Optical viewing device and system including same
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1. An optical viewing device, comprising:
- a housing including a focussing lens and an image sensor for receiving optical images from said focussing lens and for transforming the images to electrical signals;
characterized in that said housing includes a socket at one end, constituting the inner end of the housing, for application to a person'"'"'s finger; and
said focussing lens is mounted at the opposite end of the housing, constituting its outer end, for focussing optical images in the region in front of the focussing lens on the image sensor.
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Abstract
An optical viewing system includes an optical viewing device in a housing having a socket at its inner end for application to a person'"'"'s finger, a focussing lens at its outer end for focussing images in the region in front of the focussing lens, and an image sensor for transforming the images to electrical signals. A remote monitor unit receives the electrical signals and displays the images received by the image sensor.
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1. An optical viewing device, comprising:
- a housing including a focussing lens and an image sensor for receiving optical images from said focussing lens and for transforming the images to electrical signals;
characterized in that said housing includes a socket at one end, constituting the inner end of the housing, for application to a person'"'"'s finger; and
said focussing lens is mounted at the opposite end of the housing, constituting its outer end, for focussing optical images in the region in front of the focussing lens on the image sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
- a housing including a focussing lens and an image sensor for receiving optical images from said focussing lens and for transforming the images to electrical signals;
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17. An optical viewing system comprising:
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an optical viewing device; and
a remotely-located monitor device;said optical viewing device comprising a housing including; a socket at one end, constituting the inner end of the housing, for application to a person'"'"'s finger; a focussing lens at the opposite end of the housing, constituting its outer end, for focussing optical images in the region in front of the focussing lens; and an image sensor within the housing for receiving optical images from said focussing lens and for transforming the images to electrical signals; said monitor unit including an optical display for displaying the images received by said image sensor. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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