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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2000
Applicants:
Robert Cazier, Fort Collins, CO (US);
David J Staudacher, Ft Collins, CO (US);
Christopher A. Whitman, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Inventors:
Robert Cazier, Fort Collins, CO (US);
David J Staudacher, Ft Collins, CO (US);
Christopher A. Whitman, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, LP, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N009/64 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention is a digital camera that measures its internal temperature using the dark current of the photo detector. Using the temperature information the digital camera controls its internal temperature by selectively shutting down or slowing down heat generating components.