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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. 21, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 04, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kazuhiro Izukawa, Misato, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
396277 ; 396301 ; 396529 ;
Abstract
In a camera system composed of a camera capable of containing a battery therein and an accessory capable of being detachably mounted on the camera and being supplied with electric power from the camera, communication is possible between the camera and the accessory, and the accessory, upon receiving an instruction from the camera, performs an operation according to the received instruction. The camera system is provided with a circuit which sends an instruction designating a value corresponding to electric power usable by the accessory from the camera to the accessory, to decide a working power or voltage usable in the accessory.