Timing, photographing system

• US 20060092275A1
• Filed: 10/24/2005
• Published: 05/04/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Clair Donald Cole
• Original Assignee: Clair Donald Cole
• Inventors: Cole, Clair Donald
• Application Number:
  US11/256,814
• Publication Number:
  US 20060092275A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/61
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/18 Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast

Abstract

Device can note or memorialize a date and/or time, and includes a housing; a dating/timing contrivance mounted in conjunction with the housing; and a control contrivance that communicates a controlling event to the dating/timing contrivance so that noting or memorializing the date and/or time at which the controlling event takes place can be effected. The device can be configured with a camera, and/or further include, in combination, a special object, for example, a wine bottle. Method in noting or memorializing an event can include providing the device; and activating its dating/timing and/or photographing contrivance(s).

Claims

1. In combination:

(A) a bottle and a camera;

or

(B) a device for noting or memorializing a date and/or time, which comprises a housing;

a dating/timing contrivance mounted in conjunction with the housing; and

a control contrivance that communicates a controlling event to the dating/timing contrivance so that noting or memorializing the date and/or time at which the controlling event takes place can be effected; and

which further comprises a camera associatable therewith; and

 

a special object.

2. The combination of claim 1, wherein the camera can take at least one of still pictures and moving pictures.

3. The combination of claim 2, wherein the camera can take both still and moving pictures.

4. The combination of claim 1, which is embodiment (B) wherein the dating/timing contrivance can act as a calendar.

5. The combination of claim 1, wherein the bottle of embodiment (A) and the special object of embodiment (B) in each case is a bottle for wine, whiskey, cognac, champagne, beer, and many others that may be used as a collector bottle or for a special occasion such as a wedding, anniversary, birthday, graduation, childbirth, sale of a home, and so forth.

6. The combination of claim 5, wherein:

the dating/timing contrivance is an electronic clock with a digital display of a date, which is mounted in the housing;

the control contrivance is a loop of fine wire that completes a controlling circuit of the dating/timing contrivance;

the controlling event is breaking of the wire that serves as the control contrivance so that the dating/timing contrivance has its date function stop;

identification indicia is provided on the housing;

the camera is controlled by at least one of the loop of fine wire and a manual shutter control button; and

camera indicia is provided on the camera; and

the bottle is provided with auxiliary identification indicia, and a mounting recess, which is enhanced with a fastening aid, and in which recess the camera can be mounted.

7. The combination of claim 1, wherein the bottle of embodiment (A) and the special object of embodiment (B) in each case is a wine bottle.

8. A method in noting or memorializing a date and/or time, which comprises:

providing a device for noting or memorializing a date and/or time, which includes a housing;

a dating/timing contrivance mounted in conjunction with the housing; and

a control contrivance that communicates a controlling event to the dating/timing contrivance so that noting or memorializing the date and/or time at which the controlling event takes place can be effected, said device associatable with a special object; and

activating its dating/timing contrivance.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising arresting the dating/timing contrivance through the control contrivance.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising certifying date(s) and/or time(s) of the arresting.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the dating/timing contrivance has acted solely as a calendar.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising providing a camera for taking pictures, which is at least initially mounted on or in the special object.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising taking pictures with the camera.

14. The method of claim 9, further comprising providing a camera for taking pictures, which is at least initially mounted on or in the special object, and taking pictures with the camera.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the pictures are still.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the pictures are moving.

17. The method of claim 14, further comprising certifying date(s) and/or time(s) of the arresting.

18. In combination:

a device for noting or memorializing a date and/or time, which comprises a housing;

a dating/timing contrivance mounted in conjunction with the housing; and

a control contrivance that communicates a controlling event to the dating/timing contrivance so that noting or memorializing the date and/or time at which the controlling event takes place can be effected; and

a special object, which is a bottle for wine, whiskey, cognac, champagne, beer, and many others that may be used as a collector bottle or for a special occasion such as a wedding, anniversary, birthday, graduation, childbirth, sale of a home, and so forth.

19. The combination of claim 18, wherein:

the dating/timing contrivance is an electronic clock with a digital display of a date, which is mounted in the housing;

the control contrivance is a loop of fine wire that completes a controlling circuit of the dating/timing contrivance;

the controlling event is breaking of the wire that serves as the control contrivance so that the dating/timing contrivance has its date function stop; and

identification indicia is provided on the housing; and

the bottle is provided with auxiliary identification indicia.

20. The combination of claim 18, wherein the special object is a wine bottle.