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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2003
Yuichiro Kota, Tokyo, JP;
Minoru Ikeda, Inagi, JP;
Yuichiro Kota, Tokyo, JP;
Minoru Ikeda, Inagi, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A mobile telephone with a camera function has an optimum shooting posture and optimum storage ability. The mobile telephone has a first housing and a second housing which are so connected by a hinge to enable longitudinal folding. A main display section has an operation section containing a set of a ten-key pad and functional keys, which are respectively provided on the inner surfaces of the first and second housings and are invisible when the housings are folded. A subsidiary display section and a camera section are respectively provided on the outer surfaces opposite to the inner surfaces and a shutter switch and a phone to camera changeover switch are provided on the outer surface of the housings.