Patent ID: 7902990
Filing Date: 2011-03-08
Classification: G02B,H02J,H04N

Abstract:
1. An industrial inspection handset comprising: a display for providing visual information to a user; a control module for operating said handset; a battery assembly for providing power to said handset; a handle for receiving said battery assembly; and a processor; wherein said processor sets a first maximum power output value for a camera illumination of an insertion tube attached to said handset, monitors an imager signal processor which receives images from said insertion tube to determine whether the gain value of said image signal processor is less than a predetermined gain value, and sets a second maximum power output value, which is less than said first maximum power output value, for said camera illumination when said gain value of said image signal processor is less than a predetermined gain value in order to increase said gain value of said image signal processor to said predetermined gain value; and wherein said battery assembly comprises at least one battery cell; a connector for connecting a battery charger to charge said at least one battery cell; a battery circuit for communicating with said processor in said handset, wherein said processor monitors information about said battery assembly; and a battery charge indicator on the surface of said battery assembly connected to said battery circuit for providing a visual indication of the charge remaining in said battery assembly.