CN2896330Y - Integrated pick-up camera system with wireless audio-frequency conversion - Google Patents
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The present invention provides a combined camera, camera stand, audio hub, and audio headset charger. The audio headset is wireless, with a wireless connection to the stand/hub. The stand/hub then connects over a bus to a personal computer. The camera can be both tilted and adjusted in height on the stand. Seamless switching from one audio path (e.g., external speakers and microphone in webcam) to another (e.g., wireless headset) occurs, providing the user with a regular telephone like experience. In addition, it is easily possible to mute audio as well as video for the entire system.
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The title of the application's case application submission on Dec 11st, 2003 is the provisional application case the 60/529th of " Camera Stand withWireless Headset Battery Charger ", the title that No. 148 and on Dec 11st, 2003 submit to is the provisional application case the 60/529th of " Camera Stand with Wireless AudioConversion ", No. 149 right of priority, this both full text is incorporated herein.
Technical field
The utility model relates to a kind of rack-mount video camera, and relates to a kind of headphone and battery charger.
Background technology
In several years of past, the electronic contact between the people has had surprising growth.Various communication modes are used for telecommunications each other, for example Email, communication of text messages or the like.Video conference and video (its allow people converse in real time (" IM chat ") by the internet mutually) increased popularity of directly conversing (IM) particularly.Can there be other several application, wherein transmit rest image, video and/or audio data, for example live video stream, Video Capture, video monitor, internet supervision, Internet video camera or the like in order to make film.
There are several video cameras that can be used for this type of electric video and voice communication.Some this video cameras also have the ability of capturing still image.For the purpose of real-time video chat, these video cameras often are connected to user's computer, and the data transmission that video camera is caught is arrived computing machine.
Usually this communication relates to installation web camera on computers, and the user speaks facing to the microphone that inserts computing machine.The user not only needs to obtain and the equipment video camera, and often also needs independently microphone (situation of no embedded microphone in video camera) and independently loudspeaker or independently headphone.If the user uses the rope headphone is arranged, this significant limitation the movable everywhere freedom of user.If the user uses wireless headphone, if so the user must frequently change it battery or battery be rechargeable a charge independence device that is used for headphone must be arranged.The pleasurable sensation that obtains and equip these to make the rambling numerous devices of user's desktop be expensive, complicated and reduced the user.
In addition, user's ordinary practice is carried out telephone relation on routine call.Equipment and use above-mentioned various different device can cause being different from the experience of routine call conversation experience.
Intel's patent has been showed the camera mount that allows video camera inclination different angles for the 6th, 572, No. 282.Particularly, can click video camera makes it enter many index positions (multiple indexedposition).Kodak's patent has showed that the charging bracket of video camera is in order to the video camera that charges again for the 5th, 131, No. 351.Yet none provides the single device of the battery charger that comprises video camera, wireless headphone and wireless headphone these patents.These patents do not provide experience habitual, the routine call call type to the user yet.
Thereby, need provide a kind of coherent video of desktop confusion and tight integrating device of voice communication experience of reducing to the user.In addition, need provide a kind of device that is easy to use with the experience relevant with the routine call conversation.
The utility model content
The utility model provides a kind of combination shot machine, camera mount, audio conversion circuit and audio headset charger.Make the user easy to use and make it experience the experience relevant according to the device of an embodiment of the present utility model with the routine call conversation.
Audio headset is wireless, and it is wirelessly connected to support/hub.Support/hub then is connected to personal computer by bus, and uses identical cable to come relaying from the information of audio headset with from the video of video camera.In addition, cable also can be used for to the device power supply.Video camera can be that tilt and height adjustable support.
In one embodiment, described device comprises some buttons.In one embodiment, comprise a start button and a pause button.Described start button can have multiple function, comprises startup related software application program, replys incoming call or the like by speaker-phone.In one embodiment, pause button has interrupted video and audio transmission.Make audio transmission quiet with electronic device, and come the break of video transmission by the camera lens that covers video module with mechanical shutter.
The utility model provides a kind of and has been easy to use and is similar to the plain old telephone conversation, carries out the structure of video calling on the internet.
This summary and below embodiment described in feature and advantage be not to be exhaustive, and specific get on very well, the those skilled in the art will be not difficult to find other many feature and advantage from accompanying drawing, instructions and claims of this paper.In addition, should note, the language that is used for instructions is to select to be beneficial to purpose readable and directiveness in principle, and be not selection with delineation or limit subject matter of the present utility model, and must rely on claims to decide these subject matters of the present utility model.
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Can from the following embodiment of the present utility model and the claims of enclosing, find other advantages of the present utility model and feature in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the calcspar of the conventional system that is used for video communication of using a computer.
Fig. 2 is the calcspar according to the system of an embodiment of the present utility model.
