Portable information terminal equipped with camera
First Claim
1. A portable information terminal which comprises:
- a camera unit;
a housing for said camera; and
a pair of flat cases which pivots through a hinge,wherein;
each of said cases is equipped with a display unit for displaying information from transmission channels or image taken in by said camera;
said hinge is equipped with said housing;
an optical axis of lens of said camera is perpendicular to an axis of said hinge; and
said hinge has a structure in which said cases are pivoted by two shafts parallel to the axis of said housing; and
said display units face inside said information terminal body in a folded state and they face outside said information terminal in an unfolded state.
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Abstract
The information terminal body may be designed to foldably pivot a pair of flat cases each having a display unit through a hinge which is equipped with a photographing optical system for the camera function unit of which optical axis of lens is perpendicular to an axial center of the hinge. The display units display information from communication channels and images taken in by the camera. The cases may have the display units such that the display units face outside in a folded state. At least one of the two display units may be a finder for photographers, while the other may be a finder for the subject persons. The terminal is equipped with a shutter button and a terminal operation button. The terminal operation button works also as a shutter button. The information terminal is also equipped with a viewfinder for the camera lens system.
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4 Claims
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1. A portable information terminal which comprises:
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a camera unit; a housing for said camera; and a pair of flat cases which pivots through a hinge, wherein; each of said cases is equipped with a display unit for displaying information from transmission channels or image taken in by said camera; said hinge is equipped with said housing; an optical axis of lens of said camera is perpendicular to an axis of said hinge; and said hinge has a structure in which said cases are pivoted by two shafts parallel to the axis of said housing; and said display units face inside said information terminal body in a folded state and they face outside said information terminal in an unfolded state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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Specification