Digital camera equipped with burglarproof and surveillance functions

• US 20060139457A1
• Filed: 12/29/2004
• Published: 06/29/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Yi-Chia Liao
• Original Assignee: Yi-Chia Liao
• Inventors: Liao, Yi-Chia
• Application Number:
  US11/023,443
• Publication Number:
  US 20060139457A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/207.990
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19695 Arrangements wherein non-video detectors start video recording or forwarding but do not generate an alarm themselves

Abstract

A digital camera equipped with burglarproof and surveillance functions contains a burglarproof surveillance element. When the burglarproof surveillance element detects an object, the digital camera is activated to take pictures and store the pictures in a memory storage unit. A picture taking device is provided to take the pictures in a static fashion and present the pictures individually with a clear image.

Claims

1. A digital camera equipped with burglarproof and surveillance functions comprising a picture taking device and a host;

wherein the digital camera contains a burglarproof surveillance element which is installed on a front side of the picture taking device.

2. The digital camera equipped with burglarproof and surveillance functions of claim 1, wherein the burglarproof surveillance element is an electronic human sensor.

3. The digital camera equipped with burglarproof and surveillance functions of claim 1, wherein the burglarproof surveillance element is an infrared sensor.

4. The digital camera equipped with burglarproof and surveillance functions of claim 1, wherein the picture taking device has a first control circuit which includes an infrared detection unit, a lens unit, an optical viewfinder unit, an image storage buffer, a microprocessor, and an image transmission unit;

wherein the infrared detection unit generates signals which are transmitted to the microprocessor, the microprocessor issues signals to the image transmission unit, the lens unit generates signals which are transmitted to the microprocessor and the image storage buffer, the optical viewfinder unit displays the signals of the lens unit, the image storage buffer stores temporarily the signals captured by the lens unit, the microprocessor receives the signals from the infrared detection unit and the lens unit and transfers the signals to the image transmission unit, and the image transmission unit receives the signals from the microprocessor and transmits the signals to the image storage buffer;

wherein the host contains a second control circuit which includes an operation unit, an operation display unit, a viewing unit, a signal output unit, a power supply unit, a memory storage unit, a radio receiving unit, a radio emission unit and a control unit;

wherein the operation unit generates operation signals which are transferred to the control unit;

the operation display unit receives the operation signals from the control unit, the viewing unit receives signals from the control unit, the signal output unit receives the signals from the control unit, the power supply unit is connected to a charge circuit and a backup battery to supply electric power required, the memory storage unit stores signal conditions of the control unit and receives the signals from the image storage buffer and stores the signals, the radio receiving unit receives the signals from the infrared detection unit and transfers the signals to the control unit, the radio emission unit receives the signals from the control unit and emits the signals by radio, and the control unit receives the signals from the image transmission unit and remote detection radio signals emitted by the radio emission unit, and transmits the signals to each unit.

6. The digital camera equipped with burglarproof and surveillance functions of claim 1, wherein the picture taking device includes an optical viewing window.

7. The digital camera equipped with burglarproof and surveillance functions of claim 1, wherein the host further includes a manual shutter button, an operation display window, a LCD viewing window, a video/audio output jack and, a video/audio input jack.

5. The digital camera equipped with burglarproof and surveillance functions of claim 5, wherein the radio emission unit is connected to a transceiver.