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Attachment for a smart phone including a targeting optic system that directs illumination from a white light source towards a target area

  • US 10,223,564 B2
  • Filed: 11/06/2017
  • Issued: 03/05/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/07/2012
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An attachment for a smartphone, the smartphone comprising:

  • i) a camera with an image sensor and a focusing lens located on a back side of the smartphone for capturing an image of a target area at the back side of the smartphone; and

    ii) a white light source on the back side of the smartphone for projecting a field of illumination towards the target area, the attachment comprising;

    a targeting optic system which, when the attachment is secured to the back side of the smartphone, receives illumination emitted by the white light source and directs the illumination towards the target area from a position offset from the camera'"'"'s image sensor in order to prevent glare;

    wherein the attachment;

    directs the illumination from the white light source to the position offset from the camera'"'"'s image sensor, the position being at a distance from the camera'"'"'s image sensor that is greater than a distance between the white light source and the camera'"'"'s image sensor; and

    directs the illumination into the target area via the targeting optic system.

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