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Granted Patent B2
US 12,541,139 · App. 18/537,311 · Granted Feb 3, 2026

Light-emitting device and camera

Inventors: Yoshiharu Hirakata (Kanagawa, JP); Nobuharu Ohsawa (Kanagawa, JP); Hisao Ikeda (Kanagawa, JP); Kazuhiko Fujita (Kanagawa, JP); Akihiro Kaita (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
G03B15/05G03B15/03H04N23/56H04N23/63H04N23/74H05B44/00H10K59/80516G03B2215/0567H10K59/1201H10K59/879H10K71/80H10K2101/27H10K2102/311
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Patent No.
US 12,541,139
App. No.
18/537,311
Granted
Feb 3, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A small light-emitting device is provided. A light-emitting device which is less likely to produce a shadow is provided. A structure including a switching circuit for supplying a pulsed constant current and a light-emitting panel supplied with the pulsed constant current has been conceived.

Claims (41)

1 . An electronic device comprising a first camera, a second camera, and a display portion, the electronic device comprising:

a light-emitting panel,

wherein the light-emitting panel includes a light-emitting element emitting red light, a light-emitting element emitting green light, and a light-emitting element emitting blue light,

wherein the display portion is configured to display a photographic subject, and to be a light-emitting portion as flash light,

wherein the display portion is changed to the light-emitting portion as the flash light shortly before taking an image,

wherein the display portion is provided on a same side as a first lens of the first camera,

wherein the display portion is provided to avoid the first lens,

wherein the display portion is provided to surround the first lens when seen from a display surface,

wherein a second lens of the second camera is provided on a rear side of the display portion, and

wherein a diameter of the second lens is different from a diameter of the first lens.

2 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the light-emitting panel is connected to a start switch.

3 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the light-emitting portion emits the flash light for more than or equal to 1 millisecond and less than or equal to 1000 milliseconds.

4 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the light-emitting panel is supplied with a direct current through an AC-DC converter.

5 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the light-emitting panel is supplied with a direct current through a DC-DC converter and a capacitor.

6 . An electronic device comprising a first camera, a second camera, and a display portion, the electronic device comprising:

a light-emitting panel including an organic EL element,

wherein the display portion is configured to display a photographic subject, and to be a light-emitting portion as flash light,

wherein the display portion is changed to the light-emitting portion as the flash light shortly before taking an image,

wherein the display portion is provided on a same side as a first lens of the first camera,

wherein the display portion is provided to avoid the first lens,

wherein the display portion is provided to surround the first lens when seen from a display surface,

wherein a second lens of the second camera is provided on a rear side of the display portion, and

wherein a diameter of the second lens is different from a diameter of the first lens.

7 . The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein the light-emitting panel is connected to a start switch.

8 . The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein the light-emitting portion emits the flash light for more than or equal to 1 millisecond and less than or equal to 1000 milliseconds.

9 . The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein the light-emitting panel is supplied with a direct current through an AC-DC converter.

10 . The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein the light-emitting panel is supplied with a direct current through a DC-DC converter and a capacitor.

11 . An electronic device comprising a first camera, a second camera, and a display portion, the electronic device comprising:

a light-emitting panel including an organic EL element,

wherein the display portion is configured to display a photographic subject, and to be a light-emitting portion as flash light,

wherein the display portion is changed to the light-emitting portion as the flash light shortly before taking an image,

wherein the display portion is provided on a same side as a first lens of the first camera,

wherein the display portion is provided to avoid the first lens,

wherein the display portion is provided to surround the first lens when seen from a display surface,

wherein an area of the light-emitting portion is more than or equal to 5 cm 2 and less than or equal to 200 cm 2 ,

wherein a second lens of the second camera is provided on a rear side of the display portion, and

wherein a diameter of the second lens is different from a diameter of the first lens.

12 . The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the light-emitting panel is connected to a start switch.

13 . The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the light-emitting portion emits the flash light for more than or equal to 1 millisecond and less than or equal to 1000 milliseconds.

14 . The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the light-emitting panel is supplied with a direct current through an AC-DC converter.

15 . The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the light-emitting panel is supplied with a direct current through a DC-DC converter and a capacitor.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-107153 · May 21, 2013 · national
Continuity (5)
Continuation 16661582 · Oct 23, 2019
Continuation 15829410 · Dec 1, 2017
Continuation 15095432 · Apr 11, 2016
Continuation 14281014 · May 19, 2014
Related Publication 20240187720A1 · Jun 6, 2024
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