A Mobile Device Case For Capturing Digital Images
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1. A mobile camera system, comprising:
- a camera-enabled, mobile device;
including a miniature camera module embedded within the mobile device including a built-in lens and an image sensor for capturing digital images;
a mobile device processor configured for processing the digital images;
a mobile device display for viewing the digital images;
a case housing coupled around the camera-enabled mobile device, said case housing being configured with a center of gravity approximately at an image capture grip location of the case housing;
a lens attachment interface embedded within or integral with the case,a removable lens coupled to the lens attachment interface and stably aligned along the optical path of the miniature camera module; and
a case shutter button mechanism for actuating the miniature camera module of the mobile camera system.
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Abstract
A mobile device case for coupling around a mobile device that includes a miniature camera module has defined therein a lens attachment aperture shaped both to permit light from an object to be captured as a digital image to travel along the optical path of the miniature camera module to a built-in image sensor of the miniature camera module of the mobile device, and to facilitate stable coupling of an auxiliary lens in optical alignment with the miniature camera module. The case comprises electric circuit components positioned to balance an attached auxiliary lens approximately at a grip location.
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1. A mobile camera system, comprising:
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a camera-enabled, mobile device;
including a miniature camera module embedded within the mobile device including a built-in lens and an image sensor for capturing digital images;a mobile device processor configured for processing the digital images; a mobile device display for viewing the digital images; a case housing coupled around the camera-enabled mobile device, said case housing being configured with a center of gravity approximately at an image capture grip location of the case housing; a lens attachment interface embedded within or integral with the case, a removable lens coupled to the lens attachment interface and stably aligned along the optical path of the miniature camera module; and a case shutter button mechanism for actuating the miniature camera module of the mobile camera system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A mobile device case for coupling around a mobile device that includes a miniature camera module, comprising:
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a case housing configured to securely couple around at least a portion of the periphery of the camera-enabled mobile device; a case processor and electrical circuitry embedded within the case that are configured to detect the presence of the removable lens coupled stably in said optical alignment with said miniature camera module; wherein the case is configured to define therein a lens attachment aperture shaped both to permit light from an object to be captured as a digital image to travel along the optical path of the miniature camera module to a built-in image sensor of the miniature camera module of the mobile device, and to facilitate stable coupling of a removable lens in optical alignment with the miniature camera module; and a case shutter button mechanism for actuating the miniature camera module of the mobile camera system. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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