Portable monitoring assembly

• US 20080007402A1
• Filed: 07/06/2006
• Published: 01/10/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/06/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lucent Trans Electronics Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Lucent Trans Electronics Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Cheng, Chin-Hung
• Application Number:
  US11/481,640
• Publication Number:
  US 20080007402A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/541
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19656 Network used to communicate with a camera, e.g. WAN, LAN, Internet
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19658 Telephone systems used to communicate with a camera, e.g. PSTN, GSM, POTS
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/08 using communication transmission lines G08B13/19658, G08B21/0286, G08B25/016 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2101/00 Still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/50 Constructional details
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/185 from a mobile camera, e.g. for remote control

Abstract

A portable monitoring assembly has a cellular phone, an operation base, a phone controlling process and an image analyzing process. The cellular phone is capable of capturing images. The operation base has an alarming module and a connecting interface. The connecting interface is mounted on the operation base to detachablely connect to the cellular phone. The phone controlling process is installed in the cellular phone to establish a communication between the cellular phone and the operation base. The image analyzing process controls the alarming module to output an alarm if any moving object in the captured images is detected. Because the cellular phone and the operation base are easily and conveniently to be carried by a user, the user can set the monitoring assembly at any desired position.

Claims

1. A portable monitoring assembly comprising:

a cellular phone being capable of capturing images;

an operation base comprising

an alarming module being used to output an alarm; and

a connecting interface mounted on the operation base to detachablely connect to the cellular phone;

a phone controlling process installed in the cellular phone to establish a communication between the cellular phone and the operation base; and

an image analyzing process controlling the alarming module to output the alarm if any moving object in the captured images is detected.

2. The monitoring assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the image analyzing process is installed in the cellular phone further being capable to process and store image data and comprises steps of:

actuating the camera function in the cellular phone;

capturing images with the cellular phone;

determining whether any object in the images is moving by the cellular phone;

storing the images with moving object in the cellular phone;

driving the alarming module to output the alarm;

determining whether the image analyzing process is interrupted; and

continuing to capture images with the cellular phone if the image analyzing process is, not interrupted.

3. The monitoring assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the operation base further comprises

a processor connected to the alarming module and the connecting interface and using a cellular phone recognizing process to determine whether or not the cellular phone has the phone controlling process, wherein if no phone controlling process is detected, the processor installs the phone controlling process in the cellular phone;

and

a memory unit connected to the processor to store image data.

4. The monitoring assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein the alarming module comprises

a voice processing unit connected to the processor to process voice data;

and

a speaker connected to the voice processing unit to output the alarm.

5. The monitoring assembly as claimed in claim 4, wherein the image analyzing process is installed in the processor and comprises steps of:

actuating the camera function in the cellular phone;

capturing images with the cellular phone;

transferring image data from the cellular phone to the operation base;

determining whether any object in the images is moving by the processor;

storing the images with moving object in the memory unit;

driving the speaker to output the alarm;

determining whether the image analyzing process is interrupted; and

continuing to capture images with the cellular phone if the image analyzing process is not interrupted.

6. The monitoring assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the connecting interface is rotatablely mounted on the operation base to provide a wide recording angle for the cellular phone.

7. The monitoring assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the operation base further comprises

a switch button mounted on the operation base;

and

a lighting unit connected to the switch button and mounted on the operation base as an auxiliary light source when capturing images.

8. The monitoring assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the operation base further comprises a charging module that connects to the connecting interface to charge the cellular phone.

9. The monitoring assembly as claimed in claim 4, wherein the operation base further comprises a charging module that supplies an operating voltage to the processor and the voice processing unit and connects to the connecting interface to charge the cellular phone.

10. The monitoring assembly as claimed in claim 7, wherein the operation base further comprises a charging module that supplies an operating voltage to the lighting unit and connects to the connecting interface to charge the cellular phone.