Mobile communications
First Claim
1. A portable image capture device including a first portion and a second portion, the second portion being rotatable with respect to the first portion, the second portion including a camera for image capture, the camera including a lens, the first portion including a display for viewing images captured by the camera, the second portion being rotatable with respect to the first portion from a first position, in which the camera lens is protected by said first portion, to a second position in which the first portion does not protect the camera lens, the device including a processing device responsive to rotation of said second portion with respect to said first portion, the processing device being responsive to rotation of said second portion beyond a predetermined position to invert an image produced by said camera.
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Abstract
A mobile videophone capable of transmitting and receiving information in mobile telecommunications systems, particularly cellular radio networks. The videophone includes a first portion and a second portion, the second portion being rotatable with respect to the first portion, the second portion including a camera for image capture, the camera including a lens, the second portion being rotatable with respect to the first portion from a first position, in which the camera lens is protected by said first portion, to a second position in which the first portion does not protect the camera lens.
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31 Claims
- 1. A portable image capture device including a first portion and a second portion, the second portion being rotatable with respect to the first portion, the second portion including a camera for image capture, the camera including a lens, the first portion including a display for viewing images captured by the camera, the second portion being rotatable with respect to the first portion from a first position, in which the camera lens is protected by said first portion, to a second position in which the first portion does not protect the camera lens, the device including a processing device responsive to rotation of said second portion with respect to said first portion, the processing device being responsive to rotation of said second portion beyond a predetermined position to invert an image produced by said camera.
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12. A portable image capture device including a first portion and a second portion, the second portion being rotatable with respect to the first portion, the second portion including a camera for image capture, the second portion being rotatable with respect to the first portion from a fist position to a second position, wherein said device includes a processing device responsive to rotation of said second portion with respect to said first portion from said first position to switch on said camera, said processing device being responsive to rotation of said second portion beyond a predetermined position to invert an image produced by said camera.
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13. A mobile videophone including a main body portion and a camera housing which is rotatably mounted on the mail body portion, the main body portion being generally elongate and having a top, a lower end, two sides and a front surface on which a display is mounted, said housing being mount on one of said sides, the videophone including a processing device responsive to rotation of the camera housing with respect to the main body portion beyond a predetermined position to invert an image produced by the videophone.
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14. A portable image capture device including a first portion and a second portion, the second portion being rotatable with respect to the first portion, the second portion including a camera for image capture, the camera including a lens, the first portion including a display for view images captured by the camera, the second portion being rotatable with respect to the first portion from a first position, in which the camera lens is protected by said first portion, to a second position in which the first portion does not protect the camera lens, the device including means for determining rotation of said second portion with respect to said first portion, the means for determining rotation being responsive to rotation of said second portion beyond a predetermined position to invert an image produced by said camera.
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15. A method of capturing images, comprising:
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providing a portable image capture device including a first portion and a second portion, the second portion being rotatable with respect to the first portion, the second portion including a camera for image capture, the camera including a lens, the first portion including a display for viewing images captured by the camera;
rotating the second portion with respect to the first portion from a first position, in which the camera lens is protected by said first portion, to a second position in which the first portion does not protect the camera lens; and
inverting an image produced by the camera if the second portion rotates with respect to the first portion beyond a predetermined position.
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- 16. A portable image capture device including a first portion and a second portion, the second portion being rotatable with respect to the first portion, the second portion including a camera for image capture, the camera including a lens, the first portion including a display for viewing images capture by the camera, the second portion being rotatable with respect to the first portion from a first position, in which the camera lens is protected by the first portion, to a second position in which the first portion does not protect the camera lens, the device including a processor configured to control inversion of an image produced by the camera in response to rotation of the second portion with respect to the first portion.
- 28. A portable image capture device including a first portion and a second portion, the second portion being rotatable with respect to the fist portion, the second portion including a camera for image capture the second portion being rotatable with respect to the first portion from a first position to a second position, wherein the device includes a processor configured to switch on the camera in response to rotation of the second portion with respect to the first portion from the first position, and wherein the processor enables, in the case of rotation of the second portion with respect to the first portion, inversion of an image produced by the camera.
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30. A mobile videophone including a main body portion and a camera housing which is rotatably mounted on the main body portion, the main body portion being generally elongate and having a top, a lower end, two sides and a front surface on which a display is mounted, the housing being rotatably mounted on one of the sides, wherein the videophone includes a processor enabling, in the case of rotation of the camera housing with respect to the main body portion, inversion of an image produced by the camera.
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31. A mobile videophone according to clam 30, wherein the processor is responsive to rotation of the second portion with respect to the first portion beyond a predetermined position.
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