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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:
Dec. 21, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2007
Wai Lam Yung, Lam Tin, HK;
Wilfried Alois Anton Bittner, Tsing Yi, HK;
Yat Wah Lam, Kowloon, HK;
Sai Chak Chan, N.T., HK;
Wah Pong Chan, N.T., HK;
Kwong Lam NG, Kowloon, HK;
Thomas Paul Richard Zimmermann, Munich, DE;
Wai Lam Yung, Lam Tin, HK;
Wilfried Alois Anton Bittner, Tsing Yi, HK;
Yat Wah Lam, Kowloon, HK;
Sai Chak Chan, N.T., HK;
Wah Pong Chan, N.T., HK;
Kwong Lam Ng, Kowloon, HK;
Thomas Paul Richard Zimmermann, Munich, DE;
Robert Bosch Company Limited, Hong Kong, CN;
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention comprise an apparatus for use with a laser range finder configured to direct a laser beam toward a scene to measure the distance to a target in the scene and having a range finder display for displaying data, including data that is indicative of the distance to a target, wherein the apparatus comprises a protective housing, a camera module in the housing, the camera module including a lens mounted in a front end portion of the housing, and a light path through the lens to image sensor, an image sensor operatively connected to the camera module for receiving images acquired by the camera module, electronic memory for selectively storing data of images from the image sensor, circuitry for controlling the operation of the image sensor and the memory, a camera display in the housing operatively connected to the image sensor for receiving the image data and providing a visual display of the image, and a switch for storing image data in the memory. Other embodiments include a projector in the housing for projecting the data displayed by the second display onto the image sensor to thereby capture the image data of the scene and displayed distance data together.