Multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device

• US 20060009257A1
• Filed: 03/22/2005
• Published: 01/12/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hao-Min Ku
• Original Assignee: Hao-Min Ku
• Inventors: Ku, Hao-Min
• Application Number:
  US11/085,102
• Publication Number:
  US 20060009257A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/556.100
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/18 Water
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/4972 Determining alcohol content for vehicle safety devices B60K28/06

Abstract

A multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device comprises a digital image capturing device. The digital image capturing device has at least a built-in or external sensor for detecting physical quantities of a source to be measured as a signal. The signal is processed by a built-in circuit component, and the detection result is then displayed on a display of the digital image capturing device. The result is also sent to an external equipment via a communications transmission device or a network interface. The personal portable digital image capturing device has also an socket for connection with a wired telephone line. In addition to performing communication in a wireless way via the communications transmission device, the personal portable digital image capturing device can also use the wired telephone line to communicate with the exterior, supply power, and charge the battery.

Claims

1. A multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device, comprising:

a personal portable digital image capturing device;

at least a sensor built in or externally connected with said personal portable digital image capturing device for detecting physical quantities of a source to be measured and outputting the detection result in the form of signal; and

a circuit component built in said personal portable digital image capturing device for processing an output signal of said sensor.

2. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said personal portable digital image capturing device can be a digital still camera or a digital camcorder.

3. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said sensor is a built-in sensor or an external sensor.

4. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said personal portable digital image capturing device has a card slot, and a card can be inserted into said card slot to expand detectable items of said circuit component.

5. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said sensor can communicate with said personal portable digital image capturing device in a wired or wireless way.

6. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said sensor can detect external environmental factors like gas, alcohol concentration, water quality, mineral, antiseptic, and insecticides.

7. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said personal portable digital image capturing device further comprises a display drive circuit for directly displaying said detection result on a screen of said personal portable digital image capturing device.

8. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said detection result can be stored in a database of said personal portable digital image capturing device or an external memory.

9. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said detection result can be sent to an external equipment by using a transmitter.

10. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 9, wherein said transmitter can be a transmitter of said personal portable digital image capturing device or a wired or wireless transmission means such as bluetooth, infrared, or transmission line.

11. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 9, wherein said external equipment can be a personal computer, a printer, or a server.

12. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said personal portable digital image capturing device further comprises a network card to give an IP address to said personal portable digital image capturing device.

13. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said personal portable digital image capturing device has also a socket capable of connecting externally with a public telephone line.

14. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 13, wherein said personal portable digital image capturing device can also use said public telephone line as the source of power supply in addition to its own battery.

15. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 13, wherein said personal portable digital image capturing device can be charged through said socket by using said public telephone line.

16. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said personal portable digital image capturing device has at least a function knob capable of switching the functions of image capturing, probing/detection, data processing, and data transmission.

17. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a user can directly read a menu on a screen of said personal portable digital image capturing device.

18. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said personal portable digital image capturing device has also a data processor capable of performing the functions of analysis, calculation, and plotting to said detection result.

19. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said personal portable digital image capturing device can make use of voice control or a touch panel to select the shoot mode.

20. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said personal portable digital image capturing device can choose the size of photo.

21. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said personal portable digital image capturing device has also a satellite positioner used to record the longitude and latitude of the picture-taking site.

22. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein several languages are provided for said personal portable digital image capturing device for use.

23. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said personal portable digital image capturing device can be operated with a remote controller.

24. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 23, wherein said remote controller has a screen capable of viewing the scene selected by said personal portable digital image capturing device.

25. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 23, wherein said remote controller has a micro-projector, and a user can remotely project out the scene selected by said personal portable digital image capturing device via said micro-projector.

26. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said personal portable digital image capturing device has the function of range-finding.

27. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said personal portable digital image capturing device can be installed in a transparent protection box.

28. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 27, wherein said protection box has anti-corrosive, shockproof, blastproof, and waterproof functions.

29. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 27, wherein a turntable is disposed in said protection box, and said personal portable digital image capturing device is placed on said turntable to be able to make 360-degree rotation, ascent and descent, and pitch angle control.

30. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 27, wherein said protection box can move horizontally on a track.

31. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said personal portable digital image capturing device has a built-in micro-projector so that images in said personal portable digital image capturing device can be projected out via said micro-projector.

