Portable video communication device with multi-illumination source

• US 20070293148A1
• Filed: 06/14/2007
• Published: 12/20/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kuo Chiang
• Original Assignee: Kuo Chiang
• Inventors: Chiang, Kuo
• Application Number:
  US11/812,031
• Publication Number:
  US 20070293148A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/3.06
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/16 including more than one display unit
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/52 including functional features of a camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/62 user interface aspects of conference calls
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2007/145 Handheld terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/148 Interfacing a video terminal to a particular transmission medium, e.g. ISDN

Abstract

A portable device for video communication includes a control unit, a display coupled to the central control unit, respectively; a converter coupled to the central control unit; a vocal I/O unit coupled to the converter; an image capture module coupled to the control unit; a video communication module coupled to the control unit to facility video communication; and an image division module coupled to the control unit to divide displaying areas on the display when receiving multi-images from multi-parties during multi-parties video communication.

Claims

1. A portable device with dual communication mode for video communication, comprising:

a control unit,

a display coupled to said control unit, respectively;

a converter coupled to said control unit to convert signal between digital and analog;

a vocal I/O unit coupled to said converter;

a wireless local area network (WLAN) module for coupling to a hot spot; and

a wireless video communication module coupled to said control unit for wireless transmitting video data for video communication.

2. The portable device as set forth in claim 1, further includes a software phone module coupled to said control unit to transmit or receive data through said wireless local area network (WLAN) module.

3. The portable device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said wireless local area network (WLAN) module includes Wi-Fi module.

4. The portable device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said wireless local area network (WLAN) module includes 802.11 module.

5. The portable device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said wireless local area network (WLAN) module includes WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) module.

6. The portable device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said wireless video communication module includes W-CDMA, CDMA2000 CDMA2001 TD-CDMA TD-SCDMA UWC-136 DECT or 4G module.

7. A portable device for video communication comprising:

a control unit,

a display coupled to said central control unit, respectively;

a converter coupled to said central control unit;

a vocal I/O unit coupled to said converter;

an image capture module coupled to said control unit;

a video communication module coupled to said control unit to facility video communication; and

an image division module coupled to said control unit to divide displaying areas on said display when receiving multi-images from multi-parties during multi-parties video communication.

8. The portable device as set forth in claim 7, wherein said video communication module includes W-CDMA, CDMA2000, CDMA2001, TD-CDMA, TD-SCDMA, UWC-136, DECT or 4G module.

9. The portable device as set forth in claim 7, wherein said video communication module includes software phone module.

10. The portable device as set forth in claim 9, further includes a wireless local area network (WLAN) module.

11. A portable device for video communication comprising:

a control unit,

a display coupled to said control unit, respectively;

a converter coupled to said control unit;

a vocal I/O unit coupled to said converter;

an image capture module coupled to said control unit;

a video communication module coupled to said control unit to facility video communication; and

an illumination module coupled to said control unit to provide illumination during video communication, video or photo shooting.

12. The portable device as set forth in claim 11, wherein said illumination module includes multi-light sources.

13. The portable device as set forth in claim 11, wherein said illumination module includes IR device.

14. The portable device as set forth in claim 11, wherein said illumination module includes LED.

15. The portable device as set forth in claim 11, wherein said illumination module includes Xeon gas lighting device.