Image pick-up apparatus and portable telephone utilizing the same
US7030926B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 7, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 18, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2007/145
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The image pick-up apparatus is one in which a first image forming lens for forming as an image on a light-receiving surface a light entering from a first direction toward the light-receiving surface of an image pick-up device and a second image forming lens for forming as an image on the light-receiving surface a light entering from a second direction different from the first direction are mounted on a lens mount, and in which optical means for changing a direction of travel of at least one of the lights entering from these different directions to a direction perpendicular to the light-receiving surface is held in the lens mount.
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