In vivo autonomous camera with on-board data storage or digital wireless transmission in regulatory approved band
US8073223B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 13, 2011 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/555
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A capsule camera apparatus includes a swallowable housing, a light source within the housing, a camera within the housing for capturing a first digital image and a second digital image of a view of the camera illuminated by the light source, a motion detector that detects a motion of the housing the first digital image and the second digital image, and a motion evaluator that selects a disposition of the second digital image, based on a metric on the motion. The disposition may include writing the second image into an archival storage or providing the second digital image to the outside by a wireless communication link.
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