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US 2010/0148974 A1Published application
Multifunctional portable electronic device and method for using the same
AssigneeChi Mei Communication Systems, Inc.
InventorSHENG-HSIUNG YANG
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Abstract
A portable electronic device includes an image capturing unit, a processor unit connected to the image capturing unit, and an alarm unit connected to the processor unit. The image capturing unit captures outside images, the processor unit detects if there is any smoke near the portable electronic device according to the images and measuring relative parameters of detected smoke, and the alarm unit alarms when at least one parameter of detected smoke is out of predetermined acceptable ranges.
Claims14
A portable electronic device, comprising:
- an image capturing unit;
- a processor unit connected to the image capturing unit;
- and
- an alarm unit connected to the processor unit;
- wherein the image capturing unit captures outside images, the processor unit detects if there is any smoke near the portable electronic device according to the images and measuring relative parameters of detected smoke, and the alarm unit alarms when at least one parameter of detected smoke is out of predetermined acceptable ranges.
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A smoke detecting method, comprising the steps:
- providing a portable electronic device including an image capturing unit, a processor unit connected to the image capturing unit, and an alarming unit connected to the processor unit;
- setting detecting parameters and storing the parameters in the processor unit;
- using the image capturing unit to capture outside images in a predetermined frequency;
- using the processor unit to detect if there is any smoke near the portable electronic device according to the images captured by the image capturing unit;
- and
- using the alarm unit to alarm when smoke is detected in the images.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.