Film storage including a recyclable battery
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsDimitri Kanevsky, Wlodek Zadrozny, Alexander Zlatsin
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Abstract
A removable data storage unit for an image capturing device. The data storage unit may be a film storage cylinder and the image capturing device may be a camera. An energy storage source is contained within a plastic film storage cylinder. The battery may be a rechargeable battery. The film storage cylinder includes a pair of electrical contacts, each of the pair being located at opposite ends of the cylinder and connected to a corresponding one of a pair of electrical contacts internally mounted within the film storage cylinder.
Claims19
A removable data storage unit for an image capturing device comprising:
- an image data storage unit;
- a compartment within said image data storage unit;
- a pair of electrical contacts, said pair being located at opposite ends of said compartment and each extending through an end of said image data storage unit;
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- a rechargeable energy storage source enclosed in and contained within said compartment between said pair of electrical contacts.
A camera comprising:
- a removable film storage cylinder;
- a roll of film attached at one end to said film storage cylinder;
- a compartment within said film storage cylinder;
- a pair of electrical contacts, said pair being located at opposite ends of said compartment and each extending through an end of said film storage cylinder;
- a film drive unit, said film storage cylinder rotatable attached to said film drive unit;
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- a rechargeable battery disposed within said compartment, the rechargeable battery providing power to said drive unit, said drive unit driving said film storage cylinder.
A removable data storage unit for an recording device comprising:
- a removable data storage unit;
- a compartment within said data storage unit;
- a pair of electrical contacts, said pair being located at opposite ends of said compartment and each extending through an end of said data storage unit;
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- a rechargeable energy storage source enclosed in and contained within said compartment between said pair of electrical contacts.
A method of doing business comprising the steps of:
- (a) selling powered film units to customers, said powered film units including photographic film attached to a film storage cylinder, said film storage cylinder including a rechargeable battery contained within a compartment therein;
- b) receiving spent powered film units from customers, photographic film on said spent powered film units including at least one exposed site;
- c) developing exposed sites on received spent powered film units;
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- d) recharging batteries contained within received spent powered film units.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.