WO2001095627A1 - Fibrecam: portable video camera using fiber lens - Google Patents

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WO2001095627A1
WO2001095627A1 PCT/EP2000/005335 EP0005335W WO0195627A1 WO 2001095627 A1 WO2001095627 A1 WO 2001095627A1 EP 0005335 W EP0005335 W EP 0005335W WO 0195627 A1 WO0195627 A1 WO 0195627A1
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Pjotr Van Schothorst
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N23/00—Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
    • H04N23/50—Constructional details
    • H04N23/55—Optical parts specially adapted for electronic image sensors; Mounting thereof

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  • FIBRECAM PORTABLE VIDEO CAMERA USING FIBER LENS
  • This patent encompasses a wearable video camera, whereby the image capturing device (the video camera) is worn on a person's body, and the lens is connected to another part of the person's body or head, for example his spectacles, by means of a thin optical fiber.
  • This arrangement can be made so small and invisible for other people, that they may not notice that they are being filmed. It enables hands-free video recording.
  • This patent is a variation of US Patent 4,516,157, which describes a portable electronic camera whereby the camera or cameras are built into the spectacles themselves. The resulting video image stream can be recorded on film or any other electronic storage means, or wireless-transmitted to a remote receiving station.
  • the wireless transmission device, battery pack and or media storage device can be work on the person's body for example connected to his belt or in a backpack.
  • the fiber lens is connected to a person's spectacles
  • the mini- camera is worn belt connected to a wireless video transmission device.
  • a remote receiver would record the video signal onto a storage medium, and/or send it to another broadcast station. Whatever the person with the camera spectacles sees can then be seen by the people watching the broadcasted video stream.
  • the broadcast medium can be conventional analog RF transmission, TV cable, digital cellular (like UMTS) or the Internet.
  • the fiber camera in combination with wireless transmission and live broadcasting has many applications, for example:

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Abstract

This patent encompasses a wearable video camera, whereby the image capturing device (the video camera) is worn on a person's body, and the lens is connected to another part of the person's body or head, for example his spectacles, by means of a thin optical fiber. This arrangement can be made so small and invisible for other people, that they may not notice that they are being filmed. It enables hands-free video recording. The resulting video image stream can be recorded on film or any other electronic storage means, or wireless-transmitted to a remote receiving station. The wireless transmission device, battery pack and/or media storage device can be work on the person's body for example connected to his belt or in a backpack.

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FIBRECAM: PORTABLE VIDEO CAMERA USING FIBER LENS
3 Description
3.1 Technical Field
Electronic devices
3.2 Background Art
This patent is a variation of US Patent 4,516,157 "Portable electronic camera", which describes a portable electronic camera whereby the camera or cameras are built into the spectacles themselves.
3.3 Disclosure of Invention
This patent encompasses a wearable video camera, whereby the image capturing device (the video camera) is worn on a person's body, and the lens is connected to another part of the person's body or head, for example his spectacles, by means of a thin optical fiber. This arrangement can be made so small and invisible for other people, that they may not notice that they are being filmed. It enables hands-free video recording. This patent is a variation of US Patent 4,516,157, which describes a portable electronic camera whereby the camera or cameras are built into the spectacles themselves. The resulting video image stream can be recorded on film or any other electronic storage means, or wireless-transmitted to a remote receiving station. The wireless transmission device, battery pack and or media storage device can be work on the person's body for example connected to his belt or in a backpack.
3.4 Brief description of drawings
No drawing provided
3.5 Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention (embodiment)
In the most straightforward arrangement, the fiber lens is connected to a person's spectacles, the mini- camera is worn belt connected to a wireless video transmission device. A remote receiver would record the video signal onto a storage medium, and/or send it to another broadcast station. Whatever the person with the camera spectacles sees can then be seen by the people watching the broadcasted video stream. The broadcast medium can be conventional analog RF transmission, TV cable, digital cellular (like UMTS) or the Internet.
3.6 Industrial applicability
The fiber camera in combination with wireless transmission and live broadcasting has many applications, for example:
1. Enter-ainmeπ-, whereby home watchers can follow the whereabouts of an interesting person wearing the camera. Such people can be sportsmen, celebrities, adventurers, and policemen.
2. Emergency and military operations training, whereby a number of participants or disguised "spies" are broadcasting the activities of themselves and other people, so their actions can be analyzed later.
3. Emergency rescue workers like firemen, who could receive instructions from remote specialists who are watching the events live "through their eyes"

Claims

FiberCam: Portable video camera using fiber lens1 The ClaimsI claim:
1. a wearable electronic video device comprising:
(a) an optical lens
(b) a flexible optical fiber connected with one end to the said lens
(c) a video receptor connected to the other end of the optical fiber
(d) a video storage device and/or video signal transmitter device connected to the video receptor
2. a device as claimed in claim 1 whereby the optical fiber lens is connected to a spectacle means, which is to be worn by the person carrying also the video receptor, video storage and or video signal transmission devices.
3. a device as claimed in claim 1 whereby the optical fiber lens is connected to a the head of the person --arrying also the video receptor, video storage and/or video signal transmission devices.
4. a device as claimed in claim 1 whereby there are two optical fiber lenses and video receptors, for simultaneous recording and or transmission arranged to provide a stereoscopic video signal
5. a device as claimed in claim 1 further including a microphone for -rans-mtting an electronic audio signal along with the video signal
6. a device as claimed in claim 5 wherein there are two said microphones, one associated with each side of the spectacles or each side of the erson's head
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GB2404565A (en) * 2003-04-14 2005-02-09 Paul Clark Wearable recording devices
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GB2393343A (en) * 2002-08-28 2004-03-24 Oladiran Lawoye Wireless video network
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CN114079798A (en) * 2020-08-17 2022-02-22 王江 Neck wearing equipment and system and neck brace equipment thereof

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