Device for personal communications, data collection and data processing, and a circuit card
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1. A device for personal communication, data collection and data processing, which is a small-sized, portable and hand-held work station including a housing and comprising a data processing unit, a display, a user interface, a number of peripheral device interfaces, at least one memory unit;
- a power source, and application software, wherein the device also comprises;
a camera unit for obtaining and outputting image information comprising;
a camera for receiving image information;
optics connected to said camera for passing said image information to the camera;
at least one memory unit for storing said image information; and
an output coupled to said data processing unit for outputting image information from said memory unit to the processing unit;
and wherein at least a portion of said camera unit is located within said housing, and said data processing unit processes image information output by said camera unit, and wherein said device further comprises means for transmitting image information processed by said processing unit to another location using a radio frequency channel.
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Abstract
The object of the invention is a device for personal communication, data collection and data processing, which is a small-sized, portable and hand-held work station comprising a data processing unit (2); a display (9); a user interface (10, 11); a number of peripheral device interfaces (12, 17); at least one memory unit (13); a power source, preferably a battery (3); and an application software. According to the invention the device also comprises a camera unit (14). The camera unit (14) comprises a camera (14a), preferably a semiconductor camera, and optics (14b) connected thereto, which are placed in the housing (1) of the device. Alternatively, the camera unit (14) is fitted on a PCMCIA card (15) which can be connected to the PCMCIA card slot (16) of the device. An object of the invention is also a PCMCIA card (15) provided with a camera unit (14).
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1. A device for personal communication, data collection and data processing, which is a small-sized, portable and hand-held work station including a housing and comprising a data processing unit, a display, a user interface, a number of peripheral device interfaces, at least one memory unit;
- a power source, and application software, wherein the device also comprises;
a camera unit for obtaining and outputting image information comprising;
a camera for receiving image information;
optics connected to said camera for passing said image information to the camera;
at least one memory unit for storing said image information; and
an output coupled to said data processing unit for outputting image information from said memory unit to the processing unit;
and wherein at least a portion of said camera unit is located within said housing, and said data processing unit processes image information output by said camera unit, and wherein said device further comprises means for transmitting image information processed by said processing unit to another location using a radio frequency channel. - 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, 34)
- a power source, and application software, wherein the device also comprises;
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24. A device for personal communication, data collection and data processing, which is a small-sized, portable and hand-held work station including a housing and comprising a data processing unit;
- a display;
a user interface;
a number of peripheral device interfaces;
at least one memory unit;
a power source; and
an application software, wherein the device also comprises;a camera unit for obtaining and outputting image information, said camera unit comprising;
a camera;
optics connected to said camera;
at least one memory unit;
an output coupled to said data processing unit such that said data processing unit processes image information output by said camera unit;
at least a portion of said camera unit being located within said housing; and
wherein said device further comprises;
means for transmitting image information processed by said processing unit to another location using a radio frequency channel; and
a replaceable keyboard and a digitizer pad which are both adapted to couple to a same physical and electrical interface to the device.
- a display;
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25. A circuit card, which can be fitted to a card slot of a device for personal communication, data collection and data processing, comprising a camera unit having at least a portion thereof integrated in the circuit card for obtaining and outputting image information, said camera unit comprising:
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camera with optics connected thereto, an image processing unit for processing and outputting image information obtained by said camera for use with said device, and an output for coupling image information, processed and output by said image processing unit for use with said device, to means in said device for processing image information output by said camera unit for transmission to another location using a radio frequency channel. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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29. A portable radiotelephone comprising:
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solid-state camera unit f or receiving image information, a display for presenting image information received by the camera unit to a user, a microprocessor adapted to control the operations of the camera unit and to process image information received by the camera unit, and means for transmitting image information processed by said microprocessor from said radiotelephone to another location using a radio frequency channel, and wherein the camera unit comprises;
a camera, and means for processing and for storing at least a portion of the image information received by the camera unit for later recall and processing.
