Camera, an image inputting apparatus, a portable terminal device, and a method for transforming the camera configuration

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7295773
APP PUB NO 20060013580A1
SERIAL NO

11231980

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A camera has a camera body formed in a longitudinal rectangular shape, and in the intermediate portion of the camera body, a flexion/transformation mechanism dividing the camera body into an image photographing section including a lens system for capturing an optical image of a subject and a gripping section for a photographer to grip the camera body at the time of photographing is provided. The flexion/transformation mechanism is configured so as to dispose the image photographing section and the gripping section on a same straight line such that the camera body is formed in the longitudinal rectangular shape in a first state, and to dispose the gripping section angled relative to said image photographing section in a second state.

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  • RICOH COMPANY, LTD.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Horiguchi, Shigeru Kawasaki, JP 36 402

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