CN101529886A - Wireless adapter for a digital camera - Google Patents
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The present invention discloses a wireless adapter for a digital camera enables communications between the digital camera and remote devices over a wireless network. The wireless adapter comprises a wireless interface for communicating with remote devices, a housing for enclosing said wireless interface, a mechanical connector on said housing to mechanically connect the wireless adapter to the digital camera, and a camera interface to electrically connect the wireless adapter with the digital camera.
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Technical field
The present invention relates generally to digital camera, more specifically, the present invention relates to make the wireless adapter that is used for digital camera that digital camera can communicate with remote equipment.
Background technology
Digital camera is a kind of not on photographic film but catch electronic equipment with memory image in the electronics mode.Modern digital camera is compared with the conventional film video camera has many advantages, and has in fact replaced film camera in market.Digital camera is small-sized, in light weight, and owing to not needing film to use cheapness.Digital camera allows the consumer to browse these images immediately after image is hunted down.The consumer can delete the image and the image of retaking that they dislike.The image of catching can be uploaded to the picture library on the subscriber household computer or import to photo editing software.
Digital camera typically comprises USB or the FireWire port port that is used to connect digital camera and subscriber household computer.Cable one end is inserted in the video camera, and the other end is inserted in the computer.In many cases, the user may want to send images wirelessly to remote equipment.Because many home computers have wave point now, this will use wave point to be connected to home computer for consumers easily.And long range wireless interfaces will make that the user of digital camera can be from the current any position visit remote equipment and the service that may be positioned at of user.
Up to now, for various reasons, wave point does not also use in digital camera.Wave point increases size, weight and the cost of digital camera.Further, the battery deficiency of most digital cameras thinks that radio receiving-transmitting unit provides electric power.Up to the present these design challenge have hindered the use of wave point in small-sized, portable digital cameras.
Summary of the invention
The invention provides a kind of wireless adapter that is used for digital camera of between digital camera and remote equipment, communicating of making it possible to via wireless network.This wireless adapter comprises the detachable module that can be connected to digital camera and be connected from the digital camera disconnection.Digital camera and digital video camcorder can both use this wireless adapter.
In one exemplary embodiment, described wireless suitable device comprises at least one wave point that is used for communicating by letter with remote equipment via wireless network, encase the shell of wave point, be positioned at the connector that removably connects wireless adapter and digital camera on the shell, and the camera interface that is electrically connected wireless adapter and digital camera.Described wave point can comprise one or more antennas.These antenna can be fix or movably.If use two or more antennas, these antenna can be operated in different frequency bands, perhaps can be used to provide diversity.
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Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of the example wireless networked environment that can operate therein of digital camera of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the block diagram according to the exemplary wireless adapter that is used for digital camera of an exemplary embodiment.
Fig. 3 A illustrates first illustrative methods that is connected wireless adapter and digital camera with 3B.
Fig. 4 A illustrates second illustrative methods that is connected wireless adapter and digital camera with 4B.
Fig. 5 A illustrates the 3rd illustrative methods that is connected wireless adapter and digital camera with 5B.
Fig. 6 A illustrates the 4th illustrative methods that is connected wireless adapter and digital camera with 6B.
Fig. 7 A-7C illustrates the antenna arrangement of the wireless adapter that is used for digital camera with individual antenna.
Fig. 8 A-8C illustrates the antenna arrangement of the wireless adapter that is used for digital camera with two antennas.
Fig. 9 A-9D illustrates the antenna arrangement of the wireless adapter that is used for digital video camcorder.
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With reference now to accompanying drawing,, wherein shown the wireless adapter 100 that is used for digital camera 10.Wireless adapter 100 makes it possible to via wireless network in digital camera 10 and remote equipment or service, such as carrying out radio communication between home computer 30, network album 32, web blog 34 or the remote printing server 36.Digital camera and digital video camcorder can both use wireless adapter 100.Wireless adapter 100 is detachably connected to digital camera 10 and remote access capability is provided for digital camera 10, otherwise this digital camera 10 just lacks inherent Wireless Networking ability.
