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Barcode-reading system

  • US 9,911,022 B2
  • Filed: 07/11/2016
  • Issued: 03/06/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An accessory for a mobile device, the mobile device comprising a processor, a display screen on a generally planar face side of the mobile device, a memory, and a white light source and a camera on a back side of the mobile device, the back side being generally planar and parallel to the face side, the camera comprising a camera lens and an image sensor, the accessory comprising:

  • an optic system repositionable between an active position and an inactive position, wherein the optic system moves in a direction generally parallel to a top side of the mobile device when the optic system is moved between the active position and the inactive position;

    wherein, when the accessory is secured to the mobile device, the optic system is positioned within a field of view of the camera and a field of illumination of the white light source in the active position, and the field of view of the camera and the field of illumination of the white light source are unobstructed by any portion of the optic system in the inactive position; and

    wherein the optic system, when in the active position, is configured to fold both the field of view of the camera and the field of illumination of the white light source towards a target area beyond the top side of the mobile device, the top side being an edge of the mobile device between the face side and the back side.

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