KR20050078301A - Camera embedded web pad - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a web pad that is detachably installed in an internet refrigerator that performs a home server function and includes a camera, wherein the web pad is connected to a motor shaft and a main body such that a lens direction is switched to up / down / left / right. And a camera, a motor for changing the lens direction of the camera according to a direction control command input from a remote controller, and a motor controller for controlling the rotation of the motor according to a control signal issued by the microcomputer. Even when the main body is fixed, the direction of the camera lens is adjusted up / down / left / right by the operation of the remote controller, so that the object can be photographed at various positions.

Description

Camera embedded web pad {Camera embedded web pad}

The present invention relates to a structure of a camera mounted on a web pad detachable to the appearance of the Internet, and to adjust the angle of the camera up, down, left and right, the camera lens to a place where the image is located even when the web pad is attached to the refrigerator. The present invention relates to a camera built-in web pad that can control the direction of the user.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the refrigerator according to the related art will be described with reference to FIG. 1.

Refrigerator is a food storage appliance that has a space for food storage inside, and the refrigerant is circulated inside to prevent heat entry and exit to the outside, and to keep the low temperature to prevent corruption of the food in storage and to allow long-term storage It is a home appliance.

Recently, the refrigerator (R) is equipped with a chipset such as a microprocessor capable of processing data and a memory for storing data, and adds an Ethernet module that can be connected to an external internet network to perform a primary function of food storage. In addition, refrigerators that can perform various additional functions are being developed. Such refrigerators are called Internet refrigerators. However, in the present specification, all of them are collectively referred to as a refrigerator (R), and are not separately divided.

The refrigerator R as described above may obtain desired information from image / audio data transmitted and received through a web page connected and connected to an external internet network. In addition, by storing applications such as family schedules, phone books, notepads, household accounts, etc., it is possible to easily manage the family information by running the application in the kitchen. Since the refrigerator is generally driven at all times for food storage, the refrigerator R may be equipped with a processor capable of processing a large amount of data at a high speed, and a large memory capable of storing a large amount of data to perform a home server function. have.

That is, the refrigerator R centrally controls the state monitoring and signal flow of a plurality of home appliances connected to a home network network built in a home, and relays home appliances in a home by relaying an external internet network and a home network network in a home. It performs the home server function for remote control.

To this end, the refrigerator R has an LCD monitor fixed to the exterior or a web pad 10 installed to be detachable / attachable as a display unit. An input unit (not shown) such as a button or a touch pad through which a user command is input is used. As provided, the user was able to control and monitor the function of the refrigerator and check the status information of the home appliance connected to the home network.

Here, the web pad 10 is a kind of portable PDA, which is recognized as a client device of the refrigerator (R), and transmits and receives data to and from the refrigerator (R) via wired / wireless applications. Control management, a calculator, content playback, the Internet, etc. can be performed, and recently, the camera 15 is mounted on the web pad 10 so that it can be used not only for general photography but also for video communication.

However, although the conventional web pad 10 is attached to the refrigerator R and its position is fixed or the web pad is detachable, as shown in FIG. 2, the lens of the camera 15 is fixed and mounted on the web pad 10. As a result, only one direction was to be photographed, and the user moved the entire web pad 10 for the direction control, and thus, the operation was not easy.

Therefore, it is difficult to adjust the lens angle of the camera 15 mounted on the web pad 10, thereby reducing user convenience, which is a factor that hinders the efficiency of using the camera implemented in the web pad 10.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art, the object of which is provided with a motor that can adjust the lens angle of the camera on the web pad equipped with the camera, the user input the camera direction through the remote control By controlling the motor according to the present invention to provide a camera built-in web pad that can be photographed only by remote control operation in the state attached to the refrigerator or from a long distance.

According to a feature of the Internet refrigerator detachable web pad according to the present invention for solving the above problems, in the web pad installed to be detachable to the appearance of the Internet refrigerator, the web pad lens direction is up / down / left To control the rotation of the motor according to a control signal issued by the microcomputer and a camera to which the motor shaft and the main body are connected to be switched to the right / right, a motor to switch the lens direction of the camera according to the direction control command input from the remote controller, and Characterized in that it comprises a motor control unit.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 3 is an internal block diagram of a web pad detachable from an internet refrigerator, and FIG. 4 is a front / rear view showing an appearance of a camera built-in web pad according to the present invention.

The refrigerator is responsible for a home server function for transmitting and receiving data to and from a plurality of client devices connected to a home network constructed in a building, and enables remote networking by connecting an external Internet network and a home network network. By the microcomputer of the refrigerator, the basic refrigeration-related functions as well as Internet access, computing functions, multimedia functions are performed.

The portable web pad 100 used as a replacement of the display unit of the refrigerator has a built-in wireless LAN module to enable wireless communication with the refrigerator. The web pad 100 is detachably installed on the exterior (mainly front) of the refrigerator and used as a client device controlled by the refrigerator.

