EP0348623A1
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Videophone with detachable TV camera
Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Filing: 1989-04-20
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2009-04-20
Abstract
Abstract A videophone (1) is provided wherein a TV camera (6) is detachable from the videophone unit for the purpose of facilitating the operation of the TV camera when imaging subjects other than the user.
Inventors
- 👤 Kohji C/O Mitsubishi Denki K. K. Ogawa
- 👤 Mikio C/O Mitsubishi Denki K. K. Onoki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 03:46
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N7/00; H04N7/14; H04N7/141; H04N7/142; H04N5/00; H04N5/44
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
30 words
A videophone including a TV camera and an image display unit such as a CRT display, characterized in that said TV camera is detachable from the unit of said videophone.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
30 words
A videophone including a TV camera and an image display unit such as a CRT display, characterized in that said TV camera is detachable from the unit of said videophone.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
87 words
A videophone comprising: a TV camera detachably accommodated in the unit of said videophone, said TV camera being connected to the videophone unit through a cable; means for displaying image data picked-up by said TV camera or image data transmitted through a telephone line; and means for detecting whether or not said TV camera is fixed in the videophone unit; the image displayed on said displaying means being automatically switched between a reflected image and a true image in response to the output from said detecting means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
87 words
A videophone comprising: a TV camera detachably accommodated in the unit of said videophone, said TV camera being connected to the videophone unit through a cable; means for displaying image data picked-up by said TV camera or image data transmitted through a telephone line; and means for detecting whether or not said TV camera is fixed in the videophone unit; the image displayed on said displaying means being automatically switched between a reflected image and a true image in response to the output from said detecting means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
211 words
A videophone comprising: a TV camera connected via a signal cable to a videophone unit and detachably accommodated in said videophone; a detecting means for detecting whether or not said TV camera is accommodated in said videophone unit; an image display menas for displaying image data generated by said TV camera or image data transmitted through a telephone line; an image memory for storing said image data; and an image processing means for processing said image data generated by said TV camera to be displayed as a reflected image on said image display means and for storing in said image memory the image data with a flag indicative of the fact that said TV camera is fixed within said videophone when receiving a detecting signal indicative of the fact that said TV camera is accommodated with said videophone from said detecting means, said image processing means displaying said image data as a reflected image on said image display means when said image data read out from said image memory is flagged, and said image processing means displaying said image data on said image display means as true images both said image data generated by said TV camera when detached from said videophone and said image data transmitted through said telephone line.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
211 words
A videophone comprising: a TV camera connected via a signal cable to a videophone unit and detachably accommodated in said videophone; a detecting means for detecting whether or not said TV camera is accommodated in said videophone unit; an image display menas for displaying image data generated by said TV camera or image data transmitted through a telephone line; an image memory for storing said image data; and an image processing means for processing said image data generated by said TV camera to be displayed as a reflected image on said image display means and for storing in said image memory the image data with a flag indicative of the fact that said TV camera is fixed within said videophone when receiving a detecting signal indicative of the fact that said TV camera is accommodated with said videophone from said detecting means, said image processing means displaying said image data as a reflected image on said image display means when said image data read out from said image memory is flagged, and said image processing means displaying said image data on said image display means as true images both said image data generated by said TV camera when detached from said videophone and said image data transmitted through said telephone line.
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