US 12,206,995 B2
Portable inspection device
Robin Cairns, Greater London (GB)
Assigned to CAIRNS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LIMITED, Brentford (GB)
Filed by CAIRNS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LIMITED, Brentford (GB)
Filed on Apr. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/300,929.
Application 18/300,929 is a continuation of application No. PCT/IB2021/059528, filed on Oct. 15, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0262342 A1, Aug. 17, 2023
Int. Cl. H04N 23/63 (2023.01); H04N 5/77 (2006.01); H04N 23/62 (2023.01); H04N 23/698 (2023.01); H04N 23/71 (2023.01); H04N 23/74 (2023.01)
CPC H04N 23/74 (2023.01) [H04N 5/772 (2013.01); H04N 23/62 (2023.01); H04N 23/631 (2023.01); H04N 23/698 (2023.01); H04N 23/71 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A portable inspection device for inspecting industrial equipment, comprising:
a lighting component configured to provide an adjustable level of illumination, the lighting component comprising one or more lighting elements, wherein the brightness of the one or more lighting elements can be continuously varied;
a camera having a wide angle lens, configured for recording a video of an area to be inspected;
a memory for storing video data captured by the camera;
a touch screen configured to receive input from a user, and to display output video; and
a controller, embedded in the portable inspection device, configured to:
receive, via the touch screen, an instruction from a user to initiate a video recording using the camera;
process video data obtained using the camera to determine a measure of the brightness of ambient lighting in the area to be inspected;
adjust the level of illumination of the lighting component based on the determined measure;
store recorded video data in the memory;
receive, via the touch screen, a video playback instruction from a user to initiate playback of recorded video data stored in the memory; and
initiate playback of the recorded video data in response to receiving the video playback instruction.