CN2499868Y

CN2499868Y - Portable device with digital photographic and time counting function

Info

Publication number: CN2499868Y
Application number: CN 01259057
Authority: CN
Inventors: 翁源松
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2001-09-10
Filing date: 2001-09-10
Publication date: 2002-07-10
Anticipated expiration: 2011-09-10

Abstract

A portable device with digital photographing and timing function for photographing digital image and displaying time is characterized in that a super twisted nematic display and a twisted nematic display are respectively used for displaying image and time, and two separated batteries are respectively used for providing power to the displays, thereby improving the power utilization efficiency.

Description

Have the portable device of digital photography and clocking capability concurrently

Technical field

The utility model relates to the digital photography technical field, particularly relates to the higher portable device that has digital photography and clocking capability concurrently of a kind of electric power utilization ratio.

Background technology

The unique manufacturer that releases the portable device that has digital photography and clocking capability concurrently at present on market is Japanese Casio (CASIO) company.This portable device such as it disclose in Japanese publication 60-148263 patent, it is to switch in a temporal mode and a photograph mode, and utilizes the single display device to come in temporal mode in demonstration time and photograph mode show image and come supply capability with single battery.So, this single display device comes show image or time no matter be all need be supplied in photograph mode and the temporal mode electric power.This display is in order to show that enough clear picture is so that the user watches image, so this display must have enough resolutions and size, for example the display of the product of Casio is STN Super TN (hereinafter to be referred as the STN) display of 14,400 pixels (pixels) and 20mm*20mm.Yet, this display needs more electric power to supply with compared to the display that only needs the Pocket timing function originally, and this display still continues to be used for the demonstration time when no longer being used for show image, make the power consumption of this product too high, and replacing battery that need be frequent, product as the Casio can only be kept 6 months under the pattern in a service time, cause user's inconvenience unavoidably, yet in fact the demonstration of time does not need as the large-size that needs as the display frame and the display of higher resolution, therefore lower (for example size is lower if can utilize another power consumption, resolution is lower) and so on display come the special demonstration time, so can be reduced to the electric power consumption in the temporal mode, and then the reduction overall power consumption, and can prolong service time of battery.Moreover, owing to only come supply capability with single battery, so when battery can't continue supply capability, then the basic clocking capability of this product all can't use, and the battery charge capacity is limited again, can't adopt so this display only uses 16 GTG displays to come show image color monitor (because of power consumption big), to avoid power consumption too fast and cause this product under an execution time function, all to need frequently to change the shortcoming of battery, therefore if utilize two batteries to supply with the display that image and time showing are used respectively, even during the dead battery of the display that feasible supply image is used, only can lose camera function, the display of being used by the demonstration time of another battery supply capability still can move, and it is more unrestricted with selecting for use of the display of using for show image to keep basic clocking capability.

Summary of the invention

A purpose of the present utility model is to provide a kind of portable device that has digital photography and clocking capability concurrently that is reduced to the electric power consumption when carrying out clocking capability.

Another purpose of the present utility model is to provide a kind of portable device that has digital photography and clocking capability concurrently that improves the utilization ratio of electric power.

A purpose more of the present utility model be to provide a kind of can with the portable device that has digital photography and clocking capability concurrently of outside transmitted in both directions signal.

Another purpose of the present utility model is to provide a kind of portable device that has digital photography and clocking capability concurrently that shows the image demonstration of being downloaded by the outside.

The technical solution of the utility model is: it comprises a housing, a circuit unit, an image sensing unit, a STN Super TN display, a twisted nematic display and two batteries; Wherein, this housing have one first wall, second wall relative with first wall, this first and this second wall between at least one the 3rd wall, to define an accommodation space; This circuit unit is to be placed in the accommodation space of this housing and to have the function of each member start of image processing, timing and control; This image sensing unit is embedded in the 3rd wall one and forms this circuit unit of image signal feed-in with the control of this circuit unit and handles; This STN Super TN display is embedded on first wall of this housing and electrically connects this circuit unit, in order to the image signal that shows that this is treated; This twisted nematic display is embedded at first wall of this housing and is electrically connected to this circuit unit, and in order to showing the timing time of this circuit unit, and the size of this twisted nematic display is the size less than this STN Super TN display; Reaching two batteries is to supply with this STN Super TN display and the required power supply of this twisted nematic display respectively, and supply power gives other members in these portable devices.

Description of drawings Fig. 1 is a three-dimensional icon intention, and a preferred embodiment that has the portable device of digital photography and clocking capability concurrently of the present utility model is described; Fig. 2 is the block schematic diagram of this embodiment.

