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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, 1996
Filed:
Aug. 24, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Atsushi Nakanishi, Tokyo, JP;
Yukihiro Kato, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
348220 ; 348373 ; 358906 ;
Abstract
A single unit video camera-recorder operable either in camera or video mode comprises a mode switch for setting the camera or video mode of the single-unit video camera-recorder, function keys for instructing functions of the single-unit video camera-recorder, a light source for illuminating the function keys, and a controller for controlling the light to illuminate the function keys only when the single-unit video camera-recorder is set either in the camera or video mode.