Patent ID: 6181954
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: H04M,H04N

Abstract:
An image processing system for capturing a visual image and transmitting it to a remote receiving station, the image processing system being adapted for use in combination with a hand held cellular telephone powered by a removable, rechargeable battery which is removably mounted in a battery carrier in the telephone, the system comprising:a. a housing adapted to be mounted in the battery carrier in the telephone, in lieu of the battery;b. a battery carrier in the housing adapted for receiving the removable, rechargeable battery;c. an image data receiving and processing system in the housing and adapted for producing an output data signal in a format transmittable over the telephone system;d. a power transfer circuit for powering the data receiving and processing system and the cellular telephone directly from the battery in the battery carrier in the housing;e. a connector for connecting the data receiving and processing system directly to the telephone for inputting the output data signal thereto for telephonic transmission; andf. an adapter associated with the data receiving and processing system for selectively transmitting the output data signal over a land line telephone system.