Apparatus for monitoring and recording audio and video

• US 20050282504A1
• Filed: 06/21/2004
• Published: 12/22/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ming-Hsiang Yeh
• Original Assignee: Ming-Hsiang Yeh
• Inventors: Yeh, Ming-Hsiang
• Application Number:
  US10/871,060
• Publication Number:
  US 20050282504A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/90.1
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/02 for radio sets, television sets, telephones, or the like; Arrangement of controls thereof
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/0211 for record carriers apparatus, e.g. video recorders, tape players or CD players
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0005 Dashboard
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0282 for the use of several passengers, e.g. simultaneously
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/77 between a recording apparatus and a television camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/772 the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/907 using static stores, e.g. storage tubes or semiconductor memories H04N5/91 takes precedence

Abstract

An apparatus for monitoring and recording audio and video is disclosed. The apparatus of the present invention is set on a car, house, or specific location to capture image of any angle by an image capture device located thereon. The image is then transmitted to a main machine located inside the car or the house. The main machine is able to record and show image and voice for monitoring so that if an accident occurred the accident cause can be ascertained by the help of the main machine to restore the moment of occurring accident. The main machine can be demounted to provide with various and convenient utilizations. The main machine is connected to the base, in which a reading unit and a memory socket are located thereon, through a transmitting interface for reading and storing data in the memory card. The stored data can be shown by using other electronic apparatuses. A charging circuit is set on the base, so that the main machine is charged through the base.

Claims

1. An apparatus for monitoring and recording audio and video, comprising:

an image capture device, a main machine, and a base, the image capture device is used for capturing image of any angle of a site on which the apparatus is disposed, the image capture device is connected to the main machine so as to transmit the acquired image to the main machine for handling, wherein

the main machine comprises;

an audio and video control unit used as a central control processor of audio and video signals;

at least one image capture unit connected to the audio and video control unit for capturing the image;

image processing unit connected to the image capture unit for digitalizing the image and transmitting the image to the audio and video control unit;

an audio input unit connected to the audio and video control unit for inputting audio signal;

a storage unit connected to the audio and video control unit for recording image and voice data;

a display unit connected to the audio and video control unit for showing the processed image;

an audio output unit connected to the audio and video control unit for showing voice and music; and

a first transmitting interface for connecting the base to transmit signal;

the base for supporting the main machine is connected to the first transmitting interface of the main machine by a second transmitting interface, a reading unit connected to the second transmit interface is located on the base, a socket for a memory card is set in front of the base for reading data stored in the memory card and the audio and video data stored in the main machine;

a charging circuit connected to the second transmitting interface is set on the base for charging the main machine.

2. The apparatus for monitoring and recording audio and video according to claim 1, wherein the image capture device is set outside/inside a car or a house, and the image capture device comprises a camera lens and a charged coupled device (CCD).

3. The apparatus for monitoring and recording audio and video according to claim 1, wherein the image capture device is also connected to the base for transmitting the image signal to the main machine through the second transmitting interface and the first transmitting interface.

4. The apparatus for monitoring and recording audio and video according to claim 1, wherein the audio and video control unit comprises an image transfer, a music transfer, and an audio and video processor, the image transfer and the music transfer are used for converting analog/digital signal and transferring the converted analog/digital signal to the audio and video processor.

5. The apparatus for monitoring and recording audio and video according to claim 1, wherein the image capture unit of the main machine comprises a camera lens which is located on both a front side and a back side of the main machine respectively for acquiring internal and external images in front and back of the car, the image capture unit further comprises a charged coupled device connected to the camera lens for capturing the image and transfer the image into a digital signal so that the digital signal is transmitted to the image processing unit for image processing.

6. The apparatus for monitoring and recording audio and video according to claim 1, wherein the image processing unit comprises an image processor and a digital signal processor.

7. The apparatus for monitoring and recording audio and video according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit is a flash memory, which is a socket and plug type memory card.

8. The apparatus for monitoring and recording audio and video according to claim 1, wherein the charging circuit is connected to a power cord and the other end of the power code is connected to a charging plug that is a vehicle charger plug for charging the main machine by the cigarette lighter on the car.

9. The apparatus for monitoring and recording audio and video according to claim 1, wherein a wireless transmitting unit connected to the second transmitting interface is located on the base, which comprises a transmitter/receiver, an encorder/decorder, and a digital signal processor, the transmitter/receiver is connected to the encorder/decorder, and the encorder/decorder is connected to the digital signal processor.

10. The apparatus for monitoring and recording audio and video according to claim 1, wherein a receiving unit of a global position system is set on the base.