| US 7,483,050 B2 | ||
| Camera and controlling processing system | ||
| Kia Silverbrook, Balmain (Australia); Paul Lapstun, Balmain (Australia); and Simon Robert Walmsley, Balmain (Australia) | ||
| Assigned to Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd, Balmain, New South Wales (Australia) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 08, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/729,159. | ||
| Application 10/729159 is a continuation of application No. 09/113057, filed on Jul. 10, 1998, granted, now 6,850,274. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0146613 A1, Jul. 07, 2005 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. H04N 5/225 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 348—207.2 [348/375; 348/376; 348/231.6; 271/9.1; 347/104] | 14 Claims |
| 1. A handheld camera, said camera comprising:
a sensor adapted to sense an image;
a card reader for receiving predetermined data in the form of a card image printed on a card; and
a processing system comprising:
a camera manager for controlling the sensing of the image;
an image processing manager for manipulating the image;
an input controller operable to control the card reader to determine the card image; and
a print manager for controlling printing of the manipulated image,
wherein the input controller is further operable to rotate the card image in accordance with a skew of the card with respect
to the card reader.
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