Patent ID: 7218732
Filing Date: 2007-05-15
Classification: H04M,H04N

Abstract:
1. A folding portable terminal with an imaging camera, which includes a first outer housing having on one surface a first operation section for performing various operations, a second outer housing having on one surface a first display section for displaying information, and multiple joints for rotatably coupling the first outer housing and the second outer housing, with the first and second outer housings being able to be closed to each other to fold the portable terminal in such a manner to lap said surface of the first display section of the second outer housing over said surface of the first operation section of the first outer housing, said portable terminal comprising: an outer camera casing having the imaging camera, said outer camera casing provided between said multiple joints independently of said first outer housing and said second outer casing so that a diameter of exposed portions of said outer camera housing is set smaller than the outer diameters of said multiple joints.