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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:
Sep. 28, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 31, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takanori Nishiyama, Mitaka, JP;
Akira Takahashi, Hidaka, JP;
Hiroto Takita, Higashikurume, JP;
Toshiharu Watanabe, Kodaira, JP;
Takeshi Kawarai, Higashiibaraki-gun, JP;
Hisashi Shibata, Nagoya, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ; H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
386118 ; 348374 ; 348376 ;
Abstract
A video camera combined with a recording and reproducing system having a recording and reproducing deck unit having a generally flat shape, a camera unit, a viewfinder unit, and a battery unit. As viewed from the direction perpendicular to the widest surface of the recording and reproducing deck unit, the camera unit, viewfinder unit, and battery unit are arranged so that they are set almost in the projection area of the widest surface.