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US 6,985,169 B1Granted
Image capture system for mobile communications
AssigneeLenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
InventorsZhong John Deng, Sudhir Muniswamy Gowda, John P. Karidis, Dale Jonathan Pearson, Rama Nand Singh, Hon-Sum Philip Wong, Jungwook Yang
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Abstract
An image capture system for mobile communications systems includes an imaging device for capturing optical image data and a data transfer apparatus coupled to a communications device communications device for transferring the optical image data to the communications device for transmittal over a communications network.
Claims39
An image capture system for mobile communication system comprising:
- a handheld imaging device for capturing image data;
- the handheld imaging device including a transfer interface which provides coupling to a handheld communications device for transferring the image data to the communications device for transmittal over a communications network;
- the handheld communications device configured and dimensioned to receive the handheld imaging device, the handheld imaging device being completely detachable from the handheld communications device;
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- wherein the handheld imaging device comprises a processor for processing and coding the image data and for formatting image data for facsimile transmission over the communications network;
- and a rangefinder for enabling a user to visually position an object to be imaged.
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A portable imaging system comprising:
- a handheld communications device dimensioned and configured to receive a completely detachable handheld image module;
- the detachable handheld imaging module for coupling to the communications device to enable images to be captured, the detachable handheld imaging module comprising:
- an imager for receiving the light from a lens and converting the light to image data;
- a processor for processing, coding, compressing and transferring the image data wherein the image data are transferred to the communications device for transmission over a communications network;
- a data formatter for formatting the image data for facsimile transmission over the communications network;
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- a rangefinder for enabling a user to visually position an object to be imaged.
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A portable imaging system comprising:
- a handheld communications device including a processor and a display, the handheld communications device dimensioned and configured to receive a completely detachable imaging module, wherein the detachable imaging module couples to the communications device to enable images to be captured, wherein the detachable imaging module comprises an imager for receiving the light from a lens and converting the light to image data, the imager coupling to the processor of the communications device for processing, coding and compressing the image data wherein the image data are transmitted over a communications network;
- and a data formatter for formatting the image data for facsimile transmission over the communications network;
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- a rangefinder for enabling a user to visually position an object to be imaged.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.