Recycle method of a digital camera
AssigneesNikon Corporation, Nikon Technologies Inc.
InventorsMasahide Tanaka, Akira Ohmura
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Abstract
A digital camera has a memory for recording function and environment of the camera upon every use thereof, or delivery of the camera to users. The memory is kept without deletion to be a history of the camera. The memory cannot be used by the user, but is take out of the camera upon its recycle for transferring the memory to a database or to a site of designing new cameras. The memory should be taken out on the authorization of the user. If the memory includes name, address, custom settings, user contract, password, or the like, such memory may be transferred to a new camera of the same user on demand. Used camera can be conveniently returned at a site where commodities irrelevant to cameras are sold, which may prevent illegal disposal of cameras.
Claims29
A recycle method of a digital camera having a memory for storing data other than digital image comprising the steps of:
- receiving the digital camera returned from a user;
- confirming an authorization by the user to take out the contents of the memory;
- taking out the contents of the memory on the confirmation of authorization;
- and
- putting the returned digital camera to a recycle.
A recycle method of a digital camera comprising the steps of:
- purchasing with a transportation system commodities irrelevant to the digital camera;
- selling the commodities;
- receiving the returned digital camera at a place where the commodities are sold;
- and
- transporting with the transportation system the returned digital camera to a recycle.
A recycle method with a computer for a digital camera having a memory storing data other than digital image comprising the steps of:
- taking out the contents of the memory of a first digital camera;
- and
- transferring the taken-out contents of the memory to the memory of a second digital camera.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.