The web pad 100 is a portable information terminal that receives a user command on a liquid crystal screen of a predetermined size by a touch screen method, and can perform various operations such as e-mail transmission, word processing, and e-book, and includes a camera 150 therein. By attaching, shooting and video communication are possible.

The camera 150 embedded in the web pad 100 is not fixed so that the lens faces the front of the web pad, but the lens direction is controlled up / down / left / right by the motor 140 connected to the bottom of the camera. Can be. Of course, the default position is toward the front of the web pad, and the user can control the camera lens direction by using the default point as a reference position.

To this end, the present invention forms a direction control button for adjusting the camera lens direction on the remote control 111 provided to wirelessly control the function of the web pad 100 or the refrigerator. Therefore, the user operates the direction control button of the remote control 111 to input a direction control command, which is wirelessly transmitted to the web pad 100.

As shown in FIG. 3, the web pad 100 includes a remote controller receiver 110 for receiving a direction control signal for controlling the camera direction input from the remote controller 111. 120). The microcomputer 120 not only processes data of various application programs driven by the web pad 100, but also controls wire / wireless communication with the refrigerator and controls the direction of the camera 150.

The direction control signal is transmitted to the motor controller 130 by the microcomputer 120. The motor controller 130 is a motor 140 connected to the camera so that the lens direction of the camera is appropriately adjusted to the direction input by the user. ) To control the rotation.

The image photographed through the adjusted camera lens is transferred to the microcomputer 120 and displayed through the web pad 100.

In this case, the motor 140 may not only rotate the camera 150 in a left / right direction, but may also rotate in an up / down direction, and the rotation angle of each direction may be adjusted by the producer. Therefore, the web pad 100 of the present invention should be transparent to the outer surface facing the camera lens, as shown in Figure 4a.

If the camera of the web pad 100 is rotatable 180 degrees in a left / right direction, the camera 150 may be rotated to face the back of the web pad, so that the producer of the back of the web pad 100 Specific areas (sites facing the lens of the camera rotated up / down / left / right) can be externalized with a panel of transparent material. This is shown in Figure 4b.

Accordingly, after adjusting the direction of the lens of the camera 150 to face the back of the web pad, the photographer can shoot the subject while looking at the front of the web pad on which the image is displayed, so that the image taken during shooting can be confirmed in real time. do.

Here, the material forming the transparent panel facing the front or rear surface of the web pad 100 by the rotation of the camera lens is not limited by the material such as plastic, glass, etc. If the groove is formed on the outer surface of the web pad 100 The transparent panel may be omitted if photographing and zoom in / out according to the rotation of the lens of the camera 150 are possible.

Although the camera-embedded web pad of the present invention has been described with reference to the illustrated drawings as described above, the present invention is not limited by the embodiments and drawings disclosed herein, and those skilled in the art are within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention. Can be applied by.

Camera built-in web pad of the present invention is configured as described above is provided with a motor that can adjust the lens angle of the camera, the user can control the motor by operating a remote control, so as to ensure a wide angle to shoot the camera user It improves convenience and has the advantage that unnecessary movement of the photographing subject is not required. In addition, when the camera is angled so as to face the back of the web pad, the photographer holding the web pad is convenient because it can shoot while checking the shooting target from the front.

1 is a perspective view of an internet refrigerator according to the related art,

2 is a view of the camera mounting of the removable web pad on the Internet refrigerator,

3 is an internal block diagram of a web pad detachable from an internet refrigerator;

Figure 4 is a front / rear view showing the appearance of the camera-embedded web pad of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols on main parts of the drawings>

100: web pad 110: remote control receiver

120: microcomputer 130: motor control unit

140: motor 150: camera

Claims (5)

In the web pad installed to be detachable to the appearance of the Internet refrigerator, The web pad includes a camera to which the motor shaft and the main body are connected such that the lens direction is switched up / down / left / right; A motor for changing the lens direction of the camera according to a direction control command input from a remote controller; And a motor controller configured to control the rotation of the motor according to a control signal issued by the microcomputer. The method of claim 1, The remote control is a built-in camera web pad, characterized in that the direction control button for moving the camera lens up / down / left / right. The method of claim 2, The web pad further comprises a remote control receiving unit for wirelessly receiving the direction control signal input from the remote control and transmitting it to the microcomputer. The method of claim 1, The web pad has a built-in camera web pad, characterized in that the front or rear portion facing the camera lens is processed transparent panel so that the image can be captured by the camera lens is changed direction. The method of claim 1, The web pad has a built-in camera, characterized in that the groove is formed in the front or rear portion facing the camera lens to enable the camera lens to zoom in and out (Zoom in / out) of the camera lens is a direction change Webpad.