KR19990086925A - Station unit of digital still camera - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a station apparatus of a digital still camera, and when a data of a conventional digital still camera is transmitted to a peripheral device, a connection with the peripheral device is very complicated, and recently, a memory for storing and expanding the contents of the digital still camera is expanded. There is a problem in that the interface is quite complicated when the user wants to directly connect to a personal computer (PC) and store the contents on a floppy disk using a disk driver. Therefore, the present invention provides a video jack 201 for connecting to a TV, a disk driver 205 and a compact card adapter for storing image data transmitted from the digital still camera 100 on a floppy diskette and a compact card. 206, a USB (Universal Serial Bus) port 207 and an RS23C port 210 for connecting to a peripheral device such as a personal computer (PC) or a printer to transfer image data of a digital still camera, and an IEEE 1394 not shown. And a IrDA window 208 for transmitting image data to the peripheral device by wireless communication, and a flash memory 209 for storing image data of the digital still camera 100 to facilitate connection with the peripheral device. The user can easily save, store and play the image data, and provide the user's convenience, and configure the flash memory to overcome the memory limitations of the digital still camera. And it would have to reduce the price to select a port that does not need cooking.

Description

Station unit of digital still camera

The present invention relates to a station apparatus of a digital still camera for minimizing the congestion of the connection according to the characteristics of the digital still camera, and in particular, to facilitate the connection with the peripheral device of the digital still camera to provide convenience of use and to store data. The present invention relates to a station apparatus of a digital still camera, which can be used for the purpose of overcoming the limitation of memory capacity.

1 is a structural diagram of a camcorder equipped with a station, and as shown therein, a camcorder 10 for receiving and recording video and audio; Video jack 21 for connecting to a TV, a battery holder 23 for mounting the rechargeable battery 22, and an LED indicator for displaying the current state of the rechargeable battery 22 as an LED. And a contact portion 25 for attaching and detaching the camcorder 10, a station for supplying power to the camcorder 10 or receiving a video signal from the camcorder 10 and outputting the video signal to the TV or monitor side. It consists of 20.

2 is a circuit diagram of a station apparatus of a conventional camcorder. As shown in FIG. 2, when a camcorder is seated on a station by a contact unit, audio is supplied from the station to the camcorder or provided from the camcorder to the station. And a connection unit 31 for receiving a video signal, and a video output unit 32 for receiving an audio and video signal from the connection unit 31 and providing the same to a TV or a monitor. A key input unit 33 for receiving an operation required for the station as a key signal, a battery charging unit 34 for charging a rechargeable battery according to a control signal, and a power supply unit 35 for supplying power to the camcorder according to the control signal ), An LED driver 36 for driving an LED (LED) indicating a state of the rechargeable battery according to a control signal, and the key input unit 33. The control unit 37 for outputting a control signal for controlling the operation of each unit in accordance with the provided key signal.

Looking at the prior art configured as described above is as follows.

In order to operate the camcorder 10, the camcorder 10 is first mounted on the contact portion 25 of the station 20.

Thus, the camcorder 10 can be attached to or detached from the station 20 through the contact portion 25.

When the camcorder 10 is seated in the station 20, the user inserts a power cord into a power terminal to supply power.

Then, the control unit 37 outputs a control signal for supplying power to the camcorder 10 to the power supply unit 35 and the connection unit 31, respectively.

The power supply unit 35 provides AC power to the connection unit 31, and the connection unit 31 supplies power supplied to the power supply unit 31 to the camcorder 10.

As the power is supplied, the camcorder 10 becomes an operable state to capture a desired subject.

In this way, in order to display and view the captured video and audio signal on the TV or monitor, the user selects a corresponding key through the key input unit 33.

Then, the control unit 37 recognizes a function corresponding to the key signal input through the key input unit 33 and controls the connection unit 31 and the video output unit 32.

Accordingly, the connection unit 31 receives the audio and video signals output from the camcorder 10 and provides them to the video output unit 32.

Then, the video output unit 32 outputs the audio and video signals provided through the connection unit 31 to a TV or a monitor to watch the video and audio captured by the camcorder 10.

The controller 37 checks whether the rechargeable battery is inserted into the battery holder 23, and if so, checks the state of charge of the rechargeable battery 22.

The controller 37 checking the state of charge of the rechargeable battery 22 outputs a signal for data to be displayed on the LED display 24 to the LED driver 36.

Accordingly, the LED driver 36 displays the current state of the rechargeable battery 22 by driving the LED of the LED display 24.

When it is determined that it is time to charge the rechargeable battery 22, the controller 37 controls the battery charger 34 to charge the battery.

