Gopro, Inc.

Adrian Santos

Nicholas R Vitale

Joseph Tucker

John George Muhlenkamp, Iv

Chao Chen

Erich Tisch

Kielan C Crow

Juntao Sun

Eric Penrod

Herman Wong

Camera

An image capture device includes a housing defining a receptacle having a housing electrical interface and a mechanical coupling mechanism coupled to or connected with the housing at a location of the receptacle. The image capture device includes an interchangeable lens module that releases connection with the mechanical coupling mechanism. The interchangeable lens module including a module electrical interface and an imaging sensor. A collar rotatable about the interchangeable lens module and lockable to the mechanical coupling mechanism to secure the interchangeable lens module to the housing and couple the module electrical interface to the housing electrical interface.

Interchangeable lens module

The present teachings provide an image head with a housing, an integrated sensor and lens assembly (ISLA), a port, and componentry. The housing has a front side a rear side located opposite the front side; a top side located between the front side and the rear side; and a bottom side located opposite the top side and between the front side and the rear side. The ISLA extends from the front side and is configured to detect images. The port is located on the rear side that is configured to electrically connect the image head to a base when the image head is inserted into the base. The internal componentry has a printed circuit board in communication with an integrated sensor of the ISLA and a memory located on the printed circuit board and configured to store the images. The internal componentry controls the image head.

Modular camera with interchangeable image head and sub-system bases

An image capture device is disclosed that includes a body and a door assembly that is configured for removable connection to the body. The door assembly includes a door body; a locking mechanism that is slidable in relation to the door body between a locked position and an unlocked position; and at least one biasing member that is configured for engagement (contact) with the door body and the locking mechanism to automatically move the locking mechanism into the locked position upon closure of the door assembly.

Removable battery door assemblies for image capture devices

An image capture device with a housing, a drainage microphone, processor, and drainage channel. The housing defining an audio depression. The drainage microphone coupled to the housing at a location of the audio depression and configured to capture audio. The processor coupled with a memory storing instructions that when executed cause the processor to apply a set of tuned beamforming parameters to the captured audio. The drainage channel within the housing to drain moisture from the drainage microphone. The drainage channel defining a channel entrance having a channel entrance width and a channel entrance height.

Camera microphone drainage system designed for beamforming

An image capture device includes a housing having a pattern of apertures and a membrane assembly. The membrane assembly includes a support that has internal and external surfaces and a channel that aligns with at least one aperture of the pattern of apertures and extends between the internal and external surfaces. The membrane assembly includes indents that are adjacent to the channel, aligned with the pattern of apertures, and disposed on the external surface. The indents have a depth that is less than a depth of the channel.

Microphone functionality in a multiport array

Camera mount

An image head with a housing, an integrated sensor and lens assembly (ISLA), a port, and internal componentry. The housing has a front side; a rear side; a top side; and a bottom side. The ISLA extends from the front side and is configured to detect images. The port is located on the rear side that is configured to electrically connect the image head to a base when the image head is inserted into the base. The internal componentry includes: a first microphone located within the front side below the ISLA; a second microphone located within the top side of the housing; a speaker located at the bottom side of the housing; a printed circuit board in communication with the integrated sensor of the ISLA; and a memory located on the printed circuit board and configured to store the images.

An image capture device () is disclosed that includes a body () and a door assembly () that is configured for removable connection to the body (). The door assembly () includes a door body (); a locking mechanism () that is slidable in relation to the door body () between a locked position and an unlocked position; and at least one biasing member () that is configured for engagement (contact) with the door body () and the locking mechanism () to automatically move the locking mechanism () into the locked position upon closure of the door assembly ().

An image head including a housing, side rails, a port, and internal componentry. The housing includes a first side and a second side located opposite the second side. The side rails are located on or within the first side, the second side, or both and the side rails are configured to provide sliding directional control of the image head when connecting to a base. The port is configured to electrically connect the image head to the base. The internal componentry includes a printed circuit board; an integrated lens and sensor assembly (ISLA) configured to generate an image; and memory located on the printed circuit board configured to store the image.

A device includes an audio assembly and a housing defining an aperture that interfaces with the audio assembly at an interior surface of the housing. The device includes stanchions coupled to an exterior surface of the housing at a location of the aperture and a cover coupled to the stanchions and free of contact with the housing. The device includes a drainage channel extending between the cover, the exterior surface of the housing, and the stanchions. The drainage channel includes a first portion defining an inlet of the drainage channel, and the first portion has a first width defined by the stanchions. The drainage channel includes a second portion defining an outlet of the drainage channel, and the second portion has a second width defined by the stanchions. The stanchions are tapered in shape so that the first width is wider than the second width.

Audio component drainage system for image capture device

An image capture device includes a housing that includes a pattern of apertures and a microphone disposed within the housing and proximate to the apertures. The image capture device includes a membrane assembly. The membrane assembly includes a support disposed between the housing and the microphone and a channel defined in the support that directs sound waves from only one of the apertures in the pattern to the microphone. The membrane assembly further includes a membrane that extends across the channel and separates the one of the apertures and the microphone.

An image capture device includes an audio depression formed into the housing with a drainage microphone mounted therein. A cover protects the drainage microphone disposed beneath the cover from an environment external to the image capture device. The cover and audio depression define a drainage channel extending from a channel entrance, through a channel volume, and out a channel exit. The surface area of the opening of the channel entrance is proportioned relative to the channel volume such that the ratio of the surface area to volume is greater than ten percent. This allows the cover to shift resonance outside of a desired frequency band.

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Dublin, CA, United States of America

Adrian Santos