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Mobile telephone system having a detachable camera / battery module

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  • US 6,731,952 B2
  • Filed: 12/29/2000
  • Issued: 05/04/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A handheld mobile telephone system including a detachable camera/battery module for capturing images and a mobile telephone for communicating with a receiving unit, comprising:

  • (a) the detachable camera/battery module including;

    (i) a lens for focusing light from a scene to produce an image;

    (ii) an image sensor for capturing one or more images;

    (iii) a converter for producing digital image signals from the at least one captured image;

    (iv) a battery for supplying power to the mobile telephone system; and

    (v) a first connector for detachably supplying the digital image signals and the power to the mobile telephone;

    (b) the mobile telephone including;

    (i) a memory for storing the digital image signals;

    (ii) a processor for processing the stored digital image signals;

    (iii) a display for displaying the processed digital image signals;

    (iv) a second connector for interfacing with the first connector on the camera/battery module to receive the digital image signals and the power; and

    (v) a radio frequency transmitter for transmitting the processed digital image signals to the receiving unit; and

    (c) whereby, when the camera/battery module is connected to the mobile telephone, images are captured by the camera/battery module and are transmitted to the receiving unit using the mobile telephone.

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