Digital multimedia playing and recording storage device with a function of a digital camera

• US 20060001766A1
• Filed: 07/01/2004
• Published: 01/05/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/01/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Action Electronics Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Action Electronics Company Limited
• Inventors: Peng, Juen Tien
• Application Number:
  US10/880,578
• Publication Number:
  US 20060001766A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/373
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1613 for portable computers cooling arrangements therefor G06F1/203; constructional details or arrangements for pocket calculators, electronic agendas or books G06F15/0216; constructional details of portable telephone sets: with several bodies H04M1/0202
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/00 Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/772 the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/781 on disks or drums

Abstract

A digital multimedia playing and recording storage device with a function of a digital camera, includes a CPU, an HD for storing data processed by the CPU, an I/O module connected with the CPU for transmitting data from the CPU, a video capturing module connected with the CPU for capturing video data, a function key module for selectively controlling function status of the CPU, an LCD driving module for displaying video data processed by the CPU, an audio module connected with the CPU for capturing or playing audio data, and a power supply module for supplying power to the above modules.

Claims

1. A digital multimedia playing and recording storage device with a function of a digital camera, comprising:

a CPU;

an HD, for storing data processed by the CPU;

an I/O module, connected with the CPU for transmitting data from the CPU;

a video capturing module, connected with the CPU for capturing video data;

a function key module, for selectively controlling function status of the CPU;

an LCD driving module, for displaying video data processed by the CPU;

an audio module, connected with the CPU for capturing or playing audio data; and

a power supply module, for supplying power to the above modules.

2. The digital multimedia playing and recording storage device with a function of a digital camera as claimed in claim 1, wherein the video capturing module includes a lens and a light sensitive component.

3. The digital multimedia playing and recording storage device with a function of a digital camera as claimed in claim 1, wherein the I/O module includes an I/O port, a wireless transmission device and an AV output port.

4. The digital multimedia playing and recording storage device with a function of a digital camera as claimed in claim 3, wherein the I/O port is connectable with a personal computer, an AV player and so on.

5. The digital multimedia playing and recording storage device with a function of a digital camera as claimed in claim 3, wherein the I/O port is a USB interface.

6. The digital multimedia playing and recording storage device with a function of a digital camera as claimed in claim 1, wherein the audio module includes a speaker and a microphone.

7. The digital multimedia playing and recording storage device with a function of a digital camera as claimed in claim 1, wherein the CPU can compress and convert video data captured by the video capturing module and audio data captured by the audio module to MPEG format with high compression ratio and high quality.