Elongated Flexible Child Monitor
First Claim
1. A monitor assembly comprising:
- a base portion;
an elongated flexible portion attached to and extending from the base portion;
an upper portion attached to and extending from the elongated flexible portion, the upper portion including an eye member, with a monitor member positioned within or near the eye member;
wherein the elongated flexible portion is configured and dimensioned to be positioned into various user-defined positions for a range of different viewing angles or locations for the monitor member of the eye member of the upper portion.
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Abstract
Improved monitor assemblies (e.g., child monitor assemblies) and related methods of use are provided. More particularly, the present disclosure provides improved child monitor assemblies having an elongated flexible section configured and dimensioned to be positioned into various desired positions for a wide range of different viewing angles and/or locations. The present disclosure provides for a monitor assembly (e.g., character-based monitor assembly) including a base/body portion, an elongated flexible portion attached to and extending from the base/body portion, and a head/upper portion attached to and extending from the elongated flexible portion. The head/upper portion includes an eye member, with a monitor member (e.g., camera, video monitor) positioned/placed within or near the eye member. The elongated flexible portion is configured and dimensioned to be positioned into various desired positions for a wide range of different viewing angles and/or locations for the monitor member.
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21 Claims
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1. A monitor assembly comprising:
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a base portion; an elongated flexible portion attached to and extending from the base portion; an upper portion attached to and extending from the elongated flexible portion, the upper portion including an eye member, with a monitor member positioned within or near the eye member; wherein the elongated flexible portion is configured and dimensioned to be positioned into various user-defined positions for a range of different viewing angles or locations for the monitor member of the eye member of the upper portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A monitoring method comprising:
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providing a monitor assembly having a base portion, an elongated flexible portion attached to and extending from the base portion and an upper portion attached to and extending from the elongated flexible portion, the upper portion including an eye member, with a monitor member positioned within or near the eye member; wherein the elongated flexible portion is configured and dimensioned to be positioned into various user-defined positions for a range of different viewing angles or locations for the monitor member of the eye member of the upper portion; and positioning the elongated flexible portion into one of the user-defined positions for monitoring purposes via the monitor member. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A character-based monitor assembly comprising:
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a body portion and an elongated flexible neck portion attached to and extending from the body portion, with a head portion attached to and extending from the elongated flexible neck portion, the head portion including an eye member, with a monitor member positioned within or near the eye member; wherein the elongated flexible neck portion is configured and dimensioned to be positioned into various user-defined positions for a range of different viewing angles or locations for the monitor member of the eye member of the head portion; wherein a lens of the monitor member is positioned or mounted within a pupil area of the eye member, and an area of the eye member surrounding the pupil area includes a lighting component or an LCD screen; wherein the body portion or the head portion includes a motion sensor, and after the motion sensor senses motion, the lighting component or the LCD screen is configured and adapted to illuminate or blink; wherein the body portion is configured to be mounted on a surface with a central axis of the body portion and a central axis of the head portion substantially positioned together; wherein the elongated flexible neck portion is configured and dimensioned to be flexed and moved toward the surface to a user-defined position with the central axis of the head portion angled at a user-defined angle relative to the central axis of the body portion; wherein the elongated flexible neck portion and the head portion are configured and dimensioned to be rotated and moved from about 180°
to about 360°
in a first rotational direction around a central axis of the base portion;wherein the elongated flexible neck portion and the head portion are configured and dimensioned to be rotated and moved from about 180°
to about 360°
in a second rotational direction around the central axis of the body portion;wherein the head portion or the body portion includes a wireless adapter, the wireless adapted configured to wirelessly transmit information, images or recordings from the monitor member to a remote electronic device; and wherein the remote electronic device is configured to send command signals to the wireless adapter to control the monitor member.
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