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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2009
Charles P. Barber, Fayetteville, NY (US);
Carl W. Gerst, Iii, Clifton Park, NY (US);
George S. Smith, Ii, Skaneateles, NY (US);
Robert M. Hussey, Camillus, NY (US);
Robert C. Gardiner, Fayetteville, NY (US);
Matthew W. Pankow, Camillus, NY (US);
Charles P. Barber, Fayetteville, NY (US);
Carl W. Gerst, III, Clifton Park, NY (US);
George S. Smith, II, Skaneateles, NY (US);
Robert M. Hussey, Camillus, NY (US);
Robert C. Gardiner, Fayetteville, NY (US);
Matthew W. Pankow, Camillus, NY (US);
Hand Held Products, Inc., Skaneateles Falls, NY (US);
Abstract
There is described an imaging apparatus having an image sensor, and a plurality of operating states. Operation of the imaging apparatus can be differentiated between the operating states. In one operating state, the imaging apparatus can capture a frame of image data having image data corresponding to a predetermined number of pixels of the image sensor. The operating states of the imaging apparatus can be user selectable.