Patent ID: 8553090

Claim:
A portable image capture and camera device comprising: a body; an upper panel rotatably engaged to the body and having an image capture module disposed on a first surface thereof, wherein the image capture module is operative with both a first set of predetermined focal depth and field of view values and a second set of predetermined focal depth and field of view values; a lower panel rotatably engaged to the body, for receiving and supporting a first object when the lower panel is deployed to an open position, wherein the lower panel includes first and second edges that are raised relative to the lower panel to create a recessed groove that guides and supports the insertion and positioning of the first object; wherein the upper panel is rotatable to deploy from a stowed position to a first deployed position to image the first object disposed on the lower panel, and to a second deployed position to image a second object disposed remote from the device; a position sensor disposed on the body proximate the upper panel, wherein the position sensor is operative to continuously generate an output signal representative of the orientation of the upper panel relative to the body, wherein when the upper panel is pivoted approximately 180 degrees from the body, the image capture module utilizes the first set of predetermined focal depth and field of view values to capture an object as a digital camera, wherein when the upper panel is pivoted approximately 90 degrees from the body, the image capture module utilizes the second set of predetermined focal depth and field of view values to capture a business card like object as a card reader; and a microprocessor, wherein the microprocessor is operative to regulate processing of information received from the image capture module in response to the output signal and relative to the orientation of the upper panel.