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US 2007/0165372 A1Published application
Notebook computer with built-in web cam module
OwnerChao-Qin Yeinventor
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Abstract
A notebook computer has a notebook computer housing and a web cam module secured to the notebook computer housing. The web cam module has a web cam housing, with a lens and a motor retained inside the web cam housing. The motor has a driving shaft coupled to the lens for rotating the lens to an angled position, and the motor is powered and controlled by the notebook computer to adjust the angle of the lens.
Claims8
A notebook computer comprising:
- a notebook computer housing;
- a web cam module secured to the notebook computer housing, the web cam module having a web cam housing, with a lens and a motor retained inside the web cam housing, the motor having a driving shaft coupled to the lens for rotating the lens to an angled position;
- and
- wherein the motor is powered and controlled by the notebook computer to adjust the angle of the lens.
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A method of adjusting the angle of a lens in a web cam module that is fixedly secured to a notebook computer, comprising:
- providing a web cam module having a web cam housing, with a lens and a motor retained inside the web cam housing, the motor having a driving shaft coupled to the lens;
- providing the notebook computer with software for controlling the operation of the motor;
- and
- providing command signals to the motor to cause the motor to rotate the lens to a desired angled position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.