Patent · US Expired

Video swivel phone

US6473631B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 20, 1999
Grant dateOct 29, 2002
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Expiry dateDec 20, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2007/145
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A wireless video swivel phone device includes a pivoting module. The pivoting module includes at least one video camera lens for capturing video images from at least one direction. The pivoting module rotates to allow the at least one video camera lens to capture video images from different directions. The pivoting module includes an ear cup portion that provides audio output to a user's ear for using the wireless video swivel phone as an ear-to-mouth audio phone communication device.

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