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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:
Dec. 25, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroki Fukuoka, Yokohama, JP;
Katsuhiko Manabe, Machida, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/928 ; H04N 5/77 ; H04N 5/765 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/928 ; H04N 5/77 ; H04N 5/765 ;
Abstract
An electronic still camera which photographs an object and outputs image data. An image data coding device codes the image data. The coded image data is recorded to a recording medium. Sound data can also be converted to an electric signal and the sound data can be coded, converted to an electric signal, and then recorded to the recording media. A rearrangeable unused region of the recording media can be used as a work area for a file control work.