Portable communication terminal device for communication and image data
US7502636B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 6, 2004 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 18, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2007/145
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a portable communication terminal wherein: an upper case is connected, at its lower end position, to a lower case so as to be slidable and rotatable about a shaft substantially perpendicular to a display screen of a display portion; the lower case has, on its inner main surface, a main operating portion equipped with various keys; and the display portion, even in a closed state of the upper case, is exposed; a shutter button is disposed on an outer side face of the lower case. The device is designed such that when the shutter button is depressed long in a closed state of the upper case, a shift is made to an imaging mode. The imaging mode allows a user to utilize the display screen of the display portion as a finder and to permit imaging in accordance with the user's operation of the shutter button. The device is also designed such that when the upper case is opened, the imaging operation is inhibited. This construction permits the display portion for communication to be utilized as a finder as well and also permits the device as an imaging function to serve in a way comparable to an ordinary camera.
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