Patent ID: 6239837
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A method for digital photography of an object to obtain an image signal, said method comprising the steps of:capturing an image of said object to obtain said image signal;converting said image signal into digital image data;storing said image data in a main memory connected to a data bus having a connector suitable for attaching and detaching a detachable auxiliary memory to said data bus;if said auxiliary memory is attached to said connector, preemptively causing said image data to be stored into said auxiliary memory;detecting if said auxiliary memory is detached from said connector during transfer of said image data to or from said main memory and forcibly initializing all elements of said digital camera;said initializing all elements comprising the steps of:determining if said data bus is active or not,if said data bus active having a microprocessor supply a reset signal,if said data bus is not active, said microprocessor will store said digital image data in a predetermined shelter register.