Portable device with camera
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1. A portable device with a camera, the device comprising:
- (a) a first casing body including one surface, at which a control portion is provided, and an opposite surface;
(b) a second casing body including one surface, at which a monitor is provided, and an opposite surface;
(c) a hinge portion joining the first casing body and the second casing body such that the first casing body and the second casing body are rotatable relative to one another about the hinge; and
(d) the camera, which is provided at the hinge portion, (e) the portable device can be put into a first state, in which the first casing body and the second casing body are superposed such that the one face of the first casing body and the one face of the second casing body oppose one another, and a second state, in which the first casing body and the second casing body are relatively rotated from the first state by a predetermined angle about an axis of the hinge portion such that the opposite surface of the first casing body and the opposite surface of the second casing body nearly oppose one another.
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Abstract
A portable telephone with a camera which is capable of close-up photography. A first casing body is equipped with a control portion and a second casing body is equipped with a monitor. The first and second casing bodies are openably/closeably joined by a uni-axial hinge portion. The hinge portion enables rotation of the first casing body and second casing body by more than 180°. The first casing body and second casing body can be invertedly stood on a flat surface with the hinge portion oriented upward and the control portion and the monitor facing outward.
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15 Claims
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1. A portable device with a camera, the device comprising:
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(a) a first casing body including one surface, at which a control portion is provided, and an opposite surface;
(b) a second casing body including one surface, at which a monitor is provided, and an opposite surface;
(c) a hinge portion joining the first casing body and the second casing body such that the first casing body and the second casing body are rotatable relative to one another about the hinge; and
(d) the camera, which is provided at the hinge portion, (e) the portable device can be put into a first state, in which the first casing body and the second casing body are superposed such that the one face of the first casing body and the one face of the second casing body oppose one another, and a second state, in which the first casing body and the second casing body are relatively rotated from the first state by a predetermined angle about an axis of the hinge portion such that the opposite surface of the first casing body and the opposite surface of the second casing body nearly oppose one another. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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