Abstract:
A device for recording customers&#39; AV data including for example, preferential styles of the customers is disclosed. Prior to serving a seated customer, a hairdresser can access AV data of the customer by inserting a memory card into the device and then visually observe it.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
       [0001]    1. Field of Invention 
         [0002]    The invention relates to data recording and accessing and more particularly to a device for recording customers&#39; AV (audio video) data including preferential styles of the customers so that a hairdresser can access it and visually observe it when a customer comes to the hair salon for hairdressing. 
         [0003]    2. Description of Related Art 
         [0004]    Conventionally, a hairdresser has to talk with a customer prior to and/or during service so as to perform quality hairdressing to the customer. However, this is relatively time consuming. Moreover, it may be difficult and/or insufficient by simply making a short conversation between a hairdresser and a customer if a complicated style is to be done on the customer. Thus, a need for improvement exists. 
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0005]    It is therefore one object of the invention to provide a device for recording customers&#39; AV data including for example, preferential styles of the customers so that a hairdresser can access it and visually observe it when a customer comes to the hair salon for hairdressing. 
         [0006]    The above and other objects, features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following detailed description taken with the accompanying drawings. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0007]      FIG. 1  is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of AV data recording device for hairdresser according to the invention; 
           [0008]      FIG. 2  schematically depicts components of the AV data recording and transmitting assembly of  FIG. 1 ; 
           [0009]      FIG. 3  schematically depicts connections of the components of the AV data recording and transmitting assembly of  FIG. 2 ; 
           [0010]      FIG. 4  further schematically depicts connections of the components of the AV data recording and transmitting assembly of  FIG. 3 ; and 
           [0011]      FIG. 5  schematically depicts connections of the components of the AV data receiving assembly of  FIG. 1 . 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
       [0012]    Referring to  FIGS. 1 to 5 , a device used by a hairdresser according to a preferred embodiment of the invention comprises an AV data recording and transmitting assembly  10  and an AV data receiving assembly  20 . The AV data recording and transmitting assembly  10  comprises a housing  11  shaped to be held by the hand. Within the housing  11  there are provided a camera module  13  having a lens  12 , a microphone  14 , a distributor  15  electrically connected to the camera module  13 , an audio amplifier  140  electrically interconnected the microphone  14  and the distributor  15 , a data recording unit  16  electrically connected to the distributor  15  and the audio amplifier  140  respectively, a panel  160  for controlling the data recording unit  16 , a signal switch  17  electrically connected to the distributor  15 , the audio amplifier  140  and the data recording unit  16  respectively, and an AV signal transmitter  18  electrically connected to the signal switch  17  and having an antenna (not numbered). 
         [0013]    The AV data receiving assembly  20  comprises a housing  200  having an internal AV data receiving unit  21 , an extending antenna (not numbered), and ports  22  provided on the surface and electrically connected to the AV data receiving unit  21 . The camera module  13  is adapted to take pictures of a customer and convert same into video signals. The microphone  14  in cooperation with the audio amplifier  140  is adapted to amplify the voice of the customer. The distributor  15  is adapted to output video signals to the AV signal transmitter  18 , and the audio amplifier  140  is adapted to output audio signals to the AV signal transmitter  18  respectively. The signal switch  17  is adapted to set to cause the AV signal transmitter  18  to transmit signals to the AV data receiving unit  21 . The AV data receiving unit  21  then sends the received signals to the ports  22  for output. 
         [0014]    The distributor  15  is adapted to selectively output video signals. A hairdresser can manipulate the panel  160  to activate the data recording unit  16  to store audio and video signals of a customer in its memory card. The hairdresser can further manipulate the signal switch  17  to cause the panel  160  to control the data recording unit  16 . Thus, the AV signal transmitter  18  is adapted to transmit the stored audio and video signals to the AV data receiving unit  21 . The AV data receiving unit  21  then sends the received signals to the ports  22  for output (e.g., to an audio video (AV) player). The memory card of the data recording unit  16  is removable. Also, records of many different customers can be stored in the memory card. Hence, a hairdresser can immediately know the preferential style and other useful information of a specific customer by inserting a specific memory card in the data recording unit  16  and reading same. 
         [0015]    The AV data recording and transmitting assembly  10  further comprises a rechargeable battery  19  for supplying working current to the device, and a power socket  190  such that a power cord can be used to interconnect the power socket  190  and a wall outlet for feeding an external AC power to the device. 
         [0016]    The data recording unit  16  comprises a slot  161  for allowing an SD card to insert thereinto. Data about a specific customer can be stored in the SD card prior to inserting into the slot  161  for reading or writing. 
         [0017]    While the invention herein disclosed has been described by means of specific embodiments, numerous modifications and variations could be made thereto by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention set forth in the claims.