Smart luggage system with camera installed in pull rod
AssigneeLingdong Technology (Beijing) Co. Ltd
InventorsOu Qi, Xudong Guo
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Abstract
A smart luggage system includes a piece of luggage configured to store items for transport and a handle coupled to the luggage. The handle includes a pull rod coupled to a connecting rod. One or more cameras are disposed in a top portion of the pull rod and configured to take a photograph and/or video. One or more cameras are coupled to the luggage and/or the handle and configured to take a photograph and/or video.
Claims24
A smart luggage system, comprising:
- a piece of luggage configured to store items for transport;
- a handle coupled to the luggage, wherein the handle includes a pull rod coupled to a connecting rod;
- an upper camera disposed in a top portion of the pull rod;
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- a control button coupled to the luggage or the handle and configured to stop a people following function of the smart luggage system and start a photo/video taking process of the smart luggage system.
A method of taking a photograph and/or video using a smart luggage system, comprising:
- pressing a control button on the smart luggage system to stop a people following function and start a photo/video taking process;
- moving a handle of the smart luggage system from a collapsed position to an extended position, wherein the handle includes a pull rod coupled to a connecting rod, and wherein a camera is disposed in a top portion of the pull rod;
- viewing an object that is within a viewing range of the camera on a personal user device;
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- taking a photograph and/or video of the object using the camera.
A method of taking a photograph and/or video using a smart luggage system, comprising:
- pressing a control button on the smart luggage system to stop a people following function and start a photo/video taking process;
- activating a camera on the smart luggage system to take a photograph and/or video;
- communicating a real-time image of an object that is within a viewing range of the camera to a personal user device;
- taking a photograph and/or video of the object using the camera;
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- communicating the photograph and/or video of the object to the personal user device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.