Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
Video telephone apparatus comprising image pick-up means
for picking up the image of an object and generating a transmit
picture signal according to the image of the object,
communication means for transmitting and receiving said
transmit picture signal and a receive picture signal, and
display means for displaying video information based on the
receive picture signal received from said communication means,
characterized in that said video telephone apparatus comprises
detector means for detecting the orientation of said video
telephone apparatus and a rotating means for rotating the
orientation of an image in at least either of said transmit
picture signal and said receive picture signal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
35 words
Video telephone apparatus according to claim 1,
characterized in that detector means for detecting the
orientation of said video telephone apparatus has image pick-up
direction detector means for detecting the vertical direction
of said iii.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
Video telephone apparatus according to claim 1,
characterized in that detector means for detecting the
orientation of said video telephone apparatus has display
direction detector means for detecting the vertical direction
of said display means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
41 words
Video telephone apparatus according to any of the claims
1 through 3, characterized in that said rotating means has
transmit image rotating means for performing rotation
processing on said transmit picture signal based on the
orientation of said video telephone apparatus.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
Video telephone apparatus according to any of the claims
1 through 4, characterized in that said rotating means has
receive image rotating means for performing rotation
processing on said receive picture signal based on the
orientation of said video telephone apparatus.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
88 words
Video telephone apparatus according to any of the claims
1 through 5, characterized in that said video telephone
apparatus comprises a first receiver means for regenerating
a receive audio signal received from said communication means,
a second receiver means for regenerating the receive audio
signal received from said communication means to a signal level
different from that of the first receiver means, and a receiver
selector means for switching between said first receiver means
and said second receiver means based on the orientation of said
video telephone apparatus.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
93 words
Video telephone apparatus according to any of the claims
1 through 6, characterized in that said video telephone
apparatus comprises a first transmitter means for converting
voice data into an electric signal to generate a transmit audio
signal, a second transmitter means for converting voice data
into an electric signal to generate a transmit audio signal
whose signal level differs from that of the first receiver means,
and a transmitter selector means for switching between said
first transmitter means and said second transmitter means based
on the orientation of said video telephone apparatus.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
47 words
Video telephone apparatus according to claim 6,
characterized in that said receiver selector means has
picked-up image receiver means for switching between said first
receiver means and said second receiver means based on the
vertical direction of image pick-up means detected by image
pick-up means detector means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
49 words
Video telephone apparatus according to claim 6,
characterized in that said receiver selector means is display
receiver selector means and switches between said first
receiver means and said second receiver means based on the
vertical direction or horizontal direction of the display means
detected by display means detector means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
47 words
Video telephone apparatus according to claim 7,
characterized in that said transmitter selector means has
picked-up image transmitter means for switching between said
first transmitter means and said second transmitter means based
on the vertical direction of image pick-up means detected by
image pick-up means detector means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
45 words
Video telephone apparatus according to claim 7,
characterized in that said transmitter selector means has
display transmitter selector means for switching between said
first transmitter means and said second transmitter means based
on the vertical direction of display means detected by display
means detector means.