Fig. 3 is another calcspar according to the electronic equipment of system of the present utility model.
Fig. 4 is the front perspective view according to the camera mount with wireless head-band earphone of an embodiment of the present utility model.
Fig. 5 is for camera mount and have the audio headset charger of wide-angle lens and optical zoom and be located at another view of an embodiment of the speaker-phone of camera mount inside.
Fig. 6 A catches process flow diagram with the method for transmission of video and voice data for explanation in an embodiment of the present utility model.
Fig. 6 B provides the process flow diagram of the method for the video of reception and voice data to the user in an embodiment of the present utility model for explanation.
Fig. 7 is the front perspective view according to the device of an embodiment of the present utility model.
Fig. 8 is its rear view.
Fig. 9 is its plan view from above.
Figure 10 is its anterior elevational view.
Figure 11 is its left side elevation view.
Figure 12 is its right side elevation view.
Figure 13 is front elevation thereafter.
Figure 14 is its face upwarding view.
Figure 15 is the skeleton view of independent camera mount base.
Figure 16 is its plan view from above.
Figure 17 is its anterior elevational view.
Figure 18 is its left side elevation view.
Figure 19 is its right side elevation view.
Figure 20 is front elevation thereafter.
Figure 21 is its face upwarding view.
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These figure (or diagram) have only described preferred embodiment of the present utility model for illustrative purposes.It should be noted that similar or identical in the drawings reference number can representation class like or identical functions.The those skilled in the art will be easy to recognize from following argumentation, can utilize the structure of announcement herein and the alternate embodiment of method under the prerequisite that does not break away from the utility model principle as herein described.
Fig. 1 is the calcspar by the conventional system of main frame video communication.This conventional system comprises video camera 100, microphone 110 and loudspeaker 120, all is connected to main frame 150.
Video camera 100 can be any video camera that is connected to main frame 100.For example, video camera 100 can be a web camera.In one embodiment, video camera 100 is Logitech, Inc. (Fremont, QuickCam video camera CA).Although it should be noted that it has been with reference to web camera in the following discussion, the utility model also can be applied to be connected on the video camera of any kind of main frame 100.
Microphone 120 can be any microphone that is connected to main frame 100.In one embodiment, microphone 120 is autonomous devices.These microphones can be (for example) any microphones that designs in order to use with personal computer, Logitech for example, Inc. (Fremont, desk-top microphone of Logitech (Desktop Microphone) CA) or the desk-top microphone of Logitech USB.In another embodiment, microphone 120 can insert camera 100 in.
Loudspeaker 130 can be any loudspeaker that is connected to main frame 100.For example, these loudspeakers can be Logitech, Inc. (Fremont, Logitech X-230 CA), Logitech Z-3.
Fig. 2 is the system block diagrams according to embodiment of the present utility model.Fig. 2 has described web camera 200, wireless headphone 250, main frame 150 and power supply 290.
In one embodiment, wireless module 235 comprises the transceiver that can transmit and receive wireless signal.In one embodiment, wireless module 235a is a transmitter.In another embodiment, wireless module 235a is a receiver.Wireless module 235 can use any wireless protocols, for example RF, bluetooth (Bluetooth) or the like.In addition, although any suitable frequency all is admissible, carrier wave can be approximately 27MHz, 233MHz, 433MHz (for example 433.92MHz) or 900MHz (for example 916.5MHz) or 2.4GHz.
In one embodiment, being connected between web camera 200 and the main frame 150 272 can be that entity connects, and for example USB (universal serial bus) connects (for example USB 1.1, USB 2.0 or the like), universal serial bus connects or the like.In other embodiments, being connected between web camera 200 and the main frame 150 272 can be wireless, and for example IR connects, RF connects (27MHz, 2.4GHz or the like), bluetooth connects or the like.It should be noted that being connected between web camera 200 and the main frame 150 is not limited to any particular type.In one embodiment, single between web camera 200 and the main frame 150 is connected 272 and is enough to send the video data of automatic network video camera 200 and from/to the voice data of wireless headphone 250 be used for the needs of various assemblies (comprising battery charger 215) power.
Fig. 3 is another calcspar according to the electronic equipment of the system of embodiment of the present utility model.As mentioned above, video module 205 comprises that video camera electronic equipment 352 is in order to handle the signal that is received by CMOS, CCD or other sensors.Sensor signal is treated and be provided to usb hub 356 by bus 354 then.Video camera electronic equipment 352 has (as can be seen) and is used for microphone, lifts and turn round being connected of button 440, start button 436 and various LED.Discuss these buttons and LED below with reference to Fig. 4.Their all-pass are crossed the electronic equipment that also is used for handling the camera video image and are sent.
