Patent ID: 7046297

Claim:
A multi-function image fetching module comprising: a body having a recess on one end and an image processing circuit board on the other end having a connector thereon; a first housing and a second housing both slidingly received in the recess, the first housing having a hinge for coupling to the second housing so that the first housing is capable of pivoting about the second housing, and the first housing further including an image fetching lens coupled to the image processing circuit board; a latch arranged to extend into a hole in the second housing for securing said first housing and second housing in said recess of the body when said first housing and said second housing are pushed into said recess; a switching knob for releasing said latch; a first elastic member for causing said first and second housings to extend out of said recess when said switching knob is manipulated to release said latch; and a second elastic member for causing said latch to return to a latching position upon release of said switching knob, wherein the image fetching module is secured in an expansion slot of a first electronic device, and wherein the image fetching module further comprises a connector coupled to connector means in the expansion slot so that the first electronic device is operative to perform an image processing through the image fetching module.