Portable image capturing device

• US 20010017663A1
• Filed: 12/20/2000
• Published: 08/30/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/1999
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Inventors: Nagatomo, Shoichi, Yamaguchi, Ryusuke
• Application Number:
  US09/745,041
• Publication Number:
  US 20010017663A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/373
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00249 with a photographic apparatus, e.g. a photographic printer or a projector photographic apparatus per se G03B, G03D
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2112 using still video cameras

Abstract

A wrist type portable image capturing device 1 comprising a device body 2 and wrist bands 3, 4 attached to the device body 2, wherein a camera portion (image capturing portion) 6 and an optical communication portion 7 are provided on the device body 2. Concretely, the camera portion 6 and the optical communication portion 7 are provided near to each other in parallel, and a transparent covering member 21 which covers the camera portion 6 and the optical communication portion 7 in common is provided. A shutter operational member 23 is arranged at a position apart from the camera portion 6 and the optical communication portion 7. Between the shutter operational member 23, and the camera portion 6 and the optical communication portion 7, a data display portion 22 is arranged. The wrist band 3 can be rotated to be overlapped on the rear surface of the device body 2.

Claims

1. A portable image capturing device, comprising:

a device body,

an image capturing portion and an optical communication portion, which are provided on the device body, and

a transparent covering member for covering both the image capturing portion and the optical communication portion, which is provided on the device body.

2. The portable image capturing device as claimed in

claim 1

, wherein the image capturing portion and the optical communication portion are disposed adjacent to each other, and the apparatus comprises an optical shielding structure between the image capturing portion and the optical communication portion, for preventing an interference between an optical axis for image capturing from the image capturing portion and an optical axis for communication from the optical communication portion.

3. The portable image capturing device as claimed in

claim 2

, wherein the optical shielding structure is provided on the transparent covering member by printing.

4. The portable image capturing device as claimed in

claim 2

, wherein the optical shielding structure is provided on the device body.

5. The portable image capturing device as claimed in

claim 2

, wherein the optical shielding structure comprises a rib which is processed to mount the transparent covering member to the device body.

6. The portable image capturing device as claimed in

claim 1

, wherein the transparent covering member comprises a material having a filtering property to a light with specific wavelength.

7. The portable image capturing device as claimed in

claim 1

, wherein a lens is formed in the transparent covering member at a position corresponding to the optical axis for image capturing from the image capturing portion.

8. The portable image capturing device as claimed in

claim 1

, wherein the transparent covering member comprises a material having a filtering property to a light with specific wavelength and a concave lens is formed in the transparent covering member at a position corresponding to the optical axis for image capturing from the image capturing portion.

9. The portable image capturing device as claimed in

claim 1

, wherein a portion at a position corresponding to the optical axis for image capturing from the image capturing portion, of the transparent covering member comprises a transparent material, and a member having a filtering property to a light with specific wavelength is provided at a position corresponding to the optical axis for communication from the optical communication portion, and the transparent covering member is formed as a body.

10. The portable image capturing device as claimed in

claim 1

, wherein a sealing member having a filtering property to a light with specific wavelength is disposed between the transparent covering member and the optical communication portion.

11. The portable image capturing device as claimed in

claim 1

, wherein the image capturing portion and the optical communication portion are provided in the device body so that the optical axis for image capturing from the image capturing portion is approximately perpendicular to the optical axis for communication from the optical communication.

12. The portable image capturing device as claimed in

claim 1

, wherein the transparent covering member covers not only the image capturing portion and the optical communication portion in common but also a data display portion as a body.

13. The portable image capturing device as claimed in

claim 1

, wherein the device body is provided with a wrist band and has a shape preferable to put on an operator'"'"'s wrist.

14. The portable image capturing device as claimed in

claim 13

, wherein the wrist band can be rotated to be overlapped on the rear surface of the device body.