KR200202165Y1 - A portable personal digital assistant camera - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a portable terminal camera, the portable terminal camera of the present invention is formed on the main body having an image display unit capable of outputting the image stored on one surface, mounted on one side of the main body to enable the shooting of external objects The imaging module and the imaging module are coupled to the inside and provided with mounting shafts coupled to one side of the main body on one side of both sides to provide a position adjusting means for enabling one-way rotational position adjustment of the imaging module. It is equipped with a rotating shaft that is coupled to the imaging module on both sides of the other side to enable the rotation direction adjustment in the other direction, the portable terminal camera of the present invention uses the components used in the PDA in common, and only a small portion such as CCD and optical unit Because it is added separately, its size can be made very small and light, and the image input by infrared communication is different. It can transmit / receive to a portable terminal and the like, and transfers stored image information to another general computer. In addition, since a separate IC card can be embedded, it is possible to easily transfer images and information, and if necessary, input and output of voice information can be performed, and remote control of imaging can be advantageously used.

Description

Portable terminal camera {A portable personal digital assistant camera}

The present invention relates to a portable terminal camera, and more particularly, to a portable terminal camera provided with an integrated camera device that enables imaging of an image in a microcomputer system known as a personal digital assistant (PDA).

Recently, due to the development of electronic technology, miniaturized personal portable terminals have been developed and used for easy portability with computer functions, fax functions, and electronic organizer functions, and digital cameras without a separate film have also been developed and widely used.

The conventional digital camera captures an object and stores the recording record in a memory, and then imports the recording record stored in the digital camera with a conventional desktop computer or a notebook computer to enable editing output of an image.

However, such a conventional digital camera is quite inconvenient for the user to carry at all times because the volume is quite large. Therefore, it has been carried and used only when imaging is required as in a conventional conventional camera. On the other hand, the conventional personal portable terminal is capable of sufficiently processing a small amount of data and further includes an image display unit.

Therefore, after the user photographs the object with a digital camera, the user can access the personal portable terminal and edit and output the image. However, in this case, the two devices must be carried together.

The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a personal digital assistant and the digital camera image pickup unit integrally, without taking a separate digital camera, the imaging of the necessary object, image information It is to provide a personal portable terminal camera that enables the storage, editing, and further operation of the basic personal portable terminal.

Another object of the present invention related to the above-described object is to provide a personal portable terminal camera that allows the installed camera imaging unit to rotate at various angles left, right, up and down so that the imaging position can be efficiently secured and manipulated.

1 is a perspective view showing a portable terminal camera according to the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of a portable terminal camera according to the present invention.

3 is an enlarged perspective view illustrating a camera installation unit of a portable terminal camera according to the present invention.

4 is a view showing a camera operating state of a portable terminal camera according to the present invention.

5 is a perspective view showing a connection state of the connection lines in the position adjusting means of the portable terminal camera according to the present invention.

6 is a perspective view illustrating a stylus fan of a portable terminal camera according to the present invention.

(Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawing)

10 ... case

20 ... image control board

50 ... Imaging Module

60 ... Positioning device

70 ... stylus fan

80 ... Ultrasound Generator

The personal portable terminal camera of the present invention for achieving the above object has a main body having an image display unit capable of outputting an image stored on one surface thereof, and an imaging module mounted on one side of the main body so as to photograph external objects. And an image adjusting module coupled to the inner side and having mounting shafts coupled to one side of the main body on one side of both sides to adjust the one-way rotational position of the imaging module, wherein the position adjusting means includes the image pickup module. It is provided with a rotating shaft coupled to the imaging module on both sides of the other side to enable the rotation of the other direction.

In addition, the main body is provided with a voice input device for recognizing external ultrasonic waves to provide an operation signal of the imaging module.

Hereinafter, one preferred embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

The personal portable terminal camera according to the present invention is an LCD image display unit 23 which is an image output device which is implemented on the front of the case 10 and the case 10 having a square shape forming an appearance as shown in FIG. ) Is implemented, and a small keyboard 12 is implemented below the image display unit 23. The upper left portion is provided with an imaging module 50, which is composed of a CCD (Change Coupled Device) module, the imaging module 50 is installed to enable the rotation operation at all angles up, down, left and right Position adjusting means 60 is implemented.

