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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2004
Peter J Kennedy, San Jose, CA (US);
Laurie A. Gray, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Elisabeth Gibbons, Cary, NC (US);
David Desmond Middleton, Morrisville, NC (US);
James Cunningham, Raleigh, NC (US);
Stacy Smith, West Midlands, GB;
Amy Swanson, Apex, NC (US);
David C. Bates, Cary, NC (US);
Peter J Kennedy, San Jose, CA (US);
Laurie A. Gray, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Elisabeth Gibbons, Cary, NC (US);
David Desmond Middleton, Morrisville, NC (US);
James Cunningham, Raleigh, NC (US);
Stacy Smith, West Midlands, GB;
Amy Swanson, Apex, NC (US);
David C. Bates, Cary, NC (US);
Abstract
Mobile terminal with ergonomic imaging functions. The present invention, by way of example embodiments, provides for a mobile terminal with ergonomic imaging or camera functions. A single display can be used, for example in portrait mode while terminal functions are being used and in landscape mode while imaging functions are being used. The change between the two orientations can be accomplished automatically. In some embodiments, the capability is also provided to process an image for assignment to a terminal function, where the image has at least one display attribute that makes it at least partly unsuitable for use with the terminal function. The processing may include resizing, cropping, and/or rotating the image. This processing can be accomplished for example, so that a landscape image can be viewed conveniently in a portrait orientation.