Apparatus and method for powering portable battery operated light sources
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1. An apparatus for providing illuminating light of a selected illumination level and color temperature utilized with a portable imaging device comprising:
- a battery, providing electrical power;
a light source;
a power conditioning circuit, connecting said battery with said light source, said power conditioning circuit modifying the electrical power based upon a selected threshold parameter representative of a desired illumination level and a desired color temperature of the illuminating light; and
a portable imaging device, generating an image;
wherein said power conditioning circuit causes said light source to provide illuminating light of an illumination level and a substantially constant color temperature based upon the selected threshold parameter.
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Abstract
A portable imaging system incorporating a portable light source powered by a battery, the output of which is conditioned and regulated to supply an output voltage of a selected level such that the light source provides illuminating light of a selected illumination level and a selected color temperature for use in illuminating the area of interest of an object whose image is observed by means of said portable imaging system.
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1. An apparatus for providing illuminating light of a selected illumination level and color temperature utilized with a portable imaging device comprising:
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a battery, providing electrical power;
a light source;
a power conditioning circuit, connecting said battery with said light source, said power conditioning circuit modifying the electrical power based upon a selected threshold parameter representative of a desired illumination level and a desired color temperature of the illuminating light; and
a portable imaging device, generating an image;
wherein said power conditioning circuit causes said light source to provide illuminating light of an illumination level and a substantially constant color temperature based upon the selected threshold parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for providing illuminating light of a selected illumination level and color temperature utilized with a portable imaging device comprising:
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a battery, providing electrical power;
a light source, having an illumination rating and a color temperature rating; and
a power conditioning circuit, connecting said battery with said light source, said power conditioning circuit modifying the electrical power to re-rate the light source to, a selected illumination level different from the illumination rating or a selected color temperature different from the color temperature rating. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus for providing illuminating light of a selected illumination level and color temperature utilized with a portable imaging device comprising:
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a battery, providing electrical power;
a light source, having an illumination rating and a color temperature rating;
a power conditioning circuit, connecting said battery with said light source, said power conditioning circuit modifying the electrical power based upon a selected threshold parameter representative of a desired illumination level and a desired color temperature of the illuminating light, and said power conditioning circuit modifying the electrical power to re-rate the light source to, a selected illumination level different from the illumination rating or a selected color temperature different from the color temperature rating; and
a portable imaging device, generating an image;
wherein said power conditioning circuit causes said light source to provide illuminating light of an illumination level and a substantially constant color temperature based upon the selected threshold parameter. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for providing illuminating light of a selected illumination level and color temperature and utilized with a portable imaging device comprising the steps of:
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supplying electrical power with a battery;
selecting a light source having an illumination rating and a color temperature rating;
connecting the battery with the light source through a power conditioning circuit;
selecting a threshold parameter representative of a desired illumination level and a desired color temperature of the illuminating light;
modifying the electrical power with the power conditioning circuit based upon the selected threshold parameter;
modifying the electrical power with the power conditioning circuit to re-rate the light source to, a selected illumination level different from the illumination rating or a selected color temperature different from the color temperature rating;
supplying illuminating light of an illumination level and a substantially constant color temperature based upon the selected threshold parameter. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A portable endoscopic imaging system comprising:
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a battery, providing electrical power;
a power conditioning circuit, conditioning the electrical power and having a voltage regulator, for maintaining a selected output voltage level;
a light source, having a selected illumination level and a selected color temperature, for providing illuminating light of a selected color temperature; and
a portable imaging device, for viewing the image of an object illuminated by the illuminating light;
wherein said power conditioning circuit provides a substantially constant output voltage level based upon a selected threshold parameter and said light source provides a substantially constant illumination level and a substantially constant light color temperature based upon a selected threshold parameter.
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38. A portable illumination system comprising:
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a portable power source;
a light source, having a selected illumination level and a selected color temperature;
a power conditioning circuit, that provides a constant voltage level based upon a selected threshold parameter;
wherein said light source is re-rated to provide a substantially constant illumination level and a substantially constant light color temperature that is higher than the selected illumination level and a color rating that is shifted toward ultra-violet from the selected color temperature.
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