# US 11,910,077 B2 · Camera device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,910,077 B2 - Document ID: US11910077B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/243,871 - Filed: 2021-04-29 - Published: 2021-08-12 - Granted: 2024-02-20 - Earliest claimed: 2018-11-01 - Assignees: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Guoqing Wang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11910077B2 ## CPC - G02B 27/0006: {with means to keep optical surfaces clean, e.g. by preventing or removing dirt, stains, contamination, condensation (G02B1/18 takes precedence; cleaning in general B08B)} - H04N 23/52: Elements optimising image sensor operation, e.g. for electromagnetic interference [EMI] protection or temperature control by heat transfer or cooling elements - G03B 17/55: with provision for heating or cooling, e.g. in aircraft - H01Q 1/22: by structural association with other equipment or articles - H01Q 1/2291: {used in Bluetooth® or Wi-Fi® devices of Wireless Local Area Networks [WLAN] (H01Q1/241 takes precedence; WLAN in general H04W)} - H01Q 1/38: formed by a conductive layer on an insulating support {(patch antennas H01Q9/0407; microstrip dipole antennas H01Q9/065; microstrip slot antennas H01Q13/106; transmission line microstrip antennas H01Q13/206; manufacturing reflecting surfaces using insulating material for supporting the reflecting surface H01Q15/142)} - H01Q 1/44: using equipment having another main function to serve additionally as an antenna {, e.g. means for giving an antenna an aesthetic aspect}(H01Q1/27 - H01Q1/34 take precedence) - H01Q 5/22: RF wavebands combined with non-RF wavebands, e.g. infrared or optical - H04N 7/18: Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast - H04N 23/51: Housings - H05B 1/0227: {Applications} - H05B 3/84: Heating arrangements specially adapted for transparent or reflecting areas, e.g. for demisting or de-icing windows, mirrors or vehicle windshields - H01Q 21/065: {Patch antenna array} - H01Q 21/24: Combinations of antenna units polarised in different directions for transmitting or receiving circularly and elliptically polarised waves or waves linearly polarised in any direction {(circularly polarised patch antennas H01Q9/0428; circularly polarised horns H01Q13/0241; cross-polarised horns H01Q13/0258; polarisation converters H01Q15/242; cross-polarised rear feeds H01Q19/136; crossed polarisation dual antenna H01Q25/001)} - H04N 23/661: Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet - H05B 2203/013: Heaters using resistive films or coatings - H05B 2203/016: Heaters using particular connecting means - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - G03B: APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR (optical parts of such apparatus G02B; photosensitive materials or processes for photographic purposes G03C; apparatus for processing exposed photographic materials G03D) - H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72) - H05B: ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL ## Abstract A camera device including a housing, and a radio frequency circuit, a communications module, and a heating drive circuit that are disposed in the housing. The housing is provided with a window panel, and the window panel is provided with a hole to form a window. The window is provided with a window lens capable of receiving and transmitting a radio frequency signal, and the window lens is provided with a first terminal. The radio frequency circuit is connected to the communications module, and the radio frequency circuit and the heating drive circuit are provided with a common second terminal. The first terminal is electrically connected to the second terminal, to form a radio frequency channel including the communications module, the radio frequency circuit, and the window lens, and a heating channel including the heating drive circuit and the window lens. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A camera device, comprising: a housing including a window panel, wherein the window panel includes a hole to form a window; a radio frequency circuit; a communications module; and a heating drive circuit, wherein the radio frequency circuit, the communications module and the heating drive circuit are in the housing; a window lens in the window, wherein the window lens is capable of receiving and transmitting a radio frequency signal; a first terminal in the window lens; wherein the radio frequency circuit is connected to the communications module, and the radio frequency circuit and the heating drive circuit include a common second terminal; and the first terminal is electrically connected to the second terminal to form a radio frequency channel comprising the communications module, the radio frequency circuit, and the window lens, and a heating channel comprising the heating drive circuit and the window lens. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The camera device according to claim 1, wherein the window lens comprises a lens layer and a transparent radiation medium attached to the lens layer; and the first terminal is disposed at an edge of the window lens, and is connected to the transparent radiation medium. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The camera device according to claim 2, wherein the transparent radiation medium includes a radiation thin layer comprising a transparent radiation material, and the radiation thin layer is attached to one side of the lens layer or embedded inside the lens layer. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The camera device according to claim 2, wherein the transparent radiation medium includes an antenna pattern comprising a transparent radiation coating. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The camera device according to claim 4, wherein the window lens further comprises a thin film base layer, the antenna pattern is on the thin film base layer, and the thin film base layer is attached to one side of the lens layer. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The camera device according to claim 1, wherein the communications module comprises one or more of a long term evolution (LTE) module, a fifth-generation new radio (5G NR) module, a radio frequency identification (RFID) module, or a radar module. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The camera device according to claim 1, wherein the first terminal and the second terminal are thin film terminals usable in pairs, the first terminal electrically connected to the second terminal. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The camera device according to claim 1, wherein the first terminal and the second terminal are multi-pin terminals usable in pairs, the first terminal releasably connected to the second terminal. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The camera device according to claim 1, wherein the housing includes a bullet housing, and the window panel is on a bottom surface of the bullet housing. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The camera device according to claim 1, wherein the housing includes a dome housing, and the window panel is on a tangent plane of the dome housing. ### Claim 11 A camera, comprising: a housing including a window panel, wherein the window panel includes a hole to form a window; a window lens in the window, wherein the window lens is capable of receiving and transmitting a radio frequency signal; a radio frequency circuit; a communications module operatively connected to the radio frequency circuit; and a heating drive circuit, wherein the radio frequency circuit, the communications module and the heating drive circuit are in the housing; and a first terminal in the window lens; wherein the radio frequency circuit is connected to the communications module, and the radio frequency circuit and the heating drive circuit include a common second terminal; and the first terminal is electrically connected to the second terminal to form a radio frequency channel comprising the communications module, the radio frequency circuit, and the window lens, and a heating channel comprising the heating drive circuit and the window lens. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The camera according to claim 11, further comprising: a lens layer operatively connected to the lens; and a transparent radiation medium operatively connected to the lens layer, wherein the first terminal is disposed at an edge of the lens and is operatively connected to the transparent radiation medium. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The camera according to claim 12, wherein the transparent radiation medium includes a thin layer of a transparent radiation material, and the radiation thin layer is operatively connected to a first side of the lens layer or embedded inside the lens layer. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The camera according to claim 12, wherein the transparent radiation medium includes an antenna pattern comprising a transparent radiation coating. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The camera according to claim 14, further comprising: a thin film base layer operatively attached to a first side of the lens layer on the lens, wherein the antenna pattern is comprised of the thin film base layer. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The camera according to claim 11, wherein the communications module comprises one or more of a long term evolution (LTE) module, a fifth-generation new radio (5G NR) module, a radio frequency identification (RFID) module, or a radar module. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The camera according to claim 11, wherein the first terminal and the second terminal are thin film terminals usable in pairs, the first terminal connected to the second terminal. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The camera according to claim 11, wherein the first terminal and the second terminal are multi-pin terminals useable in pairs, the first terminal releasably connected to the second terminal. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The camera according to claim 1, wherein the housing includes a bullet housing, and the window panel is on a bottom surface of the bullet housing. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The camera according to claim 1, wherein the housing includes a dome housing, and the window panel is on a tangent plane of the dome housing.