Video telephone equipment
US5491507A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 22, 1993 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 22, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2007/145
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A handy type video telephone equipment which permits a user to transmit and receive pictures and speech with a casing held in one hand. A speaker is arranged at the upper end part of the front of the casing which is thin and vertically long, while a microphone is arranged at the lower end part thereof. A display panel and a control panel are interposed between the speaker and the microphone. A camera is mounted on the casing so as to be capable of altering its angle. The speaker is detachably mounted, and it is usable as an earphone when detached. The user's movements are not hampered during the transmission and reception, and the equipment can assume various communication or service attitudes conforming to the contents of information for the communications.
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