Computerized information collection and processing apparatus
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1. Computerized information acquisition and processing apparatus, comprising:
- a power source;
at least one camera;
video apparatus in communication with the at least one camera and configured to generate digital image data from signals received from the at least one camera;
processor apparatus in data communication with the video apparatus;
data storage apparatus in data communication with the processor apparatus;
a first wireless interface configured for short range inductive information transfer; and
a second wireless interface having at least one antenna and configured for digital data transfer according to a wireless protocol, the second wireless interface being powered at least in part by the power source.
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Abstract
Computerized information acquisition and processing apparatus. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a video apparatus with image capture and digitization capability, and multiple wireless interfaces for accomplishing various purposes, including e.g., streaming the digitized video data to another device for viewing and/or storage thereon. In one variant, one of the wireless interfaces is a short range passive RFID-based interface which generates replies to interrogation signals, the replies including user-specific information.
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28 Claims
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1. Computerized information acquisition and processing apparatus, comprising:
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a power source; at least one camera; video apparatus in communication with the at least one camera and configured to generate digital image data from signals received from the at least one camera; processor apparatus in data communication with the video apparatus; data storage apparatus in data communication with the processor apparatus; a first wireless interface configured for short range inductive information transfer; and a second wireless interface having at least one antenna and configured for digital data transfer according to a wireless protocol, the second wireless interface being powered at least in part by the power source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. Computerized apparatus, comprising:
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a power source; video apparatus having a camera and configured to generate digital image data from signals received from the camera; processor apparatus in data communication with the video apparatus; video compression software operative to run on the processor apparatus and configured to compress at least a portion of the digital image data; data storage apparatus in data communication with the processor apparatus; a first wireless interface configured for short range information transfer, the first wireless interface comprising a passive radio frequency interface configured to receive incident electromagnetic energy generated by a reader or interrogator apparatus and utilize at least a portion of the incident energy to generate a reply, the reply comprising at least a portion of user-specific data encoded into the first wireless interface; a second wireless interface compliant with an IEEE 802.11 Standard and having at least one antenna and configured for streaming transfer of the digital image data, the second wireless interface being powered at least in part by the power source; a Bluetooth transceiver configured for wireless communication between the computerized apparatus and another Bluetooth-enabled device, the Bluetooth transceiver powered at least in part by the power supply; and accelerometer apparatus configured to detect motion of the computerized apparatus during use, the computerized apparatus configured to use the detection of motion to control at least one aspect of the operation of the computerized apparatus; wherein the computerized apparatus is configured to use the second wireless interface to communicate at least a portion of the digital image data with a cellular telephone or other personal portable electronic device; and wherein the first wireless interface is configured to have data written into a storage device thereof through a wireless signal generated by the reader or interrogator apparatus.
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