Video camera integration on a portable computer
US6587151B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 26, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/1683
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
On a portable computer, a video camera is integrated as a feature by mounting the camera as an assembly made up of a lens and associated pixel electronics in a camera base that is positioned on the perphery of the display in the cover of the portable computer when the cover is open, and the providing of a cavity in the base portion of the portable computer positioned so that the camera assembly enters the cavity when the cover of the portable computer is closed.
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