Patent · US Expired

Portable terminal device

US7283854B2 · kind B2 · utility

21Cited by
5References
3Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 30, 2002
Grant dateOct 16, 2007
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 31, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M2250/52
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The foldable portable terminal apparatus with a camera includes display sections on the front side (side A) and backside (side B) of the housing. When the housing (1) is open, both the person who is taking a picture using a camera (10, 8) and the person who gets his/her picture taken can check the captured image simultaneously using the display (11, 7). When the housing (1) is closed, the image taken can be checked with the display section on the front. Images taken in the past are stored in association with telephone numbers. When a call arrives from one of the persons, ringing tone sounds and at the same time the image of the sender is displayed on the display section (11, 7).

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