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Retractable rotatable camera module for mobile communication device and method of operation thereof

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-01-20
AGERE SYST INC
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A problem, which consequently arises is that a different arrangement of display in relation to camera is required to support services such as digital photography and video telephony in the same device.
The use of two cameras in a single mobile communication device is taught in, for instance, United States patent application publication US 2003 / 0036365 to Kuroda, entitled “Portable Communications Terminal with Camera Capable of Taking Pictures.” However, using two cameras leads to a significantly more expensive and complex mobile communication device.

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[0018] Referring initially to FIG. 1, illustrated is a mobile telephone 100, which is equipped with a retractable and rotatable camera module 200. When in use the camera module 200 is in the exposed position shown in FIG. 1. When the camera associated with the camera module 200 is not in use, the camera module 200 is retractable into a main body 110 of the mobile telephone 100. This retracted position is indicated by reference number 210.

[0019] In this embodiment the camera module 200 comprises a flash 124 and a self-timer (not shown), which is connected to a light-emitting diode (LED) 126 for indicating the elapsing of the delay time of the self-timer.

[0020] The camera module 200 is shown with a lens 122 thereof facing to the front side of the mobile telephone 100, the front side being defined as the side of the mobile telephone 100 on which a display 112 and a keypad 114 are arranged. This is the typical position suitable for an application such as video conferencing. By rotatin...

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A mobile communication device having a camera module and a method of operating a mobile communication device having a camera module. In one embodiment, the mobile communication device includes: (1) a main body and (2) a camera module, coupled to the main body and configured for movement with respect thereto between a retracted position and an exposed position and rotatable in the exposed position about at least one axis of rotation.

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TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention is directed, in general, to wireless telecommunications and, more specifically, to a retractable rotatable camera module for a mobile communication device and method of operating the same. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Mobile communication devices, such as mobile telephones, are increasingly used for more than just speech communication. A variety of applications like messaging services, data communication, e-mail or fax services have become available to the users of mobile communication devices. [0003] The ongoing development in digital imaging devices makes it possible today to equip mobile communication devices with digital cameras at affordable prices, which gives rise to a host of new multimedia services. Such digital cameras allow one party to take digital photographs and send them to another by means of the well known multimedia message system (MMS) standard. Even video telephony can be established between two ...

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IPC IPC(8): G03B17/56G03B17/04H04B1/38H04M1/02H04M1/21H04N5/225H04N7/14H04Q7/20
CPCH04M1/0214H04M1/0235H04M1/0264H04N2007/145H04N5/2252H04N7/142H04M2250/20H04N23/56H04N23/51H04N23/57H04N23/74H04M1/0202H04M1/21H04B1/40
Inventor CHAMBERS, MICHAEL J.KIESSLING, MICHAEL
Owner AGERE SYST INC
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