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The patent says:

using each of the plurality of digital cameras

Does that mean that it only covers systems that have 2 or more cameras? Or would it cover a system with only 1 camera.

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Hi Frank, it looks like you deleted the tag which might help us determine what patent you are asking about. Can you please include a patent or publication number? – SamtheBrand Dec 12 '12 at 21:16

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Absent some reason from departing from the normal meaning, this language would seem to define something having 2 or more cameras, all of which must be being used.

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Departing from normal meaning could be, e.g., a reference to a plurality of digital cameras in the specification that defines the term as including the singular (notwithstanding, it would be an up-hill battle for the patentee to argue against the plain English interpretation) - in nearly all cases the wording means at least 2. – ThomasMason Dec 18 '12 at 6:52

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