Camera-equipped cellular telephone
Patent 7271845 Issued on September 18, 2007. Estimated Expiration Date: 
May 30, 2022. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
May 30, 2022. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesSimultaneous multi-mode capture button behavior Patent #: 6388773 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 10399597 filed on 05/30/2002US Classes:348/552, COMBINED WITH DIVERSE ART DEVICE (E.G., COMPUTER, TELEPHONE)455/556.1, Integrated with other device455/557, Interface attached device (e.g., interface with modem, facsimile, computer, etc.)348/335, Optics348/207.99, CAMERA, SYSTEM AND DETAIL358/473Hand-held readerExaminersPrimary: Ometz, David L.Assistant: Khan, Usman Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassH04N 7/00AbstractCell phone apparatus with camera capabilities characterized in that the cell phone apparatus with camera capabilities includes a shooting section for shooting a picture, a reclosable lens cover for protecting the shooting lens of the shooting section, detecting means for detecting opening/closing of the lens cover, a memory for storing information on presetting of a plurality of modes where various features are set, and a controller for switching to a preset mode among a plurality of modes stored in the memory on detecting that the lens cover is open. This provides easy-to-use cell phone apparatus with camera capabilities in both the cell phone mode and the camera mode without causing misunderstanding or unnecessary guard on the side of others in photography shooting. | |
