Video camera in mobile phone
AssigneeSony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
InventorsLeif Brunstrom, Bjorn Norhammar, Tomas Pensjo
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Abstract
A portable communication apparatus (1) comprises a first housing portion (2) and a second housing portion (3), a rotary support member (6) rotatably connecting the first housing portion and the second housing portion, an image producing apparatus (7), and an optical input (8) for the image producing apparatus located in the support member. The image producing apparatus (7) is located in the first housing portion (2) or the second housing portion (3) of the portable communication apparatus (1), and an optical arrangement (11) extends an optical path (12) of the image producing apparatus from the first housing portion or the second housing portion to the optical input (8) located in the rotary support member (6).
Claims15
A portable communication apparatus (1) comprising:
- a first housing portion (2) and a second housing portion (3),
- a rotary support member (6) rotatably connecting the first housing portion and the second housing portion,
- an image producing apparatus (7),
- an optical input (8) for the image producing apparatus located in the support member, characterized in that
- the image producing apparatus (7) is located in the first housing portion (2) or the second housing portion (3) of the portable communication apparatus (1), and
- an optical arrangement (11) extends an optical path (12) of the image producing apparatus from the first housing portion or the second housing portion to the optical input (8) located in the rotary support member (6).
A portable communication apparatus (1) according to any preceding claim, wherein the optical arrangement (11) comprises a light guide (11c).
A portable communication apparatus (1) according to any preceding claim, wherein the optical input (a) is aimed in a first direction when the communication apparatus (1) is in an open state, and in a second direction when the communication apparatus (1) is in a closed state.
A portable communication apparatus (1) according to any preceding claim, wherein the image producing apparatus is a video camera.
A portable communication apparatus (l) according to any preceding claim, wherein the image producing apparatus is a still camera.
A portable communication apparatus (1) according to any preceding claim, wherein the portable communication apparatus is a mobile telephone.
A portable communication apparatus (1) comprising:
- a first housing portion (2) and a second housing portion (3),
- a rotary support member (6) rotatably connecting the first housing portion and the second housing portion,
- an image producing apparatus (7), and
- an optical input (8) for the image producing apparatus located in the support member, characterized in that
- the connection between the first housing portion (2) and the rotary support member (6) is fixed, wherein the optical input (8) of the image producing apparatus (7) is rotatably fixed relative to the first housing portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.