FR3044850A1 - SHOOTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POWERING WITHOUT INTERRUPTION OF A SHOOTING SYSTEM - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a shooting system, comprising a support (120) provided with a main energy storage device (121) and a camera (110) comprising an auxiliary energy storage device (111). When the camera (110) is connected to the carrier (120), the carrier (120) supplies power and when the camera (110) is disconnected from the carrier (120), the storage device auxiliary energy (111) supplies the camera (110).

Description

Field of the invention

The field of the present invention relates to that of shooting systems and more precisely that of uninterrupted power supply systems comprising a camera and a support intended to receive the camera.

Prior art

Nowadays, during certain professional or leisure activities, the user, that is to say the person performing an action, may want to document his action for public and / or private purposes.

Indeed, the user, performing the action, may want to share the different stages of its action with an audience for educational purposes so as to allow the public a better understanding of these steps. To do this, the shooting of the action must be carried out so as to allow several perspectives such as those allowing, for example, a global visualization of the action or the point of view of the observer but also those allowing a visualization of a particular aspect of the action or a detail. These different perspectives of shooting enrich in informative values the documentation.

In the case of a violinist, for example, the position of the fingers on the strings or the inclination of the bow are very delicate to teach. Therefore, it is interesting to allow the observer to view the action through different shots. Shooting systems, currently on the market, allow these different shots. Only, these systems of shooting are generally attached to a branch of the telescope, which makes their manipulations laborious because of the spectacle frame. Therefore, the subjective shooting systems are hardly more advantageous than a portable shooting device such as a camcorder. When you want to shoot from a different perspective.

Presentation of the invention

The object of the present invention is to completely or partially solve the aforementioned drawbacks in the form of a camera system, comprising a camera and a medium intended to receive the camera, carrier comprising: a main energy storage device; the main energy storage device being intended to be charged with electrical energy and to store electrical energy; a main connection member; the main connecting member being electrically connected to the main energy storage device, and being intended to allow the charging of the main energy storage device with electrical energy and the transfer of this electrical energy to the camera ; and the camera comprising: an auxiliary connecting member; the auxiliary connecting member being configured to cooperate with the main connection member and to electrically connect the main energy storage device and the camera when the camera is placed on the medium; and an auxiliary energy storage device; the auxiliary energy storage device being intended to be charged with electrical energy by the main energy storage device when the auxiliary connection member cooperates with the main connection member, the auxiliary energy storage device being intended to store this electrical energy and to supply the electric energy shooting device when the auxiliary connection member does not cooperate with the main connection member; the main energy storage device being configured to supply electrical power to the camera, when the auxiliary connecting member cooperates with the main connecting member.

The shooting system according to the invention is intended to be worn by a user during an action while allowing shooting. The shooting system has the ability to allow the user, performing the action, to film the various stages of the action it performs and this, from different perspectives while avoiding an interruption of the power supply. electric energy. The film thus produced allows the public to have a global view of the action so as to allow the public a better understanding of the steps taken.

Furthermore, the shooting system allows the user for certain particular sequences to film an action or a detail using the shooting device when the shooting device is disconnected from the medium on which the shooting device rests. This possibility is enabled by the particular configuration of the main energy storage device and the auxiliary energy storage device. The main energy storage device allowing greater autonomy is fixed on a support. The second energy storage device, that is to say the auxiliary energy storage device has, meanwhile, a lower autonomy, and more exactly less than the autonomy of the main energy storage device . Thus, the auxiliary energy storage device can be directly integrated into the camera so as to minimize the weight of the camera as well as its size.

The shooting device according to the invention thus has the advantage, compared to the cameras on the market, to be smaller and more manageable.

The camera system may further have one or more of the following features taken alone or in combination.

According to one embodiment, the auxiliary energy storage device comprises a range less than the autonomy of the main energy storage device.

According to one embodiment, the main connection member comprises a pin and the auxiliary connection member comprises a housing for receiving the pin so as to establish an electrical contact between the support and the camera.

According to one embodiment, the auxiliary connection member comprises a pin and the main connection member comprises a housing for receiving the pin so as to establish an electrical contact between the support and the shooting device.

According to one embodiment, the auxiliary connection member is reversibly snap-on on the main connection member so as to make an electrical contact between the support and the camera and to maintain the shooting device. on the support.

By reversibly snap, it is understood that the auxiliary connection member can mate and disconnect from the support.

According to one embodiment, the auxiliary connection member may comprise an auxiliary holding member.

According to one embodiment, the main connection member may comprise a main holding member.

According to one embodiment, the auxiliary holding member may comprise a magnet or an electromagnet.

