CN1208950C - Multi functional digital camera device having application program and method - Google Patents

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CN1208950C
CN1208950C CN 03100597 CN03100597A CN1208950C CN 1208950 C CN1208950 C CN 1208950C CN 03100597 CN03100597 CN 03100597 CN 03100597 A CN03100597 A CN 03100597A CN 1208950 C CN1208950 C CN 1208950C
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邓中翰
张韵东
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The present invention discloses a multifunctional digital image pickup device with an application program. The present invention comprises a control module, an image pickup module, an interface module, a storage module which used for storing data information transferred from the image pickup module or the interface module, and can be used as the storage section of a movable storage device when the multifunctional digital image pickup device is connected with a computer, and an application program module which is prewritten in the present invention and can be started through commands of the control module to complete relevant application. Besides that when used independently, the present invention has the function of a statics digital camera, and the present invention can be used as a movable storage device a computer camera head when connected with a computer, the present invention is also provided with application programs of functional correlation to complete further ulterior derivation functions, such as multimedia message transmission, video communication, etc.

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The multifunctional digital code camera head and the method that have application program
Technical field
The present invention relates to digital camera, particularly relate to a kind of multifunction digital camera that has application program, it is except having static digital camera functionality in independent the use, when joining, can have concurrently outside the function of flash memory device and computer camera simultaneously with a computer, this device also has some application programs relevant with above-mentioned functions can finish further derivation function, send and carry out video communication etc. as multimedia message, the present invention also relates to realize the method for those application in addition.
Background technology
Along with the continuous development of digital vedio recording technology, various digital vedio recording products have begun to enter in a large number huge numbers of families.Digital camera can convert the scenery that photographs to number format by inter-process and deposit in storage chip and needn't use film, and it can also be directly connected on computer, television set or the printer, even under certain condition, digital camera can also directly be linked on mobile telephone or the handheld computer.With respect to traditional camera, the advantage of digital camera is apparent, and therefore, it more and more is subjected to liking of people.Corresponding to digital camera, computer camera based on same image taking technology has also produced great impact power in the multimedia application field, and it can connect functions such as machine realization video telephone, Web conference, dynamic video E-mail, computer shooting, picture editor, card making in conjunction with related software.
In addition, development along with data storage technology, the based semiconductor storage medium, such as flash memory (Flash Memory), the mobile storage means of art designs, fast, low in energy consumption with its writing speed, can plug at any time, removable, can store jumbo file and data, and do not need excellent performance such as specific mechanical device drives and become the main flow of mobile storage product day by day, as various plug type portable hard drives.Chinese patent application 02114882.1 " supporting the semiconductor memory method and the device of multiple interfaces " also discloses a kind of semiconductor memory method and device of supporting multiple interfaces, is used for data handling system.This semiconductor storage is equipped with the semiconductor storage medium module therein, and the interface module of the serial of controller module and at least two various criterions of support, parallel or wireless communication interface; By the interface of described various criterion, connect at least one data handling system to set up between described storage device and the described data handling system information exchanging channel based on serial, parallel or wireless communication interface with respective standard interface; Described storage device is by described interchange channel and described data handling system swap data.Described device provides the possibility of swap data file easily for the data handling system with distinct interface.Accompanying drawing 1 is its structured flowchart.
But, the function of above-mentioned these devices only is confined to use as a simple peripheral hardware storage device, perhaps simple digital camera uses, do not realize the combination of various functions, when need realizing different functions, the user just need different devices to finish respectively, this is not only very inconvenient, and has caused the waste that utilizes on the cost.Occurred double mode digital camera in the prior art, it both can be used as digital camera and had taken the open air picture recording of taking pictures to, caught splendid moment and fragment, also can be used as computer camera, connected machine and realized dynamic camera function.But all multi-functional digital vedio recordings of carrying out combination of digital camera, computer camera and plug type flash memory device were still never occurred.
