Modularized monitoring apparatus

• US 9,792,504 B2
• Filed: 10/22/2015
• Issued: 10/17/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Brainchild Electronic Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Brainchild Electronic Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Lin, Yi-Ching, Chang, Shuang-Te
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Jay
• Assistant Examiner(s): Matt, Marnie
• Application Number:
  US14/920,594
• Publication Number:
  US 20170116482A1
• Time in Patent Office: 726 Days
• Field of Search: 348146
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/52 Surveillance or monitoring of activities, e.g. for recognising suspicious objects recognising microscopic objects G06V20/69
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/50 Constructional details
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/51 Housings
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/56 provided with illuminating means
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/62 Control of parameters via user interfaces

Abstract

A modularized monitoring apparatus pivotally connected to a supporter includes a photographic module, a lighting module, a communication control module, a power supply module, and a detection module. The photographic module includes a first joint interface. The lighting module includes a second joint interface selectively connected to the first joint interface. The communication control module, the power supply module, and the detection module can be selectively connected to one another, and each includes a third joint interface and a fourth joint interface disposed corresponding thereto. The third joint interface is selectively connected to the first joint interface or the fourth joint interface, and the fourth joint interface is selectively connected to the second joint interface or the third joint interface. The multifunctional modularized monitoring apparatus can rotate and be operated by a smart phone.

Claims

1. A modularized monitoring apparatus, pivotally connected to a supporter, comprising:

a photographic module including a first joint interface;

a lighting module including a second joint interface, the second joint interface being selectively connected to the first joint interface;

a communication control module disposed between the photographic module and the lighting module;

a power supply module selectively connected to the communication control module or the photographic module; and

a detection module selectively connected to the power supply module or the lighting module, wherein the communication control module, the power supply module, and the detection module each includes a third joint interface and a fourth joint interface disposed corresponding to the third joint interface, the third joint interface is selectively connected to the first joint interface or the fourth joint interface, and the fourth joint interface is selectively connected to the second joint interface or the third joint interface.

2. The modularized monitoring apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first joint interface and the fourth joint interface are the same interface, and the second joint interface and the third joint interface are the same interface.

3. The modularized monitoring apparatus of claim 2, wherein the first joint interface and the fourth joint interface are both plugs or sockets, and the second joint interface and the third joint interface are both sockets or plugs.

4. The modularized monitoring apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first joint interface and the fourth joint interface are both plugs or sockets, and the second joint interface and the third joint interface are both sockets or plugs.

5. The modularized monitoring apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a first cover, a second cover, and a plurality of boxes connected to one another, wherein one or all of the first joint interface, the second joint interface, the third joint interface, and the fourth joint interface correspondingly protrude out of the first cover, the second cover, or each of boxes, or are correspondingly disposed inside the first cover, the second cover, or each of the boxes.

6. The modularized monitoring apparatus of claim 5, wherein the first cover covers the photographic module, the second cover covers the lighting module, and the boxes respectively cover the communication control module, the power supply module, and the detection module.

7. The modularized monitoring apparatus of claim 5, wherein the first cover and the second cover are symmetrical in shape and consist of a transparent material, the first cover and the second cover are semicircular or rectangular, and each of the boxes is circular disk-shaped or rectangular.

8. The modularized monitoring apparatus of claim 5, further comprising a plurality of hook portions and a plurality of engagement portions engaged with the hook portions respectively, wherein the hook portions are respectively disposed at a side edge of the first cover and a side edge of each of the boxes, and each of the engagement portions are disposed at a side edge of the second cover and the other side edge of each of the boxes.

9. The modularized monitoring apparatus of claim 5, further comprising a plurality of fastening elements, each of the fastening elements fastening together any two adjacent boxes, fastening together the first cover and the box, or fastening together the box and the second cover.

10. The modularized monitoring apparatus of claim 5, further comprising a plurality of coupling portions and a plurality of coupled portions, wherein the coupling portions are respectively disposed at a side edge of the first cover and a side edge of each of the boxes, and the coupled portions are respectively disposed at a side edge of the second cover and the other side edge of each of the boxes.

11. The modularized monitoring apparatus of claim 5, further comprising an environmental detection module or a storage module, the environmental detection module and the storage module are respectively disposed in the boxes.

12. The modularized monitoring apparatus of claim 11, wherein the environmental detection module detects temperature or humidity, and the storage module includes a removable flash memory card or a solid state drive which is built into the storage module.

13. The modularized monitoring apparatus of claim 1, wherein the detection module is an infrared motion sensor or a human motion sensor.