LIGHTWEIGHT LED ILLUMINATION ENCLOSURE FOR CONCURRENT USE WITH LIGHTWEIGHT CAMERA MODULE
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1. Apparatus comprising:
- a hollow parallelepiped shaped enclosure defining a front wall defining a center point, an aperture being formed in the front wall, the aperture defining a center offset from the center point of the front wall, the enclosure not containing an imaging device;
a hollow heat sink ring disposed in the aperture and completely circumscribing the aperture;
a focus element, wherein the heat sink ring and focus element together block the aperture in the front wall; and
at least one lamp disposed in the enclosure behind the aperture and positioned to emit light through the focus element.
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Abstract
A lightweight housing with a mount that can be attached to a user, sports equipment, or vehicle contains an illumination assembly but no camera. The illumination assembly may communicate via Bluetooth with a similarly-configured nearby camera module to provide illumination for subjects being imaged by the camera module.
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32 Claims
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1. Apparatus comprising:
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a hollow parallelepiped shaped enclosure defining a front wall defining a center point, an aperture being formed in the front wall, the aperture defining a center offset from the center point of the front wall, the enclosure not containing an imaging device; a hollow heat sink ring disposed in the aperture and completely circumscribing the aperture; a focus element, wherein the heat sink ring and focus element together block the aperture in the front wall; and at least one lamp disposed in the enclosure behind the aperture and positioned to emit light through the focus element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. Device separate from a camera module to provide illumination onto subjects imaged by the camera module, comprising:
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a hollow housing defining a height of approximately two centimeters to seven centimeters, a width of approximately two centimeters to seven centimeters, and a depth of approximately one centimeter to five centimeters, and a weight of between thirty grams and one hundred fifty grams; the housing defining a front face formed with a lens window structured so that at least one light emitting diode (LED) is substantially aligned with the lens windows when an LED assembly is secured within the camera housing, the LED assembly being disposed in the housing in lieu of a camera; the housing including first and second housing portions movable relative to each other to expose an interior of the housing; and at least one securing structure being coupled to the housing for securing the housing to at least one mounting device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. Apparatus, comprising:
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at least one computer memory that is not a transitory signal and that comprises instructions executable by at least one processor to; receive input; responsive to the input, cause a near field communication (NFC) in a portable housing containing at least one lamp to send a wireless command to a camera module outside the housing to activate a camera in the camera module. - View Dependent Claims (27, 30)
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28. Apparatus, comprising:
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at least one computer memory that is not a transitory signal and that comprises instructions executable by at least one processor to; receive, from a camera module via a near field communication (NFC) element in an enclosure holding at least one lamp, an activation command, the camera module being spaced from the enclosure holding the NFC element and the lamp; and responsive to the activation command, activate the lamp. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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29. Apparatus, comprising:
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at least one computer memory that is not a transitory signal and that comprises instructions executable by at least one processor to; intercept, from a remote control configured to activate a camera in a camera module using near field communication (NFC), a camera activation signal configured to activate the camera in the camera module; and responsive to the camera activation signal, activate a lamp in an enclosure spaced from the camera module. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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