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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 12, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shinichi Mikami, Saitama, JP;
Naoki Tamada, Saitama, JP;
Kunio Nagai, Tokyo, JP;
Akira Yamazaki, Chiba, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ; H04M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
348 14 ; 379428 ;
Abstract
A video telephone (1) includes a communication block (2) having a telephone communication function and a display block (3) assembled so as to be mounted on the communication block (2) and having a television function. The display block (3) includes a display screen (4) and a television camera. The display block (3) can be adjusted in tilt with respect to the communication block (2).