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Video swivel phone
Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC
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Filing: 1999-12-20
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Granted: 2002-10-29
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Expires: 2019-12-20
Abstract
Abstract A wireless video swivel phone device includes a pivoting module. The pivoting module includes at least one video camera lens for capturing video images from at least one direction. The pivoting module rotates to allow the at least one video camera lens to capture video images from different directions. The pivoting module includes an ear cup portion that provides audio output to a user's ear for using the wireless video swivel phone as an ear-to-mouth audio phone communication device.
Inventors
- 👤 Craig F Siddoway
- 👤 Scott H. Richards
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 18:21
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/02; H04M1/03; H04M1/035; H04M1/0202; H04M1/026; H04M1/0264; H04M2250/00; H04M2250/20; H04N; H04N7/00; H04N7/14; H04N7/141; H04N7/142; H04N2007/145
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
118 words
A video swivel phone comprising: a pivoting module rotatably coupled to a handheld portion of the video swivel phone, the pivoting module including: an ear cup including an ear audio output for providing audio output to a user's ear; and a video camera input for capturing video images, the video camera input oriented in an opposing direction to the ear cup; and the handheld portion of the video swivel phone including: a video display screen for displaying video images to a user; and a microphone audio input for receiving audio from a user, and wherein the pivoting module is rotatable about an axis to orient the video camera input and the ear cup in a plurality of directions.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
118 words
A video swivel phone comprising: a pivoting module rotatably coupled to a handheld portion of the video swivel phone, the pivoting module including: an ear cup including an ear audio output for providing audio output to a user's ear; and a video camera input for capturing video images, the video camera input oriented in an opposing direction to the ear cup; and the handheld portion of the video swivel phone including: a video display screen for displaying video images to a user; and a microphone audio input for receiving audio from a user, and wherein the pivoting module is rotatable about an axis to orient the video camera input and the ear cup in a plurality of directions.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The video swivel phone of claim 1 , wherein the pivoting module is continuously rotatable about the axis.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The video swivel phone of claim 1 , wherein the video display screen is electrically coupled to video camera input for displaying on the video display screen a representation of the captured video images.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
The video swivel phone of claim 1 , further comprising a wireless transmitter module electrically coupled to the video camera input for wirelessly transmitting messages containing video image information corresponding to the captured images.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
The video swivel phone of claim 3 , further comprising a wireless receiver module electrically coupled to the display screen for wirelessly receiving messages containing video image information and displaying on the video display screen video images corresponding to the video image information.
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