Multifunctional integrated image sensor and application to virtual interface technology
US7307661B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 26, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 11, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/1686
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic camera including an electronic imaging sensor providing an output representing an imaged field, a first imaging functionality employing the electronic imaging sensor for taking a picture of a scene in the imaged field, a second imaging functionality employing the electronic imaging sensor for data entry responsive to user hand activity and a user-operated imaging functionality selection switch operative to enable a user to select operation in one of the first and second imaging functionalities.
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