Programmable high-speed tracing and locating camera apparatus

• US 20040004662A1
• Filed: 07/02/2003
• Published: 01/08/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 04/21/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Chi-Sheng Hsieh
• Original Assignee: Chi-Sheng Hsieh
• Inventors: Hsieh, Chi-Sheng
• Application Number:
  US10/610,630
• Publication Number:
  US 20040004662A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/169
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 3/781 Details
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 3/7864 T.V. type tracking systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/661 Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/665 involving internal camera communication with the image sensor, e.g. synchronising or multiplexing SSIS control signals

Abstract

This invention provides a high-speed tracking and locating camera apparatus and, more specifically, it is a programmable high-speed tracking and locating camera apparatus, the scanning mode of this camera apparatus can be preset by a control program with a computer interface to anticipated scanning pattern, the control and management procedure of this camera apparatus is very simple to proceed. This invention can send the tracking and locating signal direct to its camera apparatus; it can also pre-schedule the scanning pattern for the tracking camera apparatus, besides, the camera apparatus is designed to have multi-point interrupt function, the camera apparatus can be used as a fixed area scanning camera apparatus in general condition, but once a sensor detect any special event, this camera apparatus can lock the related location and keep on tracking that place, hence achieve the seamless monitoring job. On the other hand, this invention can also be used as a cooperative apparatus for a networking videoconference, provides multi-functional network service with both monitoring and tracking.

Claims

1. (Original) A programmable high-speed tracking and locating camera apparatus, at least consisting of:

an input device for inputting data to a memory management device;

a memory management device comprising at least a memory and a single-chip micro-processor, providing a control analog pulse signal to a driving device after the data from the input device is received;

a driving device comprising at least a comparator, a driving amplifier circuit, a potentiometer, a DC motor and an engagement gear assembly, when said driving device receives said control analog pulse signal from said memory management device and a reference pulse signal, a result pulse signal is determined by said comparator, said result pulse signal is amplified by said driving amplifier circuit so as to drive operation or rotational directions of said DC motor, wherein said reference pulse signal is a reference pulse signal generated from said potentiometer driven by said DC motor through said engagement gear assembly; and

a camera apparatus for capturing images within different scanning angles by using said DC motor of said driving device.

3. (Currently Amended) The programmable high-speed tracking and locating camera apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said input device transmits said data to said memory management device via RS232RJ45RS485IEEE1394, bluetooth or infrared wireless transmission modules.

4. (Currently Amended) The programmable high-speed tracking and locating camera apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said camera apparatus is a CCD, an illuminating light, a mirror or a TFT.

5. (Currently Amended) The programmable high-speed tracking and locating camera apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said engagement gear assembly of said driving device is not influenced by the mechanical structure of said potentiometer, said engagement gear assembly is a gear assembly driven with engagement of said DC motor and said potentiometer such that said DC motor can rotate about 360 degree within effective rotational range of said potentiometer.

6. (Currently Amended) The programmable high-speed tracking and locating camera apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 being provided with one or at least one driving device.

7. (Currently Amended) The programmable high-speed tracking and locating camera apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the automatic rotation of said driving device with a high or low speed, the locating memories of preset points or functions of calling interrupt signals are controlled in a remote control manner according to TCP/IP telecommunication protocols.

2. (Original) A programmable high-speed tracking and locating camera apparatus, at least consisting of:

an input device for inputting data to a memory management device;

an interrupt for inputting data to a memory management device, thereby interrupting operation of a single-chip micro-processor;

a memory management device comprising at least a memory and a single-chip micro-processor, providing a control analog pulse signal to a driving device after the data from the input device is received;

a driving device comprising at least a comparator, a driving amplifier circuit, a potentiometer, a DC motor and an engagement gear assembly, when said driving device receives said control analog pulse signal from said memory management device and a reference pulse signal, a result pulse signal is determined by said comparator, said result pulse signal is amplified by said driving amplifier circuit so as to drive operation or rotational directions of said DC motor, wherein said reference pulse signal is a reference pulse signal generated from said potentiometer driven by said DC motor through said engagement gear assembly; and

a camera apparatus for capturing images within different scanning angles by using said DC motor of said driving device.