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Personal communicator having orientable video imaging element

  • US 5,414,444 A
  • Filed: 03/30/1994
  • Issued: 05/09/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/30/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A personal communicator for radiotelephone communication with in a wireless communication system, comprising:

  • a support housing including a keyboard input mounted on a cover member connected by a hinge to the housing, a visual information display for information output positioned under the cover member and exposed when the cover member is open and a video image input module located adjacent the visual information display and accessible for visual input through a video camera aperture in the cover member when the cover member is closed;

    the video image input module comprising;

    a rotatable support mounted on a shaft defining a tilt axis and attached to the communicator housing;

    a focusing lens mounted in a lens housing of the rotatable support;

    an imaging collector mounted to receive images focused on it by the focusing lens;

    a signal conductor for coupling the imaging collector to circuitry within the communicator housing;

    a position reset lever connected to the rotatable support for adjusting an angular position of the rotatable support;

    the cover member including means for engaging the position reset lever when the cover member is closed and positioning the video image module so that the focusing lens is aligned to receive images through the video camera aperture.

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