As described above, if only the camcorder 10 is seated in the station 20, the rechargeable battery 22 is also charged, so that it is not necessary to connect a video cable to display on a screen by connecting to a TV or a monitor.

In other words, once installed, the user can simply watch the video through TV.

However, in the prior art as described above for the camcorder, in the case of a digital still camera, it is more demanding to connect with a peripheral device, it is complicated, and recently, to store and expand the contents of the digital still camera memory There is a problem in that the interface is quite complicated when the user wants to directly connect to a personal computer (PC) and store the contents on a floppy disk using a disk driver.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention for solving the conventional problems as described above is to provide a station apparatus of a digital still camera to simplify the connection between the digital still camera and the peripheral device.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a station apparatus of a digital still camera, which can store the image data of the digital still camera at the station and provide the data to a personal computer so that the capacity limit of the memory can be overcome.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a station apparatus of a digital still camera, which makes it easy to move and store data by adding a disk driver so that data can be stored directly on a diskette without a personal computer.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a station apparatus of a digital still camera that enables data transmission through a wireless connection such as IrDA.

1 is a structural diagram of a station apparatus of a conventional camcorder.

2 is a circuit diagram of a station apparatus of a conventional camcorder.

3 is a structural diagram of a station apparatus of the present invention digital still camera.

4 is a circuit diagram of a station apparatus of the present invention digital still camera.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

100: camcorder 200: station

201: video jack 202: battery

203: battery chamber 204: LED indicator

205: Disk Driver 206: Compact Card Adapter

207: USB port 208: IrDA window

209 flash memory

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a connection terminal for transmitting image data to an external device, a battery chamber for embedding a battery, an LED indicator for displaying the current state of the battery as an LED, and a digital still camera. It comprises a media drive unit for storing the image data transmitted from the storage medium and a serial interface means for transmitting the image data by connecting to a personal computer (PC), a printer or a modem.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 is a structural diagram of the station apparatus of the present invention digital still camera, as shown therein, a video jack 201 for connecting to a TV, a battery chamber 203 in which a battery 202 can be built, and a battery An LED display 204 for displaying the current state of the display 22 as an LED, a disk driver 205 for storing image data transmitted from the digital still camera 100 on a floppy diskette, and a compact drive. A compact card adapter 206 for storing image data transmitted from the digital still camera 100 to the card, and a USB (Universal) for transmitting image data of the digital still camera by connecting to a personal computer (PC), printer, or modem. Serial Bus) port 207 and RS23C port 210, IrDA window 208 for transmitting image data by wireless communication to the personal computer, printer, or modem; The flash memory 209 stores image data of the still camera 100.

4 is a circuit diagram of a station apparatus of a digital still camera according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, a connection part 301 for attaching and detaching a digital still camera to a station and transmission through the connection part 31 are shown. RS232C to transmit the video data to the TV or monitor (MONITOR) to the video output unit 302, and to transmit the image data transmitted through the connection unit 31 to a personal computer, printer or modem An RS232C driver 303 for driving a port, an IrDA driver 304 for driving an IrDA window, which is an air interface means for transmitting image data transmitted through the connection part 31 to a personal computer, a printer, or a modem; USB drive for driving the USB port to transfer the image data transmitted through the connection unit 301 to a personal computer, printer or modem 305, a compact card adapter driver 306 for driving a compact card adapter for storing image data transmitted through the connection unit 31 in a compact card, and a rechargeable battery according to a control signal; The battery charging unit 307, a memory driver 308 for driving a flash memory when data is stored in or read from the memory, and image data transmitted from the connection unit 301 are stored in a diskette. A disk driver driver 309 for driving a disk driver, an LED driver 310 for driving an LED for displaying a current state of a battery, and a key input unit 311 for receiving an operation required for a station as a key signal And a power supply unit 313 for supplying power to each unit, and a key signal provided from the key input unit 311. It referred to the configuration control signals for controlling the operation of each part to the control unit 312 for output.

Referring to the operation and effect of the present invention configured as described in detail as follows.

In FIG. 3, the digital still camera 100 may be attached to or detached from the station 200.

When the digital still camera 100 is seated on the station 200, the connection unit 301 of FIG. 4 informs the controller 312 that the digital still camera 100 is connected to the station 200.

Then, the controller 312 supplies power to each part constituting the station 200 and controls the power supply unit 313 to supply power to the digital still camera 100 side.

Accordingly, the power supply unit 313 supplies power to each of the necessary parts, and supplies power to the digital still camera 100 through the connection unit 301.

