公开(公告)号：US06819354B1

公开(公告)日：2004-11-16

申请号：US09593291

申请日：2000-06-13

申请人： Ronald R Foster ,  Gregory David Gallinat ,  Richard Alex Nedinsky

发明人： Ronald R Foster ,  Gregory David Gallinat ,  Richard Alex Nedinsky

IPC分类号： H04N947

CPC分类号： H04N7/183 ,  A42B3/042 ,  A42B3/20

摘要： A camera unit is mountable to a helmet. The camera unit includes a single-chip image sensor, such as a color complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor, and includes an attaching unit that is structured to allow the camera unit to be attached to an existing structure of the helmet, such as to a face mask of a helmet. The camera unit further includes a transmit unit to allow transmission of a signal representative of captured images and a receive unit to receive control signals to control parameters associated with the camera unit. The control signals can be sent from a remote unit, thereby allowing the remote unit to control parameters of the camera unit, such as exposure, gain, white balance, color saturation, brightness, or hue. The camera unit can be of a small size and weight, and can be completely integrated on a single-chip, thereby minimizing intrusiveness to the helmet wearer.

摘要翻译： 相机单元可安装到头盔上。 相机单元包括诸如彩色互补金属氧化物半导体（CMOS）图像传感器的单片图像传感器，并且包括附接单元，其被构造成允许相机单元附接到头盔的现有结构，诸如 对于头盔的面罩。 相机单元还包括发射单元，以允许传输表示所捕获的图像的信号和接收单元，以接收控制信号以控制与相机单元相关联的参数。 可以从远程单元发送控制信号，从而允许远程单元控制摄像机单元的参数，例如曝光，增益，白平衡，色彩饱和度，亮度或色相。 相机单元可以具有小尺寸和重量，并且可以完全集成在单个芯片上，从而最小化对头盔佩戴者的侵害性。

公开(公告)号：US06704044B1

公开(公告)日：2004-03-09

申请号：US09593250

申请日：2000-06-13

申请人： Ronald R Foster ,  Gregory David Gallinat ,  Richard Alex Nedinsky

发明人： Ronald R Foster ,  Gregory David Gallinat ,  Richard Alex Nedinsky

IPC分类号： H04N947

CPC分类号： A42B1/24 ,  H04N7/185

摘要： A camera unit is mountable to a cap. The camera unit includes a single-chip image sensor, such as a color complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor, and includes a mounting mechanism that is structured to allow the camera unit to be attached to an existing structure of the cap, such as to a brim of a baseball cap. The camera unit further includes a transmit unit to allow transmission of a signal representative of captured images and a receive unit to receive control signals to control parameters associated with the camera unit. The control signals can be sent from a remote unit, thereby allowing the remote unit to control parameters of the camera unit, such as exposure, gain, white balance, color saturation, brightness, or hue. The camera unit can be of a small size and weight, and can be completely integrated on a single-chip, thereby minimizing intrusiveness to the cap wearer.

摘要翻译： 相机单元可安装到盖子上。 相机单元包括诸如彩色互补金属氧化物半导体（CMOS）图像传感器的单片图像传感器，并且包括安装机构，其被构造成允许相机单元附接到盖的现有结构，诸如 对于一个棒球帽的边缘。 相机单元还包括发射单元，以允许传输表示所捕获的图像的信号和接收单元，以接收控制信号以控制与相机单元相关联的参数。 可以从远程单元发送控制信号，从而允许远程单元控制摄像机单元的参数，例如曝光，增益，白平衡，色彩饱和度，亮度或色相。 相机单元可以具有小尺寸和重量，并且可以完全集成在单个芯片上，从而最小化对帽子佩戴者的侵入性。

公开(公告)号：US06643386B1

公开(公告)日：2003-11-04

申请号：US09638800

申请日：2000-08-10

申请人： Ronald R. Foster

发明人： Ronald R. Foster

IPC分类号： G06K900

CPC分类号： G06T1/0028 ,  G06T2200/28 ,  G06T2201/0051 ,  H04N1/32144 ,  H04N2201/0084 ,  H04N2201/3233

摘要： A watermark can be permanently and simultaneously added to image data, such as to a video data stream, produced by an image sensor. To produce the watermark in the image data, color filters of a filter array overlying pixels of a sensor array can be arranged in a watermark pattern different from the normal pattern of other color filters of the filter array. The color filters in the watermark pattern can have different colors than other color filters of the filter array. Alternatively or in addition to the watermark pattern of the color filters, a pattern can be formed in a microlens array overlying the filter array. The pattern in the microlens array can have regions devoid of microlenses, microlenses having different shapes, or microlenses having different colors.

