Remote monitoring apparatus using a mobile videophone

• US 20020113861A1
• Filed: 12/17/2001
• Published: 08/22/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 02/16/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Soon-Jin, Lim, Chae-Whan
• Granted Patent: US 6,956,599 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/14.02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2007/145 Handheld terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/148 Interfacing a video terminal to a particular transmission medium, e.g. ISDN
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/185 from a mobile camera, e.g. for remote control

Abstract

Disclosed is a remote monitoring apparatus comprising a control/monitoring unit located in a user'"'"'s place for remote monitoring; a mobile communication terminal with a camera for photographing a subject, for performing a call service and an image processing/transmission service including an operation of photographing a subject with the camera; and a dynamic support located in a remote place to be monitored and having the mobile communication terminal mounted on the dynamic support itself, for controlling a posture of the mounted mobile communication terminal and positional movement of the dynamic support itself upon receiving a posture/position control command on the mounted mobile communication terminal from the control/monitoring unit via the wireless Internet and the mounted mobile communication terminal.

Claims

1. A remote monitoring apparatus comprising:

a control/monitoring unit for remote monitoring;

a mobile communication terminal including a camera unit for photographing a subject, for performing a call service and an image processing/transmission service including an operation of photographing a subject with the camera unit; and

a dynamic support located in a remote place to be monitored and having the mobile communication terminal mounted on the dynamic support, for controlling a posture of the mounted mobile communication terminal and positional movement of the dynamic support upon receiving a posture/position control command on the mounted mobile communication terminal from the control/monitoring unit via a wireless Internet and the mounted mobile communication terminal.

2. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a connector for performing communication between the mounted mobile communication terminal and the dynamic support.

3. A remote monitoring apparatus comprising:

a control/monitoring unit for remote monitoring;

a mobile communication terminal including a camera unit for photographing a subject, for performing a call service and an image processing/transmission service including an operation of photographing a first subject with the camera unit;

an independent camera for photographing a second subject; and

a first dynamic support located in a remote place to be monitored and having the mobile communication terminal mounted on the first dynamic support, for controlling a posture of the mounted mobile communication terminal and positional movement of the first dynamic support upon receiving a posture/position control command on the mounted mobile communication terminal from the control/monitoring unit via a wireless Internet and the mounted mobile communication terminal and, upon receiving a posture/position control command on the independent camera from the control/monitoring unit via a wireless Internet and the mounted mobile communication terminal, transmitting the posture/position control command on the independent camera to the independent camera in accordance with a local wireless communication method.

4. The apparatus as claimed in claim 3, further comprising a second dynamic support on which the independent camera is mounted, for receiving the posture/position control command from the first dynamic support in accordance with a local wireless communication method and controlling a posture of the mounted independent camera and positional movement of the second dynamic support.

5. The apparatus as claimed in claim 4, further comprising a connector for performing communication between the mounted independent camera and the second dynamic support.