Digital camera capable of transforming the audio input to its picture immediately into a readable illustration and transmitting same

• US 20040085454A1
• Filed: 11/04/2002
• Published: 05/06/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 11/04/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Shu-Yun Lu
• Original Assignee: Shu-Yun Lu
• Inventors: Liao, Ming-Zhen
• Application Number:
  US10/286,833
• Publication Number:
  US 20040085454A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/207.99
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00403 Voice input means, e.g. voice commands
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2112 using still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32128 attached to the image data, e.g. file header, transmitted message header, information on the same page or in the same computer file as the image for information embedded in the image H04N1/32144
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3266 of text or character information, e.g. text accompanying an image H04N2201/3226 takes precedence

Abstract

A versatile digital camera disclosed is capable of transforming the audio input to its picture immediately into a readable characterized illustration and transmitting same by way of existing radio communication system or global internet to a specified receiver or to display on a visual display terminal without loosing fidelity of the picture thereby saving extra manpower and time otherwise may be consumed for preparing supplementary illustration for a silent picture as that produced by the conventional technique.

Claims

1. A digital camera comprising:

an audio input device for inputting audio signals;

a voice identification device connected to said audio input device for receiving said audio signals therefrom, and storing readable characterized information transformed from said audio signals via the procedures of identification and processing using identification software and system elements, in a digital picture;

a transmission interface for transmitting the output digital picture which storing said readable characterized information; and

a processing unit provided with several operational keys on the surface of said digital camera for operating and controlling above mentioned devices.

2. The digital camera of claim 1, wherein said voice identification device is a hardware or a software.

3. The digital camera of claim 1, wherein said transmission interface is connected to several devices built in said digital camera such as a MODEM, a data card, an IC chip, an internet card, a RF transmitter, and a cellular phone.

4. The digital camera of claim 1, wherein said transmission interface is connected to several devices installed outside of said digital camera such as a MODEM, a data card, and IC chip, an internet card, a RF transmitter, and cellular phone.

5. The digital camera of claim 1, wherein said digital camera is equipped with a display screen capable of displaying result of voice identification immediately, and also has several operational keys for modifying or selecting replacement voice or characters so as to output the corrected resultant information to said digital picture for transmission or display.