In addition, along with development of Communication Technique, multimedia message transmission and video communication also enter modern society's life day by day, if the user thinks the image that will take or is pre-stored in multimedia files such as image, music, animation and Flash in the digital camera to utilize multimedia message to send just need to install by other, the file that to want to send is sent to described device earlier, send then, this is very inconvenient; Moreover, the user wants carrying out video communication on available arbitrary the computer that can connect the internet at that time, its prerequisite is on this computer relevant video communication software to be housed in advance, otherwise just can't finish the operation of wanting, and load or download these application software from network temporarily all is extremely unpractical under many circumstances, and this has also caused sorry to the user.
Summary of the invention
The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of multifunctional digital code camera head that has improved, it has at least, when joining, can have the function of flash memory device and computer camera simultaneously concurrently with a computer, it further has, and can exercise static number sign indicating number camera function in independent the use.It is not that this three is simply compound, but expansion on the function and improvement fundamentally.
For satisfying above-mentioned purpose, the present invention proposes such implementation:
A kind of multifunctional digital code camera head comprises:
The work of each unit and the normal operation of whole device are controlled and coordinated to a control module;
A photographing module is used to obtain the target image line correlation of going forward side by side and handles;
A memory module is used to store the data message that photographing module or interface module transmit, when this multifunctional digital code camera head links to each other with computer, as the storage area of flash memory device;
An application program module writes in this device in advance, starts under the instruction of control module, finishes relevant application;
An interface module comprises one or more interfaces, is used for carrying out the transmission and the exchange of data with other data run terminals under the control of this multifunctional digital code camera head control module.
This multifunctional digital code camera head can further include an independently power module, to be used for carrying out independently-powered to this multifunctional digital code camera head.
The interface that comprises in the described interface module can be wired communication interface or wireless communication interface etc., can include but not limited to as lower interface: general-purpose serial bus USB interface, UART interface, infrared interface IRDA or even blue tooth interface that is provided with according to Bluetooth specification or the wireless connections interface between some other small type mobile devices etc.
When USB interface that this device is with after computer links to each other, computer can detect and insert a new equipment, this equipment is a set composite that can plug memory and computer camera, this computer-chronograph is just sought and is started and corresponds respectively to the driver that can plug memory and computer camera, to reach the realization of these two functions.At last, on the display of computer, can see the running mark that a new portable hard drive and computer camera have occurred.User this moment not only can use computer camera to carry out the seizure of static state or dynamic image, also can and read in the storage of this new enterprising line data of portable hard drive.The image file that the user can capture computer camera is deposited into this portable hard drive, and carries out the transmission and the exchange of data in time in future or place and new data run platform.
Device of the present invention and computer finish be connected after, the user can start the application that application program module that this camera head has is finished needs, for example, what prestore in this device is the station address basis that multimedia message sends in one/a little fixed networks, and relevant working procedure, when the user moves this application program, enter the multimedia message transmit status, deposit in the image of this device after the user can select to have taken or be pre-existing in multimedia files such as image, music, animation and Flash in the digital camera and carry out multimedia message and send; In addition, if what prestore in this device is a video communication application software, as, popular Video chat software on the present network, so the user select the computer camera function and device of the present invention and computer finish be connected after, he just can start this software and carry out video communication, and this type of software is housed in advance necessarily on the computer that does not need to be connected, so, the user just can be easily carries out video communication and does not need to do other work again on arbitrary the available at that time computer that can connect the internet.
These application programs also can be unnecessary through user's manual operation but start automatically, at this moment need in described application program module, add an autorun.exe (starting software automatically), when device of the present invention and computer finish be connected after automatically band open application program module, and enter normal operating conditions.
The invention also discloses a kind of like this method of storage and transmission of multimedia file based on said apparatus, it comprises the steps:
At first, said apparatus is connected with computer by interface module, finishes the synchronous realization of computer camera and flash memory device;
Secondly, photographing module is taken and is caught target, the memory module that static state after handling through associated picture or dynamic image file are stored in this multifunctional digital code camera head;
Then, answer the request of other data run terminals or the requirement of this multifunctional digital code camera head control module, the view data that will be stored in the memory module by interface module sends other data run terminals to, such as computer or mobile phone;
At last, the data run terminal through wired or wireless internet or mobile communications network this image file is sent to other far-ends.
