Patent ID: 7764320
Filing Date: 2010-07-27
Classification: G06K,H04N

Abstract:
1. A multimode camera system, comprising: a housing; at least three lenses each of varying focal length located at disparate locations within the housing; an image sensor located within the housing, wherein the image sensor is repositionable between each of the at least three lenses; a control component that aligns the sensor with a suitable one of the at least three lenses based at least in part on a selected mode of operation; a repositionable cover that covers one of the at least three lenses, the removal of the repositionable cover activates a mode of operation; a first lens corresponding to a first position of the image sensor; a second lens corresponding to a second position of the image sensor; and at least one of the first lens and the first position of the image sensor being configured for a user recognition mode.