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30. A device for personal communication, data collection and data processing, which is a small-sized, portable and hand-held work station comprising a data processing unit;
- a display;
a user interface;
a number of peripheral device interfaces;
at least one memory unit;
a power source;
a card slot; and
application software, wherein the device also comprises;a circuit card electrically couplable to said card slot;
a camera unit for obtaining image information, including a camera (14a), optics (14b), and an output, and with at least a portion of the camera unit integrated in said circuit card that is electrically couplable to the card slot of the device, and wherein said data processing unit is coupled to said output for processing image information output by said camera unit (14) while said circuit card is electrically coupled to said card slot of said device, and means for transmitting image information processed by said data processing unit from said device to another location using a radio frequency channel. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 35)
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36. A portable notebook computer having a housing, comprising:
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a camera unit for recording an image of a selected object, and having at least one memory unit for storing an image recorded by said camera unit;
means, coupled to said camera unit, for processing an image recorded by said camera unit, and means for transmitting an image processed by said processing means to another location using a radio frequency channel;
wherein at least a portion of said camera unit is integrated in one of said housing of said notebook computer and a circuit card. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
means, coupled to said processing means, for receiving a facsimile from a transmitting station.
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42. A portable notebook computer according to claim 36, further comprising means for performing at least one of transmitting an electronic mail message, paging, and connecting to an on-line information service.
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43. A portable notebook computer according to claim 36, wherein the circuit card is a PCMCIA card.
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44. A portable notebook computer according to claim 43, wherein in the PCMCIA card has physical dimensions corresponding substantially with those of a standard PCMCIA card.
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45. A portable notebook computer according to claim 36, further comprising means for transmitting a Short Message Service (SMS) message including at least a portion of an image taken by said camera unit.
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46. A portable notebook computer according to claim 36, wherein said camera unit is located entirely within the housing of the portable notebook computer.
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47. A portable notebook computer according to claim 36, wherein said camera unit is integrated completely within said circuit card.
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48. A portable notebook computer according to claim 36, further comprising means for performing character recognition of characters appearing in an image recorded by said camera unit.
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49. A portable notebook computer according to claim 36, further comprising a digitizer pad that is removably coupled to said portable notebook computer via an electrical and mechanical interface such that it can be replaced with another type of manual input device.
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50. A portable notebook computer according to claim 36, further comprising a keyboard that is removably coupled to said portable notebook computer via an electrical and mechanical interface such that it can be replaced with another type of manual input device.
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51. A portable notebook computer according to claim 36, further comprising a removable keyboard and a digitizer pad that are both coupled to a same electrical and mechanical interface of the portable notebook computer.
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52. A portable notebook computer according to claim 36, further comprising an infrared link for data transmission between the portable notebook computer and an external device.
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53. A portable notebook computer having a housing, comprising:
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a camera unit for recording an image of a selected object, and having at least one memory unit for storing an image recorded by said camera unit;
means, coupled to said camera unit, for processing an image recorded by said camera unit; and
means for transmitting an image processed by said processing means to another location using a radio frequency channel;
wherein at least a portion of said camera unit is integrated in one of said housing of said notebook computer and a circuit card; and
further comprising a digitizer pad that is removably coupled to said processing means such that it can be replaced with another type of manual input device.
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54. A method for recording and processing an image of a selected object using a portable notebook computer, the notebook computer having a data processing unit, a facsimile transmitting unit, a housing, and a card slot, comprising the steps of:
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integrating a camera unit that is electrically coupled to the data processing unit, in one of said housing of the notebook computer and a circuit card that is fitted into said card slot of the notebook computer, operating the camera unit to record an image of the selected object; and
storing and processing the image recorded by the camera unit to perform character recognition of characters appearing in at least a portion of the recorded image; and
using the facsimile transmitting unit to transmit a facsimile representation of at least a portion of the recorded image to another location using a radio frequency channel.