In addition, devices as shown in FIG. 2 are disposed inside the portable terminal camera.

Referring to this, first, an image control board 20 for processing an image input from the imaging module 50 is provided, and a central processing unit 21 for controlling the operation of the personal portable terminal camera is provided. An external memory 22 (external RAM) is connected and installed in the central processing unit 21, and the image display unit 23 made of an LCD which is a flat penal display for displaying an image as described above is provided. It is provided.

Subsequently, an image display unit driving device 24 made of a VGA card is implemented to drive the LCD, which is the image display unit 23, and a wireless infrared input / output device 25 for wireless communication with an external channel is provided. An input / output board 26 for connecting to a device or an external IC memory card or the like is mounted.

In addition, an input recognition device 27 for enabling a touch input on an image by a stylus fan 70 as shown in FIG. 6 together with a separate keyboard 12 for inputting a personal portable terminal camera of the present invention is provided. Prepared.

Meanwhile, a whistle, which is a separate ultrasonic wave generator 80, is provided in the stylus fan 70, as shown in FIG. 7, and the stylus fan (as shown in FIG. 2) is provided in the terminal camera case 10. The operation of the above-described camera is controlled by recognizing the ultrasonic waves of 70, and at the same time, a voice input device 28 (Micro phone) is provided to enable general voice input. And a separate voice output device not shown in the figure for the output of this voice can be implemented to enable both the input and output of the voice.

Therefore, the configuration of the personal portable terminal camera of the present invention is that a CCD camera and a voice input device are added to the configuration of a personal digital assistant (PDA) as a whole so as to interwork individually or mutually.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the imaging module 50, the position adjusting means 60 and the ultrasonic generator 80 in the portable terminal camera of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings.

First, the imaging module 50 and the position adjusting means 60 are installed in the installation groove 13 formed in the upper left portion of the terminal case 10 as shown in Figs.

The imaging module 50 installed in the installation groove 13 is formed in a rectangular box, and a lens and a separate illumination device are installed therein for photographing a subject. Here, the lighting device 29 is implemented by an infrared lamp (IR-Lamp) and the driver 30 to enable the illumination of the object in a low dimming state.

And the position adjusting means 60 of the rectangular ring shape is mounted to the outside of the imaging module 50. The position adjusting means 60 has two pivoting shafts 62 protruding inwardly to the inner side facing each other, and two mounting shafts on the side of the outer side opposite to the pivoting shaft 62. 64) protrude.

Here, the installation shaft 64 is fitted into the installation holes 14 formed on both sides of the case 10 and the installation groove 13 described above, and the rotation shaft 62 is provided on both sides of the imaging module 50. It is fitted to the 51.

Therefore, the imaging module 50 is rotatable in one direction from the installation shaft 64, and at the same time rotatable in the other direction by the rotation of the position adjusting means 60 so that the imaging position is appropriately variable according to the position of the object. do.

On the other hand, the connection structure between the imaging module 50 and the operating components inside the case 10 has a plurality of connection grooves 65 on the outer circumference of the installation shaft 64 and the rotation shaft 62 as shown in FIG. ) To form the connection terminals 66 at the bottom of the connection grooves 65.

The ends of the connection lines 68 applied from various devices connected to the connection terminal 66 are connected to the connection protrusions 67 made of a metal conductor, and the connection protrusions 67 are formed on the outer periphery of the connection grooves 65. The connection is made by contacting with. In this connection, the terminal case 10, the installation shaft 64, and the rotation shaft 62 and the imaging module 50 have the same structure.

In addition, the installation shaft 64 and the rotation shaft 62 is connected to each other is made by the connecting line 68 is extended along the guide groove 61 formed on the outer periphery of the position adjusting means 60, the guide groove ( 61 are visualized after the connecting lines 68 are arranged. And this guide groove 61 may be formed in the inner portion of the position adjusting means (60).

Next, as shown in FIG. 6, the stylus fan 70 includes an ultrasonic generator 80 for remote control on the top of the stylus fan 70. The ultrasonic generator 80 is for remotely controlling the imaging operation of the imaging module 50. To this end, a resonant frequency control tube 83 having two tubular shapes is formed at the upper end of the fan 70, and each of the resonant frequency control tubes 83 is provided with a connecting tube 84 communicating with each other.