In one embodiment, wireless headphone 250 provides wireless signal for respectively the antenna 358 among the wireless module 235a.Received sound signal is provided to an audio conversion circuit 225 that these conversion of signals is become to be applicable to the signal of (in one embodiment) usb bus 272.In the opposite direction, the sound signal that the people provided of video conference opposite side arrives usb bus 272 from internet and computing machine, by usb hub 356, line 370, audio conversion circuit 225 and another loudspeaker output 376, wherein said sound signal is provided to antenna 358 and arrives wireless headphone 250 with reverse transfer.
Independently battery charger 215 receive on the lines 382 power supply signal and to audio conversion circuit 225 and wireless module 235a and other power electronic equipment.When charging, wireless head-band earphone will be directly connected to battery charger unit 215 and its socket.
In one embodiment, being connected between headphone 250 and the wireless module 253a belongs to Bluetooth protocol.Then Bluetooth signal is converted to the usb signal that is used for through the usb bus transmission.In alternate embodiment, headphone 250 can be configured to and directly and be equipped with the main frame 270 of Bluetooth Receiver to carry out communication.Therefore, the consumer can select to use the Bluetooth Receiver in the camera pedestal or directly turn to and be used for so main frame 270 of the main frame of outfit.In one embodiment, should sell two kinds of different headphones according to the desirable purposes of consumer.
The utility model has solved and has bought the difficulty that the consumer faced that does not contain the video camera of microphone in the past, and it requires the user to need that not only loudspeaker and microphone are connected to video camera also need to be connected to its PC in addition and to go up to use video conference or video to call software and carry out communication.The utility model is integrated in one with microphone and headphone functional and is connected the single device that is connected to PC by single USB.The equipment of this system is more direct also simpler than previous scheme.
Be used for the wireless headphone of Logitech that headphone of the present utility model is preferably sold with mobile phone at present.This has been avoided the head of conventional computer headphone to go up (behind-the-neck) configuration behind (over-the-head) or the neck, and these two kinds are configured in and neitherly on the video camera can present professional image.
Fig. 4 has showed the device according to an embodiment of the present utility model.Support member 410 is installed on the camera mount 412 by following groove (invisible among this figure).Video module is installed in the top module 416 that video flowing LED 418 also is provided.Around axis 420 rotations, the wired connection that is connected to video module enters camera support 410 by this pivot to module 416 on a pivot.
Lower part comprises a module 422 with the socket 424 that is used to store audio headset 250.Shown in audio headset fold, its speaker portion 428 hang on the user's ear and microphone part 432 from pivot axis 432 foldings.Socket 424 comprises with audio headset 250 and contacting so that the contact of battery charging function to be provided.Therefore, described socket not only provides the space of storage audio headset, and it also provides the space that is used for its charging.
Bottom module has been showed an extra microphone 434 that the speaker-phone performance is provided.In one embodiment, the user can use microphone 434 on the described device with loudspeaker independently in conversation once, and perhaps he can use wireless headphone 250 to receive and transmission of audio.In one embodiment, the user can once use an independently external microphone with loudspeaker independently in the conversation.In one embodiment, all add loudspeaker and microphone to camera pedestal, make it not use headphone can serve as a video speaker-phone.In another alternate embodiment, using has the rope headphone.This has eliminated the needs to wireless receiver and transmitter, has realized lower cost solution, has still made up from the audio frequency of headphone and the video in the autonomous device simultaneously.
In one embodiment, according to the device of embodiment of the present utility model provide three with the interactional mechanism of described device with control conversation behavior: 1. headphone carriage; 2. headphone connects button; With 3. basic buttons.All these control device have been realized tight integrated conversation control function together, are similar to the wireless phone with speaker-phone base station.
Described device has at a plurality of buttons on the elementary cell and the switching mechanism in the bluetooth carriage.In one embodiment, the button on the elementary cell comprises start button 436 and pause button 438.This simple double-button structure makes the consumer very easily use described device.In another embodiment, can comprise that also one is used to obtain lifting of still picture snapshot and turns round button.
When pressing pause button 438, the Voice ﹠ Video that main frame 150 is received will interrupt.In one embodiment, described device can stop capturing audio and/or video data.In another embodiment, described device can stop to main frame 150 transmission of audio and/or video data.In one embodiment, make audio mute and hide video, provide confidentiality for the user thus by mechanical shutter with electronic device.This one-touch functions that is used to interrupt audio frequency (noise elimination) and video makes the user be easy to use.
In one embodiment, start button 436 has several functions, and it comprises:
Start an application program (if closing application program)
Recover an application program (if having hidden described application window)
Answering call (during jingle bell)
Cut off to call out (in being in conversation time)
Diverting call is to speaker-phone
Be that carrier wave is surveyed LED 442 and charger LED 444 below the button.Charger LED 444 indication headphones 250 suitably have been placed in the socket 424 and have made the contact and in fact charge.Carrier wave is surveyed LED 442 indications and has been detected carrier signal from headphone at run duration.
