Data recording apparatus for still camera

• US 4,983,996 A
• Filed: 05/22/1990
• Issued: 01/08/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 09/02/1988
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Inventors: Kinoshita, Satoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Gellner, Michael L.
• Application Number:
  US07/527,705
• Time in Patent Office: 231 Days
• Field of Search: 354/76, 354/106
• US Class Current: 396/312
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/245 Optical means
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 2217/243 Optical devices
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 2217/247 Bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 31/06 in which sound track is associated with successively-shown still pictures
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 21/06 Transformation of speech into a non-audible representation, e.g. speech visualisation or speech processing for tactile aids G10L15/26 takes precedence

Abstract

A data recording apparatus for a still camera has a microphone to which an external voice is input. A voice signal of the input external voice is converted into a bar-code pattern data by a pattern converter and then recorded onto a silver-salt film through LC-cell. A developed pattern data on a photograph is read out by a bar-code reader and decoded into the original voice signal. A voice corresponding to the decoded voice signal is generated through a speaker.

Claims

1. A data recording apparatus for a still camera, comprising:

an optical lens;

photosensitive material onto which an object image guided through said optical lens is recorded;

voice input means;

voice converter means for converting a voice input from said voice input means into digital data;

pattern converter means for converting the digital data converted by said voice converter means into corresponding bar code data;

printing means for transferring a pattern image of the bar code data onto said photosensitive material, said bar code data converted by said pattern converter means;

optical reading means for reading a pattern image recorded on a printing paper;

converter means for converting the pattern image read by said optical reading means into voice data; and

audio means for converting the voice data converted by said converter means into a voice and for audibly outputting said voice.

2. The data recording apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

date counter means for obtaining a present date data; and

wherein said printing means includes means for transferring the present date data obtained by said date counter means onto said photosensitive material.

3. The data recording apparatus of claim 1, wherein said photosensitive material comprises a silver-salt film.

4. The data recording apparatus of claim 1, wherein said printing means comprises a liquid crystal cell and lighting means.

5. The data recording apparatus of claim 4, wherein said liquid crystal cell is of a Guest Host type.

6. The data recording apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

digital data memory means for storing the digital data converted by said voice converter means.

7. A data recording apparatus for a still camera, comprising:

an optical lens system;

photosensitive material onto which an object image guided through said optical lens system is printed;

voice input means;

digital data memory means for storing digital data;

pattern converter means for converting the digital data in said digital data memory means into corresponding pattern data;

printing means for printing the pattern data converted by said pattern converter means onto said photosensitive material;

optical reading means for reading a pattern image recorded on a printing paper; and

reproducing means for reproducing the pattern image read by said optical reading means into digital data, which is the same as the digital data stored in said digital data memory means.

8. The data recording apparatus of claim 7, wherein said pattern image read by said optical reading means corresponds to said pattern data.

9. The data recording apparatus of claim 7, wherein said photosensitive material comprises a silver-salt film.

10. The data recording apparatus of claim 7, wherein said pattern converter means includes means for converting the digital data stored in said digital data memory means into bar code data.

11. The data recording apparatus of claim 10, wherein said liquid crystal cell is of a Guest Host type.

12. The data recording apparatus of claim 7, wherein said printing means comprises a liquid crystal cell and lighting means.

13. The data recording apparatus for a still camera, comprising:

an optical system;

photosensitive material onto which an object image guided through said optical system is transferred;

voice input means;

pattern converter means for converting a voice input from said voice input means into corresponding pattern data;

printing means for transferring a pattern image of the pattern data converted by said pattern converter means onto said photosensitive material;

optical reading means for reading a pattern image recorded on a printing paper;

converter means for converting the pattern image read by said optical reading means into voice data; and

audio means for converting the voice data converted by said converter means into a voice and for audibly outputting said voice.

14. The data recording apparatus of claim 13, wherein said photosensitive material comprises a silver-salt film.

15. The data recording apparatus of claim 13, wherein said printing means comprises a liquid crystal cell and lighting means.

16. The data recording apparatus of claim 15, wherein said liquid crystal cell is of a Guest Host type.

17. The data recording apparatus of claim 13, further comprising:

voice converter means for converting a voice input from said voice input means into digital data; and

digital data memory means for storing the digital data converted by said voice converter means;

and wherein said pattern converter means includes means for converting digital data from said digital data memory means into said corresponding pattern data.