Picture phone monitor system

• US 7,460,655 B2
• Filed: 05/27/2003
• Issued: 12/02/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Eighting
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Eighting
• Inventors: Satou, Shouji, Fujisawa, Tomonori
• Primary Examiner(s): Woo; Stella L
• Application Number:
  US10/514,541
• Publication Number:
  US 20050179773A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,016 Days
• Field of Search: 379/106.01, 379/102.01, 379 37- 45, 348/14.02, 348/14.05, 348/14.01
• US Class Current: 379/106.01
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/141 between two video terminals, e.g. videophone telephonic communication systems combined with television receiver for reception of entertainment or information matter H04M11/085
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/183 for receiving images from a single remote source
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/188 Capturing isolated or intermittent images triggered by the occurrence of a predetermined event, e.g. an object reaching a predetermined position signal generation from motion picture films H04N5/253

Abstract

Picture telephone monitoring system in which a picture telephone (14) in a monitoring side and another picture telephone (18) in an operating side are connected to each other, and the picture telephone (14) is connected to an operation console (16). The operation console includes an infrared sensor (17) for detecting an intruder, a displacing device for moving a view field of a camera combined with the picture telephone (14), a sound pickup microphone, a speaker for outputting audio signals transmitted from the picture telephone (18) and received by the picture telephone (14) via an earphone terminal thereof, and a preset value accumulating section for recording therein a telephone number of and an in-coming dial tone from the picture telephone (18).

Claims

1. A picture telephone monitoring system with a picture telephone in a monitoring side and a picture telephone in an operating side connected to each other, wherein the picture telephone in the monitoring side is connected to an operation console comprising a sensor for sensing an intruder, a displacing means for changing a view field of a camera associated with the picture telephone in the monitoring side, a sound pickup microphone, a speaker for outputting an audio signal transmitted from the picture telephone in the operating side and received by the picture telephone in the monitoring side via an earphone terminal thereof, and a set value accumulating section for recording therein a telephone number of or an in-coming dial tone from the picture telephone in the operating side, and wherein the operation console further comprises a voice and sound recognizing section for recogizing the audio signal transmitted from the picture telephone in the operating side and received by the picture telephone in the monitoring side via the earphone terminal thereof as an operation signal for the displacing means or a light for supplementing brightness for the camera.

2. The picture telephone monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the operation console further comprises the light for supplementing brightness for the camera.

3. The picture telephone monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the picture telephone in the operating side is a mobile telephone with a picture telephone function.

4. The picture telephone monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the sensor is an infrared sensor.

5. The picture telephone monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the light and/or the speaker are installed with a space from the operation console.

6. The picture telephone monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the operation console has a form of a doll, or a figurine.

7. The picture telephone monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the operation console further comprises a recharging circuit for recharging a battery built in the picture telephone in the monitoring side and a switch for turning ON/OFF the recharging circuit.

8. The picture telephone monitoring system with a picture telephone in a monitoring side and a picture telephone in an operating side connected to each other, wherein the picture telephone in the monitoring side is connected to an operation console comprising a sensor for sensing an intruder, a displacing means for changing a view field of a camera associated with the picture telephone in the monitoring side, a sound pickup microphone, a speaker for outputting an audio signal transmitted from the picture telephone in the operating side and received by the picture telephone in the monitoring side via an earphone terminal thereof, and a set value accumulating section for recording therein a telephone number of or an in-coming dial tone from the picture telephone in the operating side, and wherein the operation console further comprises a sound microphone for sensing the in-coming dial tone from the picture telephone in the operating side and a voice and sound recognizing section for identifying the in-coming dial tone.