Fig. 1 shows the exemplary networked environment that wherein can use wireless adapter 100.Just as described in the following in more detail, wireless adapter 100 can be connected to wireless wide area network (WWAN) 20, such as cellular network or WiMAX network, or is connected to wireless lan (wlan) 22.WLAN 22 can comprise any local area network (LAN) that can wirelessly be visited, such as the home network with wireless router.WWAN 20 and/or WLAN 22 can be provided to the connection of internet 24.Home computer 30 is connected to WLAN 22.Network album, web blog 34 and printing server 36 are connected to internet 24.
Fig. 2 shows exemplary wireless adapter 100.Wireless adapter 100 comprises camera interface 102, communication control circuit 104, wave point 106,108 and power control circuit 110.Camera interface 102 provides the interface to digital camera 10 that makes it possible to communicate between wireless adapter 100 and digital camera 10.Communication control circuit 104 comprises the treatment circuit and the memory of the whole operation that realizes file transfer agent function and control wireless adapter as described below.Wave point 106,108 makes it possible to communicate on the wireless network such as WWAN 20 and WLAN 22.Power control circuit 110 is managed the electric power of wireless adapter 100.Electric power can provide by external power source by the internal cell (not shown) or via optional connector 130.
In one exemplary embodiment, wave point 106 makes it possible to carry out long haul communication on WWAN 20, and wave point 108 makes it possible to carry out short haul connection on WLAN 22.Wave point 106 can comprise the standard cellular transceiver such as GSM or CDMA transceiver.Replacedly, wave point 106 can comprise WiMAX transceiver or OFDM transceiver.Wave point 108 can comprise for example bluetooth, WiFi, RFID or NFC interface.
In one embodiment, file transfer agent 105 emulation as submit to simultaneously with the application and the related application of sequence number 60/863,382 incorporated by reference and involved here in the printer described.In the present embodiment, PictBridge or other direct printing techniques of file transfer agent 105 realizations and digital camera 10 direct communications.Described file transfer agent can be created the printer of one or more emulation, and these printers look the printer that looks like any other for digital camera 10.The printer quilt of each emulation is associated with specific long-range destination.When user's " printing " arrived the printer of emulation, file transfer agent 105 transmit image data were to the respective remote destination.By emulated printer, file transfer agent 105 provides networked capabilities for the digital camera 10 of any realization PictBridge or other direct printing techniques.
Fig. 3 A illustrates first illustrative methods that is used to be connected wireless adapter 100 and digital camera 10 with 3B.Mechanical connection is illustrated with being electrically connected all.Mechanical connection is undertaken by the mode of screw thread coupling.The camera body 12 of digital camera 10 comprises traditional tripod connector 14, and this connector has the internal thread that digital camera 10 is installed to the tripod (not shown).Wireless adapter body 120 comprises that screw is screwed into the installation screw 124 in the tripod connector 14 on the camera body 12.Installation screw 124 on the wireless adapter body comprises the fingerhold device (fingergrip) 126 as inserting by the window in the wireless adapter body 120 122 as shown in Fig. 3 A.Replacedly, screw 124 is installed is passed wireless adapter body 120, shown in Fig. 3 B.
Being electrically connected by the mode of matching connector between video camera 10 and the wireless adapter 100 carried out.Female connectors 16 is disposed on the camera body 12, and public connector 128 is disposed on the wireless adapter body 120.Public connector 128 and interval between the screw 124 is installed and relative direction is identical with interval and relative direction between female connectors 16 on the camera body 12 and tripod connector 14 on the wireless adapter body 120.
Fig. 4 A illustrates second illustrative methods that is used to be connected wireless adapter 100 and digital camera 10 with 4B.Camera body 12 comprises the jib connector 14 that is positioned at as previously described on the lower surface, and along the female connectors 16 of digital camera 10 1 sides.Wireless adapter 100 extends along the both sides of digital camera 10.Wireless adapter 100 comprises installation screw 124 and the public connector 128 that is used to be connected to digital camera 10 as previously described.Fig. 4 A has shown the embodiment that screw 124 can insert by the window in the wireless adapter body 120 122 wherein has been installed.Fig. 4 B has shown the embodiment that screw 124 passes wireless adapter body 120 wherein has been installed.
