Patent ID: 6462781
Filing Date: 2002-10-08
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A digital video teleconferencing camera comprising;a lens and a first printed circuit board with electronic elements mounted thereon, said lens and first printed circuit board being secured within a first housing comprising a rear lens enclosure and a front lens enclosure; a second printed circuit board with electronic elements mounted thereon, said second printed circuit board being secured within a second housing comprising a top base enclosure and a bottom base enclosure; means for pivotably interconnecting said first and second housings such that they may open to a predetermined angle with respect to one another; a cable means for electrically connecting the first and second printed circuited boards and the electronic elements mounted thereon; and wherein said first and second housings include surfaces adapted to permit said camera to rest on a top surface of a computer monitor display with the second housing hanging over an upper bezel of the computer monitor display and extending down at least one inch below the top edge of the computer monitor display, whereby the camera is supported in both horizontal and vertical direction by the respective front and top surfaces of the computer display.