Rear to forward facing camera adapter

• US 20110007205A1
• Filed: 06/08/2010
• Published: 01/13/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dechnia, LLC
• Original Assignee: Dechnia, LLC
• Inventors: Lee, Mathew
• Application Number:
  US12/802,470
• Publication Number:
  US 20110007205A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/369
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0264 for a camera module assembly
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2007/145 Handheld terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/51 Housings
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/142 Constructional details of the terminal equipment, e.g. arrangements of the camera and the display

Abstract

The invention takes a rear facing camera, such as those found on a mobile phone, and turns it into a forward facing camera, enabling self portrait pictures and video to be taken and viewed simultaneously. Currently, simultaneous audio and video conversations (such as mobile to mobile video conferencing) are only possible with devices that have a forward facing camera (because the user must both be able to see and be seen by the person on the other line). The invention makes a device with only a rear facing camera into a usable video phone by turning the image from rear facing to forward facing.

Claims

1. The invention takes a rear facing camera, such as those found on a mobile phone, and turns it into a forward facing camera, enabling self portrait pictures to be taken and viewed simultaneously.

2. The invention enables video chat on devices, such as those found on a mobile phone, that only have a forward facing camera.

3. The invention corrects the orientation of the image by the use of multiple mirrors.