Smart case for mobile photography
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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 lens attachment interface comprising a mobile device case that includes a processor and electrical circuitry that is programmable by a software application in accordance with a lens recognition process, selectable pre-capture settings or post-capture image editing or combinations thereof wherein the case is coupled around the camera-enabled mobile device, and wherein said a lens attachment interface is embedded within or integral with the case,a removable lens assembly coupled to the lens attachment interface and stably aligned along the optical path of the miniature camera module;
a case shutter button mechanism for actuating the miniature camera module of the mobile camera system;
the case processor and electrical circuitry embedded within the case that are configured to detect the presence of the removable lens that is coupled to the lens attachment interface; and
a lens recognition sensor coupled to the case processor and electrical circuitry and configured to identify the removable lens as being configured in accordance with a particular one of multiple lens types.
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Abstract
A mobile device case is configured to facilitate coupling of an auxiliary lens assembly along an optical path of a miniature camera module of a mobile device. A case processor and electrical circuitry embedded within the case are configured to detect the presence of the auxiliary lens assembly that is coupled to the lens attachment interface. A lens recognition sensor is coupled to the case processor and electrical circuitry and is configured to identify the auxiliary lens with a specific lens type.
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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 lens attachment interface comprising a mobile device case that includes a processor and electrical circuitry that is programmable by a software application in accordance with a lens recognition process, selectable pre-capture settings or post-capture image editing or combinations thereof wherein the case is coupled around the camera-enabled mobile device, and wherein said a lens attachment interface is embedded within or integral with the case, a removable lens assembly coupled to the lens attachment interface and stably aligned along the optical path of the miniature camera module; a case shutter button mechanism for actuating the miniature camera module of the mobile camera system; the case processor and electrical circuitry embedded within the case that are configured to detect the presence of the removable lens that is coupled to the lens attachment interface; and a lens recognition sensor coupled to the case processor and electrical circuitry and configured to identify the removable lens as being configured in accordance with a particular one of multiple lens types. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A mobile device case for coupling around a mobile device that includes a miniature camera module, comprising:
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a lens attachment interface comprising 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; a case shutter button mechanism for actuating the miniature camera module of the mobile camera system; and a lens recognition sensor coupled to the case processor and electrical circuitry and configured to identify the removable lens assembly as being configured in accordance with a particular one of multiple lens types, and wherein the case including said processor and electrical circuitry is programmable by a software application in accordance with a lens recognition process, selectable pre-capture settings or post-capture image editing or combinations thereof. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. An auxiliary optical assembly for a mobile device that includes a miniature camera module, comprising:
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a removable lens assembly including a lens holder, a lens coupled to the lens holder, and a coupling interface; and a lens attachment interface that is configured for coupling to said mobile device, and that is configured in accordance with said coupling interface of said removable lens assembly to stably couple and align said removable lens along the optical path of the miniature camera module, and wherein the lens attachment interface comprises a mobile device case that is coupled around the mobile device, and wherein the case includes a processor and electrical circuitry that is programmable by a software application in accordance with a lens recognition process, selectable pre-capture settings or post-capture image editing or combinations thereof. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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