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US 11,388,324 B2Granted
Camera device, base unit, computation device, and corresponding methods and computer programs
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorJames Okuley
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Abstract
Examples relate to a camera device, to a base unit for a camera device, to a computation device, and to corresponding methods and computer programs. A camera device comprises a magnetic attachment mechanism for attaching the camera device to a display surface of a monitor. The camera device comprises a camera sensor for generating image data. The camera device comprises wireless communication circuitry for providing the image data wirelessly to a computation device.
Claims13
A camera device comprising:
- a magnetic attachment mechanism for attaching the camera device to a display surface of a monitor;
- a camera sensor for generating image data;
- an ultrasound emitter configured to emit ultrasound signals at least towards a base unit for the camera device;
- wireless communication circuitry for providing the image data wirelessly to a computation device, and
- control circuitry configured to detect an attachment of the camera device to the display surface of the monitor, the control circuitry being configured to control the ultrasound emitter to emit the ultrasound signals in response to the detection of the attachment.
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A base unit for a camera device, the base unit comprising:
- a structural component for removably holding the camera device;
- a charging mechanism for charging the camera device when the camera device is held by the structural component;
- two or more ultrasound sensors for receiving ultrasound signals from the camera device;
- wireless communication circuitry for wirelessly communicating with the camera device;
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- control circuitry configured to receive image data from the camera device via the wireless communication circuitry, and to provide the image data to a computation device via interface circuitry of the base unit,
- wherein the control circuitry is further configured to determine a position of the camera device relative to the base unit based on the received ultrasound signals, and to provide information on the position of the camera device to the computation device via the interface circuitry.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.