According to one embodiment, the main holding member may comprise a magnet or an electromagnet.

According to one embodiment, the auxiliary holding member may be configured to cooperate with the main holding member so as to maintain the shooting device on the support.

According to one embodiment, the auxiliary connection member and the main connection member may respectively comprise an auxiliary energy transfer member and a main energy transfer member.

According to one embodiment, the auxiliary energy transfer member may comprise a passive energy transfer member.

According to one embodiment, the main energy transfer member may comprise an active energy transfer member.

According to one embodiment, the main energy storage device is reversibly snap-on on the support so as to allow the loading of the energy storage device with electrical energy without having to transport the support near a power source. .

According to one embodiment, the camera comprises a central unit configured to detect the disconnection between the auxiliary connection member and the main connection member, and to control the electrical power supply of the pickup device. seen by the auxiliary energy storage device when said disconnection is detected.

Thus, thanks to this arrangement, when the camera is disconnected from the medium, the central unit controls the electrical power supply of the camera by the auxiliary energy storage device in order to mitigate a decrease voltage that could interfere with the operation of the camera.

According to one embodiment, the support comprises one of a pole, a tripod, a case and a spectacle frame.

Thus, thanks to this arrangement, the camera can be associated with a pole, a tripod, a case and a spectacle frame so as to allow the auxiliary energy storage device to be recharged with electrical energy.

The present invention further relates to an uninterrupted power supply method for a camera system, said uninterruptible power supply method comprising the steps of: detecting an interruption of the electrical power supply of the pickup device by the main energy storage device; and controlling the power supply of the camera by the auxiliary energy storage device.

According to one embodiment, the uninterrupted power supply method comprises a connection detection step of the main energy storage device to the camera.

Thus, thanks to this arrangement, the uninterrupted power supply method makes it possible to supply electrical power to the recording device by the auxiliary energy storage device in order to overcome a drop in voltage which could adversely affect the operation of the device. when a disconnect is detected.

According to one embodiment, the uninterrupted power supply method comprises a step of transmitting the data relating to the autonomy of one of the energy storage devices among the main energy storage device and the storage device auxiliary power supply, to an information retrieval device such as a visual information projection device and a sound information transmitter device.

Thus, thanks to this arrangement, the user can know the autonomy of one of the energy storage devices during its use. Other features and advantages of the invention will appear better on reading the following description of an embodiment of the invention given by way of non-limiting example.

List of Figures The invention will be better understood with the aid of the detailed description which is set forth below with reference to the drawing, in which: FIG. 1 represents an example of a shooting system in which a support 120 and a shooting device 110 according to the invention are implemented; Fig. 2 shows an exemplary camera system when the camera 110 is placed on a tripod 500; FIG. 3 illustrates an example of support 120 in the form of a case 600; Figure 4 shows an example of support 120 in the form of a spectacle frame 700; and FIG. 5 represents an example of an uninterrupted power supply method for a camera system according to the invention

In the following detailed description of the figures defined above, the same elements or elements fulfilling identical functions may retain the same references so as to simplify the understanding of the invention.

Description of Embodiments of the Invention

In order to illustrate the advantages of the system of shooting, we will take the case where the user would be a technician and who must intervene on a device having an anomaly of operation.

If the technician were to use a camcorder, the weight and size of the camcorder would be too great and would not allow to see exactly the anomaly or a particular region of the defective device. It's the same with a small camera that has a battery directly integrated in its case.

Furthermore, with the camera system according to the invention, the technician could be assisted by an engineer during the diagnosis of the defective device and according to the results, the technician could easily bring the camera 110 closer to a region. device or component suspected of being defective for a short time.

The shooting system according to the invention comprises a camera 110 and a carrier 120 as shown in FIG. 1. The carrier 120, represented by a pole 400 in this embodiment, is intended to receive the device 110 and comprises a main energy storage device 121 and a main connection member 122. The main energy storage device 121 is intended to be loaded with electrical energy and to store electrical energy. . The main energy storage device 121 may be in the form of a set of electric accumulators configured to generate an electrical voltage.

Still in FIG. 1, it can be observed that the energy storage device is electrically connected to the main connection member 122 via an electronic card. The main connection member 122 is intended to allow the loading of the main energy storage device 121 into electrical energy and the transfer of this electrical energy to the camera 110.

To do this, the camera 110 comprises an auxiliary connecting member 112. This auxiliary connecting member 112 is configured to cooperate with the main connection member 122 and to electrically connect the main energy storage device 121 and the shooting device when the camera 110 is placed on the support 120, or more exactly connected to the support 120.

