Cellular telephone with remote video scope and motion detector

• US 20060183971A1
• Filed: 02/16/2005
• Published: 08/17/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/16/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Yehuda Haviv
• Original Assignee: Yehuda Haviv
• Inventors: Haviv, Yehuda
• Application Number:
  US11/058,172
• Publication Number:
  US 20060183971A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/101
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/00042 for mechanical operation
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/00043 provided with output arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/0051 with controlled bending of insertion part
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0013 Medical image data A61B1/00011, A61B6/56, A61B8/56 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/183 for receiving images from a single remote source

Abstract

A cellular telephonic video scope and motion detector with the video scope and motion detector remotely and removably connected to the input/output port of the cellular telephone. A further embodiment allows control of the direction of the distal end of the video scope. A further embodiment allows attachment of the motion detector to the video scope. A further embodiment allows control of the video scope and motion detector via the cellular telephone keypad and cellular telephone transmission.

Claims

1. A cellular video scope device comprising:

a cellular telephone connected to a remote video scope apparatus.

2. The device of claim 1 wherein the cellular telephone further comprises a central processing unit, a video display, a digital keypad, a speakerphone, and an input/output port.

3. The device of claim 2 wherein the cellular telephone is further configured to accept video data input from the video scope apparatus and transmit control data back to the video scope apparatus through the cellular telephone input/output port.

4. The device of claim 2 wherein the cellular telephone is further configured to accept video apparatus control data from the cellular telephone keypad.

5. The device of claim 2 wherein the cellular telephone is further configured to accept video apparatus control data via cellular telephone transmission.

6. The device of claim 2 wherein the video scope apparatus further comprises:

a. a structural conduit member with a proximal end and a distal end;

b. a proximal video connector attached to the proximal end of the video scope apparatus'"'"' structural conduit member for the purpose of connecting the video scope apparatus to the input/output port of the cellular telephone;

c. an image forming mechanism attached at the video scope'"'"'s distal end for the purpose of forming an image from light from an object;

d. an image pickup mechanism operatively connected to the image forming mechanism for the purpose of converting the light formed into the image by the image forming mechanism into a video electric signal;

e. an electrical signal transmission mechanism operatively connected to the image pickup mechanism for the purpose of transmitting the video electric signal from the image pickup mechanism to the proximal video connector of the video scope apparatus; and

f. an electrical power transmission mechanism connected in series from the proximal video connector of the video scope apparatus to the image pickup mechanism and image forming mechanism for the purpose of providing electric power to the image pickup mechanism and image forming mechanism.

7. The device of claim 6 wherein the proximal video connector is further conformed to plug into the cellular telephone input/output port for the purpose of transmitting electrical power from the cellular telephone through the electrical power transmission mechanism to the image pickup mechanism and image forming mechanism and for the purpose of transmitting the electric signal from the image pickup mechanism to the input/output port of the cellular telephone through the electrical signal transmission mechanism.

8. The device of claim 6 wherein the proximal video connector is further configured with a duplicate of the telephone input/output port to which it is attached for the purpose of allowing pass-through connection of additional devices to the cellular telephone.

9. The device of claim 6 wherein the proximal video connector is further configured with a plurality of connectors for the purpose of allowing connection to a variety of types cellular telephone input/output ports.

10. The device of claim 6 further comprising an illumination ring around the outer circumference of the most distal aspect of the image forming mechanism operatively connected to the electrical power transmission mechanism and the electrical signal transmission mechanism for the purpose of illuminating the object being viewed by the image forming mechanism.

11. The device of claim 2 further comprising a directional control mechanism for the purpose of controlling the direction of the distal end of the video scope apparatus;

12. The device of claim 11, further comprising a directional control mechanism utilizing a manual joystick device.

13. The device of claim 11, further comprising a directional control joystick device configured with electrical directional controls and electrical directional control motors.

14. The device of claim 13 wherein the electrical directional controls are configured to respond to directional control commands transmitted through the cellular telephone.

15. The device of claim 1 further comprising a flexible multi-lumenal passage sheath removably and slidably fitting one of the passage sheath'"'"'s lumena over the exterior of the video scope apparatus for the purpose of allowing the transmission of the video scope apparatus and instruments and objects through the remaining lumena to and from the respective proximal and distal ends of the lumena.

16. A cellular motion detector device comprising a cellular telephone connected to a remote motion detector apparatus.

17. The device of claim 16 wherein the cellular telephone further comprises a central processing unit, a video display, a digital keypad, a speakerphone, and an input/output port.

18. The device of claim 17 wherein the cellular telephone is further configured to accept motion detection data input from the motion detector apparatus and transmit motion detection control data back to the motion detector apparatus through the cellular telephone input/output port.

19. The device of claim 17 wherein the cellular telephone is further configured to accept motion detector control data from the cellular telephone keypad.

20. The device of claim 17 wherein the cellular telephone is further configured to accept motion detector control data via cellular telephone transmission.

21. The device of claim 17 wherein the remote motion detector apparatus further comprises

a. a flexible structural conduit member with a distal end and a proximal end;

b. a proximal motion connector connected to the proximal end of the motion detector apparatus for the purpose of connecting the motion detector apparatus to the input/output port of the cellular telephone;

c. a motion sensing mechanism attached to the distal end of the motion detector'"'"'s structural conduit for the purpose of sensing motion in the monitored area and converting the motion into a motion signal;

d. a motion pickup mechanism operatively connected to the motion sensing mechanism for the purpose of converting the motion signal from the motion sensing mechanism to a motion electric signal;

e. an electrical signal transmission mechanism is operatively connected to the motion pickup mechanism for the purpose of transmitting the motion electric signal from the motion pickup mechanism to the proximal motion connector; and

f. an electrical power transmission mechanism connected in series from the proximal motion connector to the motion pickup mechanism and motion sensing mechanism for the purpose of transmitting electric power from the cellular telephone input/output port to the motion pickup mechanism and motion sensing mechanism.

22. The device of claim 21 wherein the proximal motion connector is further configured to allow the pass-through connection of additional devices to the same cellular telephone.

23. The device of claim 21 wherein the proximal motion connector is further configured to allow connection to a variety of types cellular telephone input/output ports.

24. The device of claim 16 wherein the distal end of the motion detector apparatus is further adapted to attach astride the exterior of an image forming mechanism of a video scope apparatus.

25. The device of claim 17 further comprising:

a. an internal motion detection electrical signal transmission connection point on the cellular telephone;

b. an internal motion detection electrical power transmission connection point on the cellular telephone;

c. a housing for the cellular telephone;

d. a motion sensing mechanism structurally attached to the housing of the cellular telephone and operatively attached to the exterior of the housing of the cellular telephone for the purpose of sensing motion in the monitored area and converting the motion into a motion signal;

e. a motion pickup mechanism structurally attached within the housing of the cellular telephone and operatively connected to the motion sensing mechanism for the purpose of converting the motion signal from the motion sensing mechanism to a motion electric signal;

f. an electrical signal transmission mechanism is operatively connected to the motion pickup mechanism and the internal motion detection electrical signal transmission connection point on the cellular telephone for the purpose of transmitting the motion electric signal from the motion pickup mechanism to the central processing unit of the cellular telephone; and

g. an electrical power transmission mechanism connected in series from the motion pickup mechanism and motion sensing mechanism and the internal motion detection electrical power transmission connection point on the cellular telephone for the purpose of transmitting electric power from the cellular telephone to the motion pickup mechanism and motion sensing mechanism.