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US5012348A
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Terminal device for picture communication
Assignee: Telenorma GmbH
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Filing: 1990-02-13
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Granted: 1991-04-30
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Expires: 2010-02-13
Abstract
Abstract The invention concerns a terminal device for picture communication, having a picture screen and a video camera for image transmission of the participant and for photographing of documents, drawings, plans, etc., with the video camera capable of being pivotably positioned vertically corresponding to the picture to be photographed and being mounted at the end of a swivel arm that is horizontally adjustable to different positions.
Inventors
- 👤 Gunther Witzel
- 👤 Bruno Widmann
- 👤 Franz Muller
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 23:43
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N7/00; H04N7/14; H04N7/141; H04N7/142
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
145 words
Terminal device for picture communication, having a vertical picture screen enclosed in a housing having a horizontal top and bottom and vertical sidewalls and a video camera for image transmission of the participant and for photographing of objects and documents comprising: an elongated pivot arm; swivel means mounted on the top of the housing above the picture screen and attached to one end of said pivot arm for horizontally adjustably swinging said pivot arm in a 180 degree arc about a vertical axis; a flat camera plate; means rotatably mounting said camera plate to the other end of said pivot arm for adjustably swinging said camera plate in a vertical arc about a horizontal axes; and means rotatably mounting the camera on said camera plate for adjustably rotating the camera in an arc parallel to the plane of the camera plate about a third axis.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
145 words
Terminal device for picture communication, having a vertical picture screen enclosed in a housing having a horizontal top and bottom and vertical sidewalls and a video camera for image transmission of the participant and for photographing of objects and documents comprising: an elongated pivot arm; swivel means mounted on the top of the housing above the picture screen and attached to one end of said pivot arm for horizontally adjustably swinging said pivot arm in a 180 degree arc about a vertical axis; a flat camera plate; means rotatably mounting said camera plate to the other end of said pivot arm for adjustably swinging said camera plate in a vertical arc about a horizontal axes; and means rotatably mounting the camera on said camera plate for adjustably rotating the camera in an arc parallel to the plane of the camera plate about a third axis.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
Terminal device according to claim 1, characterized by the housing mounted swivel means having several stop settings.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
Terminal device according to claim 2, characterized by the stop settings in the swivel means comprise spring loaded balls pressed into recesses.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
Terminal device according to claim 2, characterized by one stop setting of the swivel means positions the camera over the center of the picture screen.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
Terminal device according to claim 2, characterized by one stop setting of the swivel means positions the camera beyond one side of the terminal device housing.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
Terminal device according to claim 1, characterized in that said means rotatably mounting the camera on the camera plate includes cup springs for frictionally holding of the camera in its adjusted position with respect to the camera plate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
Terminal device according to claim 6 characterized in that said means mounting the camera plate to the pivot arm includes cup spring means for frictionally holding the camera plate in its adjusted position with respect to the pivot arm.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
Terminal device according to claim 1, characterized by the range of vertical swing of the camera plate being at least 90 degrees.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1994-04-29 | 1994-10-29 | 1995-04-30 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1998-04-29 | 1998-10-29 | 1999-04-30 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2002-04-29 | 2002-10-29 | 2003-04-30 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |