Smart holder

• US 9,961,306 B1
• Filed: 05/22/2017
• Issued: 05/01/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: David Ben Shitrit, Yaron Lev
• Original Assignee: Yaron Lev
• Inventors: Lev, Yaron, Ben Shitrit, David
• Primary Examiner(s): Edwards, Anthony Q
• Application Number:
  US15/600,810
• Time in Patent Office: 344 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/02 for radio sets, television sets, telephones, or the like; Arrangement of controls thereof
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0056 using suction cups
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0089 around three axes, i.e. universally mounted
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0294 Apparatus with multi-functionalities, e.g. radio and telephone
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/041 Allowing quick release of the apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/022 repositionable
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/561 Support related camera accessories
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/566 Accessory clips, holders, shoes to attach accessories to camera if integral part of camera body G03B17/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3822 specially adapted for use in vehicles H04B1/3827 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/90 Arrangement of cameras or camera modules, e.g. multiple cameras in TV studios or sports stadiums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/181 for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/028 associated with devices performing functions other than acoustics, e.g. electric candles
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1016 Earpieces of the intra-aural type
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1025 Accumulators or arrangements for charging secondary cells per se H01M10/00; charging in general H02J7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/07 Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2499/13 Acoustic transducers and sound field adaptation in vehicles

Abstract

An apparatus for a mobile device, the holder including: a support structure including a mounting apparatus, adapted for fixing the apparatus in place within an interior space, a coupling mechanism adapted for removeably coupling the mobile device to the support structure, and a control unit housing; a processor unit, housed in the housing; a wireless transceiver, operationally coupled to the processor unit and configured to communicate with the mobile device; and a speaker, operationally coupled to the processor unit and the wireless transceiver and configured to output audio data received from the mobile device by the wireless transceiver.

Claims

1. An apparatus for a mobile device, the apparatus comprising:

a support structure including a mounting apparatus, adapted for fixing the apparatus in place within an interior space, a coupling mechanism adapted for removeably coupling the mobile device to said support structure, and a control unit housing;

a processor unit, housed in said housing;

a wireless transceiver, operationally coupled to said processor unit and configured to communicate with the mobile device; and

a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) slot or a mini-SIM slot.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a microphone, operationally coupled to said processor unit; and

a storage medium, said storage medium operationally coupled to said microphone, said processor configured to record and store as audio data, on said storage medium, audio input sensed by said microphone.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a forward-looking camera, said forward-looking camera operationally coupled to said support structure and electronically coupled to said processor unit;

said forward-looking camera adapted to be positioned so as to have a field of view through a windshield of a vehicle; and

a storage medium, said storage medium operationally coupled to said forward-looking camera, said processor unit configured to record and store as visual data, on said storage medium, visual input sensed by said forward-looking camera.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a first interior-looking camera operationally coupled to said support structure and electronically coupled to said processor unit;

said first interior-looking camera adapted to be positioned so as to have a field of view of at least a portion of said interior space of said vehicle, when fixed in place in said interior space; and

a storage medium, operationally coupled to said first interior-looking camera, said processor configured to record and store visual input sensed by said first interior-looking camera on said storage medium.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, further comprising:

a second interior-looking camera operationally coupled to said support structure and electronically coupled to said processor unit;

said second interior-looking camera adapted to be positioned so as to have a field of view of a second portion of said interior space of said vehicle, when fixed in place in said interior space; and

wherein said processor is configured to record and store visual input sensed by said second interior-looking camera on said storage medium.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

an earpiece; and

an earpiece receptacle, operationally coupled to said support structure and configured to hold said earpiece.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said earpiece receptacle further includes a power port and said earpiece is adapted to receive power via said power port.

8. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said earpiece is capable of wireless communication.

9. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said earpiece is operationally coupled to the apparatus via a wired electrical connector.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a rechargeable battery operationally coupled to said processing unit, said rechargeable battery including a power intake port for operationally coupling said rechargeable battery to a power source.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein said rechargeable battery further includes a power outlet port.

12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein said rechargeable battery is detachably coupled to the apparatus.

13. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a memory card slot.

14. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a wireless network transceiver operationally coupled to said processor unit, wherein said processor unit is configured to connect said wireless network transceiver to a SIM card inserted in said SIM slot or said mini-SIM slot so as to effect wireless transmission of audio, visual or audio-visual data over a cellular network or a satellite network.

15. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein said processing unit is configured to effect wireless transmission of audio, visual or audio-visual data from said storage medium to the mobile device.

16. An apparatus for a mobile device, the apparatus comprising:

a support structure including a mounting apparatus, adapted for fixing the apparatus in place within an interior space of a vehicle, a coupling mechanism adapted for removeably coupling the mobile device to said support structure, and a control unit housing, said control unit housing including;

a processor unit, and

a wireless transceiver, operationally coupled to said processor unit and configured to communicate with the mobile device;

a forward-looking camera, said forward-looking camera integrated with, and fixedly mounted on, said support structure and electronically coupled to said processor unit;

said forward-looking camera adapted to be positioned so as to have a field of view through a windshield of said vehicle; and

a storage medium, said storage medium operationally coupled to said forward-looking camera, said processor unit configured to record and store on said storage medium visual input sensed by said forward-looking camera as visual data.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein said processing unit is configured to effect wireless transmission of said visual data from said storage medium to the mobile device.

18. An apparatus for a mobile device, the apparatus comprising:

a support structure including a mounting apparatus, adapted for fixing the apparatus in place within an interior space, a coupling mechanism adapted for removeably coupling the mobile device to said support structure, and a control unit housing, said housing including;

a processor unit, and

a wireless transceiver, operationally coupled to said processor unit and configured to communicate with the mobile device;

a first interior-looking camera integrated with said support structure and electronically coupled to said processor unit;

said first interior-looking camera adapted to be positioned so as to have a field of view of at least a portion of said interior space, when fixed in place in said interior space; and

a storage medium, operationally coupled to said first interior-looking camera, said processor configured to record and store visual input sensed by said first interior-looking camera on said storage medium.

19. An apparatus for a mobile device, the apparatus comprising:

a support structure including a mounting apparatus, adapted for fixing the apparatus in place within an interior space, a coupling mechanism adapted for removeably coupling the mobile device to said support structure, and a control unit housing;

a processor unit;

at least one media sensor integrated into said support structure and electronically coupled to said processor unit, said at least one media sensor configured to activate upon sensing motion within a field of view or noise above a predefined volume threshold of said at least one media sensor; and

a storage medium, operationally coupled to said at least one media sensor, said processor configured to record and store visual, audio or audiovisual input, sensed by said at least one media sensor, on said storage medium; and

a rechargeable battery operationally coupled to said support structure and adapted to power the apparatus when disengaged from a power source.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, further comprising:

a wireless network transceiver operationally couple to said processor unit, wherein said processor unit is configured to connect said wireless network transceiver to a SIM card so as to effect wireless transmission of said stored audio, visual or audiovisual input over a cellular network or a satellite network.

21. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein said at least one media sensor is selected from the group including:

an image detector, a video camera, a microphone, a combination audiovisual sensor.

22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein said at least one media sensor includes a plurality of media sensors.