The contrast prior art the invention has the advantages that:
Multifunctional digital code camera head provided by the invention, it has at least, can have the function of flash memory device and computer camera when joining with a computer simultaneously concurrently, it further has, and can exercise static number sign indicating number camera function in independent the use.
In addition, can realize obtaining and remote transmission of still image or dynamic video file based on device of the present invention.
In addition, because multifunctional digital code camera head of the present invention has the application software module relevant with this device, the user can finish the application of some multi-media communication aspects easily and need not install especially or method by other, as carries out multimedia message transmission and video communication etc.
Above and other objects of the present invention, feature and advantage are from below in conjunction with accompanying drawing be not will become more obvious the specific descriptions of certain embodiments.
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Fig. 1 is a kind of structured flowchart that utilizes the external memory device of flash memory in the prior art;
Fig. 2 is the structured flowchart of device embodiment one of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the structured flowchart of device embodiment two of the present invention;
Fig. 4 utilizes the storage of the multimedia file that device of the present invention realizes and the flow chart of transmission method.
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In the following description, known function or structure will no longer describe in detail, to avoid there be unnecessary obscuring with content of the present invention.
Embodiment one:
As shown in Figure 2, this multifunctional digital code camera head is realized by following scheme:
The work of each unit and the normal operation of whole device are controlled and coordinated to a control module 1;
A photographing module 2 is used to obtain the target image line correlation of going forward side by side and handles;
A memory module 3 is used to store the data message that photographing module 2 or interface module 4 transmit, when this multifunctional digital code camera head when computer links to each other, as the storage area of flash memory device;
An interface module 4 can comprise one or more interfaces, is used for carrying out the transmission and the exchange of data with other data run terminals under 1 control of this multifunctional digital code camera head control module, and it comprises a USB interface at least.
An application program module 10, it writes in this device in advance, starts under the instruction of control module, finishes relevant application;
Comprise camera lens 21, imageing sensor 22, analog part 23, A/D (analog to digital converter) 24, DSP (Digital Signal Processing) 25, memory 26 and compression processing unit 27 in the photographing module 2.After the instruction of controlled module 1, imageing sensor 22 is caught the target image light signal with camera lens 21 and is converted to the signal of telecommunication, and be sent to analog part 23 and handle, analog part 23 comprises signal processing circuits such as sampling hold circuit, Y/C separating circuit and gain adjustment circuit, carry out correlated double sampling (CDS) and handle and be separated into the adjustment of the signal level of the look separating treatment of each chrominance signal of R, G, B and each chrominance signal in this analog part 23, promptly pre-white balance is handled.After being converted to digital signal by A/D converter 24, the signal of analog part 23 output carries out Digital Signal Processing by DSP 25 again.Comprise brightness and aberration generative circuit among the DSP25, the gamma-corrected circuit, the acutance correction circuit, contrast correction circuit and white-balance correction circuit etc., image is handled, the view data that obtains is transformed to luminance signal (Y-signal) and color difference signal (CrCb signal), after carrying out the processing of appointments such as various corrections simultaneously, store in the memory 26, after the data of storage are handled according to the compression of JPEG (JointPhotographic Expert Group) form or other true-to-shapes in compression processing unit 27 in the memory 26, under the control of control module 1, record in the storage area 32 in the memory module 3 or and be sent to the processing that computer carries out the later stage by interface module 4 through memory interface 31, show or storage.
Comprise CPU and peripheral circuit thereof in the control module 1, needed program is controlled in the action of the digital camera of having packed into, control and the work of coordination each several part and the normal operation of whole device.This multifunctional digital code camera head is when independently using as a static digital camera, and control module 1 is carried out the general utility functions of static digital camera, controls the focusing of this multifunctional digital code camera head, the processes such as shooting, processing and storage of image; It is in the use that links to each other with computer, control module 1 not only control interface module 4 is finished with computer and is carried out software dialogue and identification, also control this multifunctional digital code camera head and carry out the seizure and the processing of sound attitude image, perhaps control as data write process etc. in the memory module 3 of the storage area of flash memory device as a computer camera.
