Portable electronic apparatus
CA 2366849 A1 · Owner: Phillipps, John Quentin · Inventors: Phillipps, John Quentin
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
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A charge coupled device camera (7) is incorporated into one wing (2) of a portable personal computer (1). A document (16) such as a business card, is , placed on the other wing (3) secured by means of clips (15a, 15b, 15c 15d) , or transparent ribbons (125a, 125b 125c, 125d) and photographed. Blurring of the captured image is reduced because the camera and the document are mounted to the same substrate. Also, optimal positioning of the document is achieved more quickly and easily using this arrangement than using a separate stand to mount the document.
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- Filed January 25, 2000. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended January 25, 2020.
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