Embodiment

As shown in Figures 1 and 2, a preferred embodiment that has the portable device 1 of digital photography and clocking capability concurrently of the present utility model.This preferred embodiment be a Wristwatch-type formula and comprise a housing 2, a circuit unit 3, an image sensing unit 4, a STN display 5, a twisted nematic (hereinafter to be referred as TN) display 5 ', two batteries 6,6 ', a radio transceiver 7, an input block 8 and a storer 9.

This housing 2 is rectangular case, have one first wall 21,, second wall 22 that first wall 21 is relative therewith, between first and

second wall

21,22 and four the 3rd wall 23-26 that join, to define an accommodation space, to utilize ccontaining and all the other members of location of these walls 21-26.This first wall 21 set STN display 5 and TN display 5 '.In the present embodiment, watch image for the convenience of the users, thus the convex lens 27 that installing one is covered in STN display 5 movably on first wall 21 more, with the magnified image picture.And second wall 22 is set two batteries 6,6 ' (not shown).In addition, the accommodation space in the housing 2 is set image sensing unit 4 and radio transceiver 7 for putting circuit unit 3 with storer 9, the three walls 23, and sets input block 8 on another the 3rd wall 24.Though, the shape and each position of member 3-9 on housing 2 that in aforementioned, disclose housing 2, however the assembling position of the shape of housing 2 and each member 3-9 can need change according to the deviser, is not limited to the explanation of present embodiment.Circuit unit 3 be electrically connected to image sensing unit 4, STN display 5, TN display 5 ', battery 6,6 ', radio transceiver 7, input block 8 and storer 9.This circuit unit 3 have each

member

5,5 of image processing, timing and control ', 6,6 ', the function of 7,8,9 starts.

This image sensing unit 4 comprises a complementary gold oxygen half (hereinafter to be referred as a CMOS) sensor and a camera lens.So, when image sensing unit 4 is ordered starts by circuit unit 3, can utilize then that camera lens is clear to be projeced into outside scenery on the CMOS sensor, to form the image signal feed-in circuit unit 3 of an electric signal, thereafter circuit unit 3 can carry out image processing with convert to be suitable for showing the signal of STN display 5 after, further signal is sent to STN display 5, when taking, watches the image of shooting for the user.

This STN display 5 is the control that is subjected to circuit unit 3, comes show image with correspondence from the image signal that meets STN image signal specification that circuit unit 3 receives.And TN display 5 ' be is subjected to the timing result of the control of circuit unit 3 and receiving circuit unit 3 with the demonstration time.In the present embodiment, because under the same terms (promptly referring to same size and resolution), the power consumption of TN display is lower than the STN display, so the display used of demonstration time adopt TN display 5 ', to reduce the power consumption of clocking capability, and the TN display 5 used of demonstration time ' the size of the STN display 5 more used less than show image of size, so with respect to the power consumption of carrying out imaging function, the power consumption of carrying out clocking capability more can effectively reduce.

Two batteries 6,6 ' in a battery 6 in order to supply with in this portable device 1 member of carrying out imaging function, for example about partial circuit unit 3, image sensing unit 4, STN display 5, the radio transceiver 7 and storer 9 of image processing.And another battery 6 ' be used for supplying with is carried out the member of clocking capability in this portable device 1, for example rest parts circuit unit (as relevant for the partial circuit of control) 3, TN display 5 with timing ' with input block 8.Whereby, the timing and the camera function that can reach present embodiment are independently-powered, so in the time need not carrying out camera function, can end battery 6 for 5 power supplies of STN display, with effective reduction power consumption, and then the utilization ratio of raising electric power, need consume more electric power even carry out camera function, because of the execution of another battery 6 ' be used for supplying with specially clocking capability is arranged, thereby also can not have influence on life-span of clocking capability, thereby compared to portable device in the past, the life-span of the clocking capability of present embodiment can effectively prolong (as 5 years), and the STN display 5 used of show image ' need consideration can not make the factor of the lost of life of clocking capability yet, and can use colored STN display, to reach the effect that the picture colour presents.

