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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
May. 18, 2010
Peter Symons, Workingham, GB;
Timothy Ward, Chesham, GB;
Ian Keen, Yately, GB;
Kevin Lamacraft, Middlesex, GB;
Richard Underwood, Reading, GB;
Peter Symons, Workingham, GB;
Timothy Ward, Chesham, GB;
Ian Keen, Yately, GB;
Kevin Lamacraft, Middlesex, GB;
Richard Underwood, Reading, GB;
J.M. Stanneck, Limited Liability Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A variable configuration apparatus has components or sub-systems. At least some components (and) have mechanical coupling elements (andand) that enable the configuration of the apparatus to be varied by changing at least one of the relative orientation and position of those components or subsystems. These mechanical coupling elements (andand) incorporate wireless signal coupling elements (and) that cooperate to provide a wireless coupling which enables wireless coupling between the components. The wireless coupling may be used to transfer at least one of data and power between the components. The wireless signal coupling elements may be capacitive coupling elements that provide capacitive coupling between the components or sub-systems. In an example, the apparatus is a video camera and one component or sub-system is a display screen () and another component or sub-system is the main body () of the video camera ().