Patent ID: 6118653
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A camera mounting mechanism for mounting an electronic camera onto a display unit of a computer system, comprising:a camera receiving body adapted to be pivoted on a top surface the display unit of the computer system, supporting the electronic camera operatively connected to internal circuitry of the computer system;a camera receiving room defined in said camera receiving body having a lens of the electronic camera exposed to the exterior of the computer system through an aperture formed on a front side of said camera receiving body at a desired position; anda latch mechanism mounted onto said camera receiving body accommodating fastening of said front side of said camera receiving body with a front side of a main body of the computer system placing the computer system in a closed position where the display unit is parallel with the main body, the main body having an input device on a top side and pivotally hinged with a bottom surface of the display unit, the front side of the main body being perpendicular to the top side of the main body.