Motion detection imaging device and method
First Claim
1. A motion detection and imaging device comprising a housing containing a CCD for providing digital image data, a wide-angle lens assembly for focusing an image to be observed on the CCD, a magnifying lens between the wide-angle lens assembly and the CCD and a solid state non-volatile memory for storing said digital image data.
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Abstract
A motion detection and imaging method and device 10 for carrying out the method are provided. The device 10 comprises a housing 12 containing a CCD 18 for providing digital image data, a lens 16 for focusing an image on the CCD 18 and a solid state non-volatile memory 24 for storing the digital image data. In one embodiment, the device includes a motion detector 26 for triggering the storage of the digital data.
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- 1. A motion detection and imaging device comprising a housing containing a CCD for providing digital image data, a wide-angle lens assembly for focusing an image to be observed on the CCD, a magnifying lens between the wide-angle lens assembly and the CCD and a solid state non-volatile memory for storing said digital image data.
- 4. A motion detection and imaging device comprising a housing containing a CCD for providing digital image data, a lens for focusing an image to be observed on the CCD, a solid state non-volatile memory for storing said digital image data and means for compressing the digital data prior to storage in the memory and means for decompressing the data after retrieval from the memory.
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6. A motion detection and imaging device comprising a housing containing a CCD for providing digital image data, a lens for focusing an image to be observed on the CCD, a solid state non-volatile memory for storing said digital image data and a motion detector for triggering the storage of the digital data in memory, wherein the housing is tamper resistant and has a transparent front and the lens and the motion detector are located adjacent the transparent front.
- 7. A motion detection and imaging method comprising the steps of focusing an image of an area being monitored on a CCD by means of a lens to provide digital image data, compressing the data by means of a suitable compression algorithm and storing the compressed data in a solid state non-volatile memory.
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12. A motion detection and imaging method comprising the steps of focusing an image of an area being monitored on a CCD by means of a wide-angle lens assembly to provide digital image data, including the step of placing a magnifying lens between the wide angle lens assembly and the CCD to capture the entire image from the wide angle lens assembly for the CCD and storing the data in a solid state non-volatile memory.
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