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US 10,432,839 B2Granted
Camera strap
AssigneeJordan Frank
InventorsJordan Frank, Alexander Dobrinsky
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Abstract
An electronic utility strap is provided. The strap includes one or more bands, which can be formed of a flexible material, and can include one or more embedded conductive elements. The strap also can include a power source, which can be temporarily attached to the strap or embedded therein. One or more electronic components can be attached to the strap and electrically connected to one or more of the conductive elements. The electronic components can include single use components, which receive power from the power source and operate in conjunction with other electronic components separately attached to the strap. The strap can include an inline imaging device and/or one or more components which can be operated in conjunction with the imaging device.
Claims21
A camera strap comprising:
- a flexible band, wherein the flexible band includes at least one section formed of a fibrous material configured to conform to an object;
- a set of conductive elements embedded in the flexible band, wherein the set of conductive elements embedded in the at least one section includes excess length to accommodate the at least one section stretching to conform to the object;
- a plurality of connection points to the set of conductive elements, wherein the plurality of connection points are spaced along the flexible band;
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- a plurality of electronic components physically attached to the flexible band in a plurality of distinct locations and electrically connected to at least one of the set of conductive elements, wherein each of the plurality of electronic components is physically distinct, the plurality of electronic components including:
- a first electronic component mounted in-line with the flexible band, the first electronic component comprising an image capture sensor and an optical system for forming an image of a scene on the image capture sensor;
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- a second electronic component mounted in-line with the flexible band, the second electronic component comprising a data storage device for storing image data acquired by the image capture sensor.
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A camera strap comprising:
- a flexible band;
- a set of conductive elements embedded in the flexible band;
- a plurality of connection points to the set of conductive elements, wherein the plurality of connection points are spaced along the flexible band;
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- a plurality of electronic components physically attached to the flexible band in a plurality of distinct locations and electrically connected to at least one of the set of conductive elements, wherein each of the plurality of electronic components is physically distinct, the plurality of electronic components including:
- a first electronic component mounted in-line with the flexible band, the first electronic component comprising an image capture sensor and an optical system for forming an image of a scene on the image capture sensor, wherein the first electronic component is physically attached to the flexible band using a mounting unit enabling rotation of the optical system about at least one rotation axis;
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- a second electronic component mounted in-line with the flexible band, the second electronic component comprising a data storage device for storing image data acquired by the image capture sensor.
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A system comprising:
- an image acquisition strap comprising:
- at least one flexible band, wherein the flexible band includes at least one section formed of a fibrous material configured to conform to an object;
- a plurality of conductive elements embedded in the at least one flexible band;
- a plurality of connection points to the plurality of conductive elements, wherein the plurality of connection points are located at fixed locations spaced along the at least one flexible band;
- at least one power source attached to the at least one flexible band, wherein the at least one power source is electrically connected to at least one of the plurality of conductive elements;
- an imaging device including an image capture sensor connected to at least one of the plurality of connection points and an optical system for forming an image of a scene on the image capture sensor;
- a data storage device connected to at least one of the plurality of connection points, wherein the data storage device is configured for storing image data acquired by the image capture sensor;
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- a set of light sources, wherein the optical system and at least one of the set of light sources is located inline with the flexible band.
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An imaging system comprising:
- an image acquisition strap comprising:
- at least one band, wherein the at least one band includes at least one section formed of a fibrous material configured to conform to an object;
- a plurality of conductive elements embedded in the at least one band;
- a plurality of connection points to the plurality of conductive elements, wherein the plurality of connection points are located at fixed locations spaced along the at least one band;
- at least one power source attached to the at least one band, wherein the at least one power source is electrically connected to at least one of the plurality of conductive elements;
- a set of light sources, at least one light source in the set of light sources including a laser;
- an imaging device including an image capture sensor for acquiring image data and an optical system for forming an image of a scene on the image capture sensor, wherein the imaging device is physically attached to the at least one band and electrically connected to the plurality of conductive elements;
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- a data storage device for storing the image data acquired by the image capture sensor, wherein the data storage device is physically separate from the imaging device and is physically attached to the at least one band and electrically connected to the plurality of conductive elements.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.