Patent ID: 6487069
Filing Date: 2002-11-26
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A portable personal computer having a camera mounted thereon, said computer comprising:a keyboard including various keys, which is provided with a first connection at a predetermined position; a display for displaying images; a camera unit for shooting an image of a desired object; a shutter button operatively associated with said camera unit for operating said camera; wherein said display, camera unit and shutter button are provided integrally with a housing which accommodates therein a computer circuit including a storage device, to constitute a main body having, externally of said housing, a second connection which is detachably connectable with said first connection, wherein said shutter button is provided on an external portion of said housing, separate from said camera unit and said display, wherein said main body does not include said keyboard, and wherein image data obtained by image-shooting by said camera unit is stored in said storage device in said computer.