DEVICE CASE WITH OPTICAL LENSES
First Claim
1. A carrying case for a portable electronic device having a digital camera, said carrying case comprising:
- a lens for modifying an optical input of said digital camera wherein said lens is positioned on said carrying case to correspond to a location of an input lens of said digital camera when said device is held within said case and said digital camera can be used when said device is held by said carrying case.
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Abstract
A carrying case for a portable electronic device such as a digital music player or mobile telephone having a digital camera includes a lens for modifying an optical input of the digital camera. The lens is positioned on the carrying case to correspond to a location of an input lens of the digital camera when the device is held within the case such that the camera can be used when the device is held by the carrying case. A plurality of lens of preferably mounted on a rotating disc so that a user can select a particular lens having a desired optical effect. Alternatively, a socket can be used to selectively mount a desired lens from a set of lenses. An illuminating LED may also be included on the case exterior to provide a flash for the camera.
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20 Claims
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1. A carrying case for a portable electronic device having a digital camera, said carrying case comprising:
a lens for modifying an optical input of said digital camera wherein said lens is positioned on said carrying case to correspond to a location of an input lens of said digital camera when said device is held within said case and said digital camera can be used when said device is held by said carrying case. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A case for an electronic device having a camera, said case comprising:
a lens for modifying an optical reception of said camera when said electronic device is positioned in said case. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A case for a mobile telephone having a touch screen on a front face of said mobile telephone and a camera on a back face of said mobile telephone, said case comprising:
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a back portion having grasping portions attached thereto for removably securing said back portion to said mobile telephone without touching said touch screen; a rotating disc having a close up optical lens positioned thereon wherein said rotating disc is positioned on said back portion such that it can be rotated to align said close up optical lens with said camera on said back face of said mobile telephone when said mobile telephone is held in said grasping portions such that an optical input of said camera is altered and said camera produces a close up image. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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