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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:
Apr. 06, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 24, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kazumasa Yoshikawa, Utsunomiya, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 1/700 ; H04N 5/225 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 1/700 ; H04N 5/225 ;
Abstract
The invention provides a device for making parallel interface communication compatible with serial interface communication when a serial interface compatible large television lens is used for a portable television camera, thereby performing optimal communication between the television camera and lens. In the arrangement of this invention, the terminals of the television lens are connected to the terminals of the camera via an adapter device, and a changeover switch is used to connect the terminals in accordance with serial or parallel communication, thereby setting compatibility between serial and parallel communications.