Fig. 5 A illustrates the 3rd illustrative methods that is used to be connected wireless adapter 100 and digital camera 10 with 5B.As among two embodiment in front, wireless adapter body 120 comprise be applicable to camera body 12 on the installation screw 124 that meshes of tripod connector 14.Screw 124 is installed perhaps can shown in Fig. 5 B, be passed wireless adapter body 120 by being access in as the window in adapter main body as shown in Fig. 5 A 122.Be electrically connected by the mode of cable connector 136 and undertaken, this cable connector has the public connector 128 that is used to mesh the female connectors 16 on the camera body 12 at the one end.Fig. 5 A and 5B illustrate fixing cable.But those of ordinary skill in the art will be understood that, can provide additional connector (not shown) to be used for cable connector 136 is disconnected connection from wireless adapter body.
Fig. 6 A illustrates the 4th illustrative methods that is used to be connected wireless adapter 100 and digital camera 10 with 6B.Wireless adapter body 120 comprise be applicable to as described above with camera body 12 on the installation screw 124 that meshes of tripod connector 14.Screw 124 is installed can be as being access in by the window in the adapter main body 122 as shown in Fig. 6 A, perhaps as passing wireless adapter body 120 as shown in Fig. 6 B.Be electrically connected by short-range wireless interface 18,134 and undertaken.Short-range wireless interface 18,134 can comprise this near-field communication (NFC) interface, or blue tooth interface.
Fig. 7 A-7C illustrates the exemplary antenna arrangements that is used for wireless adapter 100.As shown in Fig. 7 A, the circuit on the wireless adapter 100 can be disposed in the bottom and/or sidepiece of adapter 100.Wireless adapter 100 in the illustrated embodiment extends along the both sides of digital camera 10.The bottom of wireless adapter body 120 comprises installation hardware and the electronic circuit 102-110 that is used for wireless adapter 100.Antenna 112 is comprised in the sidepiece of wireless adapter body 120 or is installed to this sidepiece.If want, described sidepiece can comprise portions of electronics circuit 102-110.Antenna 112 can be fixed on as in the position as shown in Fig. 7 A.Replacedly, this antenna can in shown in Fig. 7 B, contract and expanded position in slide.In another embodiment, as shown in fig. 7c, antenna 112 be pivotally connected to wireless adapter body 120 and interior contract and expanded position between pivoted is provided.
Fig. 8 A-8C illustrates the embodiment that wireless adapter 100 comprises two antennas 112 and 114.Two antennas 112,114 can be used to send in different frequency bands and maybe can be used to provide diversity.In Fig. 8 A, first antenna 112 is disposed on the sidepiece of wireless adapter 100 as described above, and second antenna 114 is disposed on the bottom of wireless adapter 100.Antenna 112,114 can be fix or movably.If movably, antenna 112,114 can interior contract and expanded position between slide or pivoted.
Fig. 8 B illustrates the embodiment of wireless adapter, and this adapter has the fixed antenna 112 on the sidepiece that is disposed in wireless adapter 100 and is disposed in the second removable antenna on the bottom of wireless adapter 100.Removable antenna 114 can interior contract and expanded position between slide.
Fig. 8 C illustrates the embodiment of wireless adapter 100, and this adapter 100 has two antennas 112,114 on the sidepiece that is disposed in wireless adapter 100.First antenna 112 is antennas of fixing, and second antenna 114 is antennas movably.Removable antenna 114 interior contract and expanded position between carry out pivoted.
Fig. 9 A-9D shows the embodiment of the wireless adapter 100 that is used for digital video camcorder 10.In these embodiments, wireless adapter 100 is applicable to the lower surface that is installed to digital video camcorder 10.Wireless adapter 100 can use description before and be connected to digital video camcorder 10 in the method shown in Fig. 3-6.In Fig. 9 A, the antenna 112 of wireless adapter 100 is oriented to the front end of wireless adapter and arranges.Fig. 9 B has shown the slidably antenna 112 that slides between expansion and retracted position.Fig. 9 C shown launch and the retracted position between carry out pivotally supported pivot antenna 112.Fig. 9 D has shown the embodiment of the wireless adapter 100 that is used for digital video camcorder 10, and this adapter has two antennas 112,114.First antenna 112 is fixed on the front end of wireless adapter 100.Second antenna 114 is mounted for carrying out pivoting action between expansion and retracted position.Will be understood that second antenna 114 also can slide between expansion and retracted position.
