Patent ID: 9077898
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A smart webcam device in distributed circuit casings, the smart webcam device comprising: a swivel-capable bottom housing that includes a network communication-capable computing circuitry, wherein the network communication-capable computing circuitry comprises a central processing unit (CPU), a memory unit, a camera data interface, and an external data communication interface; a swivel-capable top housing that includes a webcam-specific circuitry, wherein the webcam-specific circuitry comprises a camera lens, a camera processing unit, and a webcam unit interface; and a cable-encapsulating neck structure interposed between the swivel-capable bottom housing and the swivel-capable top housing, wherein the cable-encapsulating neck structure encapsulates a data communication and power cable that connects the camera data interface of the swivel-capable bottom housing and the webcam unit interface of the swivel-capable top housing, and wherein the cable-encapsulating neck structure also includes a webcam hanger that protrudes from an edge of the cable-encapsulating neck structure.