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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 18, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Etsuro Furutsu, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 1/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 1/700 ;
Abstract
A camera having a memory in which control programs are stored includes a flash memory in which a control program or data for controlling the camera is stored, and a masked ROM in which a program for determining whether the control program or data stored in the flash memory is proper is stored, wherein the program stored in the masked ROM is executed in advance of execution of the control program stored in the flash memory.