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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:
Dec. 02, 1980
Filed:
Jul. 19, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenji Toyoda, Kawasaki, JP;
Jun Shimomura, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Nippon Kogaku K.K., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ; G03B / ; G03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
354286 ; 354 / ; 354289 ;
Abstract
A lens information introducing device in a camera comprises a photoelectrically legible digital code pattern provided on a lens, optical means for introducing the code pattern into a camera body and imaging the same at a predetermined position, photoelectric converter means disposed at the predetermined position for photoelectrically converting the image of the code pattern formed by the optical means, and shaping means for comparing the photoelectrically converted signal by the photoelectric converter means with a standard signal and generating the lens information indicated by the code pattern as a digital signal.