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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2001
Applicant:
Hideo Okada, Uda-gun, JP;
Inventor:
Hideo Okada, Uda-gun, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/76 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The video camera has an opening for removal of a cassette tape. The video camera includes a cassette detecting portiondetecting ejection of the cassette tape from the opening, and a cassette insertion preventing mechanismpreventing re-insertion of the cassette tape when the cassette detecting portiondetects ejection of the cassette tape. As such, a video camera for a recycling system can be provided where a recording medium or the like with a recorded content is easily and rapidly available to a user and a dedicated reproducing device is not required.