Camera adapted to film cartridge with a device to determine if image recording medium in cartridge is developed and a device allowing re-photography of photographed image
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsShosuke Haraguchi, Masakazu Taku
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Abstract
A camera adapted to use an image recording medium cartridge in which an image recording medium is contained or an apparatus adapted for this kind of camera includes a determination portion for determining whether the image recording medium contained in the image recording medium cartridge is already developed.
Claims34
A camera adapted to an image recording medium cartridge in which an image recording medium is contained, comprising:
- a first determination device which determines a state of use of the image recording medium contained in the image recording medium cartridge;
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- a second determination device which determines whether the image recording medium contained in the image recording medium cartridge is already developed, a determination of said second determination device having priority over a determination of said first determination device.
A camera adapted to an image recording medium cartridge in which an image recording medium is contained, comprising:
- (A) a prevention device for preventing re-photography of a photographed image recording medium contained in the image recording medium cartridge by determining a state of the image recording medium cartridge;
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- (B) an allowing device for allowing re-photography of the photographed image recording medium.
An apparatus adapted to an image recording medium cartridge in which an image recording medium is contained, comprising:
- a first determination device which determines a state of use of the image recording medium contained in the image recording medium cartridge;
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- a second determination device which determines whether the image recording medium contained in the image recording medium cartridge is already developed, a determination of said second determination device having priority over a determination of said first determination device.
An apparatus adapted to an image recording medium cartridge in which an image recording medium is contained, comprising:
- (A) a prevention device for preventing re-photography of a photographed image recording medium contained in the image recording medium cartridge by determining a state of the image recording medium cartridge;
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- (B) an allowing device for allowing re-photography of the photographed image recording medium.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.