Patent ID: 7719609
Filing Date: 2010-05-18
Classification: H04M,H04N

Abstract:
1. A foldable portable instrument with camera, comprising: a first housing and a second housing connected in a foldable manner, said first housing having an inner side of the exterior of the first housing and an outer side of the exterior of the first housing, said inner side of the first housing facing substantially opposite from said outer side of the first housing, said second housing having an inner side of the exterior of the second housing and an outer side of the exterior of the second housing, said inner side of the second housing facing substantially opposite from said outer side of the second housing, said inner side of the first housing and said inner side of the second housing facing each other and together constituting an inner side of the foldable portable instrument when said first and second housings are in a folded state, the inner side of the first housing forming an obtuse angle with respect to the inner side of the second housing in the unfolded state; a display portion provided in said inner side of said first housing; and a camera fixedly provided in said second housing such that an optical axis of the camera may not change with respect to any portion of said second housing; wherein said camera is attached to said second housing such that a perpendicular direction with respect to a display surface of said display portion and an optical axis direction of said camera are parallel when said first housing and said second housing are in an opened state, a perpendicular direction with respect to said inner side of the second housing and the optical axis direction of said camera form an acute angle therebetween, and when the first housing and the second housing are in the folded state, the display portion is located on the inner side of the foldable portable instrument.