source: extensions/AMetaData/JpegMetaData/Readers/MakerNotesReader.class.php @ 4698

<?php
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 * --:: JPEG MetaDatas ::-------------------------------------------------------
 *
 *  Author    : Grum
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 *
 *
 * -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 *
 * The exif tag 0x927C "MakerNote" is a tag used by the camera maker to manage
 * their own data.
 *
 * In most of case, this tags gives an offset to an extra data block.
 * And in most of case, this data block is a sub-IFD block
 *
 * The MakerNotesReader is a generic class dedicated to read tags from the maker
 * note sub IFD structure
 *
 *
 * ======> See IfdReader.class.php to know more about an IFD structure <========
 *
 * -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 *
 * .. Notes ..
 *
 *
 * The MakerNotesReader class is derived from the IfdReader class.
 *
 * ========> See IfdReader.class.php to know more about common methods <========
 *
 *
 * Derived classes :
 *  - PentaxReader (for Pentax exif tags)
 *
 *
 * This class provides theses public functions :
 *  - getMaker
 *
 *
 * -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */

  require_once(JPEG_METADATA_DIR."Common/ConvertData.class.php");
  require_once(JPEG_METADATA_DIR."Common/MakerNotesSignatures.class.php");
  require_once(JPEG_METADATA_DIR."Common/Tag.class.php");
  require_once(JPEG_METADATA_DIR."Readers/IfdReader.class.php");

  abstract class MakerNotesReader extends IfdReader
  {
    protected $maker = "UNKNOWN";

    /**
     * this function return the name of the camera maker
     *
     * @return String
     */
    public function getMaker()
    {
      return($this->maker);
    }

    protected function skipHeader($headerSize=0)
    {
      parent::skipHeader($headerSize);
    }

  }




?>