Portable, foldable electronic device equipped with telephone functions and camera functions
First Claim
1. A portable, foldable electronic device, equipped with telephone functions and camera functions, and comprising at least:
- a first housing part comprising a front wall and a rear wall, a second housing part also comprising a front wall and a rear wall, hinge means that are arranged for attaching said housing parts to each other, and folding the same into different operating positions, a closed operating position, in which the rear walls are positioned against each other, and the front are directed to substantially opposite directions, an opened operating position, in which the front walls are positioned next to each other, and directed substantially to the same direction, camera means, keyboard means placed on the front wall of the first housing part, and display means for presenting information, which are placed on the front wall of the second housing part and arranged for presenting information both in the opened and closed position.
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Abstract
Portable, foldable electronic device equipped with telephone functions and camera functions, and comprising at least a first housing part a second housing part, hinge means, which are arranged to fold the housing parts into different operating positions, a closed operating position in which the rear walls of the housing parts are positioned against each other, an opened operating position in which the front walls of the housing parts are positioned next to each other, and camera means integrated in said device. The device also comprises keyboard means placed on the front wall of the first housing part and display means for presenting information, which are placed on the front wall of the second housing part and arranged for presenting information both in the opened and closed position. The camera means are either directed or can be directed substantially to the opposite direction in relation to the display means when the device is in the closed operating position and substantially in the same direction in relation to the display means when the device is in the open operating position. In an embodiment, the main orientation of the information that is presented in the display means and can be read or viewed is also arranged to be changed at least in such a manner that the main orientation of the closed operating position would deviate from the main orientation of the open operating position.
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30 Claims
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1. A portable, foldable electronic device, equipped with telephone functions and camera functions, and comprising at least:
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a first housing part comprising a front wall and a rear wall, a second housing part also comprising a front wall and a rear wall, hinge means that are arranged for attaching said housing parts to each other, and folding the same into different operating positions, a closed operating position, in which the rear walls are positioned against each other, and the front are directed to substantially opposite directions, an opened operating position, in which the front walls are positioned next to each other, and directed substantially to the same direction, camera means, keyboard means placed on the front wall of the first housing part, and display means for presenting information, which are placed on the front wall of the second housing part and arranged for presenting information both in the opened and closed position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method in a portable, foldable electronic device, equipped with telephone functions and camera functions, and comprising at least:
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a first housing part comprising a front wall and a rear wall, a second housing part also comprising a front wall and a rear wall, hinge means that are arranged for attaching said housing parts to each other, and folding the same into different operating positions, a closed operating position, in which the rear walls are positioned against each other, and the front walls are directed to substantially opposite directions, an opened operating position, in which the front walls are positioned next to each other, and are directed substantially to the same direction, camera means, keyboard means placed on the front wall of the first housing part, and display means for presenting information, which are placed on the front wall of the second housing part and arranged for presenting information both in the opened and closed position, wherein the method comprises the step of;
changing the main orientation of the information that is presented in the display means and can be read or viewed, in such a manner that the main orientation of the closed operating position deviates from the main orientation of the open operating position when the display means are intended to be directed towards the user in the closed operating position, and when both the keyboard means and the display means are intended to be directed towards the user in the open operating position. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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Current AssigneeNokia Corporation
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Original AssigneeNokia Corporation
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InventorsViertola, Kimmo
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Application NumberUS10/417,498Publication NumberTime in Patent OfficeDaysField of SearchUS Class Current455/575.1CPC Class CodesH04M 1/0214 Foldable telephones, i.e. w...H04M 1/0245 using open/close detectionH04M 2250/52 including functional featur...H04N 2007/145 Handheld terminalsH04N 7/142 Constructional details of t...
