Expired Canadian patentCanada
Method and apparatus for automatically capturing and managing images
CA 2554135 C · Owner: Jorasch, James A. · Inventors: Sammon, Russell P.; Walker, Jay S.; Jorasch, James A.
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According to one embodiment of the invention a camera (110) determines , whether to acquire an image (e.g. automatically) determines whether to store , the acquired image and determines how to store the acquired image.
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- Filed December 23, 2004 and granted September 24, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 23, 2024.
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FiledDecember 23, 2004
GrantedSeptember 24, 2013
Term endedDecember 23, 2024
Patent numberCA 2554135 C
Classification (IPC)H04N5/22
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