Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Portable information terminal equipped with camera
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Application No.: US09733033Application Date: 2000-12-11
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Publication No.: US07046287B2Publication Date: 2006-05-16
- Inventor: Masaaki Nishino , Masakatsu Takizawa , Norihisa Mitsuyu , Shuji Yamaguchi , Satoshi Machida
- Applicant: Masaaki Nishino , Masakatsu Takizawa , Norihisa Mitsuyu , Shuji Yamaguchi , Satoshi Machida
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: NEC Corporation
- Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- Priority: JP11-367810 19991224; JP11-367811 19991224; JP11-367812 19991224
- Main IPC: H04N5/222
- IPC: H04N5/222

Abstract:
The information terminal body may be designed to foldably pivot a pair of flat cases each having a display unit through a hinge which is equipped with a photographing optical system for the camera function unit of which optical axis of lens is perpendicular to an axial center of the hinge. The display units display information from communication channels and images taken in by the camera. The cases may have the display units such that the display units face outside in a folded state. At least one of the two display units may be a finder for photographers, while the other may be a finder for the subject persons. The terminal is equipped with a shutter button and a terminal operation button. The terminal operation button works also as a shutter button. The information terminal is also equipped with a viewfinder for the camera lens system.
Public/Granted literature
- US20010005454A1 Portable information terminal equipped with camera Public/Granted day:2001-06-28
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