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55. A portable computer device, comprising:
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a data processor coupled to a memory;
an electronic camera unit that is detachably coupled to the data processor through a plug-in interface, said electronic camera unit comprising a solid state camera, a second data processor and a second memory, said second data processor being operable for performing at least a character recognition task on an image obtained by said solid state camera unit to generate a set of recognized characters; and
a radio transceiver unit coupled to said data processor for transmitting data to a remote receiver through a radio frequency channel, said transmitted data comprising at least one of processed image data obtained from said electronic camera unit or at least a portion of said set of recognized characters. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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61. A device for personal communication, data collection and processing, comprising:
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a small-sized, portable and hand-held work station;
a housing for said work station;
a data processing unit;
a display;
a user interface;
a number of peripheral device interfaces;
at least one memory unit;
a power source; and
application software;
and further comprising; means, coupled to said data processing unit, for transmitting image information processed by said data processing unit to another location using a radio frequency channel; and
a camera card for obtaining image information, comprising;
optics integrated in said camera card for obtaining said image information;
at least one memory unit;
a processor unit for processing said image information; and
an image sensor for obtaining said image information;
and wherein said camera card is at least partially inserted in the device. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64)
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65. A device for personal communication and data collection and processing, comprising:
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a small-sized, portable and hand-held work station;
a housing for said work station;
a data processing unit;
a display;
a user interface;
a number of peripheral device interfaces;
at least one memory unit;
a power source; and
application software;
and further comprising; a cellular mobile phone unit, coupled to said data processing unit, for transmitting image information processed by said data processing unit to another location; and
a camera card for obtaining image information, comprising;
optics integrated in said camera card for obtaining said image information;
at least one memory unit;
a processor unit for processing said image information; and
an image sensor for obtaining said image information;
and wherein said camera card is at least partially inserted in the device. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68)
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69. A device for personal communication, data collection and data processing, which is a small-sized, portable and hand-held work station with a housing, comprising:
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a data processing unit;
a display;
a user interface;
a number of peripheral device interfaces;
at least one memory unit;
a power source; and
application software;
wherein the device also comprises; means, coupled to said data processing unit, for transmitting image information processed by said data processing unit to another location using a radio frequency channel; and
a camera unit for obtaining image information, said camera unit comprising;
optics for obtaining image information;
an image sensor for obtaining image information, said image sensor being located within the housing of the device; and
a processor within said camera unit for processing obtained images, said processor being located within the housing of the device. - View Dependent Claims (70, 71, 72)
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73. A portable cellular mobile phone comprising:
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a built in camera unit for obtaining image information;
a user interface for enabling a user to input signals to operate the camera unit;
a display for presenting image information obtained by the camera unit;
a microprocessor adapted to control the operations of the camera unit in response to input signals from the user interface, and to process image information received by the camera unit; and
means, coupled to said microprocessor, for transmitting image information processed by said microprocessor to another location using a radio frequency channel;
and wherein the camera unit comprises; optics for obtaining image information;
an image sensor for obtaining image information; and
means for processing and for storing at least a portion of the image information obtained by the camera unit for later recall and processing.- View Dependent Claims (74, 75, 76)
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Current AssigneeIronworks Patents LLC
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Original AssigneeNokia Mobile Phones UK Limited (Nokia Corporation)
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InventorsWilska, Kari-Pekka, Paajanen, Reijo, Terho, Mikko, Hamalainen, Jari
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Primary Examiner(s)MAUNG, NAY AUNG
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Application NumberUS08/807,322Time in Patent Office1,979 DaysField of Search455/90, 455/403, 455/550, 455/556, 455/557, 455/558, 455/566, 455/575, 348/14, 348/231, 348/552, 348/14.01, 348/14.02, 348/14.13, 348/14.14, 395/800.14US Class Current455/550.1CPC Class CodesG06F 1/1616 with folding flat displays,...G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosur...G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e...G06F 1/1656 Details related to function...G06F 1/1669 Detachable keyboardsG06F 1/1686 the I/O peripheral being an...G06F 1/169 the I/O peripheral being an...G06F 1/1698 the I/O peripheral being a ...G06F 2200/1634 Integrated protective displ...H04M 1/0214 Foldable telephones, i.e. w...H04M 1/0235 Slidable or telescopic tele...H04M 1/72409 by interfacing with externa...H04M 2250/52 including functional featur...H04N 1/00127 Connection or combination o...H04N 1/00307 with a mobile telephone app...H04N 1/00352 Input means H04N1/00411 tak...H04N 1/00384 Key input means, e.g. butto...H04N 1/00392 Other manual input means, e...H04N 1/00397 Switches, knobs or the likeH04N 1/2112 using still video camerasView All
