US 20040132491A1
(19) United States
(12) Patent Application Publication (io) Pub. No.: US 2004/0132491 Al
Kim et al. (43) Pub. Date: Jul. 8,2004
(30) Foreign Application Priority Data
Jan. 7, 2003 (KR) 2003-842
Mar. 3, 2003 (KR) 2003-13197
Publication Classification
(51) Int. CI.7 I104Q 7 20
(52) U.S. CI 455/556.1; 455/575.1
(57) ABSTRACT
Disclosed herein is a camera module for mobile communication terminals. The module comprises an image capture device unit for focusing an image of a subject, a LED (light emitting diode) unit for emitting light to the subject, a FPC (flexible printed circuit) electrically connected between the image capture device unit and the LED unit, and a connector unit for applying an electric signal to the image capture device unit.