Fig. 5 has showed the difformity with supporting piece structure and has used another embodiment of the wide-angle lens of video camera.
Therefore, the embodiment of Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 provides a minimized single integrated unit of the line number that the consumer must be handled.As mentioned above, the single cable that is connected to the device of Fig. 4 will send from the sound signal of wireless head-band earphone with from the vision signal of video camera.In one embodiment, in same cable, also comprised to the power supply of described device with to the signal of the battery charger power supply of audio headset.In one embodiment, electricity is provided to described device by this cable through main frame 150.In one embodiment, the far-end of this single cable then is divided into two strands of cables to be connected to other bus ports in power supply and USB or the main frame 150.In another embodiment, power supply is connected to described device through cable independently.Provide a kind of elimination to be connected to the distribution route of pivot of the axle of power module and can forbid its clean design of the additional cable of the video camera of tilt function forward or backward.
Fig. 6 A catches and is transmitted in the process flow diagram of the method for video among the embodiment of the present utility model and voice data for explanation.By video module 205 capture video data (step 610).By audio-frequency module 245 capturing audio data (for example user's sound) (step 620).Then audio data transmission is arrived described device (step 630).In one embodiment, this is by the wireless transmission of wireless module 235b to wireless module 235a.Audio conversion module 225 converts voice data to and is fit to through connecting the data (step 635) of 272 transmission.Video data and switched voice data then singlely are connected 272 and are transferred to main frame 150 (step 640) by one.
Fig. 6 B is for illustrating the process flow diagram that is provided at the method for the Voice ﹠ Video data that received among the embodiment of the present utility model to the user.Receive Voice ﹠ Video data (step 650) by main frame 150.In one embodiment, receive these data by main frame 150 through network.On the display that is connected to main frame 150, show the video data (step 660) that is received.Voice data is transferred to a device (step 670) by connecting 272.Voice data converts to and is applicable to the data (step 675) that are transferred to headphone 250.Described data then are transferred to headphone (step 680).In one embodiment, (step 680) takes place with wireless mode in this transmission.
Fig. 7-14 has illustrated the various angles according to the device of an embodiment of the present utility model.
Figure 15-21 has illustrated independent camera mount bearing, has showed that a plurality of slots that are used for paired stud bolt or screw are to allow to adjust the height of the camera support on the camera support.As shown, four different groove location that are used to adjust height are provided.
The configuration of the said equipment and method only is the illustrative application of principle of the present utility model, and can make many other embodiment and modification under the prerequisite that does not break away from spirit of the present utility model and category, as defined in claims.For example, video module 205 can be in the independent community's device that is different from the entity apparatus that holds battery charger module 215, wireless module 235a and audio conversion module 225 depicted in figure 2.Therefore, category of the present utility model should not decide with reference to above description, and should come together to determine with reference to whole categories of accessory claim book and its counterpart.
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1. one kind has the integrated camera chain that ANTENN AUDIO is changed, and it is characterized in that described system comprises:
A video module;
One is connected to a main frame with the connection of transmission by described video module video captured data;
Wireless module with an ANTENN AUDIO headphone communication;
An audio conversion circuit, it will convert the voice data that is used for the described connection through being connected to described main frame and transmits to the voice data that wireless mode receives from described ANTENN AUDIO headphone.
2. system according to claim 1 is characterized in that described system further comprises:
An audio socket that is used for stocking described ANTENN AUDIO headphone.
3. system according to claim 1 is characterized in that described system further comprises:
A battery charger that is used for to the charging of described ANTENN AUDIO headphone.
4. system according to claim 3 is characterized in that described system further comprises:
The control module of a described video module of control and described ANTENN AUDIO headphone.
5. system according to claim 4 is characterized in that described control module comprises:
Interruption is by the voice data that described main frame received and the pause button of video data.
6. system according to claim 5 is characterized in that pressing described pause button in the electronics mode makes described voice data quiet.
7. system according to claim 5 is characterized in that pressing described pause button and activates a mechanical shutter that covers the part of described video module.
8. system according to claim 4 is characterized in that described control module comprises:
A start button that starts an Application Software Program.
9. system according to claim 4 is characterized in that described control module comprises:
A start button that starts a videoconference program.
10. system according to claim 4 is characterized in that described control module comprises:
A start button that starts an instant message transmission procedure.
11. system according to claim 3 is characterized in that the described audio conversion circuit that is connected with described wireless module further will convert the voice data that is used to be wirelessly transmitted to described ANTENN AUDIO headphone to from the voice data that described main frame receives.
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