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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2001
Filed:
May. 27, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ahmad C. Ansari, Eatontown, NJ (US);
Behzad Shahraray, Freehold, NJ (US);
Matthew S. Whalen, Rumson, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 ;
Abstract
A digital camera comprising a first lens for focusing a first image, a second lens for focusing a second image, a first sensor for converting a light intensity and color pattern of the first image into a first electrical signal, a second sensor for converting a light intensity and color pattern of the second image into a second electrical signal, a processing unit for processing the first electrical signal and the second electrical signal and a switch for selectively coupling either the first electrical signal or the second electrical signal to the processing unit.