Camera sensing when a memory cartridge is installed
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1. Camera apparatus comprising:
- loading detection means for detecting completion of loading of a semiconductor memory cartridge in the camera, the memory cartridge being detachable from said camera;
communication means for communicating data between the memory cartridge and said camera, said communication means having a plurality of electrodes which contact a corresponding plurality of electrodes of the memory cartridge in response to the loading of the memory cartridge in said camera;
electrode moving means for moving said electrodes of said communication means from a position apart from a loading path of said memory cartridge to a position at which said electrodes of the communication means contact the electrodes of the memory cartridge in response to loading of the memory cartridge;
control means, provided in said camera, for starting data communication between said camera and the memory cartridge by said communication means when said loading detection means detects the completion of the loading of the memory cartridge; and
display means for displaying information provided from the memory cartridge immediately after the cartridge is detected as being inserted by said loading detection means, said display means being integral with said camera and being controlled by said control means.
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Abstract
Camera apparatus including a loading detection sensor for detecting the completion of the loading of a solid-state memory cartridge, a contact member for contacting electric contacts on the cartridge for communicating data between the camera and the cartridge, and a communication control circuit for starting data communication between the memory cartridge and the camera when the loading detection sensor detects that the cartridge has been installed. The contact member moves from a first position at a distance from the memory cartridge contacts to a second position contacting the memory cartridge contacts.
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11 Claims
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1. Camera apparatus comprising:
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loading detection means for detecting completion of loading of a semiconductor memory cartridge in the camera, the memory cartridge being detachable from said camera; communication means for communicating data between the memory cartridge and said camera, said communication means having a plurality of electrodes which contact a corresponding plurality of electrodes of the memory cartridge in response to the loading of the memory cartridge in said camera; electrode moving means for moving said electrodes of said communication means from a position apart from a loading path of said memory cartridge to a position at which said electrodes of the communication means contact the electrodes of the memory cartridge in response to loading of the memory cartridge; control means, provided in said camera, for starting data communication between said camera and the memory cartridge by said communication means when said loading detection means detects the completion of the loading of the memory cartridge; and display means for displaying information provided from the memory cartridge immediately after the cartridge is detected as being inserted by said loading detection means, said display means being integral with said camera and being controlled by said control means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A camera comprising:
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loading detection means for detecting completion of loading of a removable solid-state memory cartridge into the camera; connection means for providing a communication channel for data between the memory cartridge and the camera, said communication means having a plurality of electrodes which contact a corresponding plurality of electrodes of the memory cartridge responsive to the loading of the memory cartridge in said camera; electrode moving means for moving said electrodes of said connection means from a position apart from a loading path of said memory cartridge to a position at which said electrodes of said connection means contact the electrodes of the memory cartridge in response to loading of the memory cartridge; control means, integral with said camera, for controlling said connection means in response to the detection by said loading detection means to provide said communication channel between the memory cartridge and said camera, and for starting data communication between the memory cartridge and said camera via said communication channel; and display means for displaying information provided from the memory cartridge immediately after the cartridge is detected as being inserted by said loading detection means, said display means being integral with said camera and being controlled by said control means. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A camera comprising:
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(a) a movable connection electrode which moves from a first position apart from a path of a removably mounted semiconductor memory cartridge to a second position connectable to the electric contact of the removably mounted memory cartridge by a loading operation of the semiconductor memory cartridge; (b) a switch for detecting the movement of said connection electrode to said second position; and (c) a control circuit, integral with said camera, for starting data communication between said camera and the semiconductor memory cartridge when said switch detects that the connection electrode has moved to the second position; and (d) display means for displaying information provided from the memory cartridge immediately after the cartridge is inserted, said display means being integral with said camera and being controlled by said control circuit.
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