Digital personal assistant docking station camera
First Claim
1. A docking station adapted to operate with a personal digital assistant, comprising:
- an image sensor configured to acquire images;
a sensor microprocessor coupled to the sensor;
a vision microprocessor coupled to the sensor microprocessor and an instruction memory and a data memory;
a communication interface coupled to the vision microprocessor, and configured to interface with a digital personal assistant and a computer system interface;
a power supply;
a housing enclosing the image sensor, the sensor microprocessor, the vision microprocessor and memories, the communications interface, and the power supply; and
means for physically and electronically coupling the housing to the personal digital assistant.
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Abstract
A docking station is adapted to operate with a personal digital assistant. The docking station includes an image sensor configured to acquire images, a sensor microprocessor coupled to the sensor, a vision microprocessor coupled to the sensor microprocessor and an instruction memory and a data memory, a communication interface coupled to the vision microprocessor, and configured to interface with a digital personal assistant and a computer system interface and a power supply. A housing of the docking station encloses the image sensor, the sensor microprocessor, the vision microprocessor and memories, the communications interface, and a power supply. During operation, a personal digital assistant is physically and electronically coupling to a top oblique surface of the housing.
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4 Claims
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1. A docking station adapted to operate with a personal digital assistant, comprising:
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an image sensor configured to acquire images;
a sensor microprocessor coupled to the sensor;
a vision microprocessor coupled to the sensor microprocessor and an instruction memory and a data memory;
a communication interface coupled to the vision microprocessor, and configured to interface with a digital personal assistant and a computer system interface;
a power supply;
a housing enclosing the image sensor, the sensor microprocessor, the vision microprocessor and memories, the communications interface, and the power supply; and
means for physically and electronically coupling the housing to the personal digital assistant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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Current AssigneeMitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc. (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)
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Original AssigneeMitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc. (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)
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InventorsYerazunis, William S., Leigh, Darren L.
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Primary Examiner(s)Gaffin, Jeffrey
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Assistant Examiner(s)Perveen, Rehana
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Application NumberUS09/447,017Time in Patent Office1,079 DaysField of Search710/13, 710/104, 710/303, 713/310, 455/466, 361/686US Class Current710/13CPC Class CodesG06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e...
