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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:
Oct. 03, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 08, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kazuya Higuma, Funabashi, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
396 91 ; 396137 ; 396529 ;
Abstract
A camera which performs data communication with a mounted interchangeable lens includes a command generating circuit for generating a command which is not directly related to the data communication; and a control circuit for discontinuing the data communication with the mounted interchangeable lens when the command is generated while the data communication is being performed with the mounted interchangeable lens.