Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080225129 | Electronic Equipment and Method in Electronic Equipment for Forming Image Information and a Program Product for Implementation of the Method - The invention relates to electronic equipment. The equipment includes camera means for forming data from an object located in the imaging direction, in which case the said camera means include at least two camera units (CAM | 09-18-2008 |
20080313857 | Folding Mechanism For Compact Device - A device is provided which includes at least four device parts, a first hinge element foldably connecting a first device part and a second device part along one edge of said first and second device parts; a second hinge element foldably connecting a third device part and a fourth device part, a third hinge element foldably connecting said first device part and said third device part, and a fourth hinge element foldably connecting said second device part and said fourth device part. | 12-25-2008 |
20080316322 | Single motor/actuator for adjusting two assemblies - The specification and drawings present a new method, apparatus and software product for a single motor/actuator adjustment of two assemblies (e.g., for performing zoom and auto-focus functions) for image adjustment using a clutch unit (e.g., a switch) in image adjustment modules of electronic devices. The clutch unit can be used to engage one of two lead screws having a common axis one at a time with a driving shaft (e.g., having the same common axis), so these two lead screws can operate independently in order to provide adjustments of the two assemblies. | 12-25-2008 |
20080317460 | Camera shutter with whip action and method for producing same - A shutter assembly has an actuator for applying a whip action on a shutter wing for blocking or exposing an aperture. The shutter wing has a first blade fixedly connected to the actuator and a second blade movably connected to the first blade. When the shutter wing is in the closed position, the blades form a folded shape with a waist section large enough to cover the entire aperture. When the shutter wing is in the open position, the blades form an extended shape having a narrower waist section. The blades can be connected to each other by a hinge or a wire. Two shutter wings located on opposite sides of the aperture can be used to create a gap therebetween to control the exposure in a camera. As the shutter wings move from one side to another, the gap acts like a moving slit across the aperture. | 12-25-2008 |
20090252488 | Camera module having movable lens - Disclosed herein is an apparatus. The apparatus includes a housing, a first magnet member, a lens holder, and a second magnet member. The first magnet member is connected to the housing. The first magnet member includes a first surface. The lens holder is in the housing. The lens holder includes a lens. The second magnet member is connected to the lens holder. The second magnet member includes a second surface. The second surface is opposite the first surface of the first magnet member. The second magnet member is configured to move in a direction substantially normal to the first surface of the first magnet member when a magnetic force is generated between the first magnet member and the second magnet member. | 10-08-2009 |
20090267512 | Planar Circuit for Driving Gas Discharge Lamps - Gas discharge lamps can be driven with a circuit with a small form factor by an arrangement comprising a planar printed wiring board with at least one coil for driving a gas discharge lamp, wherein a reflector plate of the gas discharge lamp supports the planar printed wiring board. | 10-29-2009 |
20100091178 | Imaging device housing - This invention relates to a first housing component and a second housing component being configured to be pivot-mounted to the each other. The second housing component comprises a surface portion configured to accommodate an aperture of a camera. The aperture is displaced from the pivot point. Pivoting the first housing component and the second housing component with respect to each other involves a change of the arrangement of a surface portion of the first housing component opposed to the surface portion of the second housing component which is configured to accommodate the aperture of the camera. | 04-15-2010 |
20100148642 | Apparatus with user interface - A handheld electronic device has a central part comprising a display and two pivotable elements. The pivotable elements are pivotably linked to the central part such that the pivotable elements are moveable between a compacted configuration and an extended configuration. Both of the pivotable elements are stacked on the central part and adjacent to each other when in the compacted configuration, and extend outward from the central part in the extended configuration. The pivotable elements each have a first surface accessible to a user in the compacted configuration. A first set of keys is disposed on the first surfaces. The pivotable elements each also have a second surface that is accessible to the user in the extended configuration but not in the compacted configuration. A second set of keys is disposed on the second surfaces. | 06-17-2010 |
20100194503 | Magnetic actuation mechanism - Disclosed herein is an apparatus. The apparatus includes a first movable member and a second movable member. The first movable member includes a magnet. The first movable member is configured to be connected to a first housing section of a portable electronic device. The second member includes a first end and a second end. The first movable member is between the first end and the second end. The second member is configured to be connected to a second housing section of the portable electronic device. The apparatus is configured to move the second housing section in a first direction in response to a first movement of the first movable member. The apparatus is configured to move the second housing section in a second different direction in response to a second movement of the first movable member. | 08-05-2010 |
20110117968 | INPUT DEVICE FOR A USER INTERFACE - An apparatus, which includes a body part, an input component attached to the body part, graphics on the input component, the graphics being invisible in daylight conditions and visible when exposed to a certain type of illumination, and a source of light configured to provide illumination of the certain type and to selectively illuminate the transparent input component. | 05-19-2011 |
20120126678 | Apparatus for Retaining an Object - An apparatus including:
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20120321291 | Actuator - An actuator including a magnetic field generator configured to provide a magnetic field; and a conductive element mounted for movement relative to the magnetic field generator wherein the conductive element forms a series of loops around a series of different axes. | 12-20-2012 |
20130314591 | Optically Refracting Surfaces - A method includes producing a first layer of optical liquid, shaping contactlessly the first layer of the optical liquid according to a desired form, and curing the shaped first layer of the optical liquid with electromagnetic radiation to generate a first optically refracting surface. | 11-28-2013 |
20140085496 | Apparatus, method and Computer Program for Capturing Images - An apparatus, method and computer program wherein the apparatus includes an optical arrangement configured to provide an incident light beam to an image sensor; a first actuator mechanism configured to move the optical arrangement relative to the image sensor in a direction perpendicular to the image sensor; a second actuator mechanism configured to move the optical arrangement relative to the image sensor in a direction parallel to the image sensor; and wherein the first and second actuator mechanisms are configured so that actuation of the second actuator mechanism does not cause movement of the first actuator mechanism. | 03-27-2014 |
20140146223 | OPTICAL ELEMENT CONTROL - Methods, apparatuses and a computer program are provided. An apparatus comprises: one or more optical elements, a first actuator and a second actuator. The first actuator may be configured to drive the one or more optical elements from a rest position across a first displacement, and configured to drive the one or more optical elements from the rest position across a second displacement. The second actuator may be configured to assist the first actuator in controlling movement of the one or more optical elements across a portion, and not all, of the first displacement, and configured to assist the first actuator in controlling movement of the one or more optical elements in the second direction across a portion, and not all, of the second displacement. The first and second actuators may be biased such that, when no electrical power is supplied to the first and second actuators, they bring the one or more optical elements to a rest position from which the one or more optical elements are driven. | 05-29-2014 |
20140313690 | Apparatus, Methods, and Non-Transitory Computer Readable Storage Mediums for Controlling Light Emitted by a Flash Unit - An apparatus comprising: a first optical member configured to receive light from a flash unit, in a first direction, to refract the received light, and to output the refracted light in a second direction, different to the first direction; and a first actuator configured to move the first optical member between a first position in which light from the flash unit is not substantially refracted, and a second position in which light from the flash unit is refracted by the first optical member in the second direction. | 10-23-2014 |
20140340537 | OPTICAL IMAGE STABILIZATION - In an apparatus, two or more actuators perform optical image stabilization by tilting a lens module of a camera unit when installed in the camera unit between the lens module and an image sensor. A variable prism is sandwiched between the lens module and the image sensor when the apparatus is installed in the camera unit for maintaining focal plane of the lens module on the image sensor independently of optical image stabilization operations caused by the tilting of the lens module. | 11-20-2014 |