Shooting weapon: Vivo applied for a patent for the design of intelligent machine, with a built-in miniature quadrotor flying camera.

LetsGoDigital, a Dutch technology blog, reported that Vivo had just applied for a special design patent for a smart machine with a detachable camera module. Because the module is essentially a drone with a built-in micro quadrotor, it can bring a quite "flying imagination" long-distance shooting experience. It is reported that the company submitted this patent application for electronic equipment to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in February 2020, and it was officially announced in July 2002 1,1.

(from: LetsGoDigital)

In the 20-page document, vivo attached several illustrations. At first glance, you will mistake it for an ordinary smartphone. Only one hidden dual camera, three infrared proximity sensors, four rotors and an extra battery module are installed at the bottom.

However, from the animation demonstration shared by LetsGoDigital, the camera module can actually slide out of the fuselage shell and be completely disassembled together with the mounting bracket.

(figure via LetsGoDigital)

The mounting bracket with integrated fingerprint sensor can be detached from the compact camera system. After flying it in the air, users can take pictures at a longer distance. At the same time, the infrared sensor can calculate the distance between the drone and the surrounding objects to avoid collision.

In the air, the flying camera can change its position freely and maintain considerable flexibility. In addition to being controlled by smartphones, it is also expected to support air gestures. Unfortunately, this is not described in detail in the document.

But in fact, this idea is not new. For example, Airselfie and Air Pix are similar in shape. It's just a little too big to fit directly into the body of a smartphone.

If necessary, the manufacturer can also install a third or fourth camera in more directions for the micro UAV. However, if the overall weight is too light, this kind of equipment is easily affected by wind shear (turbulence), so it depends on whether the anti-shake design can keep up.

In addition, on 20 18, LetsGoDigital also launched a "flight display device" (portal) of Samsung. The biggest feature of this equipment is that it is equipped with four rotors for flight.