[PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE]

• US 20050122404A1
• Filed: 02/18/2004
• Published: 06/09/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/04/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Arima Computer (Texas) Corporation (Arima Communications Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Arima Computer (Texas) Corporation (Arima Communications Corporation)
• Inventors: LIU, REN-HAO
• Application Number:
  US10/708,226
• Publication Number:
  US 20050122404A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/211.200
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72439 for image or video messaging
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2007/145 Handheld terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/631 Graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for controlling image capture or setting capture parameters

Abstract

A portable communication device comprising a casing, a host module, a wireless communication module, an image-capturing unit, a man-machine interface, an acoustic-controlled camera module and a voice-input unit is provided. The host module is set inside the casing. The wireless communication module and the acoustic-controlled camera module are set inside the casing and are electrically coupled to the host module. The wireless communication module is used to receive/transmit a communication signal. The acoustic-controlled cameral module is used to control the image-capturing unit. The image-capturing unit and the man-machine interface are mounted on the casing and are electrically coupled to the host module. The image-capturing unit is used to capture an optical image of an object. The man-machine interface is used to control the host module. The voice-input unit is mounted on the casing and electrically connected to the acoustic-controlled camera module for receiving a voice message.

Claims

1. A portable communication device, comprising:

a casing;

a host module, set inside the casing;

a wireless communication module, set inside the casing and electrically connected to the host module for transmitting/receiving a communication signal;

an image-capturing unit, set on the casing and electrically connected to the host module for capturing an optical image of an object;

a man-machine interface, set on the casing and electrically connected to the host module for controlling the host module;

an acoustic-controlled camera module, set inside the casing and electrically connected to the host module for controlling the image-capturing unit; and

a voice-input unit, set on the casing and electrically connected to the acoustic camera module for receiving a voice message.

2. The portable communication device of claim 1, wherein the device further comprises a first connecting port set on the casing and is electrically connected to the host module, and the image-capturing unit has a second connecting port with a removable electrical connection to the first connecting port.

3. The portable communication device of claim 1, wherein the man-machine interface comprises an instruction-input unit.

4. The portable communication device of claim 1, wherein the man-machine interface comprises a voice-output unit.

5. The portable communication device of claim 1, wherein the man-machine interface comprises an image-output unit.

6. The portable communication device of claim 1, wherein the man-machine interface comprises an instruction-input unit and an image-output unit.

7. The portable communication device of claim 6, wherein the instruction-input unit is integrated with the image-output unit for a touch-control display screen.