Electric shaver with imaging capability

1. A method by a handheld device for capturing and transmitting images and for identifying an element in at least one of the images, the method comprising:

capturing, by a first camera, a first image using a first optical lens for focusing received light;

outputting, via a first output in the first camera, a first signal that carries a representation of the first captured image;

capturing, by a second camera, a second image distinct from the first image using a second optical lens for focusing received light;

outputting, via a second output in the second camera, a second signal that carries a representation of the second captured image;

receiving and processing, by an image processor from the cameras, the first and second signals;

identifying, by the image processor, the element in at least one of the captured images using pattern recognition;

producing, a multiplexed signal of at least part of the first signal and at least part of the second signal;

transmitting, by a transmitter that is coupled to a communication medium via a port, the multiplexed signal; and

powering, by a rechargeable battery, the cameras, and the image processor,

wherein the cameras, the transmitter, the port, and the image processor, are housed in a single portable and handheld casing, and

wherein the casing comprises two opposed first and second exterior surfaces, the first optical lens is located at, or is attached to, the first surface and the second optical lens is located at, or is attached to, the second surface.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further for free air propagation of the captured image representations using over-the-air electromagnetic radio-frequency waves wireless communication, wherein the port comprises an antenna for transmitting a wireless signal over the air, and the transmitter is a wireless transmitter coupled between the antenna and the camera for transmitting the wireless signal.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the wireless communication and the wireless signal are according to, or based on, standard Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN), the antenna is a WPAN antenna and the wireless transmitter is a WPAN transmitter.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the wireless communication and the wireless signal substantially conform to, or based on, ZigBee according to IEEE 802.15.4 standard, Bluetooth according to IEEE 802.15.1 standard, or UWB (Ultra-WideBand) according to IEEE 802.15.3 standard.

5. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the wireless communication is using an unlicensed frequency band.

6. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the wireless communication and the wireless signal are according to, or based on, standard WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network), the antenna is a WLAN antenna and the wireless transmitter is a WLAN transmitter.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the wireless communication and the wireless signal substantially conforms to, or based on, IEEE 802.11 standard, and is using an Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM) frequency spectrum band.

8. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the wireless communication and the wireless signal are according to, or based on, cellular communication, the antenna is a cellular antenna, the wireless transmitter is a cellular transmitter, the wireless communication is using a licensed frequency band, and the device is part of, or comprises, a cellular telephone handset.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the wireless communication and the wireless signal substantially conforms to, or based on, 2.5G or Third Generation (3G).

10. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the wireless communication and the wireless signal substantially conforms to, or based on, GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications), 3GSM, GPRS (General Packet Radio Service), CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access), EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution), AMPS according to IS-136/TDMA, iDEN (Integrated Enhanced Network), EVDO (Evolution Data Only), UMTS, DCS, or PCS.

11. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the wireless communication and the wireless signal are according to, or based on, WMAN, WAN, BWA, LMDS, MMDS, WiMAX, HIPERMAN, or IEEE 802.16.

12. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the wireless communication is based on a continuous 7 GHz bandwidth around a 60 GHz radio frequency.

13. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the wireless communication and the wireless signal are according to, or based on, WirelessHD™ standard.

14. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising displaying, on a display having a flat screen, at least part of one of the captured images.

15. The method according to claim 14 , wherein the display is housed in the single portable and handheld casing or attached thereto.

16. The method according to claim 15 , wherein the display is foldable.

17. The method according to claim 14 , further comprising marking, on the display, the identified element.

18. The method according to claim 1 , wherein processing by the image processor comprises executing a software by a processor.

19. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising: adjusting color balance; adjusting gamma; adjusting luminance; filtering pattern noise; filtering noise using Wiener filter; zooming; changing zoom factors; recropping; applying enhancement filters; applying smoothing filters; applying subject-dependent filters; applying coordinate transformations; applying mathematical algorithms to generate greater pixel density; adjusting color balance; adjusting contrast; or adjusting luminance, of at least one of the images.

20. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising illuminating, by a light source housed in the casing.

21. The method according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second cameras comprises a photosensitive image sensor array disposed approximately at an image focal point plane of the optical lenses.

22. The method according to claim 1 , wherein each of the cameras is a video camera, each of first and second signal is a video signal.

23. The method according to claim 22 , further comprising generating a video signal according to a digital video format that comprises at least one of the first and second signals.

24. The method according to claim 23 , wherein the digital video format is according to, or based on, one out of: TIFF (Tagged Image File Format), RAW format, AVI, DV, MOV, WMV, MP4, DCF (Design Rule for Camera Format), ITU-T H.261, ITU-T H.263, ITU-T H.264, ITU-T CCIR 601, ASF, Exif (Exchangeable Image File Format), and DP*OF (Digital Print Order Format) standards.