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US 7,414,656 B2Granted
Mobile terminal with camera
AssigneeLe Electronics Inc.
InventorsYong-Hee Lee, Joon Jang
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Abstract
A folding-type mobile terminal is provided with a camera that is capable of accurately imaging an object. This is accomplished by mounting the camera such that a viewing direction of the display of the terminal is substantially parallel to a camera imaging direction.
Claims32
A mobile terminal with a camera, comprising:
- a main body having a plurality of buttons formed on a front surface;
- a folder foldably connected to the main body and having a display formed thereon, the folder being foldably connected to allow an open state and a closed state, and wherein, in the closed state, the folder covers at least one of the plurality of buttons;
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- a camera module for imaging a target,
- wherein a protrusion is formed at an upper portion of a rear surface of the main body, and the camera module is provided in the protrusion, the protrusion having a surface,
- wherein the camera module is mounted such that a viewing direction of the display and an imaging direction of the camera module are substantially parallel when the folder is maintained in the opened state, the viewing direction being substantially orthogonal to a viewing surface of the display, and the imaging direction of the camera module being approximately 90 degrees from the surface of the protrusion, wherein the protrusion is formed such that the surface of the protrusion is at an angle of approximately 30° to the rear surface of the main body.
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A subscriber unit, comprising:
- a first terminal portion including a plurality of buttons;
- a second terminal portion foldably connected along a folding axis to the first terminal portion to allow an open configuration and a closed configuration, wherein, in the closed configuration, the second terminal portion covers at least some of the plurality of buttons;
- a display on the second terminal portion;
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- a camera mounted within the first terminal portion such that a display viewing direction is substantially parallel to a camera imaging direction when the second terminal portion is in the open configuration relative to the first terminal position, wherein the display viewing direction comprises a direction that is substantially orthogonal to a viewing surface of the display, and wherein the camera imaging direction comprises a direction that is substantially parallel to a bisector of a field of view of the camera,
- wherein a section of the first terminal portion in which the camera is mounted is wider than other sections of the first terminal portion, and the section of the first terminal portion in which the camera is mounted comprises a protruding section with a front surface that is substantially level with a rear surface of the second terminal portion when the second terminal portion is in the open configuration.
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A mobile terminal comprising:
- a first body having a plurality of keys on a first surface of the first body;
- a second body coupled to the first body and moveable between an opened position and a closed position, the second body having a display, wherein, in the closed position, the second body covers at least one of the keys on the first surface of the first body;
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- a camera module;
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- a protrusion formed on a second surface of the first body opposite from the first surface, the camera module being provided in the protrusion, the protrusion having a surface that faces away from the second surface of the first body, wherein when the second body is in the opened position relative to the first body, a viewing direction of the display is substantially parallel with an imaging direction of the camera module, wherein the viewing direction is substantially orthogonal to a viewing surface of the display, and the imaging direction of the camera module is approximately 90 degrees from the surface of the protrusion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.