DRIVING MODULE WITH BIDIRECTIONAL LENSES AND SCREEN FOR DISPLAYING IMAGES

• US 20090195377A1
• Filed: 03/01/2006
• Published: 08/06/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Appro Technology, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Appro Technology, Inc.
• Inventors: Chang, Ching-Shan
• Application Number:
  US11/571,227
• Publication Number:
  US 20090195377A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/461
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/00 Optical viewing arrangements; Real-time viewing arrangements for drivers or passengers using optical image capturing systems, e.g. cameras or video systems specially adapted for use in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/101 using cameras with adjustable capturing direction
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/108 using 'non-standard' camera systems, e.g. camera sensor used for additional purposes i.a. rain sensor, camera sensor split in multiple image areas
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/207 using multi-purpose displays, e.g. camera image and navigation or video on same display
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/408 using a data bus
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 29/00 Combinations of cameras, projectors or photographic printing apparatus with non-photographic non-optical apparatus, e.g. clocks or weapons; Cameras having the shape of other objects combinations with flash apparatus G03B15/03
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/50 Constructional details
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/63 by using electronic viewfinders
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/183 for receiving images from a single remote source

Abstract

A driving module with bidirectional lenses and screen for displaying images includes a body, an image capturing unit and an image displaying unit, wherein the image capturing unit is disposed in the body and has a first lens and a second lens disposed and exposed on the body, wherein the first lens is adopted for capturing the images from a first direction and the second lens is adopted for catching the images from a second direction. In addition, the image displaying unit is disposed in the body and has a display for playing back the images captured by the first lens and/or images captured by the second lens.

Claims

1. A driving module with bidirectional lenses and screen for displaying images, comprising:

a body, disposed in a vehicle;

an image capturing unit, disposed in the body and having a first lens and a second lens both disposed and exposed on the body, wherein the first lens is adopted for capturing images from a first direction and the second lens is adopted for capturing images from a second direction; and

an image displaying unit, disposed in the body and having a display, wherein the display is adopted for playing back the images captured by the first lens and/or second lens.

2. The driving module with bidirectional lenses and screen for displaying images as recited in claim 1, further comprising a data storage unit disposed in the body, wherein the data storage unit comprises a built-in memory and a hard disk, the built-in memory is adopted for storing an image capturing program and/or an image displaying program, wherein the image capturing program directs the first lens and/or the second lens to capture images, and wherein the images is stored in the hard disk, and the image displaying program directs playing back of the image data stored in the hard disk.

3. The driving module with bidirectional lenses and screen for displaying images as recited in claim 2, wherein the data storage unit further comprises an expansion slot and an external memory card, the expansion slot is disposed on the body and the external memory card is plugged in the expansion slot for storing the image data captured by the first lens and/or the second lens or for storing the image data stored in the hard disk.

4. The driving module with bidirectional lenses and screen for displaying images as recited in claim 2, wherein the data storage unit further comprises a transmission slot and a cassette magnetic disk, the transmission slot is disposed on the body, while the cassette magnetic disk is plugged in the transmission slot for storing the image data captured by the first lens and/or the second lens or for storing the image data stored in the hard disk.

5. The driving module with bidirectional lenses and screen for displaying images as recited in claim 1, further comprising a prompt unit disposed in the body.

6. The driving module with bidirectional lenses and screen for displaying images as recited in claim 5, wherein the prompt unit comprises a global positioning system (GPS).

7. The driving module with bidirectional lenses and screen for displaying images as recited in claim 5, wherein the prompt unit comprises a speed measuring radar.

8. The driving module with bidirectional lenses and screen for displaying images as recited in claim 7, wherein the speed measuring radar further comprises a button, disposed and exposed on the body for turning on or turning off the speed measuring radar.

9. The driving module with bidirectional lenses and screen for displaying images as recited in claim 1, wherein the first lens is a multiple-direction rotatable lens.

10. The driving module with bidirectional lenses and screen for displaying images as recited in claim 9, wherein the multiple-directions rotatable lens comprises a first rotatable seat and a second rotatable seat, and the first lens disposed on the first rotatable seat is adopted for capturing images from a first visual angle of the first direction rotated by the first rotatable seat, and the first lens and the first rotatable seat disposed on the second rotatable seat is adopted for capturing images from a second visual angle of the first direction rotated by the second rotatable seat.

11. The driving module with bidirectional lenses and screen for displaying images as recited in claim 1, wherein the second lens is a multiple-directions rotatable lens.

12. The driving module with bidirectional lenses and screen for displaying images as recited in claim 11, wherein the multiple-direction rotatable lens comprises a first rotatable seat and a second rotatable seat, and the second lens disposed on the first rotatable seat is adopted for capturing images from a first visual angle of the second direction rotated by the first rotatable seat, and the second lens and the first rotatable seat disposed on the second rotatable seat is adopted for capturing images from a second visual angle of the second direction rotated by the second rotatable seat.