(12) United States Patent (io> Patent No.: us 6,313,868 Bi
D'Alfonso et al. (45) Date of Patent: *Nov. 6,2001
(54) REMOTE CCD VIDEO CAMERA WITH NON-VOLATILE DIGITAL MEMORY
(75) Inventors: David A. D'Alfonso, Goleta; Jordan
C. Christoff, Santa Barbara, both of CA
(US)
(73) Assignee: Linvatec Corporation, Largo, FL (US)
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
(21) Appl. No.: 09/296,215
(22) Filed: Apr. 20, 1999
Related U.S. Application Data
(63) Continuation of application No. 08/589,875, filed on Jan. 23, 1996, now Pat. No. 5,896,166, which is a continuation of application No. 08/459,285, filed on Jun. 2, 1995, now abandoned, which is a continuation of application No. 08/071,189, filed on Jun. 2, 1993, now abandoned.
(51) Int. C I. II04N 7/18
(52) U.S. CI 348/72; 600/118; 600/126;
600/156
(58) Field of Search 348/65, 72, 74,
348/76, 82, 83, 84, 85; 600/109, 110, 112,
160, 172
A video camera system is described which may store operating parameter information for reading by the system to provide optimum operating conditions, which may collect information reflecting system uses for later reading by the system to provide a performance history, and which is relatively small and operates with a reduced number of electrical lines to transmit electrical information.
18 Claims, 3 Drawing Sheets
