[ADAPTER]

• US 20060143014A1
• Filed: 12/27/2004
• Published: 06/29/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Zeroplus Technology Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Zeroplus Technology Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Cheng, Chiu-Hao, Cheng, Ming-Kuo
• Application Number:
  US10/905,303
• Publication Number:
  US 20060143014A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/270
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/183 for receiving images from a single remote source

Abstract

An adapter is disclosed to include a casing holding a webcam and a microphone for picking up images and voices from the display and speaker of a first electronic apparatus, and an A/V (audio/video) transmitting interface connected to the AV (audio/video) receiving interface of a second electronic apparatus and controlled by a control circuit in the casing to transmit audio and video signals obtained from the first electronic apparatus to the AV (audio/video) receiving interface of the second electronic apparatus for output through the display and speaker of the second electronic apparatus.

Claims

1. An adapter for communication between a first electronic apparatus, which has display means and speaker means, and a second electronic apparatus, which has display means and speaker means and A/V (audio/video) receiving interface means, the adapter comprising a casing, a webcam mounted in said casing and adapted to pick up images of the display means of said first electronic apparatus, a positioning device for fastening said casing to said first electronic apparatus, a connecting device connected between said casing and said positioning device to support said casing on said positioning device, an A/V (audio/video) transmitting interface connected to the A/V (audio/video) receiving interface of said second electronic apparatus, and a control circuit adapted to transmit video signal obtained from said webcam to the A/V (audio/video) receiving interface of said second electronic apparatus through said A/V (audio/video) transmitting interface for output through the display means of said second electronic apparatus.

2. The adapter as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a microphone mounted in said casing and electrically connected to said control circuit and adapted to pick up voices of the speaker means of said first electronic apparatus for enabling obtained voice signal to be transmitted by said control circuit to said second electronic apparatus through said A/V (audio/video) transmitting interface.

3. The adapter as claimed in claim 1, wherein said casing comprises a socket for receiving said first electronic apparatus.

4. The adapter as claimed in claim 1, wherein said connecting device is a flexible tube or adjustable support means.

5. The adapter as claimed in claim 1, wherein said positioning device is a clip.

6. The adapter as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first electronic apparatus is one of the product group of cell phone, palmtop game machine, PDA, and mobile CD/VCD/DVD player.

7. The adapter as claimed in claim 1, wherein said second electronic apparatus is one of the product group of TV set, computer system, monitor, and projector.

8. An adapter for communication between a first electronic apparatus, which has display means and speaker means, and a second electronic apparatus, which has display means and speaker means and A/V (audio/video) receiving interface means, the adapter comprising:

a wireless transmitter unit, said wireless transmitter unit comprising a casing, a webcam mounted in said casing and adapted to pick up images of the display means of said first electronic apparatus, positioning device for fastening said casing to said first electronic apparatus, a connecting device connected between said casing and said positioning device to support said casing on said positioning device, a wireless transmitting circuit, and a first control circuit electrically connected between said webcam and said wireless transmitting circuit and adapted to transmit video signal obtained from said webcam into the air through said wireless transmitting circuit; and

a wireless receiver unit, said wireless receiver unit comprising a wireless receiving circuit adapted to receive wireless video signal from said wireless transmitter unit, an A/V (audio/video) transmitting interface connected to the A/V (audio/video) receiving interface of said second electronic apparatus, and a second control circuit electrically connected between said wireless receiving circuit and said A/V (audio/video) transmitting interface and adapted to transmit video signal received from said wireless transmitter unit through said wireless receiving circuit to the A/V (audio/video) receiving interface of said second electronic apparatus through said A/V (audio/video) transmitting interface for output through the display means of said second electronic apparatus.

9. The adapter as claimed in claim 8, wherein said wireless transmitter unit further comprises a microphone mounted in said casing and electrically connected to the first control circuit of said wireless transmitter unit and adapted to pick up voices of the speaker means of said first electronic apparatus for enabling obtained voice signal to be transmitted by the first control circuit of said wireless transmitter unit through said wireless transmitting circuit to said wireless receiver unit for output through the speaker means of said second electronic apparatus.

10. The adapter as claimed in claim 8, wherein said casing comprises a socket for receiving said first electronic apparatus.

11. The adapter as claimed in claim 8, wherein said connecting device is a flexible tube or adjustable support means.

12. The adapter as claimed in claim 8, wherein said positioning device is a clip.

13. The adapter as claimed in claim 8, wherein said first electronic apparatus is one of the product group of cell phone, palmtop game machine, PDA, and mobile CD/VCD/DVD player.

14. The adapter as claimed in claim 8, wherein said second electronic apparatus is one of the product group of TV set, computer system, monitor, and projector.