OPTICAL REDIRECTION ADAPTER
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1. An optical redirection adapter for an electronic device having a camera, comprising:
- a housing for attaching to the electronic device; and
an optical element attached to the housing and positioned such that, when the adapter is attached to the electronic device, the optical element is positioned in the camera'"'"'s field of view;
wherein, when the adapter is attached to the electronic device, the optical element reflects light into the camera'"'"'s field of view from a redirection angle that is offset from the camera'"'"'s field of view.
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Abstract
An optical redirection adapter for an electronic device having a camera includes a housing and an optical element. The optical element is attached to the housing and positioned such that, when the adapter is attached the electronic device, the optical element is positioned in the camera'"'"'s field of view. The optical element reflects light in the camera'"'"'s field of view from a redirection angle that is offset from the camera'"'"'s field of view. The optical redirection adapter facilitates ergonomically sound use of the camera.
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1. An optical redirection adapter for an electronic device having a camera, comprising:
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a housing for attaching to the electronic device; and an optical element attached to the housing and positioned such that, when the adapter is attached to the electronic device, the optical element is positioned in the camera'"'"'s field of view; wherein, when the adapter is attached to the electronic device, the optical element reflects light into the camera'"'"'s field of view from a redirection angle that is offset from the camera'"'"'s field of view. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An optical redirection adapter for an electronic device having a camera, comprising:
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a housing for attaching to the electronic device; and an optical element attached to the housing and positioned such that, when the adapter is attached to the electronic device, the optical element is positioned in the camera'"'"'s field of view; wherein, when the adapter is attached to the electronic device, the optical element reflects light into the camera'"'"'s field of view from a redirection angle that is offset from the camera'"'"'s field of view; and wherein, when the adapter is attached to the electronic device, the optical element reflects light into the camera'"'"'s field of view from the center of the electronic device'"'"'s width. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An optical redirection adapter for an electronic device having a camera, comprising:
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a housing for attaching to the electronic device; and an optical element attached to the housing and positioned such that, when the adapter is attached to the electronic device, the optical element is positioned in the camera'"'"'s field of view; wherein, when the adapter is attached to the electronic device, the optical element reflects light into the camera'"'"'s field of view from a redirection angle that is offset from the camera'"'"'s field of view; and wherein, when the adapter is attached to the electronic device, the optical element reflects light into the camera'"'"'s field of view such that a reflected image is not flipped or rotated. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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