Device for personal communications, data collection and data processing, and a circuit card

• US 20020082043A1
• Filed: 02/27/2002
• Published: 06/27/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/1994
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ironworks Patents LLC
• Original Assignee: Ironworks Patents LLC
• Inventors: Hamalainen, Jari, Terho, Mikko, Paajanen, Reijo, Wilska, Kari-Pekka
• Application Number:
  US10/085,883
• Publication Number:
  US 20020082043A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/556.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1616 with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1643 the display being associated to a digitizer, e.g. laptops that can be used as penpads details related to the relative motion of the display enclosure with respect to the body enclosure, e.g. to move between laptop and tablet PC configuration G06F1/1615
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1656 Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1669 Detachable keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1671 Special purpose buttons or auxiliary keyboards, e.g. retractable mini keypads, keypads or buttons that remain accessible at closed laptop G06F1/1666 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1686 the I/O peripheral being an integrated camera
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/169 the I/O peripheral being an integrated pointing device, e.g. trackball in the palm rest area, mini-joystick integrated between keyboard keys, touch pads or touch stripes G06F1/1643 takes precedence; constructional details of pointing devices G06F3/033
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1698 the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1634 Integrated protective display lid, e.g. for touch-sensitive display in handheld computer
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0214 Foldable telephones, i.e. with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position combined with translation movement H04M1/0235
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0235 Slidable or telescopic telephones, i.e. with a relative translation movement of the body parts; Telephones using a combination of translation and other relative motions of the body parts
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72409 by interfacing with external accessories hands-free H04M1/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/52 including functional features of a camera constructional features concerning the integration of cameras in portable phones H04M1/0264
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00127 Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00307 with a mobile telephone apparatus constructional features of portable telephone sets H04M1/0202; mobile radio systems H04W84/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00352 Input means H04N1/00411 takes precedence; input arrangements for computers G06F3/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00384 Key input means, e.g. buttons or keypads electromechanical details of key input means in general H01H13/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00392 Other manual input means, e.g. digitisers or writing tablets
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00397 : Switches, knobs or the like
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2112 : using still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2007/145 : Handheld terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2101/00 : Still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0077 : Types of the still picture apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/00 : Selecting arrangements H04Q5/00 - H04Q11/00 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 : Terminal devices

Abstract

The object of the invention is a device for personal communication, data collection and data processing, which is a small-sized, portable and hand-held work station comprising a data processing unit (2); a display (9); a user interface (10, 11); a number of peripheral device interfaces (12, 17); at least one memory unit (13); a power source, preferably a battery (3); and an application software. According to the invention the device also comprises a camera unit (14). The camera unit (14) comprises a camera (14a), preferably a semiconductor camera, and optics (14b) connected thereto, which are placed in the housing (1) of the device. Alternatively, the camera unit (14) is fitted on a PCMCIA card (15) which can be connected to the PCMCIA card slot (16) of the device. An object of the invention is also a PCMCIA card (15) provided with a camera unit (14).

Claims

1. A device for personal communication, data collection and data processing, which is a small-sized, portable and hand-held work station comprising a data processing unit (2);

a display (9);

a user interface (10, 11);

a number of peripheral device interfaces (12, 17);

at least one memory unit (13);

a power source, preferably a battery (3); and

an application software, characterised in that the device also comprises a camera unit (14).

2. A device according to claim 1, characterised in that the camera unit (14) comprises a camera (14a), preferably a semiconductor camera, and optics, (14b) connected thereto, which are placed in the housing (1) of the device.

3. A device according to claim 1, characterised in that the camera unit (14) comprises a camera (14a), preferably a semiconductor camera, and optics (14b) connected thereto, which are fitted on a circuit card, preferably a PCMCIA card (15) which can be connected to the card slot, such as a PCMCIA card slot (16), of the device.

4. A device according to claim 2 or 3, characterised in that the device also comprises a cellular mobile phone unit (17).

5. A device according to claim 4, characterised in that the equipment required by speech communications, such as a microphone (20) and a speaker (19), contained in the cellular mobile phone unit (17), are fitted in the housing (1) of the device.

6. A device according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that the device comprises a replaceable keyboard (28) and a digitizer pad (29).

7. A device according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that the device comprises an infrared link (12) for data transmission between external devices and the device.

8. A circuit card, preferably a PCMCIA card which can be fitted to a card slot, such as a PCMCIA card slot, arranged in connection with a device intended for personal communication, data collection and data processing in particular, characterised in that a camera unit (14) is fitted on a circuit card (15), comprising a camera (14a), preferably a semiconductor camera, and optics (14b) connected thereto, and an image processing unit (14c).

9. A portable radiotelephone comprising a solid-state camera unit, a user interface, a display for presenting information received by the camera, and a microprocessor adapted to control the operations of the camera and to process information received from the camera.