The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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. 28, 1989
Filed:
Jul. 07, 1987
Takashi Iida, Kyoto, JP;
Masatoshi Itoh, Takatsuki, JP;
Hidenori Fukuoka, Toyonaka, JP;
Takeya Tsukamoto, Amagasaki, JP;
Takashi Kondo, Izumi, JP;
Daigo Yoshioka, Toyonaka, JP;
Hiroyuki Tsumazawa, Kyoto, JP;
Atsushi Kuwada, Amagasaki, JP;
Kazuhiko Kojima, Osaka, JP;
Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A camera such as a vide camera having an automatic focusing function, a power focusing function and a power zooming function which allows most reasonable change-over between the functions of the camera. The camera comprises manually operable mode change-over means for alternatively changing over the camera between a zooming mode and a focusing mode, and manually operable instructing means for instructing a direction of movement of a zooming lens system or a focusing lens system for zooming or focusing. When the zooming mode is selected, first actuating means actuates the zooming lens system for zooming in a direction instructed by the instructing means, but when the focusing mode is selected, second actuating means actuates the focusing lens system for focusing operation in a direction instructed by the instructing means. Several forms of instructing means are disclosed.