Furthermore, the camera 110 comprises an auxiliary energy storage device 111 intended to be charged with electrical energy by the main energy storage device 121 when the auxiliary connection member 112 co-operates with the device main connection 122.

The purpose of the auxiliary energy storage device 111 is to store electrical energy and to restore this electrical energy to the camera 110 when the auxiliary connection member 112 does not cooperate with the main connection member 122. In other words, the main energy storage device 121 is configured to supply electrical power to the camera 110 only when the auxiliary connection member 112 cooperates with the main connection member 122.

This cooperation between the main connection member 122 and the auxiliary connection member 112 may be in the form of a pin 123 and a housing 113 such as a jack or in the form of a USB connection ™. Thus the housing 113, present on the auxiliary connection member 112, can receive the pin 123 of the main connection member 122 so as to establish an electrical contact between the support 120 and the camera 110.

According to another embodiment not shown, the auxiliary connection member 112 may comprise a pin 123 and the main connection member 122 may comprise a housing 113 for receiving the pin 123. Thus the housing 113, present on the main connecting member 122, can receive the pin 123 of the auxiliary connection member 112 so as to establish an electrical contact between the support 120 and the camera 110.

It is also possible to envisage an embodiment (not shown) according to which the auxiliary connection member 112 would be reversibly snap-on on the main connection member 122 so as to establish an electrical contact between the support 120 and the connection device. shooting 110 and maintain the camera 110 on the support 120. By way of non-limiting example, this embodiment can be envisaged with the support 110 glasses 700 or more precisely a branch of glasses as shown in Figure 4.

The camera 110 comprises a central unit 119. This central unit 119 enables the detection of the connection and the control of the power supply S02 in electrical energy of the camera 110 and the auxiliary energy storage device. 111 by the main energy storage device 121, when the connection between the main connecting member 122 and the auxiliary connecting member 112 is established.

On the other hand, when the main connection member 122 and the auxiliary connection member 112 are disconnected, a method of uninterrupted supply of the camera system is implemented by the central unit 119 in order to overcome a fall. of voltage or interruption of the operation of the camera 110.

Indeed, when the central unit 119 detects an interruption of the power supply of the camera 110 by the main energy storage device 121, the central unit 119 immediately controls the power supply. of the camera 110 by the auxiliary energy storage device 111. The central unit 119 can also control the transmission of the data relating to the autonomy of the auxiliary energy storage device 111 to a rendering device. information (not shown) such as a mobile phone, a computer, a connected watch, a smartphone or any other display means.

FIG. 2 represents a second embodiment of the camera system which differs from the first embodiment essentially in that the support 120 is formed by a tripod 500.

The tripod 500 comprises a set of telescopic arms 530 and a panoramic head 510 on which the camera 110 is connected. The tripod 500 further comprises a crank 520 for a better orientation of the camera 110. panoramic 510 rests on a set of telescopic branches 530 for adjusting the height of the camera 110 with the aid of clamping rings 540.

The tripod 500 also includes non-slip backing surfaces 550 to provide the camera with greater stability. By way of non-limiting example, the main energy storage device 121 may be reversibly snap on the support 120 so as to allow the loading of the main energy storage device 120 without having to transport the support near a source of energy, which, depending on the size of the tripod, can be very cumbersome.

By reversibly snap-fastenable, it is understood that the auxiliary connection member can mate and disconnect from the support, so that when the electrical energy loading of main energy storage device 121 is completed, the storage device main energy 121 can again be snapped onto the support 120.

FIG. 3 represents a third embodiment of the camera system which differs from the first embodiment and the second embodiment essentially in that the support 120 is formed by a case 600 intended to protect the camera device. 110. The case 600 can be perfectly sealed and / or translucent thus allowing the camera 110 to film while being protected and supplied with electrical energy.

According to an embodiment not shown, the auxiliary connection member 112 may comprise an auxiliary holding member (not shown) and the main connecting member 122 a main holding member (not shown). These holding members, that is to say the auxiliary holding member and the main holding member may be in the form of a magnet or an electromagnet.

Thus, thanks to this arrangement, the auxiliary holding member can cooperate with the main holding member so as to maintain and the arrangement of the shooting device on the support. Advantageously, this configuration allows the shooting device 110 and the support 120 to be perfectly hermetic. Therefore, in order to be able to recharge the camera 110 by the support, the auxiliary connection member 112 and the main connection member 122 may respectively comprise an auxiliary energy transfer member (not shown) and a main energy transfer member (not shown).

