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Camera with a voice command responsive system

  • US 4,389,109 A
  • Filed: 12/29/1980
  • Issued: 06/21/1983
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/31/1979
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A control system for a camera which performs a plurality of operations, said system comprising:

  • switching means for selectively bringing the control system to one of a learning mode and a working mode;

    voice coding means for coding a voice command to a recognizable pattern and for producing a voice feature signal;

    register means having a plurality of sections each being capable of registering one voice feature signal during said learning mode such that a plurality of voice feature signals corresponding to said plurality of camera operations are registered in said register means;

    designator means operable during said learning mode for designating said plurality of sections of said register means for registering said plurality of voice feature signals to respective designated sections;

    discriminator means operable during said working mode for discriminating one of said plurality of sections carrying a voice feature signal which correlates with a newly obtained voice feature signal;

    control means for controlling the camera such that the camera performs one of the operations commensurate with the section discriminated by the discriminator means, andmeans for producing an exposure data signal and an exposure data indication means, wherein said control means further includes means for reading out an exposure data signal from said exposure data signal producing means corresponding to the discriminated section of said register means and means for actuating said exposure data indication means to indicate an exposure datum commensurate with the read-out exposure data signal.

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