This radio transceiver 7 is to be electrically connected to circuit unit 3, in order to receive or the emission signal, can make the signal transmitted in both directions with external electronic to reach.And as Fig. 2, among this embodiment, this radio transceiver 7 is an infrared transceiver, and electronic installation is the notebook computer 99 of a tool infrared transmission function.Whereby, can be before image signal be passed to 5 demonstrations of STN display, after can in this radio transceiver 7 transmits so far notebook computer 99 earlier, doing image processing, be back in the portable device 1 through radio transceiver 7 again, show by STN display 5, perhaps, image signal also can be resent to notebook computer 99 and carry out the high-order image processing then after circuit unit 3 carries out rough handling, and after radio transceiver 7 is back to portable device 1, so STN display 5 show image pictures can be more true to nature.Moreover, the image signal that the portable device 1 of present embodiment also can be through radio transceiver 7 directly forms by the image signal of downloading its storage as the electronic installation of notebook computer 99 and so on but not through image sensing unit 4, be shown in STN display 5, so can reach STN display 5 show images and can be not limited to the captured image of image sensing unit 4, make show image abundant more with the tool changeability.

This input block 8 is to control several operating keys of portable device 1 function and be electrically connected to circuit unit 3 for the user, and this circuit unit 3 can come the control member start with the variation of input block 8 input signals.Whereby, the user can utilize this input block 8 control portable device 1 function switching or whether carry out.This storer 9 is for the data that stores image signal.So can will be stored in the storer 9 by image detecting unit 4 captured image signals, perhaps the image signal data of being downloaded by outside notebook computer 99 also can be stored in the storer 9, when needed, can utilize input block 8 control circuit unit 3 by the corresponding image signal data of acquisition in the storer 9 by the user, and be sent to STN display 5 and show, whereby, the user can watch the image of liking at any time.

Conclude above-mentioned, portable device of the present utility model 1 is owing to utilize the less TN display 5 of STN display 5 and size ' come show image and time respectively, so supplied with compared to can effectively reduce the required electric power of clocking capability really in the past, and different from the past and can show time and image simultaneously, to reach effect more convenient to use.Moreover, because the STN display 5 TN display 5 less with size ' respectively with different batteries 6,6 ' separate supply capability, so can cut off the electric power of 5 pairs of STN displays 5 of battery supplies with in good time, with effective reduction overall power consumption and the utilization ratio that improves electric power, and effective execution time of clocking capability also can be extended, but also display color image of STN display 5.In addition, but because the function of the transmitted in both directions data of radio transceiver 7, make the portable device 1 of present embodiment can use external electronic (as notebook computer 99) to carry out image processing and the image data of downloading external electronic, and then can show the higher and more image of variability of fidelity, and can utilize storer 9 to store image signal, to be available for users to the watching image of taking or downloading at any time.

Claims

1, a kind of portable device that has digital photography and clocking capability concurrently, it is characterized in that: this portable device comprises:

One housing, have one first wall, second wall relative with first wall, this first and this second wall between at least one the 3rd wall, to define an accommodation space;

One has the circuit unit of each member actuator function of image processing, timing and control, is placed in the accommodation space of this housing;

One control with this circuit unit forms the image sensing unit that this circuit unit of image signal feed-in is handled, and is embedded in the 3rd wall;

One in order to show the STN Super TN display of the image signal that this is treated, is embedded on first wall of this housing and electrically connects this circuit unit;

The one twisted nematic display in order to the timing time that shows this circuit unit is embedded at first wall of this housing and is electrically connected to this circuit unit, and the size of this twisted nematic display is less than the size of this STN Super TN display;

Two supply with the battery that the required power supply of this STN Super TN display and this twisted nematic display and supply power give other members in these portable devices respectively.

2, the portable device that has digital photography and clocking capability concurrently as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: this portable device more comprises one in order to amplify the convex lens of show image, covers this STN Super TN display.

3, the portable device that has digital photography and clocking capability concurrently as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: this portable device more comprises one in order to import the input block of a controlling signal to this circuit unit, be embedded on the 3rd wall of this housing and electrically be electrically connected to this circuit unit, and this circuit unit is other members of corresponding this portable device of control with this signal.

4, the portable device that has digital photography and clocking capability concurrently as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: when this STN Super TN display did not need show image again, then this circuit unit made this battery stop the electric power of this STN Super TN display is supplied with.

5, the portable device that has digital photography and clocking capability concurrently as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: this portable device more comprises one in order to store the storer of this image signal.

6, the portable device that has digital photography and clocking capability concurrently as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: this portable device more comprises one in order to be received the image signal of radiowave by the outside or to send the radio transceiver of the image signal of radiowave, is electrically connected to this circuit unit.

7, the portable device that has digital photography and clocking capability concurrently as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that: this radio transceiver is an infrared transceiver.

8, the portable device that has digital photography and clocking capability concurrently as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that: this radio transceiver is embedded in the 3rd wall of this housing one.

9, the portable device that has digital photography and clocking capability concurrently as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that: this radio transceiver and this image sensing unit are arranged on the same wall of the 3rd wall.