US 6,424,369 C1 (13,005th)
Hand-held computers incorporating reduced area imaging devices
Edwin L. Adair, Castle Pines, CO (US); Jeffrey L. Adair, Highlands, CO (US); and Randall S. Adair, Denver, CO (US)
Filed by Edwin L. Adair, Castle Pines, CO (US); Jeffrey L. Adair, Highlands, CO (US); and Randall S. Adair, Denver, CO (US)
Assigned to Cellect LLC
Reexamination Request No. 90/014,454, Feb. 17, 2020.
Reexamination Certificate for Patent 6,424,369, issued Jul. 23, 2002, Appl. No. 09/638,976, Aug. 15, 2000.
Application 90/014,454 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/496,312, filed on Feb. 1, 2000, granted, now 6,275,255.
Application 09/496,312 is a continuation of application No. 09/175,685, filed on Oct. 20, 1998, granted, now 6,043,839.
Application 09/175,685 is a continuation in part of application No. 08/944,322, filed on Oct. 6, 1997, granted, now 5,929,901.
Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate issued on Aug. 12, 2025.
Int. Cl. H04N 7/18 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); H01L 25/16 (2023.01); H04N 25/76 (2023.01)
CPC G06F 1/1649 (2013.01) [A61B 1/00135 (2013.01); G06F 1/1686 (2013.01); H01L 25/167 (2013.01); H04N 25/76 (2023.01)]
OG exemplary drawing
AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT:
Claims 1, 17, 19, 21, 22, 27, 49, 55 and 61 are cancelled.
Claims 2-16, 18, 20, 23-26, 28-48, 50-54, 56-60 and 62-75 were not reexamined.
1. In a PDA having capability to transmit data between a personal computer connected to a communications network, the improvement comprising:
a video system integral with said PDA for receiving and transmitting video images, and for viewing said video images, said video system comprising;
a camera module housing an image sensor therein, said image sensor lying in a first plane and including an array of CMOS pixels for receiving images thereon, said image sensor further including circuitry means on said first plane and coupled to said array of CMOS pixels for timing and control of said array of CMOS pixels, said image sensor producing a pre-video signal, a first circuit board lying in a second plane and electrically coupled to said image sensor, said first circuit board including circuitry means for converting said pre-video signal to a desired video format;
a video view screen attached to said PDA for viewing said video images, said video view screen communicating with said first circuit board, and displaying video images processed by said first circuit board.