Amy Shook Swanson

US Patent:

20050143124, Jun 30, 2005

Filed:

Mar 1, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/708410

Inventors:

Peter Kennedy - San Jose CA, US
Laurie Gray - Holly Springs NC, US
Charles Hunt - Wake Forest NC, US
Elisabeth Gibbons - Cary NC, US
David Middleton - Morrisville NC, US
James Cunningham - Raleigh NC, US
Stacy Smith - Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands, GB
Amy Swanson - Apex NC, US
David Bates - Cary NC, US

Assignee:

SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB - Lund

International Classification:

H04M001/00
H04B001/38
G06F001/16
H05K005/00
H05K007/00

US Classification:

455556100, 455566000

Abstract:

Mobile terminal with ergonomic imaging functions. The present invention, by way of example embodiments, provides for a mobile terminal with ergonomic imaging or camera functions. A single display can be used, for example in portrait mode while terminal functions are being used and in landscape mode while imaging functions are being used. The change between the two orientations can be accomplished automatically. In some embodiments, the capability is also provided to process an image for assignment to a terminal function, where the image has at least one display attribute that makes it at least partly unsuitable for use with the terminal function. The processing may include resizing, cropping, and/or rotating the image. This processing can be accomplished for example, so that a landscape image can be viewed conveniently in a portrait orientation.