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US 6,173,119 B2Granted
Camera having radio-frequency identification transponder
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsJoseph A. Manico, Robert W. Spurr
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Abstract
A camera has a body, an image capture assembly mounted in the body, and at least one radio-frequency identification transponder mounted within the body, said transponder is unshielded by the body. The transponder can be an inlay transponder.
Claims21
A camera comprising:
- a body;
- an image capture assembly mounted in said body;
- and
- a radio-frequency identification inlay transponder mounted within said body, said inlay transponder being unshielded from radio-frequency radiation by said body and continuously accessible to radio-frequency communication.
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A camera comprising:
- a body;
- a film unit disposed in said body for image capture;
- and
- a radio-frequency identification transponder associated with said film unit, said transponder being operable independent of said image capture.
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A one-time use camera comprising:
- a body;
- a first radio-frequency identification transponder mounted to said body;
- a film unit disposed in said body;
- a second radio-frequency identification transponder mounted to said film unit.
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An imaging system comprising:
- a camera including:
- a body;
- an image capture assembly mounted in said body;
- and
- a radio-frequency identification inlay transponder mounted to said body, said transponder being operable independent of said image capture assembly;
- an imaging unit;
- transfer equipment sending said image information from said image capture assembly to said imaging unit;
- and
- a communication unit accessing said transponder by radio-frequency communication and sending said ancillary information to said imaging unit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.