US 6,862,036 C1 (13,068th)
Communication devices incorporating reduced area imaging devices
Edwin L. Adair, Castle Pines Village, CO (US); Jeffrey L. Adair, Highlands Ranch, CO (US); and Randall S. Adair, Denver, CO (US)
Filed by Edwin L. Adair, Castle Pines Village, CO (US); Jeffrey L. Adair, Highlands Ranch, CO (US); and Randall S. Adair, Denver, CO (US)
Assigned to Cellect LLC
Reexamination Request No. 90/019,092, Jun. 24, 2022.
Reexamination Certificate for Patent 6,862,036, issued Mar. 1, 2005, Appl. No. 10/198,189, Jul. 17, 2002.
Application 90/019,092 is a continuation of application No. 09/613,027, filed on Jul. 10, 2000, granted, now 6,452,626.
Application 09/613,027 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 Oct. 30, 2025.
Int. Cl. H04N 7/18 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/005 (2006.01); A61B 1/045 (2006.01); A61B 1/05 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H01L 25/16 (2023.01); H04N 7/14 (2006.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01); H04N 23/53 (2023.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01); H04N 23/63 (2023.01); H04N 25/76 (2023.01); H04N 25/77 (2023.01); H04N 23/50 (2023.01)
CPC A61B 1/00009 (2013.01) [A61B 1/00016 (2013.01); A61B 1/00032 (2013.01); A61B 1/00034 (2013.01); A61B 1/00045 (2013.01); A61B 1/00048 (2013.01); A61B 1/00135 (2013.01); A61B 1/00163 (2013.01); A61B 1/005 (2013.01); A61B 1/045 (2013.01); A61B 1/05 (2013.01); G06F 1/1616 (2013.01); G06F 1/1626 (2013.01); G06F 1/1647 (2013.01); G06F 1/1649 (2013.01); G06F 1/1671 (2013.01); G06F 1/1686 (2013.01); G06F 1/1698 (2013.01); H01L 25/167 (2013.01); H04N 7/142 (2013.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01); H04N 23/531 (2023.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01); H04N 23/63 (2023.01); H04N 25/76 (2023.01); H04N 25/77 (2023.01); H04N 25/7795 (2023.01); A61B 1/0051 (2013.01); H01L 2924/0002 (2013.01); H01L 2924/3011 (2013.01); H04N 23/555 (2023.01)]
OG exemplary drawing
AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT:
Claims 1-2, 6, 17, 33 and 35 are cancelled.
Claims 3-5, 7-16, 18-32, 34 and 36-41 were not reexamined.
39. In a method for conducting video telephone communications with a video telephone, the improvement comprising the steps of:
providing a camera module having an image sensor housed therein;
providing a means for flexibly interconnecting the camera module to the video telephone, the means for flexibly interconnecting providing power to said camera and transmission of video signals from the camera to the video telephone;
displacing the camera module away from the video telephone;
pointing the camera module at a targeted object, the means for flexibly interconnecting bending in response to the pointing action; and
taking video images of the targeted object by the camera module for viewing on the video telephone, and for transmission of the video images to another party.