US 6,788,960 B2 · Portable information communication terminal apparatus

Abstract

A portable telephone 1 has a connecting portion 2 as well as a first housing portion 3 and a second housing portion 4 which are connected by the connecting portion 2 in such a manner as to be capable of being folded. An external video camera unit 10 is inserted in a camera-unit attaching portion 6. Various video camera units having different specifications, such as a color video camera unit, a monochromatic video camera unit, a wide-angle video camera unit, and a tele video camera unit, can be attached to or detached from the camera-unit attaching portion 6. The portable information communication terminal 1 is capable of identifying the specifications of the attached video camera unit and of switching over its internal operation in accordance with the specifications.

Claims7

Dependent claims

A portable information communication terminal apparatus comprising:

a camera-unit attaching portion capable of selectively attaching or detaching a plurality of video camera units having different specifications;
identifying means for identifying the specifications of said video camera unit attached to said camera-unit attaching portion;
and
controlling means for changing over internal operation in accordance with a result of identification by said identifying means.

1 more element

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

09/980,923Filed 11 Feb 2002

Priority

JP P.2000-5019225 Feb 2000

Published

US 2002/0137542 A126 Sep 2002

Granted

7 Sep 2004

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification8 codes

H04M 1/0218
Foldable in one direction, i.e. using a one degree of freedom hinge: the hinge comprising input and/or output user interface means
H04N 7/142
Between two video terminals, e.g. videophone: constructional details of the terminal equipment, e.g. arrangements of the camera and the display
H04M 1/0254
Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets: comprising one or a plurality of mechanically detachable modules
H04M 1/0264
Details of the structure or mounting of specific components: for a camera module assembly

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Claims7