Integrated Lighting Accessory and Case for a Tablet Computing Device

• US 20130301235A1
• Filed: 05/13/2012
• Published: 11/14/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hooshmand Harooni
• Original Assignee: Hooshmand Harooni
• Inventors: Harooni, Hooshmand
• Application Number:
  US13/470,311
• Publication Number:
  US 20130301235A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/11
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 15/02 Illuminating scene
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 2215/0567 Solid-state light source, e.g. LED, laser
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/22 Illumination; Arrangements for improving the visibility of characters on dials

Abstract

This invention describes a protective tablet computing device case that provides an LED lighting solution integrated within the case. The LED lighting solution can be utilized with the functions of the tablet computing device to provide additional illumination for photography and videography purposes as well as to provide ornamental or decorative enhancements to the tablet device.

Claims

1. :

This invention (hereinafter known as “

An integrated Lighting Accessory and Case for a Tablet Computing Device”

) provides a protective tablet computing device case with an integrated ring of LED lights in the case to provide illumination to be used in conjunction with functionality native to the tablet computing device;

wherein within the case there is embedded electronic circuitry that provides the ability to illuminate the LEDs simultaneously or selectively utilizing the tablet computing device'"'"'s power supply drawn from a docking connector integrated to the protective case;

wherein the ring of LED lights are mounted in a recessed manner in the case, with each LED light being covered by a lens to provide for diffusion of the illumination.

2. :

The Integrated Lighting Accessory and Case for a Tablet Computing Device described in claim 1, further utilized concurrently with the camera integrated into the tablet computing device such that the LED light ring can be illuminated to provide for a diffused light source to be used in conjunction with professional photography or videography purposes.

3. :

The Integrated Lighting Accessory and Case for a Tablet Computing Device described in claim 1 further providing for use with a software application executed on the device that provides the user with an ability to control the illumination properties of each individual LED on the protective case.