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US 2009/0263117 A1Published application
Camera module, camera-enabled device and method for capturing a frame of image data using a faux flash of light
AssigneeAvago Technologies ECBU IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
InventorMichael J. Brosnan
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Abstract
A camera module, camera-enabled device and method for capturing a frame of image data of a targeted scene uses a faux flash of light to indicate that the frame of image data has been captured.
Claims20
A camera module for a handheld device comprising:
- an image sensor array configured to electronically capture a frame of image data of a targeted scene;
- a faux flash device configured to produce a faux flash of light;
- and
- a processing device operably connected to the image sensor array to receive the frame of image data, the processing device being also operably connected to the faux flash device to activate the faux flash device to generate the faux flash of light to indicate that the frame of image data has been captured.
1 more element
A camera-enabled device comprising:
- an image sensor array configured to electronically capture a frame of image data of a targeted scene;
- a faux flash device configured to produce a faux flash of light;
- and
- a processing device connected to the image sensor array to receive the frame of image data, the processing device being also connected to the faux flash device to activate the faux flash device to produce the faux flash of light to indicate that the frame of image data has been captured.
1 more element
A method for capturing a frame of image data of a targeted scene, the method comprising:
- accumulating electrical signals at an image sensor array of a camera-enabled device during an exposure period to electronically capture the frame of image data of the targeted scene;
- and
- generating a faux flash of light from the camera-enabled device to visually indicate that the frame of image data has been captured.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.