Liquid crystal display having two or more cameras that can capture a wide range of video

• US 8,217,982 B2
• Filed: 12/21/2007
• Issued: 07/10/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
• Original Assignee: Innocom Technology Limited, InnoLux Corporation
• Inventors: Lu, Yue-Qin, Zhou, Tong
• Primary Examiner(s): Ensey, Brian
• Application Number:
  US12/004,977
• Publication Number:
  US 20080150861A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,663 Days
• Field of Search: 348 1401- 141, 348/262, 348/333.08, 348/739
• US Class Current: 348/14.07
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1601 Constructional details related to the housing of computer displays, e.g. of CRT monitors, of flat displays constructional details related to flat displays integrated in a portable computer, e.g. laptop, handheld computer G06F1/1637; constructional details related to television receivers H04N5/64
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1605 Multimedia displays, e.g. with integrated or attached speakers, cameras, microphones
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1612 Flat panel monitor
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/2092 Details of a display terminals using a flat panel, the details relating to the control arrangement of the display terminal and to the interfaces thereto suitable for both CRT and flat panel G09G5/003; specific for a CRT G09G1/165
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/51 Housings
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/66 Remote control of cameras or camera parts, e.g. by remote control devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/90 Arrangement of cameras or camera modules, e.g. multiple cameras in TV studios or sports stadiums

Abstract

An exemplary liquid crystal display (2) includes a first camera (23) configured for capturing video from a first orientation, a second camera (24) configured for capturing video from a second orientation different from the first orientation, and a capture circuit (20) electrically connected to the first and the second cameras. The capture circuit is configured for controlling the first and the second cameras to capturing video asynchronously or simultaneously.

Claims

1. A liquid crystal display comprising:

a first camera positioned in a first orientation in the liquid crystal display, the first camera configured for capturing video from the first orientation;

a second camera positioned in a second orientation in the liquid crystal display, the second orientation being different from the first orientation, the second camera configured for capturing video from the second orientation; and

a capture circuit electrically connected to the first and second cameras, the capture circuit configured for controlling at least one of the first and second cameras to capture video according to user instruction;

wherein the capture circuit comprises a universal serial bus (USB) unit and a switching circuit connected to the USB unit, the USB unit being configured for providing a power signal to the switching circuit, the switch circuit being configured for selectively starting one of the first camera and the second camera or starting both of the first and second cameras.

2. The liquid crystal display in claim 1, wherein the first camera and the second camera are capable of providing a plurality of first differential video signals and a plurality of second differential video signals respectively according to the captured video.

3. The liquid crystal display in claim 2, wherein the capture circuit is further configured for delaying a selected one of the plurality of first differential video signals and the plurality of second differential video signals according to user instruction.

4. The liquid crystal display in claim 2, further comprising a difference circuit connected to the first camera, the second camera, and the USB unit, the difference circuit being configured for receiving the first and second differential video signals and transmitting video signals corresponding to the first and second differential video signals to the USB unit.

5. The liquid crystal display in claim 4, wherein the USB unit comprises a USB controller, a USB driver connected to the USB controller, and a first filter circuit, the USB controller being configured for receiving video signals from the difference circuit and applying corresponding serial video signals to an exterior circuit, the first filter circuit being configured for smoothing the power signal and transmitting the power signal to the switching circuit.

6. The liquid crystal display in claim 5, wherein the USB controller is capable of sending a flag signal to the USB driver in response to a user'"'"'s instruction.

7. The liquid crystal display in claim 6, wherein the USB driver is configured for applying a power signal to the switching circuit according to the flag signal.

8. The liquid crystal display in claim 7, wherein the switching circuit comprises a second filter circuit, a third filter circuit, and a switch, the second filter circuit being configured for providing a first working signal to the first camera according to the power signal, the third filter circuit being configured for providing a second working signal to the second camera according to the power signal, the switch being configured for switching situations among providing the power signal to the second filter circuit, providing the power signal to the third filter circuit, and providing the power signal both to the second and the third filter circuits.

9. The liquid crystal display in claim 5, wherein the first camera comprises a pair of first differential video signal output terminals and a first working signal input terminal, the second camera comprising a pair of second differential video signal output terminals and a second working signal input terminal, and the difference circuit comprising a pair of first differential signal input terminals connected to the first differential video output terminals respectively, a pair of second differential signal input terminals connected to the second differential signal output terminals respectively.

10. The liquid crystal display in claim 9, wherein the difference circuit further comprises a pair of third differential signal output terminals, the USB controller comprising a first pad, a second pad, a third pad, a fourth pad, a fifth pad, and a sixth pad, the first and the second pads being connected to the USB driver for outputting the flag signal, the third and the fourth pads being connected to an exterior circuit for receiving user instruction from the exterior circuit and outputting serial video signals to the exterior circuit.

11. The liquid crystal display in claim 10, wherein the first filter circuit comprises a first capacitor, a second capacitor and an inductor, the USB driver being connected to the switching circuit via the inductor, and connected to ground via the first capacitor, the USB driver further being connected to ground via the inductor and the second capacitor.

12. The liquid crystal display in claim 11, wherein the switching circuit further comprises a first current-limiting resistor and a second current-limiting resistor, the switch comprising a first end, a second end and a third end, the second filter circuit comprising a third capacitor and a fourth capacitor both connected between the first end and ground, the third filter circuit comprising a fifth capacitor and a sixth capacitor both connected between the third end and ground, the first working signal input terminal being connected to the second end via the first current-limiting resistor, the second working signal input terminal being connected to the third end via the second current-limiting resistor, the second end being connected to the first filter circuit.

13. The liquid crystal display in claim 9, wherein the second camera further comprises a first delay capacitor the and a second delay capacitor connected between the second differential signal output terminals respectively, the first and the second delay capacitors being configured for delaying the second differential video signals provided by the second differential signal output terminals.

14. A liquid crystal display comprising:

a first camera positioned in a first orientation in the liquid crystal display, the first camera configured for capturing first video from the first orientation;

a second camera positioned in a second orientation in the liquid crystal display, the second camera configured for capturing second video from the second orientation;

a power supply unit configured for providing a power signal; and

a switching circuit configured for transmit the power signal to at least one of the first camera and the second camera, so as to selectively activate one of the first camera and the second camera or both of the first and second cameras.

15. The liquid crystal display in claim 14, wherein the power supply unit is a universal serial bus (USB) unit.

16. The liquid crystal display in claim 14, wherein the first camera is further configured for converting the first video captured from the first orientation to a plurality of first differential video signals, and the second camera is further configured for converting the second video captured from the second orientation to a plurality of second differential video signals.

17. The liquid crystal display in claim 16, further comprising a difference circuit configured for receiving the first differential video signals and the second differential video signals, and transmitting the first differential video signals and the second differential video signals to the USB unit.

18. The liquid crystal display in claim 17, further comprising a delay circuit connected to the second camera, wherein the delay circuit is configured to delay the second differential video signals for a predetermined time period before the second differential video signals being outputting to the difference circuit.

19. A liquid crystal display comprising:

a first camera for capturing first video from a first orientation;

a second camera for capturing second video from a second orientation; and

a capture circuit electrically connected to the first and second cameras, the capture circuit comprising a switch circuit for selectively transmitting a power signal to one of the first camera and the second camera or to both of the first and second cameras.

20. The liquid crystal display in claim 19, wherein the power signal is provided by a universal serial bus (USB) unit.