Photograph vehicle
AssigneeTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
InventorsTim Chu, Jacky Tung, James Hon
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Abstract
A photograph vehicle which may be equipped with a digital camera for photographing supplies to be ordered by personnel in a semiconductor production plant and a computer which may be provided in communication with a server, such that images of the supplies transmitted from the digital camera to the computer may be transmitted to the server and the personnel in the semiconductor production plant can observe the images on a desktop, laptop or palmtop computer via internet access to verify supply orders.
Claims20
A photograph vehicle for imaging an object using a camera, comprising:
- a base;
- a plurality of wheels provided on said base for rendering said base portable;
- a grid plate having a plurality of grid lines provided on said base for indicating dimensions of the object;
- a camera support carriage vertically adjustably carried by said base above said grid plate for supporting the camera;
- and
- at least one support provided on said base.
A photograph vehicle for transport among multiple locations, imaging an object, and sending an image of the object to a server for viewing on a receiving computer, said photograph vehicle comprising:
- a base;
- a plurality of wheels provided on said base for rendering said base portable;
- a grid plate having a plurality of grid lines provided on said base for indicating dimensions of the object;
- a carriage support post upward-standing from said base;
- a camera support carriage vertically adjustably carried by said carriage support post above said grid plate;
- a digital camera provided on said camera support carriage for generating an image of the object;
- at least one support provided on said base;
- and
- a computer provided on said at least one support and connected to said digital camera for transmitting said image to the server.
A method for generating images of disparately-located objects and transmitting the images to a receiving computer, said method comprising:
- providing a photograph vehicle comprising a base, a plurality of wheels provided on said base for rendering said base portable, a grid plate having a plurality of grid lines provided on said base for indicating dimensions of one of the objects, a carriage support post upward-standing from said base, a camera support carriage vertically adjustably carried by said carriage support post above said grid plate and at least one support provided on said base;
- providing a digital camera on said camera support carriage;
- providing a computer on said at least one support;
- connecting said digital camera to said computer;
- providing a server in communication with said computer;
- placing one of the objects on said grid plate;
- generating an image of the object by operation of said digital camera;
- transmitting said image to said computer;
- transmitting said image from said computer to said server;
- and
- accessing and viewing said image on said server by operation of the receiving computer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.