Interface module 4 comprises interface 44 and interface protocol module 45, and interface protocol module 45 comport interface 44 are according to corresponding interface agreement operate as normal.When interface 44 with after the data-interface of computer or mobile communication terminal links to each other, start-up routine in the trigger control module 1, control module 1 control interface protocol module 45 and interface 44 are finished and being connected of computer or mobile communication terminal data interface, and explanation, conversion, control and coffret agreement, finish the initialization of docking port.
When USB interface that this device is with after computer links to each other, computer can detect and insert a new equipment, this equipment is a set composite that can plug memory and computer camera, this computer-chronograph is just sought and is started and corresponds respectively to the driver that can plug memory and computer camera, to reach the realization of these two functions.At last, on the display of computer, can see the running mark that a new portable hard drive and computer camera have occurred.User this moment not only can use computer camera to carry out the seizure of static state or dynamic image, also can and read in the storage of this new enterprising line data of portable hard drive.The image file that the user can capture computer camera is deposited into this portable hard drive, and carries out the transmission and the exchange of data in time in future or place and new data run platform.
In the present embodiment, what prestore in this device is one to include the application program module 10 of video communication software, as, popular Video chat software on the present network, so the user select the computer camera function and device of the present invention and computer finish be connected after, he just can start this software and carry out video communication, and this type of software is housed in advance necessarily on the computer that does not need to be connected, so, the user just can be easily carries out video communication and does not need to do other work again on arbitrary the available at that time computer that can connect the internet.
In addition, in this embodiment, this multifunctional digital code camera head also further comprises a state indicating module 6, in order to the operating state of device is indicated, for example, a LED lamp.
The working power of this multifunctional digital code camera head can be the external power source that transmits by interface module, also can increase an extra internal electric source module separately.
This multifunctional digital code camera head also can further comprise the write-protect function, as increases a write-protect switch (not shown), is used for preventing that data from writing memory module and going, and these all can be realized.
Embodiment two:
As shown in Figure 3, based on embodiment one, this multifunctional digital code camera head further comprises an independently power module 5, to be used for carrying out independently-powered to this multifunctional digital code camera head;
This multifunctional digital code camera head further comprises a keyboard portion 7, is used for sending instruction by peripheral operation to control module, and it can be one or more buttons;
This multifunctional digital code camera head further comprises a LCD module 8, is used to show the image file that photographing module 2 photographs or is stored in image file in the memory module 3;
The interface module 4 of this multifunctional digital code camera head comprises a usb interface module 41, a UART interface module 42 and an IRDA infrared interface 43, can finish and being connected of computer by usb interface module 41;
Can finish and being connected of mobile communication phone by UART interface module 42, can finish with the data of computer, mobile communication phone, PDA (personal digital assistant) even other digital cameras by IRDA infrared interface 43 and be connected.At this moment, the device of the present invention back-up disk that more can be further used as communication terminals such as mobile phone, palmtop PC uses.
Based on present embodiment, this multifunctional digital code camera head can be used as an independent digital camera fully to carry out target image and takes, and through usb interface module 41 and the synchronous realization that reaches flash memory device and computer camera after the computer realization data are connected.
As shown in Figure 4, the present invention is based on said apparatus and can carry out the storage of following a kind of multimedia file like this and the realization of transmission method, it comprises the steps:
Step 401, said apparatus is connected with computer by interface module 4, finishes the synchronous realization of computer camera and flash memory device;
Step 402,2 pairs of targets of photographing module are taken and are caught, the memory module 3 that static state after handling through associated picture or dynamic image file are stored in this multifunctional digital code camera head;
Step 403 is answered the request of other data run terminals or the requirement of this multifunctional digital code camera head control module 1, and the view data that will be stored in the memory module 3 by interface module 4 send other data run terminals to;
Step 404, data run terminal through wired or wireless internet or mobile communications network this image file is sent to other far-ends.
