Edwin Lloyd Adair
Physician at Paragon Way, Castle Rock, CO
License number
Colorado 12772
Issued Date
Aug 13, 1956
Renew Date
Jun 1, 2005
Expiration Date
May 31, 2007
Type
Physician
Address
Address
317 Paragon Way, Castle Rock, CO 80108
Professional information
Hand-Held Computers Incorporating Reduced Area Imaging Devices
US Patent:
6424369, Jul 23, 2002
Filed:
Aug 15, 2000
Appl. No.:
09/638976
Inventors:
Edwin L. Adair - Castle Pines CO 80104
Jeffrey L. Adair - Highlands CO 80126
Randall S. Adair - Denver CO 80222
Jeffrey L. Adair - Highlands CO 80126
Randall S. Adair - Denver CO 80222
International Classification:
H04N 718
US Classification:
348 76, 348376, 455566, 455556
Abstract:
A reduced area imaging device is provided for use with a miniature hand-held computer referred to in the industry as a PDA. In one configuration of the imaging device, the image sensor is placed remote from the remaining image processing circuitry. In a second configuration, all of the image processing circuitry to include the image sensor is placed in a stacked fashion near the same location. In the first configuration, the entire imaging device can be placed at the distal end of a camera module. In a second configuration, the image sensor is remote from the remaining image processing circuitry wherein available space within the PDA is used to house the remaining circuitry. In any of the embodiments, the image sensor may be placed alone on a first circuit board, or timing and control circuits may be included on the first circuit board containing the image sensor. One or more video processing boards can be stacked in a longitudinal fashion with respect to the first board, or the video processing boards may be placed within the housing of the communication device. The PDA includes a miniature LCD-type video view screen which is capable of viewing not only the images taken by the camera module, but also can show incoming video images received from a personal computer connected to a global communications network.