Electronic device including a camera capable of being a front camera and a rear camera and an operating method thereof
US10686971B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 7, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jun 16, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 7, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/53
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic device includes housing, and a display, where at least part of the display is accommodated in the housing. The electronic device also includes a slide portion and a camera module unit. The slide portion includes an opening exposed to an outside and sliding with respect to the housing. The camera module unit is disposed at the opening and rotating with respect to the slide portion. The slide portion is configured to overlap with the display, in a first state, extend from the display by a first stroke, in a second state, and extend more than the first stroke by a second stroke, in a third state. The camera module unit is configured to face a first direction in the first state and the second state and to rotate toward a second direction different from the first direction, by the second stroke, when switching to the third state.
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