Device of the present invention can be separately as a removable memory disc, also can be separately as a digital camera, when joining, can have the function of flash memory device and computer camera simultaneously concurrently with a computer, more can be further used as the back-up disk of communication terminals such as mobile phone, palmtop PC, its advantage is apparent, and prolongable purposes is very extensive.
Multifunction digital camera of the present invention, be not restricted to listed utilization in specification and the execution mode, it can be applied to various suitable the present invention's field fully, for those skilled in the art, can easily realize additional advantage and make amendment, therefore under the situation of the spirit and scope of the universal that does not deviate from claim and equivalency range and limited, the examples shown that the present invention is not limited to specific details, representational equipment and illustrates here and describe.

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1, a kind of multifunctional digital code camera head comprises: control module, photographing module, memory module, application program module and interface module; Wherein,
The work of each unit and the normal operation of whole device are controlled and coordinated to described control module, and control is as data write process in the memory module of the storage area of flash memory device;
Described photographing module is used to obtain the target image line correlation of going forward side by side to be handled;
Described memory module is used to store the data message that photographing module or interface module transmit, when this multifunctional digital code camera head links to each other with computer, as the storage area of flash memory device;
Described application program module writes in this device in advance, starts under the instruction of control module, finishes relevant application;
Described interface module comprises one or more interfaces, is used for carrying out the transmission and the exchange of data with other data run terminals under the control of this multifunctional digital code camera head control module.
2, multifunctional digital code camera head according to claim 1 is characterized in that, further comprises an independently power module, to be used for carrying out independently-powered to this multifunctional digital code camera head.
3, multifunctional digital code camera head according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that, described application program module is one to include the application program module of multimedia message sends in one/a little fixed networks station address this and relevant working procedure.
4, multifunctional digital code camera head according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that, described application program module is one to include the application program module of video communication software.
5, multifunctional digital code camera head according to claim 1 and 2, it is characterized in that, the interface that comprises in the described interface module can be wired communication interface or wireless communication interface etc., can include but not limited to as lower interface: general-purpose serial bus USB interface, UART interface, infrared interface IRDA or even blue tooth interface that is provided with according to Bluetooth specification or the wireless connections interface between some other small type mobile devices etc.
6, multifunctional digital code camera head according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that, further comprises a key board unit, is used for sending instruction by peripheral operation to control module.
7, multifunctional digital code camera head according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that, further comprises a LCD module, is used to show the image file that photographing module photographs or is stored in the interior image file of memory module.
8, multifunctional digital code camera head according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that, further comprises a state indicating device, in order to the operating state of multifunctional digital code camera head is indicated.
9, multifunctional digital code camera head according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that, comprises that further one is used for preventing that data from writing the write-protect switch that memory module is gone.
10, according to arbitrary described multipurpose digital camera in claim 1 or 2, it is characterized in that the storage area that is used as flash memory device in the described memory module is removable storage card.
11, according to arbitrary described multipurpose digital camera in claim 1 or 2, it is characterized in that the storage area that is used as flash memory device in the described memory module is built-in storage device.
12, a kind of storage and transmission method of the multimedia file of realizing based on claim 1 or 2 described devices comprise the steps:
At first, said apparatus is connected with computer by interface module, finishes the synchronous realization of computer camera and flash memory device;
Secondly, photographing module is taken and is caught target, and the image file after handling through associated picture is stored in the memory module of this multifunctional digital code camera head;
Then, answer the request of other data run terminals or the requirement of this multifunctional digital code camera head control module, the view data that will be stored in the memory module by interface module sends other data run terminals to;
At last, the data run terminal through wired or wireless internet or mobile communications network this image file is sent to other far-ends.
13, the storage of multimedia file according to claim 12 and transmission method is characterized in that, described other data run terminals are a PC or mobile communication terminal.
14, the storage of multimedia file according to claim 12 and transmission method is characterized in that, photographing module is caught and is static image file or dynamic image file through interface module image transmitted file.
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