Portable communication terminal device
First Claim
1. A portable communication terminal having an imaging function, comprising:
- a lower case having, on its main surface, an operating portion equipped with various keys;
an upper case having, on its main surface, a display portion equipped with a display screen, said upper case being connected, at its lower end position, to said lower case so as to be slidable and rotatable about a shaft substantially perpendicular to the display screen;
an imaging portion disposed on a back side of the operating portion of said lower case so as to face outward;
an imaging button, disposed on an outer side face of either said upper case or said lower case, to allow instruction for imaging; and
imaging control means which controls an imaging operation of said imaging portion while allowing a user to utilize the display screen of the display portion as a finder.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a portable communication terminal wherein: an upper case is connected, at its lower end position, to a lower case so as to be slidable and rotatable about a shaft substantially perpendicular to a display screen of a display portion; the lower case has, on its inner main surface, a main operating portion equipped with various keys; and the display portion, even in a closed state of the upper case, is exposed; a shutter button is disposed on an outer side face of the lower case. The device is designed such that when the shutter button is depressed long in a closed state of the upper case, a shift is made to an imaging mode. The imaging mode allows a user to utilize the display screen of the display portion as a finder and to permit imaging in accordance with the user'"'"'s operation of the shutter button. The device is also designed such that when the upper case is opened, the imaging operation is inhibited. This construction permits the display portion for communication to be utilized as a finder as well and also permits the device as an imaging function to serve in a way comparable to an ordinary camera.
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14 Claims
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1. A portable communication terminal having an imaging function, comprising:
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a lower case having, on its main surface, an operating portion equipped with various keys;
an upper case having, on its main surface, a display portion equipped with a display screen, said upper case being connected, at its lower end position, to said lower case so as to be slidable and rotatable about a shaft substantially perpendicular to the display screen;
an imaging portion disposed on a back side of the operating portion of said lower case so as to face outward;
an imaging button, disposed on an outer side face of either said upper case or said lower case, to allow instruction for imaging; and
imaging control means which controls an imaging operation of said imaging portion while allowing a user to utilize the display screen of the display portion as a finder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A portable communication terminal having an imaging function, comprising:
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a lower case having, on its main surface, an operating portion equipped with various keys;
an upper case having a display portion equipped with a display screen, the display portion being disposed so as to be exposed, said upper case being connected, at its lower end position, to said lower case so as to be slidable and rotatable about a shaft substantially perpendicular to the display screen;
an imaging portion disposed on a back side of the operating portion of said lower case so as to face outward;
an imaging button disposed on a side face of either said upper case or said lower case to allow instruction for imaging; and
a CPU that controls an imaging operation of said imaging portion while allowing a user to utilize the display screen of the display portion as a finder.
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14. A portable communication terminal having an imaging function, comprising:
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a lower case having, on its main surface, an operating portion equipped with various keys;
an upper case having a display portion having a display screen, the display portion being disposed so as to be exposed, said upper case being connected, at its lower position, to said lower case so as to be slidable and rotatable about a shaft substantially perpendicular to the display screen;
a folding detecting portion for detecting opening or closing of said upper case relative to said lower case;
an imaging portion disposed on a back side of the operating portion of said lower case so as to face outward;
an imaging button disposed on a side face of either said upper case or said lower case so as to allow instruction for imaging; and
a CPU that, on the basis of a detection result provided from said folding detecting portion, controls an imaging operation of said imaging portion while allowing a user to utilize the display portion.
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