Apparatus for Providing a View of an Area that is Hard to Reach or Inaccessible
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1. An apparatus for use in providing a view of an area, comprising:
- a handle configured for being grasped by a user;
a screen for use in displaying a live image;
a plurality of control members capable of being actuated by the user in order to make selections; and
a freeze image capable of being displayed on the screen, wherein actuation of a single one of the control members causes the screen to toggle between the live image and the freeze image such that the live image or the freeze image that is currently displayed on the screen is substituted with the other one of the live image or the freeze image that was not currently displayed.
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Abstract
An apparatus for use in providing a view of an area is provided. The apparatus has a handle that can be gasped by a user and a screen for displaying a live image. Control members are present and are used to make selections. A freeze image is present and is capable of being displayed on the screen. Actuation of a single one of the control members causes the screen to toggle between the live image and the freeze image.
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1. An apparatus for use in providing a view of an area, comprising:
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a handle configured for being grasped by a user; a screen for use in displaying a live image; a plurality of control members capable of being actuated by the user in order to make selections; and a freeze image capable of being displayed on the screen, wherein actuation of a single one of the control members causes the screen to toggle between the live image and the freeze image such that the live image or the freeze image that is currently displayed on the screen is substituted with the other one of the live image or the freeze image that was not currently displayed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for use in providing a view of an area, comprising:
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a handle configured for being grasped by a user; a screen for use in displaying a live image; a head part that extends from the handle, wherein the screen is located at the head part; a plurality of control members capable of being actuated by the user in order to make selections; and a playback screen capable of being displayed on the screen, wherein the playback screen has a playback menu with a selection button and an edit button, wherein the playback screen has a plurality of project folders into which captured images are capable of being stored such that different project folders are capable of having different captured images stored therein. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus for use in providing a view of an area, comprising:
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a handle configured for being grasped by a user; a screen for use in displaying a live image; a video camera attached to a cable to capture the live image; a plurality of control members capable of being actuated by the user; and a plurality of soft keys capable of being displayed onto the screen that are capable of being actuated upon actuation of the control members, wherein the control members are positioned on the handle such that all of the control members are capable of being actuated by the same hand of the user that is used to grasp the handle when the hand grasps the handle, wherein every soft key that is ever displayed on the screen is capable of being actuated by the control members by the same hand of the user that is used to grasp the handle while the handle is grasped. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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