Hands-free portable digital video camera device

• US 20070291165A1
• Filed: 06/20/2006
• Published: 12/20/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ming-Yan Wang
• Original Assignee: Ming-Yan Wang
• Inventors: Wang, Ming-Yan
• Application Number:
  US11/455,744
• Publication Number:
  US 20070291165A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/372
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/185 from a mobile camera, e.g. for remote control

Abstract

A bands-free portable digital video camera device having an independent digital image capturing device and an independent central processing device wireless connected to the digital image capturing device. The digital image capturing device is used to shoot pictures and then transmit image data of the pictures to the central processing device wireless connected to storage and display. Since the digital video camera is consisted of two independent parts, each part can be made to a small product to directly wear on a user'"'"'s body to shoot pictures or films. Therefore, the user uses the portable digital video camera device without the user'"'"'s hand or hands.

Claims

1. A hands-free portable digital video camera device, comprising:

an independent miniature digital image capturing device having

a first microprocessor having an operation and transformation capability;

a image capture element electronically connected to the first microprocessor and used to capture image and then output image data to the first microprocessor;

an audio receiver electronically connected to the first microprocessor and used to receive the audio signals and output the audio signals to the first microprocessor;

a first wireless communicating module is electronically connected to the first microprocessor to wireless transmit the image data and the audio signals; and

a power supply providing power source to the first microprocessor, the image capture element, the first wireless communicating module, the audio receiver; and

an independent central processing device wireless connected to the digital image capturing device and having

a second microprocessor having an operation and transformation capability;

a second wireless communicating module electronically connected to the second microprocessor and wireless connected to the first wireless communicating module to establish a wireless connection between the first and second wireless communicating modules, wherein the second wireless communicating module receives the image data and audio signals from the first wireless communicating module and outputs the image data and audio signals to the second microprocessor;

a storage device electronically connected to the second microprocessor to store the image data and the audio signals;

a display electronically connected to the second microprocessor to display the image data;

a speaker electronically connected to the second microprocessor to play the audio signals;

an input device electronically connected to the second microprocessor; and

a power supply providing power source to the second microprocessor, the second wireless communicating module, the storage device, and the display.

2. The hands-free portable digital video camera device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the independent miniature digital image capturing device further comprises a driver electronically connected between the first microprocessor and the image capture element, wherein the first microprocessor controls the image capture element'"'"'s operation through the driver.

3. The hands-free portable digital video camera device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the image capture element is a CCD or a COMS module.

4. The hands-free portable digital video camera device as claimed in claim 1, wherein either the first wireless communicating module or the second wireless communicating module is a blue tooth module or a RF transmitter and receiver.

5. The hands-free portable digital video camera device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the independent central processing device further comprises a connector electronically connected to the second microprocessor.

6. The hands-free portable digital video camera device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the connector is a USB connector.

7. The hands-free portable digital video camera device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the storage device is a hard disk.

8. The hands-free portable digital video camera device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the storage device is a memory.

9. The hands-free portable digital video camera device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the storage device is a memory card.

10. The hands-free portable digital video camera device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the storage device is a disk.