# US 9,883,085 B2 · Miniature onboard camera device for sport > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,883,085 B2 - Document ID: US9883085B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/890,673 - Filed: 2014-05-12 - Published: 2016-04-28 - Granted: 2018-01-30 - Earliest claimed: 2013-05-14 - Applicants: Jean-Marc Piednoir - Inventors: Jean-Marc Piednoir - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9883085B2 ## CPC - H04N 23/51: Housings - A42B 1/24: with means for attaching articles thereto, e.g. memorandum tablets or mirrors - F16M 13/04: for supporting on, or holding steady relative to, a person, e.g. by chains {, e.g. rifle butt or pistol grip supports, supports attached to the chest or head (apparatus or arrangements for taking photographs or for projecting or viewing them G03B)} - G03B 17/561: {Support related camera accessories} - H04N 7/183: {for receiving images from a single remote source} - H04N 23/50: Constructional details - A42B 3/042: {Optical devices (night vision goggles G02B23/12)} - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - A42B: HATS; HEAD COVERINGS (headbands A41D20/00; head-scarves A41D23/00) - F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS - 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) ## Abstract A miniature onboard camera device for sport. A miniature onboard camera device for hands-free filming of the view seen by the user. The device consists of a curved casing, formed from two wings that can be inclined around a central module, the assembly thus making it possible to conform to the shape of the support operating as an attachment and with no overhang. The central module comprises a tiltable ball joint incorporating the lens of the camera, making it possible to obtain the desired viewing angle. The device according to the invention is intended, in particular, to be positioned on helmets, protection visors or caps in order to safely film as close as possible to the action. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A miniature onboard image and/or video capturing camera comprising: a module containing a miniature image and/or video capturing system and at least one elongate casing provided with at least one wing accommodating operating equipment of the image and/or video capturing system, a battery and/or on-board electronics, wherein the module and the casing being hinged so as to adopt a curved configuration included in a plane perpendicular to the optical axis of the image and/or video capturing system, and/or included in a plane containing the optical axis of the image and/or video capturing system configured to conform to at least one of a curved shape of an accessory worn on a user's head and the user's forehead, and configured to be attached thereto in the curved configuration. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein the wing is positioned on one side of the optical axis of the optical system. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein the casing comprises two wings, with each one being hinged with respect to a side edge of the module, with the two wings being respectively arranged on either side of the optical axis of the image and/or video capturing system. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein the joint of a wing relative to the module is provided by a flexible portion inserted between the module and the wing and secured to the module and to the wing. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein the joint of a wing relative to the module is provided by a mechanical link of the pivot or ball joint type. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, comprising means for fastening to at least one of the accessory and onto a user's forehead. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The device according to claim 6, wherein the fastening means are positioned on at least one of the lower face and on the upper face and on the rear face thereof, in the form of at least one of a hook-and-loop strip configured to cooperate with a matching hook-and-loop strip of the user's accessory and an adhesive to be attached to the accessory and directly to the user's skin. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein the wing is in the shape of a closed shell and contains a microphone, with the shell protecting the microphone from unwanted sounds such as those created by the wind when the user moves at high speed. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein the image and/or video capturing system comprises a steerable ball joint enabling a lens of the capturing system to rotate about at least one of a horizontal axis and about a vertical axis. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The device according to claim 9, further comprising: means for locking the ball joint in a particular position. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, further comprising: a single control button on the capturing system providing all the on, pause and off functions. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, further comprising: an indicator light indicating the on or off state of the capturing system, arranged on the lower face of the wing opposite the capturing system in order to be visible to the user without requiring the user to remove the device, while not excessively obstructing the user's field of view. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) An accessory with a miniature onboard camera to be worn on a user's head, comprising a part forming a headband configured to conform to the rounded shape of the user's head, said accessory comprising the device according to claim 1 and means for fastening between the headband and the device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The accessory according to claim 13, wherein the device is attached by a rear face, on the front face of the headband. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The accessory according to claim 14, comprising a visor integral with the headband, with the device being attached by at least one of a lower face and an upper face respectively on the upper wall or the lower wall of the visor.