As the power is supplied, the digital still camera 100 becomes operable and takes a picture.

The image data captured by the digital still camera 100 is transmitted to the controller 312 through the connection unit 301 of the station 200.

Then, the controller 312 controls the memory driver 308 to store the image data transmitted to the connection unit 301 in the flash memory 209 embedded in the station 200 and store the image data in the TV (TV). If you want to see through the monitor or, if you want to print through a video printer to control the video output unit 302 to output the signal transmitted through the connection unit 301.

Then, the video output unit 302 outputs the image data provided by the connection unit 301 to the TV or monitor to display the image taken using the digital still camera 100 to the TV or monitor. Watch through or print through a video printer.

When the image data transmitted from the digital still camera 200 through the connection unit 301 is to be stored on a floppy diskette, the controller 312 outputs a control signal to the disk driver driver 309.

Accordingly, the disk driver driver 309 drives the disk driver 205 to store image data transmitted through the connection unit 301 on a floppy diskette.

Likewise, when the image data transmitted from the digital still camera 200 through the connection unit 301 is to be stored in the compact card, the controller 312 outputs a control signal to the compact card adapter driver 306.

The compact card adapter driver 306 drives the compact card adapter 206 to store image data transmitted through the connection unit 301 in a compact card.

Thus, by storing the image data directly on a floppy diskette or compact card, it is easy to move and storage, it is convenient when you want to transfer the image data stored in other devices.

And, if you want to transfer the image data stored in the flash memory 209 built into the station 200 to a personal computer (PC), printer or modem using RS 232C communication, USB communication, IrDA wireless communication Can transmit

For example, when transmitting image data stored in the flash memory 209 using RS 232C communication, the controller 312 controls the memory driver 308 to read image data from the flash memory 209. And control the RS 232C driver 303 of the communication driver 314 to transmit the image data read from the flash memory 209 to a personal computer, a printer, or a modem through a cable connected to the USB port 207. do.

And USB communication also transmits the image data in the same manner as the RS 232C communication.

In addition, when the image data stored in the flash memory 209 is to be transmitted by using IrDA wireless communication, the controller 312 controls the memory driver 308 to read the image data from the flash memory 209. Then, the IrDA driver 304 of the communication driver 314 is controlled to transmit the image data read from the flash memory 209 to the personal computer, printer or modem by wireless communication.

The controller 312 checks the state of charge of the battery 202 built in the battery chamber 203.

The controller 312 that checks the state of charge of the rechargeable battery 202 controls the LED driver 310 to output data to be displayed on the LED display 204.

Accordingly, the LED driver 310 displays the current state of the battery 22 by driving the LED of the LED display 204.

When it is determined that it is time to charge the rechargeable battery 202, the controller 312 controls the battery charger 307 to charge the battery.

As described above, if only the digital still camera 100 is seated in the station 200, the rechargeable battery 202 is also charged, so that it is not necessary to connect a video cable to display on a screen by connecting to a TV or a monitor.

In other words, once installed, the user can simply watch the video through TV.

The compact card adapter 206, the USB port 207, the IrDA window 208, or the flash memory 209 can be configured to select only one or two that the user wants to decorate the station at a minimum price. Can be.

And, when connected to an external modem using the RS 232C port 210 or the USB port 207, the data is processed externally and transmitted in accordance with the data format of the station 200, the data is digital still camera 100 When the video signal is generated upside down and then transmitted to the station 200 again, the image can be viewed through a TV or a monitor through the video jack 201 of the station 200.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a user's convenience by easily storing, storing and playing back image data by providing a disk driver or a compact card adapter at a station of a digital still camera, and using an RS 232C port, a USB port, an IrDA window, and the like. Allows you to send and receive data to facilitate connection with peripherals such as personal computers, printers, or modems, configure flash memory at stations to overcome memory limitations of digital still cameras, and select ports that are not needed The effect is to reduce the price.

Claims (4)

Connection terminal for transmitting image data to an external device, a battery chamber allowing a battery to be built in, an LED indicator for displaying the current state of the battery as an LED, and image data transmitted from a digital still camera. And a media drive unit configured to be stored in the storage unit, and a serial interface unit connected to a personal computer (PC), a printer, or a modem to transmit image data. The station apparatus of a digital still camera according to claim 1, further comprising a cam card adapter adapted to input and output image data to and from a compact card. The station apparatus of a digital still camera according to claim 1, further comprising an IrDA window configured to transmit / receive image data via a wireless connection to a peripheral device. The station apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a flash memory capable of storing image data of the digital still camera and reading out the stored image data.