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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2005
Marc R. Amling, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
David Chatenever, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Bruce L. Kennedy, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Barry A. Mirrer, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Marc R. Amling, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
David Chatenever, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Bruce L. Kennedy, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Barry A. Mirrer, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Karl Storz Imaging, Inc., Goleta, CA (US);
Abstract
A control unit is detachably coupled to a camera and receptive of the imaging data with a plurality of data processing instructions being stored on the camera and/or the control unit such that when the camera is coupled to the control unit, the plurality of data processing instructions transfer the imaging data from the camera to the control unit. The data processing instructions being field upgradeable with a portable upgrading module which may couple directly to either the camera and/or the control unit.