PANORAMA PHOTOGRAPHY PTZ FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES

• US 20130343743A1
• Filed: 06/21/2012
• Published: 12/26/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cheng-Fong Yen
• Original Assignee: Cheng-Fong Yen
• Inventors: YEN, Cheng-Fong
• Application Number:
  US13/529,643
• Publication Number:
  US 20130343743A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 396/428
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/10 around a horizontal axis F16M11/12 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/18 with mechanism for moving the apparatus relatively to the stand
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/2014 around a vertical axis F16M11/2035 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/00 Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles heads thereof F16M11/02 ; undercarriages thereof F16M11/20 ; adapted to be stuck in the ground A45F3/44 ; sockets or holders for poles or posts E04H12/22; Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles supports for measuring instruments G01D11/30; supports for casings of remote control switching devices H01H9/025
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/561 Support related camera accessories
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 37/02 with scanning movement of lens or cameras

Abstract

A panorama photography PTZ for mobile communications devices has a rotary table at a base, and a flipping element provided on one side of the rotary table and having a fixing part, a first driving element to horizontally rotate the rotary table with respect to the base rotation, a second driving element to rotate the flipping element with respect to the rotary, a control unit electrically connecting to the first driving element and the second driving device, thereby controlling the horizontal rotation of the rotary table and the flipping of the flipping element.

Claims

1. A panorama photography pan tilt zoom (PTZ) for mobile communication devices, comprising:

a base;

a rotary table disposed on the base in a horizontally rotatable way;

a flipping element disposed on one side of the rotary table to flip vertically and having one fixing part for fixing a mobile communication device;

a first driving element to drive the rotary table to rotate horizontally with respect to the base;

a second driving element to drive the flipping element to flip with respect to the rotary table; and

a control unit electrically connecting to the first driving element and the second driving element to control the horizontal rotation of the rotary table and the flipping of the flipping element.

2. The panorama photography PTZ of claim 1, wherein the rotary table is formed with a chamber having an upward opening with a cover;

the rotary table has a bearing at the bottom of the chamber, the bearing containing an outer ring and an inner ring that are rotatable with respect to each other;

the rotary table is combined with the outer ring;

the base has a shaft inserted through the inner ring into the chamber of the rotary table;

the shaft inside the chamber is connected with a turntable, and the protruding end thereof is connected with another bearing;

the surrounding of the turntable has a first tooth part;

the output shaft of the first driving element has a second tooth part engaging with the first tooth part; and

the first driving element drives the output shaft thereof to rotate, so that the engagement between the second toot part and the first tooth part rotate the rotary table with respect to the base.

3. The panorama photography PTZ of claim 1, wherein the flipping element has a pivotal connection part on the end of the rotary table;

the pivotal connection part has an inner tooth section;

the output shaft of the second driving element has an outer tooth section inserted into the pivotal connection part to engage with the inner tooth section;

the second driving element drives the output shaft thereof to rotate, so that the engagement between the second toot part and the first tooth part rotate the rotary table with respect to the base.

4. The panorama photography PTZ of claim 1, wherein the control unit is disposed in the chamber of the rotary table and transmit signals with the mobile communication device;

the control unit includes a micro-control processor, a current amplifier, a first encoder, and a second encoder;

the mobile communication device sends a signal to the micro-control processor to process and then send to the current amplifier;

the signal is then distributed by the current amplifier to the first driving element and the second driving element;

the signal to the first driving element is encoded by the first encoder and returned to the micro-control processor;

the signal to the second driving element is encoded by the second encoder and returned to the micro-control processor; and

the signals returned from the first encoder and the second encoder are processed by the micro-control processor and received by the mobile communication device.

5. The panorama photography PTZ of claim 4, wherein the signal transmission between the control unit and the mobile communication device includes wired and wireless transmissions.

6. The panorama photography PTZ of claim 5, wherein the wired transmission is a transmission line electrically connected between the control unit and the mobile communication device.

7. The panorama photography PTZ of claim 5, wherein the wireless transmission include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, the third generation mobile communication, the fourth generation mobile communication, and infrared transmissions.

8. The panorama photography PTZ of claim 4, wherein the chamber of the rotary table has a battery box for accommodating lithium batteries.