This auxiliary energy transfer member and this main energy transfer member may respectively comprise a passive energy transfer member (not shown) and an active energy transfer member (not shown). The active energy transfer member may be in the form of an induction coil (not shown) just like the passive energy transfer member. Thus the energy transmission is by electromagnetic coupling so as to transfer the energy of the main energy storage device 121 to the auxiliary energy storage device 111 when the camera 110 is in the vicinity. support 120 and preferably in the case 600.

FIG. 4 represents a fourth embodiment of the shooting system which differs from the first three embodiments essentially in that the support 120 is formed by a spectacle frame 700. The central unit described above allows all these modes. embodiment to provide the camera with uninterrupted power supply.

Indeed, as shown in FIG. 5, the central unit implements an uninterrupted power supply method by enabling the detection of an SOI interruption of the electrical energy supply of the camera device. 110 by the main energy storage device 121 and by controlling the supply SO 2 of electrical energy of the camera 110 by the auxiliary energy storage device 111.

When the camera 110 is again connected to the main energy storage device 121, the uninterruptible power supply method detects this connection S03.

Throughout these steps of detecting an interrupt SO1, controlling the supply S02 and connection detection S03, the uninterrupted supply method transmits S10 data relating to the autonomy of one of the devices of storing energy among the main energy storing device 121 and the auxiliary energy storing device 111, to an information reproducing device (not shown) such as a visual information projection device and a sound information transmitter device.

Claims (11)

1) Shooting system comprising a camera (110) and a carrier (120) for receiving the camera (110), the carrier (120) comprising: a camera storage device main energy (121); the main energy storage device (121) being intended to be charged with electrical energy and to store electrical energy; a main connection member (122); the main connecting member (122) being electrically connected to the main energy storage device (121), and being intended to permit the charging of the main energy storage device (121) with electrical energy and the transfer of this electrical energy to the camera (110); and the image pickup device (110) comprising: an auxiliary connecting member (112); the auxiliary connecting member (112) being configured to cooperate with the main connecting member (122) and electrically connecting the main energy storage device (121) and the pickup device when the pickup device view (110) is placed on the support (120); and an auxiliary energy storage device (111); the auxiliary energy storage device (111) being intended to be charged with electrical energy by the main energy storage device (121) when the auxiliary connection member (112) cooperates with the main connection member ( 122), the auxiliary energy storage device (111) being intended to store this electrical energy and to supply the camera (110) with electrical energy when the auxiliary connection member (112) does not cooperate with the main connection member (122); the main energy storage device (121) being configured to supply electrical power to the camera (110) when the auxiliary connecting member (112) cooperates with the main connecting member (122). 2) Shooting system according to claim 1, wherein the auxiliary energy storage device (111) comprises a range less than the autonomy of the main energy storage device (121). 3) Shooting system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the main connecting member (122) comprises a pin (123) and the auxiliary connecting member (112) comprises a housing (113) for receiving the pin (123) so as to make electrical contact between the support (120) and the camera (110). 4) Shooting system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the auxiliary connecting member (112) comprises a pin (123) and the main connecting member (122) comprises a housing (113) for receiving the pin (123) so as to make electrical contact between the support (120) and the camera (110). 5) Shooting system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the auxiliary connecting member (112) is reversibly snap on the main connecting member (122) so as to establish an electrical contact between the support (120). ) and the camera (110) and to maintain the camera (110) on the carrier (120). 6) Shooting system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the main energy storage device is reversibly snap on the support so as to allow the loading of the energy storage device with electrical energy without having to transport the support near a source of energy. 7) Shooting system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the camera (110) comprises a central unit (119) configured to detect the disconnection between the auxiliary connecting member (112). ) and the main connecting member (122), and for controlling the power supply of the camera (110) by the auxiliary energy storage device (111) when said disconnection is detected. 8) Shooting system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the carrier (120) comprises one of a pole (400), a tripod (500), a case (600) and a frame of bezel (700). 9) Uninterrupted power supply method implemented by a shooting system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, said uninterrupted power supply method comprising the following steps: detection of an interruption (SOI) of supplying electrical power to the camera (110) by the main energy storage device (121); and controlling the supply (S02) of electrical power to the camera (110) by the auxiliary energy storage device (111). The uninterrupted power supply method according to claim 7, comprising a connection detection step (S03) of the main energy storage device (121) to the camera (110). 11) A method of uninterrupted power supply according to one of claims 7 or 8, comprising a step of transmitting (S10) data relating to the autonomy of one of the energy storage devices of the storage device. main energy (121) and the auxiliary energy storage device (111) to an information retrieval device (900) such as a visual information projection device and an information transmitter device sound.