Patent ID: 7646425
Filing Date: 2010-01-12
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A capture station for creating identification documents comprising: a housing configured to mount an integrated digital camera and lighting device, at least a portion of a front face of the housing defining an aperture sized and arranged to align with an opening of a lens of the camera, at least a portion of the housing surrounding the aperture and being shaped to protect the camera lens; a base including a processor device and a memory device, the processor device configured to execute instructions received from the memory device; and two or more substantially parallel elongated legs extending from the base, at least two of the legs each defining a channel extending along at least a portion of the leg and open to an area external to the interior of the leg, the at least two legs further defining a plurality of openings spaced along at least a portion of the legs to serve as points of attachment of the housing in the channels, the housing being positioned in the space between the legs and adjustably mounted in one or more openings in the channels of the at least two legs to enable a height adjustment of the camera, at least one channel further configured to receive at least a portion of one or more wires that operatively couple the processor in the base to the camera within the housing and/or to one or more peripheral devices, the housing further defining along a side surface at least one routing opening positioned and sized to align and mate with an upper portion of the at least one channel when the housing and the respective leg are assembled, such that, the routing opening receives at least a portion of each of the one or more wires to permit operative connection to the camera and/or one or more peripheral devices.