Two piece system for document image capture
OwnerThomas C. Oliverinventor
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Abstract
A digital camera for capturing the image of a document comprising two detachable components. A camera pickup component comprises a lens system, a digitizing photo-receiver, and a transceiver. A camera control component comprises a display, a trigger button, and a transceiver, wherein said camera pickup transceiver and said camera control transceiver exchange control and image information. The camera pickup component may be held over a document in one hand, while the camera control component is held separately in the other hand to increase ease of use and reduce blurred images.
Claims20
A digital camera for capturing the image of a document, comprising:
- a camera pickup component comprising a lens system, a digitizing photo-receiver, and a transceiver;
- and
- a camera control component comprising a display, a trigger button, and a transceiver, wherein said camera pickup transceiver and said camera control transceiver exchange control and image information.
A method of manufacturing a digital camera for capturing an image of a document, comprising:
- providing a housing for a camera pickup component;
- mounting a lens system in said camera pickup housing;
- mounting a digitizing photo-receiver in said camera pickup housing;
- mounting a transceiver in said camera pickup housing;
- mounting a locking clip in said camera pickup housing;
- providing a housing for a camera control component which is separate from said housing for a camera pickup component;
- mounting a display in said camera control housing;
- mounting a trigger button in said camera control housing;
- and
- mounting a transceiver in said camera control housing.
A method of capturing an image of a document, comprising:
- positioning a camera pickup component over said document with a lens system of said camera pickup component pointed toward said document;
- and
- viewing an image of said document in a display of a camera control component positioned remotely from said pickup component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.