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...that the x-ray was discovered purely by accident? When German physicist Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen was experimenting with cathode rays in 1895, he put an activated Crookes tube in a book and went out to lunch. When he returned, he discovered that a key that had also been placed in the book showed up as an image on the developed film!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8068170 | Modular digital camera Provided is a pen-shaped modular camera assembly having a plurality of modules each with at least one connector to link the modules together. The assembly includes a camera module having an image sensor for capturing an image in an RGB (red, green, blue) color space... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8054379 | Portable electronic device A portable electronic device includes a housing including an opening defined in a peripheral side surface thereof, a camera module mounted in the housing, and a light-reflecting member rotatably mounted at the opening. The camera module is aligned with and faces tow... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8035737 | Foldable picture-taking device with scanning function The present invention relates to a foldable picture-taking device with scanning function including a picture-taking main body, a connecting module, and a supporting base module, wherein one end of the picture-taking main body is linked with a first revolving device ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8035736 | Grip device and image photographing apparatus having the same A grip device and an image photographing apparatus are provided in which a user can photograph an object at any intended angle by freely changing a position of his or her hand while holding the image photographing apparatus. The image photographing apparatus include... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8023040 | Electronic device having multiple camera modules An exemplary electronic device includes a lower housing having a mounting panel, a first camera module mounted to the mounting panel, a sliding member mounted to the lower housing, a second camera module mounted to the sliding member, and two hinge assemblies fixed ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8013934 | Portable electronic device with camera module An exemplary portable electronic device includes: a main body, a camera module, a protecting cover, and a fill-in light emitting module. The camera module has a camera, and the camera module is disposed in the main body. The camera is exposed and positioned against ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8009229 | Helmet safety system The present invention discloses a helmet with a plurality of electronic safety devices. The safety devices of the present invention include an audio and video communication system. The video communication system features include a video camera system that can transm... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8009230 | Camera with an interrupting unit, and camera with an inhibiting unit When at least a portion of an aperture of a lens part is covered with some object, both adjusting of the sensitivity of an image pickup part and display of “though image” are inhibited. Also, it is able to shorten a length of time for which the camera enters int... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8004604 | Coplanar camera scanning system A system for scanning objects having at least two linear array sensors, adapted to detect light input signals, is provided. A lens is optically connected to each of the linear array sensors, and are adapted to receive and transmit an optical image located in a respe... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8004605 | Mobile camera stand A mobile camera stand having a receiver with a receiver top to which a non-pivoting telescoping arm is attached, a receiver bottom with a locking member to which a non-telescoping arm is removably attachable, and a receiver pivotable section to which a pivoting tele... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8004603 | Camera with an interrupting unit, and camera with an inhibiting unit When at least a portion of an aperture of a lens part is covered with some object, both adjusting of the sensitivity of an image pickup part and display of “though image” are inhibited. Also, it is able to shorten a length of time for which the camera enters int... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7982795 | Image acquisition and exploitation camera system and methods therefore A system for extracting, processing, and sending metadata associated with audio data and/or video data is described. In one embodiment, a system includes a sensor configured to acquire image data. A first electronic board with a processor is configured to control th... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7961250 | Photographing apparatus having an exposure mode selection function A photographing apparatus comprises an imaging sensor, a controller, and an exposure-mode-selecting device. The controller performs a photometric operation on a photographing subject and obtains a luminance value of the photographing subject based on the photometric... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7936396 | Image-pickup apparatus An image-pickup apparatus includes a first operating member, to which a predetermined function is fixedly allocated and a second operating member capable of customizing an allocated function, in which the second operating member is arranged on the right back-face re... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7911532 | Notebook computer and method of capturing document image using image pickup device of such notebook computer The notebook computer includes a base and an upper cover. The base has a keyboard. The upper cover includes a screen, an image pickup device and a close-up lens. The upper cover is rotatable with respect to the base such that the image pickup device is able to captu... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7903171 | Notebook information processor and image reading method A notebook information processor includes an image photographing unit, a display, a keyboard, a storage unit, and a control unit, wherein the control unit includes, a live view displaying unit that displays a live view obtained by photographing at least a portion of... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7800689 | Camera, an image inputting apparatus, a portable terminal device, and a method for transforming the camera configuration A camera has a camera body formed in a longitudinal rectangular shape, and in the intermediate portion of the camera body, a flexion/transformation mechanism dividing the camera body into an image photographing section including a lens system for capturing an optica... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7742102 | Extendable pivot shaft mechanism, and an extendable pivot shaft mechanism of a camera for pivoting a rotatable grip on a camera body An extendable pivot shaft mechanism of a camera for pivoting a rotatable grip on a camera body is provided to allow the rotatable grip both to rotate about a rotational axis and to move along the rotational axis relative to the camera body, the extendable piv... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7683969 | System for facilitating ergonomic support of a camera while filming or taking pictures A system is for supporting a camera for hands free filming includes a vest, and a camera mounting apparatus attached to the vest. In one aspect the system also includes a material overlay attached to the vest, the overlay including opposing end flaps and opposing si... