Television – Camera – system and detail – Support or housing
Reexamination Certificate
1996-12-13
2001-01-30
Garber, Wendy (Department: 2712)
Television
Camera, system and detail
Support or housing
C348S376000, C348S333060
Reexamination Certificate
active
06181381
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
As electronic devices become more compact and powerful, it is expected that their use will become more widespread. With more widespread usage, ease-of-use, ease-of-storage, and other ergonomic considerations will assume greater importance.
Convenience of storage, and deployment, of visual displays in portable electronic devices represents one ergonomic factor which is believed to have received insufficient attention within the prior art.
OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION
An object of the invention is to provide an improved electronic device.
A further object of the invention is to provide an electronic device in which a display is rotatable, in a single plane, from a stored position to a deployed position.
A still further object of the invention is to provide an electronic device having a pivoting display in which a video camera is co-axial with the pivot axis.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In one form of the invention, a display in an electronic device rotates about a pivot. A video camera is coaxial with the pivot axis.
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Garber Wendy
NCR Corporation
Welte Gregory A.
Wilson Jacqueline
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