32. A multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device comprising:

a personal portable digital image capturing device;

at least a sensor built in or externally connected with said personal portable digital image capturing device for detecting physical quantities of a source to be measured and outputting the detection result in the form of signal;

a communications transmission device installed on said personal portable digital image capturing device and capable of communicating with the exterior in a wireless way; and

a circuit component built in said personal portable digital image capturing device for processing signals of said sensor and said communications transmission device.

33. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 32, wherein said personal portable digital image capturing device can be a digital still camera or a digital camcorder.

34. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 32, wherein said sensor is a built-in sensor or an external sensor.

35. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 32, wherein said personal portable digital image capturing device has a card slot, and a card can be inserted into said card slot to expand detectable items of said circuit component.

36. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 32, wherein said sensor can communicate with said personal portable digital image capturing device in a wired or wireless way.

37. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 32, wherein said sensor can detect external environmental factors like gas, alcohol concentration, water quality, mineral, antiseptic, and insecticides.

38. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 32, wherein said personal portable digital image capturing device further comprises a display drive circuit for directly displaying said detection result on a screen of said personal portable digital image capturing device.

39. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 32, wherein said detection result can be stored in a database of said personal portable digital image capturing device or an external memory.

40. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 32, wherein said detection result can be sent to an external equipment by using a transmitter.

41. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 40, wherein said transmitter can be a transmitter of said personal portable digital image capturing device or a wired or wireless transmission means such as bluetooth, infrared, or transmission line.

42. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 40, wherein said external equipment can be a personal computer, a printer, or a server.

43. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 32, wherein said personal portable digital image capturing device further comprises a network card to give an IP address to said personal portable digital image capturing device.

44. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 32, wherein said personal portable digital image capturing device has also a socket capable of connecting externally with a public telephone line.

45. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 44, wherein said personal portable digital image capturing device can also use said public telephone line as the source of power supply in addition to its own battery.

46. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 44, wherein said personal portable digital image capturing device can be charged through said socket by using said public telephone line.

47. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 32, wherein said personal portable digital image capturing device has at least a function knob capable of switching the functions of image capturing, probing/detection, data processing, and data transmission.

48. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 44, wherein said communications transmission device can use said public telephone line to make wired communications transmission.

49. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 32, wherein a user can directly read a menu on a screen of said personal portable digital image capturing device.

50. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 32, wherein said personal portable digital image capturing device has also a data processor capable of performing the functions of analysis, calculation, and plotting to said detection result.

51. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 32, wherein said personal portable digital image capturing device can make use of voice control or a touch panel to select the shoot mode.

52. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 32, wherein said personal portable digital image capturing device can choose the size of photo.

53. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 32, wherein said personal portable digital image capturing device has also a satellite positioner used to record the longitude and latitude of the picture-taking site.

54. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 32, wherein several languages are provided for said personal portable digital image capturing device for use.

55. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 32, wherein said personal portable digital image capturing device can be operated with a remote controller.

56. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 55, wherein said remote controller has a screen capable of viewing the scene selected by said personal portable digital image capturing device.

57. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 55, wherein said remote controller has a micro-projector, and a user can remotely project out the scene selected by said personal portable digital image capturing device via said micro-projector.

58. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 32, wherein said personal portable digital image capturing device has the function of range-finding.

59. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 32, wherein said personal portable digital image capturing device can be installed in a transparent protection box.

60. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 59, wherein said protection box has anti-corrosive, shockproof, blastproof, and waterproof functions.

61. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 59, wherein a turntable is disposed in said protection box, and said personal portable digital image capturing device is placed on said turntable to be able to make 360-degree rotation, ascent and descent, and pitch angle control.

62. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 59, wherein said protection box can move horizontally on a track.

63. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 32, wherein said personal portable digital image capturing device has a built-in micro-projector so that images in said personal portable digital image capturing device can be projected out via said micro-projector.

64. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 32, wherein said communications transmission device can be separated from said digital video camera to communicate and transmit individually by wireless means or said wired telephone line.

65. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 64, wherein said communications transmission device can use said wired telephone line to communicate with the exterior, supply power, and charge the battery.

66. The multifunctional personal portable digital image capturing device as claimed in claim 64, wherein said communications transmission device has a transceiver on it, and when said communications transmission device is separated from said digital video camera, datum of said digital video camera can be transmitted by said transceiver.