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1. A handheld self-contained cellular telephone and integrated image processing system for both sending and receiving telephonic audio signals and for capturing a visual image and transmitting it to a compatible remote receiving station of a wireless telephone network, the system comprising:
一項手持整裝行動電話與其內建之影像處理系統,其用於傳送接收電話音訊信號,並用於擷取一視覺影像並將其傳送到一無線電話網路之一相容的遠端接收站,該系統包括 |
1. Apparatus comprising:
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a manually portable housing;
一個可手攜之外殼
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a portable housing (FIG.6B - 160), the portable housing being wireless;
一個可攜式外殼,前述可攜式外殼不具線路連接
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an integral image capture device comprising an electronic camera (FIG.6B - 10) contained within the portable housing;
一個內含在前述可攜式外殼中、由一電子相機所構成的整合影像擷取裝置
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an image collection device (FIG.6B - 10) supported by the portable housing, the image collection device being operable to provide visual image data of a field of view;
一個由前述可攜式外殼所支撐的影像收集裝置,前述影像收集裝置可被操作來提供一視界的視覺影像資料
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a display for displaying an image framed by the camera, the display being supported by the housing, the display and the electronic camera being commonly movable in the housing when the housing is moved by hand;
一個顯示器,用於顯示被前述相機所框出的影像,前述顯示器被前述外殼所支撐,當前述外殼被手動移動時,前述顯示器與前述電子相機通常在前述外殼中為可被移動
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a display (FIG.6B - 170) supported by the portable housing, the display being operable to display for viewing by a user a perceptible visual image, the perceptible visual image being generated from the visual image data;
一個由前述可攜式外殼所支撐的顯示器,前述顯示器可被操作來顯示一可知覺之視覺影像供一使用者觀看,前述可知覺之視覺影像是從前述視覺影像資料所產生
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a processor in the housing for generating an image data signal representing the image framed by the camera;
一個位在前述外殼中的處理器,用來產生代表被前述相機所框出影像的影像資料信號
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memory (FIG.6B – 72) supported by the portable housing, the memory being suitable to receive visual image data in digital format, the memory being suitable to retain the visual image data in digital format,
由前述可攜式外殼所支撐的記憶體,前述記憶體適於接收具備數位格式的視覺影像資料,前述記憶體適於保存具備數位格式的視覺影像資料
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a memory (FIG.6B - 72) associated with the processor for receiving and storing the digitized framed image, accessible for selectively displaying in the display window and accessible for selectively transmitting over the wireless telephone network the digitized framed image;
一個與前述處理器連接之記憶體,用來接收與儲存經數位化之所框出影像,其可被存取來選擇性顯示於顯示視窗中,並可被存取來選擇性透過前述無線電話網路傳輸前述經數位化之所框出影像
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an input device supported by the portable housing, the input device being operable by the user;
一個由前述可攜式外殼所支撐的輸入裝置,前述輸入裝置可以被使用者所操作
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a user interface for enabling a user to select the image data signal for viewing and transmission;
一使用者介面,用來讓使用者可以選擇要觀看與傳輸的影像資料信號
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operation of the input device by the user enabling the memory to retain the visual image data in digital format, the memory being suitable to provide retained visual image data in digital format;
使用者操作輸入裝置讓記憶體保存具備數位格式之視覺影像資料,前述記憶體適於提供以數位格式被保存之視覺影像資料
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a telephonic system (FIG.6B - 164) in the housing for sending and receiving digitized audio signals and for sending the image data signal;
一個位在前述外殼中的電話系統,用來傳送接收數位化音訊信號並用來傳送前述影像資料信號
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media supported by the portable housing, the media being suitable to embody at least one compression algorithm;
由前述可攜式外殼所支撐的媒體,前述媒體適於具現至少一壓縮算法
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alphanumeric input keys in the housing for permitting manually input digitized alphanumeric signals to be input to the processor, the telephonic system further used for sending the digitized alphanumeric signals;
位在前述外殼中的文數輸入鍵,用來讓手動輸入之數位化文數信號可被輸入至前述處理器,前述電話系統進一步被使用來傳送前述數位化文數信號
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at least one processing platform supported by the portable housing, the at least one processing platform being operable to execute the at least one compression algorithm, the at least one processing platform being provided the retained visual image data in digital format, execution of the at least one compression algorithm providing compressed visual image data; and
至少一個由前述可攜式外殼所支撐的處理平台,前述至少一個處理平台可被操作來執行前述至少一個壓縮算法,前述至少一個處理平台被提供前述以數位格式保存之視覺影像資料,而前述至少一個壓縮算法之執行提供經壓縮的視覺影像資料
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a wireless communications device adapted for transmitting any of the digitized signals to the compatible remote receiving station; and
一個無線通訊裝置,其被配置來傳輸任一前述數位化信號至前述相容之遠端接收站
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a mobile phone supported by the portable housing, the mobile phone being operable to send to a remote recipient a wireless transmission, the wireless transmission conveying the compressed digital image data; and
一個由前述可攜式外殼所支撐的行動電話,前述行動電話可被操作來傳送一無線傳輸給一遠端接收者,前述無線傳輸傳輸前述經壓縮的視覺影像資料
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a power supply (FIG.6B - 162) for powering the system.
一個電力供應器用來為前述系統供電
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movement by the user of the portable housing commonly moving the image collection device, movement by the user of the portable housing commonly moving the display.
使用者移動前述可攜式外殼通常是移動前述影像收集裝置,使用者移動前述可攜式外殼通常是移動前述顯示器
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