Transfer apparatus for digital image data

• US 20040005137A1
• Filed: 08/14/2002
• Published: 01/08/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 07/02/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cheng-Chun Chang
• Original Assignee: Cheng-Chun Chang
• Inventors: Chang, Cheng-Chun
• Application Number:
  US10/218,393
• Publication Number:
  US 20040005137A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 386/46
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0601 Interfaces specially adapted for storage systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0673 Single storage device
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 31/00 Arrangements for the associated working of recording or reproducing apparatus with related apparatus with cameras or projectors G03B31/00 ; recording/reproducing of music for electrophonic musical instruments G10H1/0033; automatic arrangements for answering calls or for recording messages for absent subscribers H04M1/64; telephonic communication systems adapted for combination with dictation recording and playback systems H04M11/10; connection of TV recorder with other related apparatus, e.g. TV camera or receiver, in which the TV signal is significantly involved H04N, e.g. H04N23/00, H04N5/765; combination of radio or TV with other apparatus, e.g. with vehicles H05K11/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/775 between a recording apparatus and a television receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/907 using static stores, e.g. storage tubes or semiconductor memories H04N5/91 takes precedence

Abstract

A transfer apparatus for digital image data includes a card read and a burning apparatus. The card read further includes at least a socket slot, a circuit board with a control chip connecting with the socket slot, a power supply supplying a direct current with a steady voltage to the circuit board and a control switch for power on and off and for controlling start and stop of a burning operation. The burning apparatus is a burning apparatus for compact disks and has a circuit wire being connected to the circuit board. The control chip has burning firmware to offer the burning apparatus a recording program for performing recording procedure for compact disks. Once a memory card of an image taking device is inserted into the socket slot and the control switch is started to on the power, the card read can read the digital image data in the memory card and the digital image data is transmitted to the burning apparatus via the circuit board and related wires such that the image data can be recorded to the compact disks.

Claims

1. A transfer apparatus for digital image data, comprising

a card read, further comprising at least a socket slot, a circuit board with a control chip connecting with the socket slot, a power supply supplying a direct current with a steady voltage to the circuit board and a control switch for power on and off and for controlling start and stop of a burning operation;

a burning apparatus, being a burning apparatus for compact disks and having a circuit wire being connected to the circuit board;

wherein, the control chip has recording firmware to offer the burning apparatus a burning program for performing a recording procedure for compact disks;

whereby, a memory card of an image taking device is inserted into the socket slot and the control switch is started to on the power, the card read can read the digital image data in the memory card and the digital image data is transmitted to the burning apparatus via the circuit board and related wires such that the image data can be recorded to the compact disks.

2. The transfer apparatus for digital image data as defined in claim 1, wherein the memory card is MMC card, a SD card, a SM card, a type I or Type II CF card or a MS card.

3. The transfer apparatus for digital image data as defined in claim 1, wherein it is preferable that four socket slots are provided for being inserted with different types of memory cards.

4. The transfer apparatus for digital image data as defined in claim 1, wherein the card read and the burning apparatus are arranged as an integral unit enclosed with an outer shell covering.

5. The transfer apparatus for digital image data as defined in claim 1, wherein the card read is separated from the burning apparatus to be connected to each other by way of a ribbon wire.

6. The transfer apparatus for digital image data as defined in claim 1, wherein the burning apparatus is a CD-R, a CD-RW, a DVD-R or a DVD-RW.

7. The transfer apparatus for digital image data as defined in claim 1, wherein the card read can provide at least a shift switch being used for selecting one of options and a basis of the burning operation.

8. The transfer apparatus for digital image data as defined in claim 1, wherein the card read further has a signal connector to connect a computer with a signal wire.

9. The transfer apparatus for digital image data as defined in claim 1, wherein the card read can be provided with a display for displaying a status of data burning promptly.

10. The transfer apparatus for digital image data as defined in claim 8, wherein the display is a liquid crystal display.

11. The transfer apparatus for digital image data as defined in claim 8, wherein the display is a group of indicator lights.

12. The transfer apparatus for digital image data as defined in claim 1, wherein the power supply part is a connecting socket.

13. The transfer apparatus for digital image data as defined in claim 1, wherein the power supply part is a rectified transformer built in a control box for connecting a direct current after being rectified and voltage-reduced.

14. The transfer apparatus for digital image data as defined in claim 1, wherein the burning firmware can be disposed in a read only memory of the circuit board.

15. The transfer apparatus for digital image data as defined in claim 1, wherein the circuit board further has a buffer memory to increase a data storage space for a read only compact disk.

16. The transfer apparatus for digital image data as defined in claim 14, wherein the read only memory and the buffer memory are flash memories.

17. The transfer apparatus for digital image data as defined in claim 15, wherein the read only memory and the buffer memory are flash memories.