Accessories for electronic user devices having wireless accessory buses
First Claim
1. A camera accessory for an electronic device, the camera accessory comprising:
- a housing that includes an attachment mechanism configured to secure the camera accessory to a corresponding attachment mechanism of the electronic device;
an electrical contact configured to receive power from the electronic device upon maintaining a physical connection with a corresponding electrical contact of the electronic device;
multiple digital cameras that each have a field of view,wherein the multiple digital cameras are arranged so that the multiple fields of view form a 360°
field of view of an ambient environment;
a memory configured to store image data generated by the multiple digital cameras; and
a processor that effects a bi-directional exchange of information with the electronic device when the attachment mechanism of the housing is secured to the corresponding attachment mechanism of the electronic device.
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Abstract
Various embodiments concern a wireless accessory bus for a user device that enables accessories to be easily and securely attached to the user device. More specifically, the wireless accessory bus enables data to be wirelessly transmitted between the accessory and the user device when the accessory and the user device are located within close proximity to one another (e.g., when the accessory is securely attached to the wireless accessory bus). Power could also be wirelessly transferred from the user device to the accessory (or vice versa). In some embodiments, the user device includes fastening component(s) (e.g., magnets) that allow the user device and the accessory to be magnetically secured to one another. The accessory typically enables the user device to readily utilize a new functionality or an improvement to an existing functionality.
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13 Claims
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1. A camera accessory for an electronic device, the camera accessory comprising:
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a housing that includes an attachment mechanism configured to secure the camera accessory to a corresponding attachment mechanism of the electronic device; an electrical contact configured to receive power from the electronic device upon maintaining a physical connection with a corresponding electrical contact of the electronic device; multiple digital cameras that each have a field of view, wherein the multiple digital cameras are arranged so that the multiple fields of view form a 360°
field of view of an ambient environment;a memory configured to store image data generated by the multiple digital cameras; and a processor that effects a bi-directional exchange of information with the electronic device when the attachment mechanism of the housing is secured to the corresponding attachment mechanism of the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A camera accessory for a mobile phone, the camera accessory comprising:
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an attachment mechanism configured to secure the camera accessory to a corresponding attachment mechanism of the mobile phone in a predetermined orientation; an electrical contact configured to receive power from the mobile phone upon maintaining a physical connection with a corresponding electrical contact of the mobile phone; multiple digital cameras that each have a field of view, wherein the multiple digital cameras are arranged so that the multiple fields of view form a 360°
field of view of an ambient environment; anda processor that effects a bi-directional exchange of information with the mobile phone when the attachment mechanism is secured to the corresponding attachment mechanism of the mobile phone. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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