Device attachment with infrared imaging sensor
First Claim
1. A device attachment comprising:
- a housing configured to releasably attach to a mobile user device to support mobile operation of the device attachment in conjunction with the mobile user device;
an infrared sensor assembly within the housing, the infrared sensor assembly configured to capture thermal infrared image data;
a processing module communicatively coupled to the infrared sensor assembly and configured to provide information associated with the thermal infrared image data to the mobile user device for display by the mobile user device; and
a device connector configured to pass the thermal infrared image data from the processing module to the mobile user device,wherein the device attachment is configured to capture the thermal infrared image data using the infrared sensor assembly in response to a request received from the mobile user device.
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Abstract
Various techniques are disclosed for providing a device attachment configured to releasably attach to and provide infrared imaging functionality to mobile phones or other portable electronic devices. For example, a device attachment may include a housing with a tub on a rear surface thereof shaped to at least partially receive a user device, an infrared sensor assembly disposed within the housing and configured to capture thermal infrared image data, and a processing module communicatively coupled to the infrared sensor assembly and configured to transmit the thermal infrared image data to the user device. Thermal infrared image data may be captured by the infrared sensor assembly and transmitted to the user device by the processing module in response to a request transmitted by an application program or other software/hardware routines running on the user device.
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24 Claims
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1. A device attachment comprising:
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a housing configured to releasably attach to a mobile user device to support mobile operation of the device attachment in conjunction with the mobile user device; an infrared sensor assembly within the housing, the infrared sensor assembly configured to capture thermal infrared image data; a processing module communicatively coupled to the infrared sensor assembly and configured to provide information associated with the thermal infrared image data to the mobile user device for display by the mobile user device; and a device connector configured to pass the thermal infrared image data from the processing module to the mobile user device, wherein the device attachment is configured to capture the thermal infrared image data using the infrared sensor assembly in response to a request received from the mobile user device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of providing infrared imaging functionality for a mobile user device, the method comprising:
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releasably attaching to the mobile user device a device attachment to support mobile operation of the device attachment in conjunction with the mobile user device, the device attachment comprising an infrared sensor assembly and a processing module; receiving from the mobile user device a request for capturing and transmitting thermal infrared image data; capturing the thermal infrared image data at the infrared sensor assembly in response to the request; and transmitting, in response to the request, the thermal infrared image data to the mobile user device using the processing module for display by the mobile user device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of providing infrared imaging functionality for a mobile user device, the method comprising:
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releasably attaching to the mobile user device a device attachment to support mobile operation of the device attachment in conjunction with the mobile user device, the device attachment comprising an infrared sensor assembly and a processing module; capturing thermal infrared image data at the infrared sensor assembly; capturing non-thermal image data using a non-thermal camera module; and providing information associated with the thermal infrared image data to the mobile user device using the processing module for display by the mobile user device. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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