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Camera for recording keyboard entry of data on film edge

CA 1286531 C · Owner: The Laitram Corporation · Inventors: Lapeyre, James Martial

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This invention provides in a compact roll film type camera a data processing system for recording at least one line of information along the edge of a picture to present, variable and manually entered data relating to the picture. It contains entirely within the camera cover the keyboard and film recording equipment. The line of information is recorded by programming stored data for sychronous presentation along the edge of a frame when it is being moved to frame another picture. Only seven keyboard keys are needed to give a full range of alphanumeric data entry with each entry requiring two successive keystrokes.

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  • Granted July 23, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 23, 2008.
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FiledSeptember 23, 1987
GrantedJuly 23, 1991
Term endedJuly 23, 2008
Patent numberCA 1286531 C
Classification (IPC)G03B17/24

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1988199119941997200020032006Application filedSep 23, 1987Patent grantedJuly 23, 1991Term endedJuly 23, 2008

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