ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,279,040, issued on April 15, was assigned to VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION Co. LTD. (Dongguan, China).
"Mobile terminal having detachably connected camera module, hall sensor, and magnet, shooting mode detection method, and storage medium" was invented by Yongcheng Lan (Dongguan, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mobile terminal, a shooting mode detection method, and a storage medium are provided. The mobile terminal includes a terminal body which has a placement portion for placing a camera module. The mobile terminal further includes the camera module detachably connected to the terminal body. The mobile terminal also includes a first ...