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US 6,473,631 B1Granted
Video swivel phone
AssigneeMotorola, Inc.
InventorsCraig F Siddoway, Scott H. Richards
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Abstract
A wireless video swivel phone device includes a pivoting module. The pivoting module includes at least one video camera lens for capturing video images from at least one direction. The pivoting module rotates to allow the at least one video camera lens to capture video images from different directions. The pivoting module includes an ear cup portion that provides audio output to a user's ear for using the wireless video swivel phone as an ear-to-mouth audio phone communication device.
Claims5
A video swivel phone comprising:
- a pivoting module rotatably coupled to a handheld portion of the video swivel phone,
- the pivoting module including:
- an ear cup including an ear audio output for providing audio output to a user's ear;
- and
- a video camera input for capturing video images, the video camera input oriented in an opposing direction to the ear cup;
- and
- the handheld portion of the video swivel phone including:
- a video display screen for displaying video images to a user;
- and
- a microphone audio input for receiving audio from a user, and wherein the pivoting module is rotatable about an axis to orient the video camera input and the ear cup in a plurality of directions.
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