Imaging element
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1. An imaging element comprising:
- a wireless communication circuit adapted to detect a wireless communication signal and to generate a control signal;
an illumination circuit having an illumination element, said illumination circuit being adapted so that the illumination element generates light at an intensity that is based upon the control signal; and
a body containing the wireless communication circuit and the light source;
wherein said body occupies a space that is less than about five cubic millimeters, wherein said imaging element is polarized for orientation when exposed to an electro-magnetic field.
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Abstract
Imaging elements are provided. An imaging element has a wireless communication circuit adapted to detect a wireless communication signal and to generate a control signal; an illumination circuit having an illumination element, the illumination circuit being adapted so that the illumination element generates light at an intensity that is based upon the control signal and a body containing the wireless communication circuit and the light source, wherein the body occupies a space that is less than about five cubic millimeters. The imaging element can also incorporate radiation sensors and can provide wireless signals indicative of sampled radiation.
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20 Claims
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1. An imaging element comprising:
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a wireless communication circuit adapted to detect a wireless communication signal and to generate a control signal; an illumination circuit having an illumination element, said illumination circuit being adapted so that the illumination element generates light at an intensity that is based upon the control signal; and a body containing the wireless communication circuit and the light source;
wherein said body occupies a space that is less than about five cubic millimeters, wherein said imaging element is polarized for orientation when exposed to an electro-magnetic field.
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2. An imaging element comprising:
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a radiation sensor adapted to sense radiation that is incident on the radiation sensor during an exposure period; a sensor driver adapted to determine an amount of radiation incident on the radiation sensor during the exposure period; an illumination circuit having an illumination element, the illumination circuit being adapted so that the illumination element generates light at an intensity that is based upon a control signal; a wireless communication circuit adapted to detect a wireless communication signal and to generate a control signal based upon the wireless communication signal and further adapted to generate a wireless communication signal indicative of the amount of sensed radiation during an exposure period; and a body containing the wireless communication circuit and the light source;
wherein said body occupies a space that is less than about five cubic millimeters. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An imaging element comprising:
a radiation sensor adapted to sense radiation that is incident on the radiation sensor including the amount of light emitted by the illumination element; a sensor driver adapted to determine an amount of radiation radiated by the illumination element based upon the sensed radiation during an exposure period; an illumination circuit having an illumination element, the illumination circuit being adapted so that the illumination element generates light at an intensity that is based upon a control signal; a calibration circuit adapted to monitor the amount of light sensed by the radiation sensor and to adjust the amount of light emitted by the illumination element in response to control signals so that the amount of light corresponds to an amount of light that is to be generated by the illumination circuit in response to the control signal; and a body containing the wireless communication circuit and the light source.
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20. An imaging element comprising:
a radiation sensing and emitting material operable to provide a signal indicative of radiation that is incident on the radiation sensor and to generate radiation when energy is introduced into the radiation sensing and emitting material; a sensor driver adapted to determine an amount of radiation sensed by the radiation sensing and emitting material; an illumination circuit, the illumination circuit being adapted to controllably introduce energy into the radiation sensing and emitting material so that the radiation sensing material generates emits radiation at an intensity that is based upon a control signal; a wireless communication circuit adapted to detect a wireless communication signal and to generate a control signal based upon the wireless communication signal and further adapted to generate a wireless communication signal indicative of the amount of sensed radiation during an exposure period; and a body containing the wireless communication circuit and the light source;
wherein said body occupies a space that is less than about five cubic millimeters.
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