Printer-built-in image-sensing apparatus and using strobe-light means electric-consumption control method thereof
First Claim
1. A printer-built-in image-sensing apparatus having a printer which prints an image on a print medium, comprising:
- image-sensing means having a strobe-light function;
instruction means for instructing printing of an image using said printer;
control means for, if said instruction means instructs printing of an image after image sensing using the strobe-light function by said image-sensing means, starting printing of the image by said printer; and
electric charging means for, after completion of printing of the image by said printer based on an instruction by said instruction means, starting charging of a capacitor used in the strobe-light function.
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Abstract
A printer-built-in image-sensing apparatus including a camera which performs image sensing with film exposure, and a printer which prints an image sensed by the camera. After a shutter button has been pressed and image sensing with strobe light emission has been performed, if printing is instructed by pressing of a print button, then electric charging a capacitor of a strobe circuit is made after the completion of the print operation. Otherwise, the charging of the capacitor is started immediately after the image sensing. In this case, even if printing is instructed during the electric charge, printing is started after completion of the electric charge. Thus, electric consumption upon print operation can be reduced and fluctuation of voltage can be suppressed.
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24 Claims
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1. A printer-built-in image-sensing apparatus having a printer which prints an image on a print medium, comprising:
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image-sensing means having a strobe-light function;
instruction means for instructing printing of an image using said printer;control means for, if said instruction means instructs printing of an image after image sensing using the strobe-light function by said image-sensing means, starting printing of the image by said printer; and electric charging means for, after completion of printing of the image by said printer based on an instruction by said instruction means, starting charging of a capacitor used in the strobe-light function. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A printer-built-in image-sensing apparatus having a printer which prints an image on a print medium, comprising:
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image-sensing means having a strobe-light function; instruction means for instructing printing of an image using said printer;
electric charging means for, after image sensing using the strobe-light function by said image-sensing means, starting charging of a capacitor used in the strobe-light function; andcontrol means for, if said instruction means instructs printing of the image during electric charging by said electric charging means, starting printing of the image by said printer after the capacitor has been charged to a predetermined level. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A printer-built-in image-sensing apparatus having a printer which prints an image on a print medium, comprising:
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image-sensing means having a strobe-light function; instruction means for instructing printing of an image using said printer; electric charging means for charging a capacitor used in the strobe-light function; and control means for, if said instruction means instructs printing of an image after image sensing using the strobe-light function by said image-sensing means, starting printing of the image by said printer after the capacitor has been charged to a predetermined level by said electric charging means, while if said instruction means does not instructs printing of the image after image sensing using the strobe-light function by said image-sensing means, starting charging of the capacitor by said electric charging means and inhibiting printing of the image by said printer based on instruction by said instruction means until the capacitor has been charged to the predetermined level. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. An electric-consumption control method in a printer-built-in image-sensing apparatus having a printer which prints an image on a print medium, comprising:
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an image-sensing step of performing image sensing using a strobe-light function; a printing step of, if printing of an image obtained by the image sensing at image-sensing step using said printer is instructed, starting printing by said printer; and a charging step of starting charging of a capacitor used in the strobe-light function after completion of the printing by said printer. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. An electric-consumption control method in a printer-built-in image-sensing apparatus having a printer which prints an image on a print medium, comprising:
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an image-sensing step of performing image sensing using a strobe-light function; an electric charging step of starting charging of a capacitor used in the strobe-light function after the image sensing at said image-sensing step; and
a printing step of, if printing of an image obtained by the image sensing at image-sensing step using said printer is instructed, starting printing by said printer after completion of the electric charging of the capacitor. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. An electric-consumption control method in a printer-built-in image-sensing apparatus having a printer which prints an image on a print medium, comprising:
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a printing step of, if printing of an image obtained by image sensing using a strobe-light function using said printer is instructed, starting printing by said printer after a capacitor used in the strobe-light function has been charged to a predetermined level; and an inhibition step of, if printing of the image obtained by the image sensing using the strobe-light function using said printer is not instructed, starting charging of the capacitor and inhibiting printing of the image by said printer until the capacitor has been charged to the predetermined level.
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19. An image-sensing apparatus connected to a printer which prints an image on a print medium, comprising:
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image-sensing means having a strobe-light function; electric charging means for charging a capacitor used in the strobe-light function; instruction means for instructing printing of an image using said printer; and control means for, if said instruction means instructs printing of an image sensed by said image-sensing means, controlling an operation of printing the image and an operation of charging the capacitor of the strobe-light function so as to inhibit simultaneous operation of the printing and the charging of the capacitor. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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