Apparatus of a capsule form digital camera

• US 20030090588A1
• Filed: 11/13/2001
• Published: 05/15/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Aiptek International Incorporated (Aiptek Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Aiptek International Incorporated (Aiptek Incorporated)
• Inventors: Wu, Chin-Shu
• Application Number:
  US09/986,838
• Publication Number:
  US 20030090588A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/373
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/51 Housings

Abstract

This invention relates to an apparatus of a digital camera, more particularly to an apparatus to a capsule form digital camera. A shape of the capsule form digital camera of the present invention is like a capsule. An inside of the capsule form digital camera comprises a camera shutter module, a liquid crystal display (LCD) module, and a main circuit module. The camera shutter module is used to control the time of the exposure process of the capsule form digital camera. The liquid crystal display module is used to show using data of the capsule form digital camera. The main circuit module is used to control a power supply and related circuits of the capsule form digital camera. The main circuit module comprises a cell and this cell is a lithium cell, which can be electrified. When the capsule form digital camera of the present invention is connected with a computer whose power is opened by using a universal serial bus (USB) connector, the lithium cell will proceed a electrifying process by using the universal serial bus connector to transmit current from the computer.

Claims

1. An apparatus of a capsule form digital camera, said apparatus comprises:

a first case, wherein a shape of said first case is a sleeve;

a second case, wherein a shape of said second case is an arc and is connected with said first case;

a third case, wherein a shape of said third case is an arc and is connected with said first case and said second case to form a closed space whose shape is a capsule form;

a main circuit module, wherein said main circuit module is located into said closed space and comprises a motherboard to deal with a digital image datum;

a camera shutter module, wherein said camera shutter module is located into said closed spaced and is connected with said main circuit module to control a exposure time of said capsule form digital camera;

a lithium cell, wherein said lithium cell is located into said closed space and is connected with said main circuit module to provide a power for said capsule form digital camera;

a universal serial bus connector, wherein said universal serial bus connector is located into said closed space and is connected with said main circuit module to transmit said digital image datum and a current;

a liquid crystal display module, wherein said liquid crystal display module is located into said closed space and is connected with said main circuit module to provide a condition of said capsule form digital camera; and

a camera lens frame, wherein said camera lens frame is located in said closed space to assemble a lens.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said partial second case is in said first case.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said third case comprises a camera lens hole.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said lithium cell can be electrified.

5. The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said lithium cell which can be electrified can use said universal serial bus to proceed a electrifying process.

6. An apparatus of a capsule form digital camera, said apparatus comprises:

a first case, wherein a shape of said first case is an arc;

a main circuit module, wherein said main circuit module is assembled in said first case and comprises a motherboard to deal with a digital image datum;

a camera shutter module, wherein said camera shutter module is assembled in said first case and is connected with said main circuit module to control a exposure time of said capsule form digital camera;

a universal serial bus connector, wherein said universal serial bus connector is located on said main circuit module and is connected with said main circuit module to transmit said digital image datum and a current;

a lithium cell which can be electrified, wherein said lithium cell which can be electrified is located on said main circuit module and is connected with said main circuit module to provide a power for said capsule form digital camera and to proceed a electrifying process by using said current;

a liquid crystal display module, wherein said liquid crystal display module comprises a liquid crystal display and a liquid crystal display circuit board and is connected with said main circuit module to provide a condition of said capsule form digital camera; and

a camera lens frame, wherein said camera lens frame is located on said main circuit module to be used to assemble a camera lens.

a second case, wherein a shape of said second case is an arc and is connected with said partial first case; and

a third case, wherein a shape of said third case is a sleeve and is connected with said first case and said second case to form a capsule form.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said partial first case is in said third case.

8. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said second case comprises a camera lens hole.

9. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein a first lens is located between said first case and said main circuit module.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said first lens is a convex lens.

11. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein a second lens is located between said second case and said main circuit module.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said second lens is a concave lens.

13. An apparatus of a capsule form digital camera, said apparatus comprises:

a first case, wherein a shape of said first case is an arc

a main circuit module, wherein said main circuit module is assembled in said first case and comprises a motherboard to deal with a digital image datum;

a camera shutter module, wherein said camera shutter module is assembled in said first case and is connected with said main circuit module to control a exposure time of said capsule form digital camera;

a universal serial bus connector, wherein said universal serial bus connector is located on a first surface of said main circuit module and is connected with said main circuit module to be used to connected with a computer and to transmit said digital image datum and a current;

a lithium cell which can be electrified, wherein said lithium cell which can be electrified is located on said first surface of said main circuit module and is connected with said main circuit module to provide a power for said capsule form digital camera and to proceed a electrifying process by using said current;

a liquid crystal display module, wherein said liquid crystal display module comprises a liquid crystal display and a liquid crystal display circuit board and is connected with said main circuit module to provide a condition of said capsule form digital camera;

a camera lens frame, wherein said camera lens frame is located on a second surface of said main circuit module to be used to assemble a camera lens;

a viewfinder frame, wherein said viewfinder frame is located on said second surface of said main circuit module to be used to assemble a first lens and a second lens;

a second case, wherein a shape of said second case is an arc and is connected with said partial first case; and

a third case, wherein a shape of said third case is a sleeve and is connected with said first case and said second case to form a capsule form.

14. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said partial first case is in said third case.

15. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said second case comprises a camera lens hole.

16. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said first lens is located between said first case and said main circuit module.

17. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said first lens is a convex lens.

18. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said second lens is located between said second case and said main circuit module.

19. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said second lens is a concave lens.