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WO2007051147A3
WO2007051147A3 PCT/US2006/060278 US2006060278W WO2007051147A3 WO 2007051147 A3 WO2007051147 A3 WO 2007051147A3 US 2006060278 W US2006060278 W US 2006060278W WO 2007051147 A3 WO2007051147 A3 WO 2007051147A3
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semiconductor device
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Kang-Huai Wang
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Capsovision Inc
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Priority claimed from US11/552,880 external-priority patent/US7495993B2/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03B—APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • G03B37/00—Panoramic or wide-screen photography; Photographing extended surfaces, e.g. for surveying; Photographing internal surfaces, e.g. of pipe
    • G03B37/005—Photographing internal surfaces, e.g. of pipe
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B1/00—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
    • A61B1/04—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor combined with photographic or television appliances
    • A61B1/041—Capsule endoscopes for imaging

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Abstract

A semiconductor memory device and an associated method suitable for use in specific applications with predictable memory access pattern, such as in a capsule camera. The memory device takes advantage of the memory access pattern to simplify address processing circuit to realize savings in power and silicon area. Because random access to the semiconductor device is not required, the interface from external to the semiconductor device is also simplified by eliminating at least the address port that is used to specify the memory locations accessed. The method is applicable not only to non-volatile memory technologies (e.g., flash memory), it is also applicable to volatile memory technologies, such as transient charge storage-based memory circuits (e.g., DRAMs) and metastable states-based memory circuits (e.g., SRAMs).
PCT/US2006/060278 2005-10-26 2006-10-26 Onboard data storage and method Ceased WO2007051147A2 (en)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US73079705P 2005-10-26 2005-10-26
US60/730,797 2005-10-26
US73916205P 2005-11-23 2005-11-23
US60/739,162 2005-11-23
US76007906P 2006-01-18 2006-01-18
US60/760,079 2006-01-18
US76079406P 2006-01-19 2006-01-19
US60/760,794 2006-01-19
US11/533,304 US7983458B2 (en) 2005-09-20 2006-09-19 In vivo autonomous camera with on-board data storage or digital wireless transmission in regulatory approved band
US11/533,304 2006-09-19
US11/552,880 US7495993B2 (en) 2005-10-26 2006-10-25 Onboard data storage and method
US11/552,880 2006-10-25

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WO2007051147A2 WO2007051147A2 (en) 2007-05-03
WO2007051147A3 true WO2007051147A3 (en) 2008-04-17

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