Certainly, the present invention can carry out and not deviate from essential characteristic of the present invention in other modes except that the special mode of setting forth here.Present embodiment will be considered to be exemplary and not restrictive in will be aspect all, and the change that occurs in the implication of appended claims and full scope of equivalents is in the present invention involved with intention.
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1. wireless adapter (100) that is used for digital camera (10) comprising:
Be used for the wave point (106,108) that communicates with remote equipment (30,32,34,36);
Be used to encase the shell of described wave point (106,108);
Be positioned on the described shell, removably connect the connector (124) of wireless adapter (100) and digital camera (10);
Be electrically connected the camera interface (102) of wireless adapter (100) and digital camera (10).
2. wireless adapter according to claim 1 (100), wherein, camera interface (102) comprise be positioned at described digital camera (10) on the electric power connector (128) that is connected of respective electronic connector (16).
3. wireless adapter according to claim 1 (100), wherein, camera interface (102) comprises serial line interface.
4. wireless adapter according to claim 1 (100), wherein, described connector (126) comprises that screw is screwed into place the installation screw (126) in the tripod connector (14) on described digital camera (10).
5. wireless adapter according to claim 1 (100) comprises at least one antenna (112,114) that is coupled to described wave point (106,108).
6. wireless adapter according to claim 5 (100), wherein, antenna (112,114) is the antenna of fixing.
7. wireless adapter according to claim 6 (100), wherein, antenna (112,114) is movably between expansion and retracted position.
8. wireless adapter according to claim 7 (100), wherein, antenna (112,114) is mounted for the sliding motion between expansion and retracted position.
9. wireless adapter according to claim 7 (100), wherein, antenna (112,114) is mounted for the pivoting action between expansion and retracted position.
10. wireless adapter according to claim 5 (100), wherein, described shell comprises bottom of extending along digital camera (10) bottom and the sidepiece that extends along described digital camera (10) sidepiece, and wherein, described antenna is installed to the described sidepiece of described shell.
11. wireless adapter according to claim 5 (100) comprises two antennas (112,114) that are coupled to described wave point (106,108).
12. wireless adapter according to claim 11 (100), wherein, described two antennas (112,114) are operated in different frequency bands.
13. wireless adapter according to claim 12 (100), wherein, described two antennas (112,114) are diversity antennas.
14. wireless adapter according to claim 11 (100), wherein, an antenna (112) is the antenna of fixing, and an antenna (114) is an antenna movably.
15. wireless adapter according to claim 14 (100), wherein, it is mutually orthogonal that two antennas (112,114) are moved before and afterwards at removable antenna (114).
16. wireless adapter according to claim 14 (100), wherein, two antennas (112,114) were parallel mutually before antenna (114) is moved, and were mutually orthogonal after removable antenna (114) is moved.
17. wireless adapter according to claim 14 (100), wherein, removable antenna (114) is mounted for the sliding motion between expansion and retracted position.
18. wireless adapter according to claim 14 (100), wherein, removable antenna (114) is mounted for the pivoting action between expansion and retracted position.
19. wireless adapter according to claim 11 (100), wherein, described two antennas (112,114) are mutually orthogonal.
20. wireless adapter according to claim 11 (100), wherein, described shell comprises bottom of extending along digital camera (10) bottom and the sidepiece that extends along described digital camera (10) sidepiece, and wherein, described antenna (112,114) first antenna is disposed on the described sidepiece of described shell, and second antenna of described antenna (112,114) is installed to the described bottom of described shell.
21. wireless adapter according to claim 1 (100) also comprises the file transfer agent (105) that is arranged to from digital camera (10) transmit image data to long-range destination.
22. wireless adapter according to claim 21 (100), wherein, file transfer agent (105) be arranged to emulated printer and transmit image data to by the printer of emulation in case view data via wave point (106,108) be sent to remote equipment (30,32,34,36) one of them.
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