IN VIVO AUTONOMOUS CAMERA WITH ON-BOARD DATA STORAGE OR DIGITAL WIRELESS TRANSMISSION IN REGULATORY APPROVED BAND
First Claim
1. A capsule camera apparatus, comprising:
- a housing adapted to be swallowed;
a light source within the housing;
a camera within the housing for capturing a first digital image and a second digital image of a scene illuminated by the light source;
a motion detector that detects a motion based on a difference between the first digital image and the second digital image, and a motion evaluator that designates the second digital image for further processing, based on a metric on the motion.
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Abstract
A capsule camera apparatus includes a swallowable housing, a light source within the housing, a camera within the housing for capturing a first digital image and a second digital image of a view of the camera illuminated by the light source, a a motion detector that detects a motion of the housing using the first digital image and the second digital image, and a motion evaluator that selects a disposition of the second digital image, based on a metric on the motion. The disposition may include writing the second image into an archival storage or providing the second digital image to the outside by a wireless communication link.
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87 Claims
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1. A capsule camera apparatus, comprising:
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a housing adapted to be swallowed;
a light source within the housing;
a camera within the housing for capturing a first digital image and a second digital image of a scene illuminated by the light source;
a motion detector that detects a motion based on a difference between the first digital image and the second digital image, and a motion evaluator that designates the second digital image for further processing, based on a metric on the motion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 70)
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36. A method for operating a capsule camera, comprising:
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providing a housing adapted to be swallowed;
providing a light source and a camera within the housing;
capturing a first digital image and a second digital image of a scene illuminated by the light source;
detecting a motion based on a difference between the first digital image and the second digital image, and evaluating the motion to designate the second digital image for further processing, based on a metric on the motion. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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71. A capsule camera apparatus, comprising:
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a housing adapted to be swallowed;
a light source within the housing;
a camera within the housing for capturing a first digital image and a second digital image of a scene illuminated by the light source;
means for detecting a motion using a difference between the first digital image and the second digital image, and means for designating the second digital image for further processing, based on a metric on the motion. - View Dependent Claims (72, 73)
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74. A capsule camera apparatus, comprising:
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a housing adapted to be swallowed;
a light source within the housing;
a camera within the housing for capturing a digital image of a scene illuminated by the light source;
an archival storage device for storing the captured digital image; and
an output port for retrieving the captured digital image from the archival storage system. - View Dependent Claims (75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80)
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81. A method for providing a capsule camera apparatus, comprising:
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providing a housing adapted to be swallowed;
providing a light source within the housing;
using a camera within the housing, capturing a digital image of a scene illuminated by the light source;
storing the captured digital image in an archival storage device; and
retrieving the captured digital image from the archival storage system through an output port. - View Dependent Claims (82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87)
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