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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2016
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Toru Ohara, Utsunomiya, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G03B 17/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23245 (2013.01); G03B 17/568 (2013.01); H04N 5/23241 (2013.01); G03B 2217/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
The accessory is detachably attachable to a camera in which multiple image capturing modes are settable. The accessory includes a display element configured to electrically display information, and a display controller configured to perform a display control for controlling turning on and off of display of the information on the display element. The display controller is configured to perform the display control depending on the image capturing mode set in the camera or on a type of the camera to which the accessory is attached.