Portable image viewing apparatus

• US 20050012901A1
• Filed: 03/31/2004
• Published: 01/20/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: EBM Technologies Incorporated
• Original Assignee: EBM Technologies Incorporated
• Inventors: Chen, Ssu-Kuang, Pan, William
• Application Number:
  US10/813,089
• Publication Number:
  US 20050012901A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 352/242
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/022 Viewing apparatus G02B27/04, G02B27/06, G02B27/08 take precedence

Abstract

A portable image viewing apparatus includes a casing and a micro display device arranged within the casing. The casing is ergonomically shaped for ease handling by user'"'"'s hand and is provided with a plurality of buttons thereon for user'"'"'s operation. The portable image viewing apparatus has a built-in memory or a card reader to access an external memory. Therefore, the portable image viewing apparatus can download image stored in a computer by wired or wireless way.

Claims

1. A portable image viewing apparatus portable by user'"'"'s hand to view at least one image, the portable image viewing apparatus comprising:

a casing defining a receiving space therein and having a plurality of buttons provided thereon, at least one viewing window being provided on the casing;

at least one micro display arranged in the receiving space and aligned with the viewing window; and

at least one circuit board arranged in the receiving space and electrically connected to the plurality of buttons and the micro display for driving the micro display to display in image.

2. The portable image viewing apparatus as in claim 1, wherein the plurality of buttons are arranged on such location of the casing that user can easily operate them.

3. The portable image viewing apparatus as in claim 1, further comprising a transparent glass inside the viewing window.

4. The portable image viewing apparatus as in claim 3, wherein the transparent glass is a lens.

5. The portable image viewing apparatus as in claim 1, further comprising an adjusting part placed outside the viewing window to adjust a focal length of the viewing window for observing the micro display.

6. The portable image viewing apparatus as in claim 1, wherein the micro display is an LCD.

7. The portable image viewing apparatus as in claim 1, wherein the micro display is an LCOS.

8. The portable image viewing apparatus as in claim 1, further comprising a memory unit to store image data.

9. The portable image viewing apparatus as in claim 1, further comprising a card reader electrically connected to the circuit board, the portable image viewing apparatus accessing a memory card through the card reader.

10. The portable image viewing apparatus as in claim 1, further comprising a computer connecting port on the casing, the computer connecting port being connected to a computer through a connection wire.

11. The portable image viewing apparatus as in claim 10, wherein the computer connecting port is a USB port.

12. The portable image viewing apparatus as in claim 10, wherein the computer connecting port is an IEEE 1394 port.

13. The portable image viewing apparatus as in claim 1, further comprising a wireless data unit for communicating with a computer with another wireless data unit.

14. The portable image viewing apparatus as in claim 13, wherein the wireless data unit is a bluetooth unit.

15. The portable image viewing apparatus as in claim 1, further comprising a microprocessor for driving the micro display to display in image.

16. The portable image viewing apparatus as in claim 1, further comprising a DC power supply.

17. The portable image viewing apparatus as in claim 1, further comprising a microscope for viewing the micro display.