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Video telephone

Details

Inventors: Mikami, Shinichi; Tamada, Naoki; Nagai, Kunio; Yamazaki, Akira;
Assignee: Sony Corporation (Tokyo, JP)
Primary Examiner: Kuntz; Curtis A.
Assistant Examiner: Eng; George
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Maioli; Jay H.

A video telephone (1) includes a communication block (2) having a telephone communication function and a display block (3) assembled so as to be mounted on the communication block (2) and having a television function. The display block (3) includes a display screen (4) and a television camera. The display block (3) can be adjusted in tilt with respect to the communication block (2).

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Taking such circumstances into consideration, it is an object of the present invention to provide a video telephone which a user can easily operate.
To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a video telephone having a video telephone function, comprising: a communication block having a telephone communication function; and a display block assembled so as to be mounted on the communication block and having a television function, the display block comprising a display screen and a camera, wherein the display block can be adjusted in tilt with respect to the communication block.
With the constitution as described above, the user can freely adjust directions of the display screen and the video camera; and therefore, the video telephone is very convenient for the user.

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