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US 2002/0001474 A1Published application
Camera and a portable apparatus having a flat body
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorShigeru Horiguchi
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Abstract
A camera including a camera body having a substantially flat shape, a photographing optical system configured to perform a photographing operation and accommodated in the camera body, the photographing optical system having a photographing optical axis in a direction perpendicular to a thickness direction of the camera body and a photographing object side plane, the photographing object side plane facing an object to be photographed when photographing, and a release button configured to activate the photographing operation of the photographing optical system provided on a side surface of the camera body corresponding with the photographing object side plane of the photographing optical system.
Claims76
A camera comprising:
- a camera body having a substantially flat shape;
- a photographing optical system configured to perform a photographing operation and accommodated in the camera body, the photographing optical system having a photographing optical axis in a direction perpendicular to a thickness direction of the camera body and a photographing object side plane, the photographing object side plane facing an object to be photographed when photographing;
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- a release button configured to activate the photographing operation of the photographing optical system provided on a side surface of the camera body corresponding with the photographing object side plane of the photographing optical system.
1 more element
A camera comprising:
- a camera body having a substantially flat shape;
- a photographing optical system configured to perform a photographing operation and accommodated in the camera body, the photographing optical system having a photographing optical axis in a direction perpendicular to a thickness direction of the camera body and a photographing object side plane, the photographing object side plane facing an object to be photographed when photographing;
- a release button configured to activate the photographing operation of the photographing optical system and provided on an upper surface of the camera body, the upper surface facing upward when the photographing optical axis of the photographing optical system is horizontal and the photographing object side plane of the photographing optical system is directed toward the object to be photographed;
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- a grip protruding from a bottom surface of the camera body, the bottom surface facing downward when the photographing optical axis of the photographing optical system is horizontal and the photographing object side plane of the photographing optical system is directed toward the object.
2 more elements
A camera comprising:
- a camera body having a substantially flat shape;
- a photographing optical system configured to perform a photographing operation and accommodated in the camera body;
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- a plurality of release buttons each configured to activate the photographing operation of the photographing optical system.
1 more element
A camera comprising:
- a camera body having a substantially flat shape;
- photographing means for performing a photographing operation, the photographing means being accommodated in the camera body and having a photographing optical axis in a direction perpendicular to a thickness direction of the camera body and a photographing object side plane, the photographing object side plane facing an object to be photographed when photographing;
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- activating means for activating the photographing operation of the photographing means, the activating means being provided on a side surface of the camera body corresponding with the photographing object side plane of the photographing means.
1 more element
A camera comprising:
- a camera body having a substantially flat shape;
- photographing means for performing a photographing operation, the photographing means being accommodated in the camera body and having a photographing optical axis in a direction perpendicular to a thickness direction of the camera body and a photographing object plane, the photographing object plane facing an object to be photographed when photographing;
- activating means for activating the photographing operation of the photographing means, the activating means being provided on an upper surface of the camera body, the upper surface facing upward when the photographing optical axis of the photographing means is horizontal and the photographing object side plane of the photographing means is directed toward the object;
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- gripping means for gripping the camera body, the gripping means protruding from a bottom surface of the camera body, the bottom surface facing downward when the photographing optical axis of the photographing means is horizontal and the photographing object side plane of the photographing means is directed toward the object.
2 more elements
A camera comprising:
- a camera body having a substantially flat shape;
- for performing a photographing operation, the photographing means being accommodated in the camera body;
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- a plurality of activating means each for activating the photographing operation of the photographing means.
1 more element
A method of making a camera, comprising the steps of:
- forming the camera body having a substantially flat shape;
- accommodating in the camera body a photographing optical system configured to perform a photographing operation such that a photographing optical axis thereof is arranged in a direction perpendicular to a thickness direction of the camera body;
- and
- arranging a release button configured to activate the photographing operation of the photographing optical system at a side surface of the camera body corresponding with a photographing object side plane of the photographing optical system, the photographing object side plane facing an object to be photographed when photographing.
1 more element
A method of making a camera, comprising the steps of:
- forming a camera body having a substantially flat shape;
- accommodating in the camera body a photographing optical system configured to perform a photographing operation such that a photographing optical axis thereof is arranged in a direction perpendicular to a thickness direction of the camera body;
- arranging a release button configured to activate the photographing operation of the photographing optical system at an upper surface of the camera body, the upper surface facing upward when the photographing optical axis of the photographing optical system is horizontal and a photographing object side plane of the photographing optical system is directed toward an object to be photographed;
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- providing a grip so as to protrude from a bottom surface of the camera body, the bottom surface facing downward when the photographing optical axis of the photographing optical system is horizontal and the photographing object side plane of the photographing optical system is directed toward the object.