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7679674 | Camera housing Providing a camera housing which is suitably used to house a camera with a liquid crystal monitor having a touch panel and is capable of preventing the touch panel from being broken. The camera housing includes, an external operation unit provided outside the camera... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7652720 | Opening structure of portable apparatus An opening structure of a portable apparatus includes a hook module and a camera module installed on a cover of the portable apparatus. The hook module includes at least one hook portion, at least one retaining portion and at least one resilient member. The camera m... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7633548 | Image capturing apparatus with a lens barrier that is a portion of a body of the image capturing apparatus An image capturing apparatus, such as a digital camera, having a movable lens barrier or cover which can easily be opened and closed to operate the image capturing apparatus in various predetermined modes depending on the position of the lens barrier. In one preferr... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7619686 | Apparatus for a combination camcorder-handset device A combination camcorder handset device in a clam-shell form factor that has at least two operational modes-one of which is a phone mode wherein the device is used by holding the device to the ear and talking, and another of which is a camera mode wherein the device ... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7616260 | Electronic apparatus equipped with a microphone An electronic apparatus including: an enclosure constituting an outer case of the apparatus; a receiving recess, formed of a bottom wall and a side wall uprising from a circumference of the bottom wall, disposed on the enclosure as opened outward; a holding member, ... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7586539 | Portable electronic device with camera module A portable electronic device (100) with camera module includes a main body (10), a cover (30), and a connecting mechanism (20). The main body has a receiving cavity (16) defined therein. The cover has a camera module disposed there... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7583316 | Digital camera and mobile telephone having digital camera It is an object of the present invention to provide a digital camera and a portable telephone equipped with a digital camera in which while a user views one monitor screen, the user can selectively photograph an image located in the side of the face of the user and ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7583317 | Foldable electronic image pickup apparatus A display cabinet having a monitor is attached to a main cabinet serving as a handle portion so as to be overlapped with the main cabinet. The main cabinet and the display cabinet are pivotal within a plane generally perpendicular to the optical axis of a lens with ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7576800 | Extreme sports video system The present invention provides a video system for use in extreme sports videography, particularly skydiving. The video system includes a remote video head disposed on the headgear of a user in communication with a video camcorder disposed in a body pouch selectably ... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7548274 | Coplanar camera scanning system A system for scanning objects having at least two linear array sensors, adapted to detect light input signals, is provided. A lens is optically connected to each of the linear array sensors, and are adapted to receive and transmit an optical image located in a respe... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7525597 | Digital camera module for mobile communication device A digital camera module is conveniently packaged within an electronic device for sliding motion between a stored position and an operational position. The camera module is nested within the electronic device in the closed position to provide a streamlined external c... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7499101 | Inverse image reversing apparatus of a mobile communication terminal with integrated photographic apparatus and method thereof A mobile communication terminal with an integrated photographic apparatus is disclosed. The photographic apparatus is rotatively connected to the terminal. Further, a magnet, which generates a flux, is connected to the photographic apparatus. A magnetic flux sensor ... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7477318 | Manual operational member positioning on rotatable grip of digital camera A digital camera capable of selectively taking still images and moving images, includes a camera body including a photographing optical system; a grip mounted to the camera body to be rotatable relative to the camera body; a first manual operational member adopted f... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7446814 | Camera lens assembly for mobile communication terminal A camera lens housing in a mobile communication terminal adapted to provide an easy control to rotation of a lens housing as well as remove noises generated upon rotation of the lens housing. The camera lens assembly utilizes a set of bearings for supporting the rot... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7444068 | System and method of manual indexing of image data The invention relates to a method of indexing image data comprising the steps of acquiring image data representing a series of images, acquiring manually provided user cues for designating ones of the images, and indexing the image data in association with the manua... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7443446 | Apparatus for controlling rotation angle of a camera module for a mobile communication device An apparatus for controlling a rotation angle of a camera module of a mobile communication device includes: a camera module, a driving force generating means having a rotation shaft, a push member rotatably coupled to the rotation shaft, a camera rotating plate fixe... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7443444 | Image pickup apparatus In order to securely and easily perform electric connection in a circuit board, an image pickup apparatus comprises a solid-state image pickup element which picks up an image of a subject, a circuit board which is arranged on a back face of the solid-state image pic... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7443447 | Camera device for portable equipment A camera device captures a plurality of images and superimposes them to output image data of a superimposed image. The plurality of images are captured by a plurality of cameras. A processor superimposes the plurality of images to produce the superimposed image, whi... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7435018 | Hidden image capturing device A hidden image capturing device is applied to a display. The hidden image capturing device has a shell, a control module, a slide module, and an image capturing module. The slide module is disposed in the shell and controlled by the control module for sliding. Besid... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7435020 | Digital camera system, camera body of digital camera, and interchangeable lens A camera system according to the present invention includes an image pickup device having an imaging surface of an imaging range with a predetermined aspect ratio, the image circle being set larger than the imaging range to include the imaging range therein, a mount... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7436434 | Digital camera and photographing direction acquisition method A camera includes an image sensing unit which is arranged to be pivotal with respect to a main body unit and is used to sense an object image, an azimuth sensor which is arranged in the main body unit and is used to detect the azimuth of the facing direction of the ... | 10/14/2008 |
