Portable information processing apparatus
First Claim
1. A portable information processing apparatus comprising:
- a first member provided with an information display unit, said first member having an outer surface for exposing the information display unit;
a second member provided with an information input unit, said second member having an outer surface for exposing the information input unit;
a hinge member pivotally connecting said first and second members with each other so that said first and second members are pivotable between;
(i) a portable position in which said first and second members overlap each such that the outer surface of said first member and the outer surface of said second member oppose each other, and (ii) an open position in which the outer surface of said first member and the outer surface of said second member are moved away from each other so as to separate said first and second members from each other;
an angle detector for detecting at least one of an angle of substantially 180° and
360°
between said first and second members while said first and second members are rotated in the open position; and
a photographing unit which is enabled to perform a photographing operation when said angle detector detects at least one of the angle of substantially 180° and
360°
between said first and second members;
wherein said information display unit provided in said first member includes a display for displaying photographic image information obtained by said photographing unit, andwherein said information input unit provided in said second member includes at least one of;
(i) a photographic conditions setting device for setting various photographing conditions of said photographing unit, and (ii) a shutter release device for controlling a shutter of said photographing unit.
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Abstract
A portable information processing apparatus includes a first member provided with an information display unit and a second member provided with an information input unit. The first member has an outer surface for exposing the information display unit, and the second member has an outer surface for exposing the information input unit. A hinge member connects the first and second members with each other so that the first and second members are pivotable between: (i) a portable position in which the first and second members overlap such that the outer surface of the first member and the outer surface of the second member oppose each other, and (ii) an open position in which the outer surface of the first member and the outer surface of the second member are moved away from each other. An angle detector detects at least one of an angle of substantially 180° and 360° between the first and second members while the first and second members are rotated in the open position. A photographing unit can perform a photographing operation when the angle detector detects at least one of 180° and 360° between the first and second members. The information display unit provided in the first member includes a display for displaying photographic image information obtained by the photographing unit. The information input unit provided in the second member includes at least one of: (i) a photographic conditions setting device for setting various photographing conditions of the photographing unit, and (ii) a shutter release device for controlling a shutter of the photographing unit.
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23 Claims
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1. A portable information processing apparatus comprising:
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a first member provided with an information display unit, said first member having an outer surface for exposing the information display unit; a second member provided with an information input unit, said second member having an outer surface for exposing the information input unit; a hinge member pivotally connecting said first and second members with each other so that said first and second members are pivotable between;
(i) a portable position in which said first and second members overlap each such that the outer surface of said first member and the outer surface of said second member oppose each other, and (ii) an open position in which the outer surface of said first member and the outer surface of said second member are moved away from each other so as to separate said first and second members from each other;an angle detector for detecting at least one of an angle of substantially 180° and
360°
between said first and second members while said first and second members are rotated in the open position; anda photographing unit which is enabled to perform a photographing operation when said angle detector detects at least one of the angle of substantially 180° and
360°
between said first and second members;wherein said information display unit provided in said first member includes a display for displaying photographic image information obtained by said photographing unit, and wherein said information input unit provided in said second member includes at least one of;
(i) a photographic conditions setting device for setting various photographing conditions of said photographing unit, and (ii) a shutter release device for controlling a shutter of said photographing unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A portable information processing apparatus comprising:
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a first member provided with an information display unit, said first member having an outer surface for exposing the information display unit; a second member provided with an information input unit, said second member having an outer surface for exposing the information input unit; a hinge member pivotally connecting said first and second members with each other so that said first and second members are pivotable between;
(i) a portable position in which said first and second members overlap each such that the outer surface of said first member and the outer surface of said second member oppose each other, and (ii) an open position in which the outer surface of said first member and the outer surface of said second member are moved away from each other so as to separate said first and second members from each other;a photographing unit for performing a photographing operation, said photographing unit being mounted in said hinge member; and an optical extending member optically connected to the photographing unit, said optical extending member projecting from said hinge member in a direction crossing rotational outer lines between said hinge member and said first and second members, and including means for orienting an optical axis of said photographing unit in a given direction; wherein said information display unit provided in said first member includes a display for displaying photographic image information obtained by said photographing unit, and wherein said information input unit provided in said second member includes at least one of;
(i) a photographic conditions setting device for setting various photographing conditions of said photographing unit, and (ii) a shutter release device for controlling a shutter of said photographing unit. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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