# US 10,771,671 B2 · Modular motion camera > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,771,671 B2 - Document ID: US10771671B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/222,008 - Filed: 2018-12-17 - Published: 2019-07-25 - Granted: 2020-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2015-04-03 - Assignees: Red.Com, Inc. - Applicants: Red.Com, LLC - Inventors: Sean Lever; Timothy Milam - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10771671B2 ## CPC - H04N 23/663: for controlling interchangeable camera parts based on electronic image sensor signals - H01Q 1/22: by structural association with other equipment or articles - H01Q 13/10: Resonant slot antennas - H01Q 13/18: the slot being backed by, or formed in boundary wall of, a resonant cavity (longitudinally slotted cylinder H01Q13/12 ){; Open cavity antennas} - H04N 23/00: Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof - H04N 23/51: Housings - H04N 23/54: Mounting of pick-up tubes, electronic image sensors, deviation or focusing coils - H04N 23/55: Optical parts specially adapted for electronic image sensors; Mounting thereof - H04N 23/60: Control of cameras or camera modules - H04N 23/66: Remote control of cameras or camera parts, e.g. by remote control devices - H04R 1/086: {Protective screens, e.g. all weather or wind screens} - H04R 3/005: {for combining the signals of two or more microphones (specially adapted for hearing aids H04R25/407)} - H04R 2499/11: Transducers incorporated or for use in hand-held devices, e.g. mobile phones, PDA's, camera's - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72) - H04R: LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS (producing sounds with frequency not determined by supply frequency G10K) ## Abstract Modular digital camera systems are disclosed. The modular digital camera system can include a brain module configured to be releasably coupled to one or more of a port extender module, power module, display module, and handle module. The brain module and other accessory modules can be structured according to some embodiments to increase an ease of coupling and decoupling the modules. The brain module can include an antenna, such as a slot antenna, for transmitting and receiving radiofrequency signals. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic device comprising: a device body defining an interior cavity; a slot antenna positioned in the interior cavity and configured to receive and transmit electromagnetic radiation, the slot antenna comprising a plurality of surfaces that form an exterior of a three-dimensional structure and the slot antenna further comprising a slot comprising a first slot segment and a second slot segment, wherein the plurality of surfaces comprises a first surface and a second surface adjacent to the first surface, the first slot segment is in the first surface, the second slot segment is in the second surface and the first slot segment and the second slot segment are non-parallel to each other; and electronic circuitry positioned in the interior cavity, the electronic circuitry being configured to communicate wirelessly via the slot antenna with another device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of surfaces comprises a third surface adjacent to the second surface and different from the first surface, and the slot further comprises a third slot segment in the third surface. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the first surface extends parallel to the third surface and the first slot segment and the third slot segment are parallel to each other. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the plurality of surfaces comprises a fourth surface adjacent to the third surface and different from the first surface and the second surface, and the slot further comprises a fourth slot segment in the fourth surface. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first surface and the second surface are orthogonal with respect to one another. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the slot has a thickness between 1 mm and 1.7 mm. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electromagnetic radiation has frequency of 2.4 GHz. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of surfaces defines a hollow antenna cavity and is at least partially metallic. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The electronic device of claim 8, further comprising a foam positioned in the hollow antenna cavity. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising an image sensor positioned in the interior cavity and configured to generate image data corresponding to light contacting the image sensor, the device body comprising an opening through which the light enters the device body, the electronic circuitry being configured to process the image data. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the device body comprises a mounting interface configured to releasably attach to a lens mount to a side of the device body through which the light enters the device body. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a fan support structure including a fan and positioned in the interior cavity, and the slot antenna is positioned in the fan support structure. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the fan is configured to direct air into the interior cavity. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the fan support structure comprises a non-conductive material. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the device body comprises a fan cover, and the slot antenna is visible to a user from an outside of the device body through the fan cover. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the slot antenna is positioned in the device body proximate to and coplanar with a wall of the device body. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the slot antenna is positioned in the device body proximate to a wall of the device body to which a handle is configured to releasably attach to the device body, the handle being usable to carry the device body when the handle is attached to the wall. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the slot antenna consists of a metal. ### Claim 19 A device comprising: a slot antenna configured to receive and transmit electromagnetic radiation, the slot antenna comprising a plurality of surfaces that form an exterior of a three-dimensional structure and the slot antenna further comprising a slot comprising a first slot segment, a second slot segment and a third slot segment, wherein the plurality of surfaces comprises a first surface, a second surface adjacent to the first surface and a third surface adjacent to the second surface and different from the first surface, the first slot segment is in the first surface, the second slot segment is in the second surface, the third slot segment is in the third surface, and the first slot segment and the second slot segment are non-parallel to each other; and electronic circuitry configured to communicate wirelessly via the slot antenna with another device. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The device of claim 19, wherein the first surface extends parallel to the third surface, and the first surface and the second surface are orthogonal with respect to one another.