摘要翻译： 可以永久地并且同时地将水印添加到图像数据，诸如由图像传感器产生的视频数据流。 为了在图像数据中产生水印，可以以与滤波器阵列的其它滤色器的法线图案不同的水印图案布置覆盖传感器阵列的像素的滤色器阵列的滤色器。 水印图案中的滤色器可以具有与滤镜阵列的其它滤色器不同的颜色。 可选地或除了滤色器的水印图案之外，可以在覆盖滤光器阵列的微透镜阵列中形成图案。 微透镜阵列中的图案可以具有不具有微透镜的区域，具有不同形状的微透镜或具有不同颜色的微透镜。

公开(公告)号：US06441482B1

公开(公告)日：2002-08-27

申请号：US09546838

申请日：2000-04-11

申请人： Ronald R. Foster

发明人： Ronald R. Foster

IPC分类号： H01L2334

CPC分类号： H04N5/335 ,  G06K9/00013 ,  H01L27/14609 ,  H01L27/14643

摘要： A biometric device formed on an integrated circuit is disclosed. The biometric device includes a CMOS image sensor, a microprocessor, and non-volatile memory.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种形成在集成电路上的生物测定装置。 生物测定装置包括CMOS图像传感器，微处理器和非易失性存储器。

公开(公告)号：US06285064B1

公开(公告)日：2001-09-04

申请号：US09536890

申请日：2000-03-28

申请人： Ronald R. Foster

发明人： Ronald R. Foster

IPC分类号： H01L310203

CPC分类号： H01L31/0203 ,  H01L27/14618 ,  H01L2924/0002 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： A chip scale packaging for optical image sensor integrated circuits is disclosed. Micro lenses are placed on top of a wafer having the image sensors formed thereon. An adhesive matrix is placed atop of the wafer. The adhesive matrix has openings that align with the micro lensed sensor array on top of the wafer. A cover glass is then placed over the adhesive and the adhesive is activated to secure the cover glass to the wafer. Because the adhesive has openings above the micro lensed portion no distortion or reduction of the lens effect is caused by the adhesive.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于光学图像传感器集成电路的芯片级封装。 微透镜放置在其上形成有图像传感器的晶片的顶部。 将粘合剂基质放置在晶片的顶部。 粘合剂基质具有与晶片顶部上的微透镜传感器阵列对准的开口。 然后将覆盖玻璃放置在粘合剂上，并且启动粘合剂以将盖玻片固定到晶片。 由于粘合剂在微透镜部分上方具有开口，所以粘合剂不会引起透镜效应的变形或减少。

公开(公告)号：US06909452B1

公开(公告)日：2005-06-21

申请号：US09536894

申请日：2000-03-28

申请人： Ronald R. Foster ,  Raymond Wu

发明人： Ronald R. Foster ,  Raymond Wu

IPC分类号： H04N7/14 ,  H04N7/18 ,  H04N7/26

CPC分类号： H04N7/181 ,  H04N7/142 ,  H04N19/527

摘要： The remote video phone system comprises a base video unit, at least one remote video unit and a circuit configured to allow the base unit and one or more remote video units to communicate with one another or a standard external telephone line. The base unit comprises a video image device for capturing a sequence of video images, a microphone, a speaker, a user interface control pad, a circuit configured to control a network structure between the base unit remote and the remote video units, a means for providing video and audio communication between the base unit and the remote video units, and a circuit configured to allow the base unit to connect between a existing telephone and a standard PBX telephone line. The base unit can also be configured to operate as a stand-alone telephone. The remote video unit comprises a circuit configured to allow video and audio communication between the remote video unit and the base unit, a circuit configured to receive network commands from the base video unit, a video image device for capturing a sequence of video images, a microphone, a speaker, and a user interface control pad. The video phone can also be configured to operate as a remote security monitoring system.

摘要翻译： 远程视频电话系统包括基本视频单元，至少一个远程视频单元和被配置为允许基本单元和一个或多个远程视频单元彼此通信或标准外部电话线路的电路。 基本单元包括用于捕获视频图像序列的视频图像设备，麦克风，扬声器，用户接口控制板，被配置为控制基本单元远程和远程视频单元之间的网络结构的电路，用于 在基本单元和远程视频单元之间提供视频和音频通信，以及配置成允许基本单元在现有电话和标准PBX电话线之间连接的电路。 基本单元也可以被配置为作为独立电话来操作。 远程视频单元包括被配置为允许远程视频单元和基本单元之间的视频和音频通信的电路，被配置为从基本视频单元接收网络命令的电路，用于捕获视频图像序列的视频图像设备， 麦克风，扬声器和用户界面控制面板。 视频电话也可以配置为作为远程安全监控系统。