Portable terminal having digital camera function

A portable terminal having a digital camera function, comprising:

• a display body having a display and at least one key;
• a camera having a camera, and coupled to the display body so as to rotate about a rotational axis perpendicular to a widthwise direction of the display body;
• a main body movably coupled to the display body, wherein the main body includes a plurality of keys on a surface;
• and
• a rotation-stopping unit configured to stop the camera body being rotated with respect to the display body at one or more positions between a starting position and an ending position,
• wherein at least one function associated with the portable terminal is performed when the camera body being rotated has a changed position from one to another one of the positions with the display being outwardly exposed regardless of the rotation of the camera body,
• wherein the camera body is disposed to protrude from an end portion of the display body and has a same width as the display body in the widthwise direction and the camera body being flush with the end portion, and a length of the camera body in a longitudinal direction of the display body is shorter than a length of the display in a same direction, wherein a total thickness of the display body and the main body is the same as a thickness of the camera body when the portable terminal is in a closed state.

A portable terminal having a digital camera function, comprising:

• a display body having a display and at least one control key on a same surface;
• a camera assembly housing having a camera and at least one key, and coupled to the display body so as to rotate about a rotational axis perpendicular to a widthwise direction of the display body;
• a main body;
• a turning unit having a shaft to couple the display body to the camera assembly housing, the turning unit to rotatably couple the display body to the camera assembly housing;
• and
• a rotation-stopping unit configured to stop the camera assembly housing being rotated with respect to the display body at one or more positions between a starting position and an ending position,
• wherein at least one function associated with the portable terminal is performed when the camera assembly housing being rotated has a changed position from one to another one of the positions with the display being outwardly exposed regardless of the rotation of the camera assembly housing,
• wherein the camera assembly housing is disposed to protrude from an end portion of the display body and having a same width as the display body in the widthwise direction and the camera assembly housing being flush with the end portion, and a length of the camera assembly housing in a longitudinal direction of the display body is shorter than a length of the display in a same direction, wherein a total thickness of the display body and the main body is the same as a thickness of the camera assembly housing when the portable terminal is in a closed state.

A portable terminal having a digital camera function, the portable terminal comprising:

• a display body having a display;
• a camera assembly having a camera module;
• a turning unit coupled to the display body to allow the camera assembly to rotate about a display body;
• and
• a main body movably connected to the display body allowing the portable terminal to be in a closed state or an opened state according to a relative motion,
• wherein the camera assembly is disposed to protrude from an end portion of the display body and the camera assembly being flush with the end portion, and a length of the camera assembly in a longitudinal direction of the display body is shorter than a length of the display in a same direction,
• wherein a total thickness of the display body and the main body is the same as a thickness of the camera assembly when the portable terminal is in a closed state.