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US 9,641,786 B2Granted
Camera capable of communicating with other communication device
AssigneeNikon Corporation
InventorsItaru Homma, Chiyuki Kuwata, Akira Ohmura
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Abstract
A camera having communication ability can switch a mode between a communication mode and a shooting mode. The camera combines features of a communication device and a digital camera. The camera comprises a communication device, an imaging device, and a switching device. The switching device switched the communication mode to the shooting mode responsive to completion of communication.
Claims26
A cellular phone capable of telephone-calling with an external device, the cellular phone comprising:
- an antenna via which a signal is transmitted to and received from the external device;
- an image sensor that outputs an image signal from an image formed by a lens;
- a display;
- a loudspeaker;
- and
- a processor that controls the display and the loudspeaker so that (i) the display displays an announcement of an incoming call after receiving the signal from the external device via the antenna in a case that the signal is a calling signal indicating the incoming call, and (ii) in the case that the calling signal is received during continuous outputting of the image signal by the image sensor, the loudspeaker outputs a sound generated from a sound signal based on a voice of a caller that is included in the signal received from the external device via the antenna after the announcement of the incoming call is displayed by the display and after receiving an instruction of a user to allow starting of the telephone-calling with the external device.
3 more elements
A method for controlling a cellular phone to perform telephone-calling with an external device, the method comprising:
- announcing an incoming call on a display of the cellular phone based on receiving a calling signal indicating the incoming call from the external device;
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- in a case that the calling signal is received during continuous outputting of an image signal by an image sensor of the cellular phone, outputting a sound on a loudspeaker the cellular phone, the sound generated from a sound signal based on a voice of a caller that is included in a signal received from the external device after the announcing of the incoming call is displayed on the display and after receiving an instruction of a user to allow starting of the telephone-calling with the external device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.