Pre-Grant Publication Number: 20080022202
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Prior Art Detail
Summary / Description
| Summary / Description | Describes method of programming and embedding software onto a digital camera, with the camera having a UI and input interface. |
Basic Information
| Type of Prior Art | Issued Patents - US |
| Country | United States of America |
| Patent/Application # | 20010030695 |
| Kind Code | United States (US) - United STATES Patent - A |
| Patentee Name | Eastman Kodak Company |
| Relevant Pages, Columns, or Lines | Claim 1, first paragraph |
| URL | http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi... |
| Filing Date | December 13, 2000 |
| Additional Information | |
Notes / To Do
| Notes | Invention that shows use of programmable firmware on a digital camera with a user interface. |
Excerpt
Excerpt A method for customizing a digital camera for at least one particular user is disclosed. The digital camera includes a reprogrammable memory for storing firmware which controls the operation of the digital camera and a camera graphical user interface responsive to the firmware stored in the reprogrammable memory. The method includes providing customization software executed external to the digital camera which can access a plurality of firmware components having different camera features. A user selects desired camera features to cause the customization software to access the corresponding firmware component(s). |
Relevance
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The apparatus of Claim 9 wherein said apparatus comprises a camera.
Relevance
Prior art shows invention capable of storing and executing a software program on a digital camera. In the current application a specific algorithm is implemented, but it is still "software" embedded on a camera, similar to current submitted prior art.
Prior art shows invention capable of storing and executing a software program on a digital camera. In the current application a specific algorithm is implemented, but it is still "software" embedded on a camera, similar to current submitted prior art.
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