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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2004
Scott L. Vance, Cary, NC (US);
Charles Hunt, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Scott L. Vance, Cary, NC (US);
Charles Hunt, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, Lund, SE;
Abstract
A combination mobile terminal and camera comprising a housing and a camera device integrated into a first portion of the housing. The camera device and the first portion of the housing in which the camera is integrated are moveable between a first position where the first portion of the housing is substantially aligned with a remaining second portion of the housing and a second misaligned position. In the first position, the camera may be oriented substantially parallel to a keypad, keyboard, or display in the housing. Individual buttons of a keypad on the housing may be used to control mobile terminal functions in one mode and camera functions in another mode. Certain individual buttons of the keypad may be rotatable with the camera. The alignment of the camera is such that it is possible to add additional optical elements to the optical path.