Optical redirection adapter
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1. An optical redirection adapter, comprising:
- a housing having an opening shaped to correspond to an outer shape of an electronic device; and
an optical element attached to the housing and positioned such that, when the electronic device is in the opening, the optical element is positioned in a field of view of a camera of the electronic device, and the optical element reflects light into the camera'"'"'s field of view from a redirection angle of approximately 90 degrees;
wherein the optical element comprises a prism, mirror, lens, or any combination thereof; and
wherein the optical element is positioned such that, when the electronic device is positioned in the opening, the optical element reflects light from an illumination element of the electronic device at a redirection angle of approximately 90 degrees.
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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, comprising:
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a housing having an opening shaped to correspond to an outer shape of an electronic device; and an optical element attached to the housing and positioned such that, when the electronic device is in the opening, the optical element is positioned in a field of view of a camera of the electronic device, and the optical element reflects light into the camera'"'"'s field of view from a redirection angle of approximately 90 degrees; wherein the optical element comprises a prism, mirror, lens, or any combination thereof; and wherein the optical element is positioned such that, when the electronic device is positioned in the opening, the optical element reflects light from an illumination element of the electronic device at a redirection angle of approximately 90 degrees. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An optical redirection adapter, comprising:
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a housing having an opening shaped to correspond to an outer shape of an electronic device; and an optical element attached to the housing and positioned such that, when the electronic device is in the opening, the optical element is positioned in a field of view of a camera of the electronic device and the optical element reflects light into the camera'"'"'s field of view from a redirection angle of approximately 90 degrees; wherein the optical element comprises a combination of prisms, mirrors, and/or lenses; and wherein the optical element is positioned such that, when the electronic device is in the opening, the optical element reflects light from an illumination element of the electronic device at a redirection angle of approximately 90 degrees. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An optical redirection adapter, comprising:
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a housing having an electronic device receiving opening; an optical element in the housing and positioned such that, when the adapter is attached to an electronic device, the optical element is positioned in a field of view of a camera of the electronic device, the optical element reflects light into the camera'"'"'s field of view from a redirection angle of approximately 90 degrees, and the optical element reflects light from an illumination element of the electronic device at a redirection angle of approximately 90 degrees; and wherein the optical element comprises a prism, mirror, lens, or any combination thereof. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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