Patent ID: 6795110
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A waterproof digital electronic camera system comprising:a digital electronic camera having an RS-232 digital electrical signal interface for downloading image information from the camera; a converter converting signals upon the digital electrical signal interface to serial signals radiating in space; an enclosure hermetically sealing water and air tight both the digital electronic camera and the converter, the enclosure being transparent in at least an area of (i) an optical lens of the digital electronic camera so that pictures may be taken through the enclosure, and (ii) a radiation signal output of the converter so that radiation signals containing image information are communicable exterior to the camera; said converter comprising: an RS-232 to TTL signal converter converting RS-232 serial digital electrical signals to Transistor-Transistor Logic (TTL) serial digital electrical signals; an encoder-decoder converting the TTL electrical signals to electrical signals that are suitably encoded so as to be converted to optical signals for further transmission; and an electrical-to-optical signal converter converting the encoded electrical signals to optical signals, and transmitting the optical signals through the at least one transparent area of the enclosure.