2 more elements
A portable apparatus comprising:
- an apparatus body having a substantially flat shape;
- a photographing optical system configured to perform a photographing operation and accommodated in the apparatus body, the photographing optical system having a photographing optical axis in a direction perpendicular to a thickness direction of the apparatus body and a photographing object side plane, the photographing object side plane facing an object to be photographed when photographing;
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- a release button configured to activate the photographing operation of the photographing optical system and provided on a side surface of the apparatus body corresponding with the photographing object side plane of the photographing optical system.
1 more element
A portable apparatus comprising:
- an apparatus body having a substantially flat shape;
- a photographing optical system configured to perform a photographing operation and accommodated in the apparatus body, the photographing optical system having a photographing optical axis in a direction perpendicular to a thickness direction of the apparatus body and a photographing object plane, the photographing object plane facing an object to be photographed when photographing;
- a release button configured to activate the photographing operation of the photographing optical system and provided on an upper surface of the apparatus body, the upper surface facing upward when the photographing optical axis of the photographing optical system is horizontal and the photographing object side plane of the photographing optical system is directed toward the object;
- and
- a grip protruding from a bottom surface of the apparatus body, the bottom surface facing downward when the photographing optical axis of the photographing optical system is horizontal and the photographing object side plane of the photographing optical system is directed toward the object.
2 more elements
A portable apparatus comprising:
- an apparatus body having a substantially flat shape;
- a photographing optical system configured to perform a photographing operation and accommodated in the apparatus body;
- and
- a plurality of release buttons each configured to activate the photographing operation of the photographing optical system.
1 more element
A portable apparatus comprising:
- an apparatus body having a substantially flat shape;
- photographing means for performing a photographing operation, the photographing means being accommodated in the apparatus body and having a photographing optical axis in a direction perpendicular to a thickness direction of the apparatus body and a photographing object side plane, the photographing object side plane facing an object to be photographed when photographing;
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- activating means for activating the photographing operation of the photographing means, the activating means being provided on a side surface of the apparatus body corresponding with the photographing object side plane of the photographing means.
1 more element
A portable apparatus comprising:
- an apparatus body having a substantially flat shape;
- photographing means for performing a photographing operation, the photographing means being accommodated in the apparatus body and having a photographing optical axis in a direction perpendicular to a thickness direction of the apparatus body and a photographing object side plane, the photographing object side plane facing an object to be photographed when photographing;
- activating means for activating the photographing operation of the photographing means, the activating means being provided on an upper surface of the apparatus body, the upper surface facing upward when the photographing optical axis of the photographing means is horizontal and the photographing object side plane of the photographing means is directed toward the object;
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- gripping means for gripping the apparatus body, the gripping means protruding from a bottom surface of the apparatus body, the bottom surface facing downward when the photographing optical axis of the photographing means is horizontal and the photographing object side plane of the photographing means is directed toward the object.
2 more elements
A portable apparatus comprising:
- an apparatus body having a substantially flat shape;
- photographing means for performing a photographing operation, the photographing means being accommodated in the apparatus body;
- and
- a plurality of activating means each for activating the photographing operation of the photographing means.
1 more element
A method of making a portable apparatus, comprising the steps of:
- forming the apparatus body having a substantially flat shape;
- accommodating in the apparatus body a photographing optical system configured to perform a photographing operation such that a photographing optical axis thereof is arranged in a direction perpendicular to a thickness direction of the apparatus body;
- and
- arranging a release button configured to activate the photographing operation of the photographing optical system at a side surface of the apparatus body corresponding with a photographing object side plane of the photographing optical system, the photographing object side plane facing an object to be photographed when photographing.
1 more element
A method of making a portable apparatus, comprising the steps of:
- forming an apparatus body having a substantially flat shape;
- accommodating in the apparatus body a photographing optical system configured to perform a photographing operation such that a photographing optical axis thereof is arranged in a direction perpendicular to a thickness direction of the apparatus body;
- arranging a release button configured to activate the photographing operation of the photographing optical system at an upper surface of the apparatus body, the upper surface facing upward when the photographing optical axis of the photographing optical system is horizontal and a photographing object side plane of the photographing optical system is directed toward the photographing object, the photographing object side plane facing an object to be photographed when photographing;
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- providing a grip so as to protrude from a bottom surface of the apparatus body, the bottom surface facing downward when the photographing optical axis is horizontal and the photographing object side plane is directed toward the object.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.