Monitoring apparatus with connector

• US 20060038499A1
• Filed: 08/18/2004
• Published: 02/23/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/18/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ming-Hsiang Yeh
• Original Assignee: Ming-Hsiang Yeh
• Inventors: Yeh, Ming-Hsiang
• Application Number:
  US10/920,336
• Publication Number:
  US 20060038499A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 315/149
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/195 the transmission using visible or infrared light

Abstract

A monitoring apparatus with a connector is disclosed. The monitoring apparatus is inserted directly into a device, such as bulb socket or power socket, to which electric power has been supplied thereby the monitoring apparatus can be operated automatically through the supplied electric power. The present invention comprises a main body used as a monitoring apparatus. A camera is mounted on the main body 1 to capture an image transmitted to a processing control unit for processing and transmitted outwardly through a wireless transceiver module to achieve the monitoring purpose. Thereafter, the captured image can be stored into a storage device. A connector is mounted on one end of the main body 1, the connector can be a lamp head to be mounted directly on a lamp socket, and the connector can be a power plug to be inserted into a power socket for obtaining electric power. The main body can be connected to a lamp to provide with the illumination purpose at the same time. The present invention can be directly mounted without wiring. Thus, the present invention can be assembled easily, and is suitable to be mounted at a high and faraway place. Moreover, it is convenient to maintain the present invention.

Claims

1. A monitoring apparatus with a connector comprising:

a main body comprising;

a processing control unit to process and control the signal data;

a camera for capturing an image and transmitting the image to the processing control unit;

a transceiver module for transmitting the image data to monitor thereof;

a storage device for storing the captured image data; and

a connector electrically connected to the main body for mounting on a device to which electric power has been supplied to obtain electric power.

2. The monitoring apparatus with a connector of claim 1, wherein the connector is a lamp head for mounting on a lamp socket.

3. The monitoring apparatus with a connector of claim 1, wherein the connector is a power plug for inserting into a power socket.

4. The monitoring apparatus with a connector of claim 2, wherein further comprises a lamp that is electrically connected to the connector.

5. The monitoring apparatus with a connector of claim 2, wherein a bulb-fixing socket is mounted on the main body 1 to utilize an existent bulb.

6. The monitoring apparatus with a connector of claim 1, wherein the transceiver module is a wireless transceiver module.

7. The monitoring apparatus with a connector of claim 1, wherein the transceiver module is a Homeplug-compliant (powerline home networking specification) chipset to transmit data through an existent indoor power cord.

8. The monitoring apparatus with a connector of claim 1, wherein a timer connected to a switch is mounted on the main body to turn on or turn off the light at a first predetermined time, and the timer is also connected to the processing control unit to turn on or turn off the monitoring apparatus at a second predetermined time.

9. The monitoring apparatus with a connector of claim 1, wherein further comprises a sensor connected to the processing control unit to transmit a sensor signal to turn on or turn off thereof, and a different sensor for a different monitoring purpose is utilized to drive the processing control unit.

10. The monitoring apparatus with a connector of claim 3, wherein the main body is pivotally connected to a movable arm, and the movable arm is pivotally connected to the power plug.

11. The monitoring apparatus with a connector of claim 3, wherein the main body is pivotally connected to a rotator, and the rotator being able to rotate on both sides is pivotally mounted on the power plug.