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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.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2010

Filed:

Mar. 09, 2007
Applicants:

Wilbert F. Janson, Jr., Shortsville, NY (US);

Kenneth A. Parulski, Rochester, NY (US);

Inventors:

Wilbert F. Janson, Jr., Shortsville, NY (US);

Kenneth A. Parulski, Rochester, NY (US);

Assignee:

Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 17/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G06K 9/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An electronic camera includes first and second imaging stages for capturing separate images of a scene, one of the stages being designated as a default imaging stage. A processor enables capture and display of the separate images, and further responds to an operator selection of one of the imaging stages as a primary capture unit which is to be primarily used for capturing an image of the scene that is stored by the digital camera. If the operator selection does not occur within a predetermined time period, or if the camera is actuated before the time has run out, the processor automatically selects the default imaging stage as the primary capture unit.


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