And the upper end of the connecting pipe 84 is provided with an air pump 85, the outer end is the same as the outer periphery of the outer periphery of the fan 70, the lower screw portion coupled to the stylus fan main body 71 ( 82 is provided with an insertion tube 81 is implemented, the push button 86 is installed to the upper end of the pump (85). The push button 86 may be restorable in a conventional spring structure, or may be restorable by making the air pump itself an elastic material.

Hereinafter, the operation state of the portable terminal camera according to the present disclosure as described above will be described, but the operation state of the general PDA is well-known technology, which will be omitted.

First, in image recognition, when the shape of the subject is irradiated to the CCD through the lens of the imaging module 50, the image in the CCD is sent to the image control board 20 (Image Control Board). When the brightness of the subject is measured and the amount of light is insufficient, the lamp operates to illuminate the subject, and the image control board 20 measures the brightness, and then the image is captured, and the image control board 20 ) Is stored in the memory via the central processing unit (21).

The stored image and audio signals can be modified or deleted according to the command of the central processing unit 21, and the operation is performed by the keyboard 12 or the touch-screen provided at the front of the case 10.

On the other hand, imaging can be remotely controlled by using a remote control ultrasonic generator 80, which the user puts the portable terminal camera in a predetermined position, the ultrasonic generator 80 of the stylus fan 70 at a distance of about 5m or less. Pressing the push button 86 of the pump 85 to operate a separate specific ultrasonic wave in each of the resonant frequency control tube 83, this ultrasonic wave is input through the sound input device 28 to the central processing unit (21) It is sent. In the central processing unit 21, imaging is performed by instructing the imaging module 50 to capture an image.

And these two resonant frequency control tube 83 is to produce a mixture of two specific sounds to prevent malfunction. And the ultrasonic wave at this time is made up of 18-19 Khz beyond the human's actual audible frequency, so it does not cause any other noise.

Unlike the above-described embodiment, it is possible to implement a structure in which the ultrasonic generator is blown by a person, or alternatively, it can be implemented using radio waves or infrared rays. Here, in the case of radio waves or infrared rays, the above-described embodiments of the present invention may be the best because the malfunction of the radio waves or the malfunction of the infrared rays and the like are complicated.

On the other hand, the imaging module 50 can be rotated at any angle up, down, left, right. In this case, the rotation operation of the imaging module 50 rotates the imaging module 50 from the front side of the case 10 to the rear side of the case 10, and the position adjusting means 60 is rearward with respect to the installation shaft 64. After the rotation, the imaging module 50 is rotated laterally with the pivot shaft 62 laterally to secure the imaging position.

In addition, as described above, other positions may be moved by varying the position of the imaging module 50 or the position adjusting means 60.

As described above, the imaging module 50 of the present invention is capable of rotating at almost any angle, so as to secure the imaging direction of the subject regardless of its mounting state, and to separately position the positioning means 60 as described above. It is possible to rotate in one direction by directly connecting the rotation shaft 62 to the imaging module 50 to the imaging module 50 without the use of an axis. Therefore, it can be said that the installation of the camera in the PDA to enable such one-way rotation and multi-directional rotation all belong to the technical scope of the present invention.

The portable terminal camera according to the present invention uses the components used in the PDA in common, and since only a very small part such as a CCD and an optical part is separately added, the size of the portable terminal camera can be reduced in size and weight. Can be transmitted and received to another portable terminal and the like, and the stored image information can be transferred to another general computer. In addition, since a separate IC card can be embedded, it is possible to easily transfer images and information, and if necessary, input and output of voice information can be performed, and remote control of imaging can be advantageously used.

Claims (3)

A main body having an image display unit for forming an appearance and outputting an image stored on one surface; An imaging module mounted on one side of the main body and configured to photograph an external object; The image pickup module is coupled to the personal portable terminal camera, characterized in that it is provided with a position adjusting means for adjusting the one-way rotation position of the image pickup module is provided on both sides of the mounting shaft coupled to one side of the main body. The personal portable terminal camera according to claim 1, wherein the position adjusting means has a rotating shaft coupled to the imaging module on both sides of the other side so as to enable rotation of the imaging module in the other direction. The portable terminal camera of claim 1, wherein the main body is provided with a voice input device for recognizing external ultrasonic waves to provide an operation signal of the imaging module.