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Videophone device

  • US 7,148,911 B1
  • Filed: 08/08/2000
  • Issued: 12/12/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/09/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Video telephone apparatus comprising image pick-up means for picking up the image of an object and generating a transmit picture signal according to the image of the object;

  • communication means for transmitting and receiving said transmit picture signal and a receive picture signal;

    display means for displaying video information based on the receive picture signal received from said communication means; and

    a main body provided with the image pick-up means, the communication means, and the display means, and having a bent section adapted to be collapsible to close the main body;

    characterized in that said image pick-up means comprises detector means for detecting the orientation of said video telephone apparatus and a rotating means for rotating the orientation of an image in at least either of said transmit picture signal and said receive picture signal based on the detected orientation of said image pick-up means and independent of the orientation of a distant party video telephone apparatus.

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