US 12,244,964 B2
System and method for providing wide-area imaging and communications capability to a handheld device
Salvatore Erna, Windham, NH (US); David Roberts, Gassaway, WV (US); and Jonathan D. Robbins, Fayetteville, NC (US)
Filed by Salvatore Erna, Windham, NH (US); David Roberts, Gassaway, WV (US); and Jonathan D. Robbins, Fayetteville, NC (US)
Filed on Jul. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/383,738.
Application 17/383,738 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/121,637, filed on Dec. 14, 2020, granted, now 11,477,413.
Application 17/121,637 is a continuation of application No. 16/784,490, filed on Feb. 7, 2020, granted, now 10,869,000, issued on Dec. 15, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/802,675, filed on Feb. 7, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0086390 A1, Mar. 17, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 7/14 (2006.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01); H04N 7/08 (2006.01); H04N 7/15 (2006.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01); H04N 21/47 (2011.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01); H04N 23/698 (2023.01); H04N 23/80 (2023.01); H04N 23/90 (2023.01)
CPC H04N 7/142 (2013.01) [H04M 1/0264 (2013.01); H04N 7/0806 (2013.01); H04N 7/147 (2013.01); H04N 7/15 (2013.01); H04N 21/4316 (2013.01); H04N 21/47 (2013.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01); H04N 23/698 (2023.01); H04N 23/80 (2023.01); H04N 23/90 (2023.01); H04N 2007/145 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A case for removable application to an exterior of a portable data communication device having a housing with a front face, a rear face, a left side edge and a right side edge, the left side edge and the right side edge separating the front face and the rear face, the housing including a front display screen relative to the front face, at least one front camera relative to the front face and at least one rear camera relative to the rear face, the case for removable application comprising:
a case body that extends along the left side edge and the right side edge and along the rear face, the case body being constructed and arranged to removably engage an edge of the portable data communication device;
at least one left camera on the case body relative to the left side edge;
at least one right camera on the case body relative to the right side edge; and
a data handling process, operating at least on a processor of the portable data communication device, that arranges image data streams from each of the front camera, the rear camera, the left camera and the right camera for storage or data transmission to a recipient device over a wireless network.