10/479,097
• Publication Number:
  US 20040239772A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/211.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00132 in a digital photofinishing system, i.e. a system where digital photographic images undergo typical photofinishing processing, e.g. printing ordering
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00137 Transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00151 with selective access
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00172 directly from a still digital camera or from a storage medium mounted in a still digital camera H04N1/0018 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00244 with a server, e.g. an internet server fax-servers or the like for store and forward H04N1/324
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00344 with a management, maintenance, service or repair apparatus monitoring H04N1/00002
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2101/00 Still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/001 Sharing resources, e.g. processing power or memory, with a connected apparatus or enhancing the capability of the still picture apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0058 Docking-station, cradle or the like
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0063 Constructional details
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0084 Digital still camera

Abstract

A digital camera data transmission stand capable of acquiring image data from a digital camera and transmitting the acquired data is proposed. Moreover, a digital camera data transmission stand, further having a function of charging the battery of a digital camera, is proposed. Moreover, the digital camera data transmission stand can be fixed on the stand regardless of the size of the digital camera. Regardless of the type of digital camera, image data can be transmitted, and the battery can be charged.

Claims

1-16. -16. (cancelled).

17. A charge apparatus, wherein the electronic device comprising the battery and the charge input unit capable of charging said battery is placed thereon and said battery is charged via said charge input unit, and data is received from said electronic device and transmitted, comprising:

a charge output unit capable of charging said battery via said charge input unit, and

an IC card slot unit into which an IC card is inserted for the purpose of acquiring information regarding the transmission destination to which said data is to be transmitted.

18. The charge apparatus as defined in claim 17 comprising the display for displaying any one or more than one of the following:

information for confirming data to be transmitted, information regarding the transmission destination, and information indicating the state of connection with the transmission destination.