Digital camera mounted on a pacifier and method of use

• US 9,921,996 B2
• Filed: 02/18/2016
• Issued: 03/20/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Scott Jerald Burton
• Original Assignee: Scott Jerald Burton
• Inventors: Burton, Scott Jerald
• Primary Examiner(s): AGGARWAL, YOGESH K
• Application Number:
  US15/046,532
• Publication Number:
  US 20160248950A1
• Time in Patent Office: 761 Days
• Field of Search: 3482221, 348370-374
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 17/001 Baby-comforters
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 17/1115 Straps, cords or chains
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/4068 Electrical coupling
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/4282 on a serial bus, e.g. I2C bus, SPI bus on daisy chain buses G06F13/4247
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/50 Constructional details
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/183 for receiving images from a single remote source
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/185 from a mobile camera, e.g. for remote control

Abstract

This invention relates to a method to obtain an image from the perspective of a pacifier user. The method involves the steps of: providing a digital camera mounted on pacifier apparatus 90 and capturing the image. This can be accomplished in one embodiment by providing an apparatus made of a perpendicular mounting member 30 or linear mounting member 35 that has a plurality of grooved prongs shaped to secure the ring 20 of a pacifier; and a digital camera 40 attached to the perpendicular mounting member 30.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a pacifier configured to position a digital camera to take a point-of-view picture from the perspective of a pacifier user and

a first magnetic element integral with a body of the pacifier positioned to connect with the digital camera.

2. An assembly comprising:

a mounting member configured to connect to a pacifier; and

a digital camera, wherein said mounting member is configured to position the digital camera, to obtain a point-of-view image from the perspective of a pacifier user and a perpendicular mounting member having a plurality of snap-in-finger projections, each of the plurality of snap-in-finger projections having a detent notch configured to retain a pacifier ring of the pacifier.

3. The assembly of claim 2 further comprising:

a tether attached to said perpendicular mounting member.

4. The assembly of claim 2 wherein said tether has a mounting clip, and said mounting clip has a USB attached thereto.

5. The assembly of claim 3 wherein said tether has a mounting clip, and said mounting clip has a USB attached thereto.

6. The assembly of claim 2 further comprising:

a linear mounting member having a plurality of snap-in-finger projections, each of the plurality of snap-in-finger projections having a detent notch configured to retain a ring of the pacifier.

7. The assembly of claim 6 further comprising:

a tether attached to the digital camera.

8. The assembly of claim 6 further comprising:

a tether attached to said perpendicular mounting member.

9. The assembly of claim 7 wherein said tether has a mounting clip, and said mounting clip has a USB attached thereto.

10. The assembly of claim 8 wherein said tether has a mounting clip, and said mounting clip has a USB attached thereto.

11. A method to obtain an image from the perspective of a pacifier user comprising the steps of:

providing a digital camera attached to a pacifier, wherein said digital camera is positioned to obtain an image from the perspective of the pacifier user, and capturing said image with said digital camera;

converting the image into a digital data;

transmitting said digital data to a cloud storage server; and

transmitting said digital data to a workstation, further comprising the steps of;

transferring the digital data to a device via a USB cable, wherein said device is selected from the group consisting of;

PC, phone and tablet and wherein said USB cable is connected to a USB on a tether connected to said digital camera.