Patent ID: 7728281
Filing Date: 2010-06-01
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A mobile phone with night vision function, comprising: a body having a body width and comprising a display and a keypad, the display and the keypad disposed on a same first side of the body; a night vision module comprising a lens module, an IR (infrared) emitter, and an IR detector, the lens module being positioned in the first side of the body, the IR emitter being a separate, rotatable box-shaped component from the body and having substantially the same width as the body, positioned above the lens module, the IR detector positioned behind the lens module in the body, the IR emitter being rotatable clockwise or counterclockwise about a long axis of the mobile phone to any desired angle relative to the lens module and the body; and a storage module; wherein the night vision module can emit IR radiation from an area substantially equal to the width of the body and detect the IR radiation and provide information of an IR image, and the information of the IR image can be displayed on the display and/or saved in the storage module.