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Apparatus and method to maximize the display area of a mobile device

  • US 9,998,642 B2
  • Filed: 07/14/2017
  • Issued: 06/12/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2015
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A mobile device, comprising:

  • an outer casing associated with the mobile device, the outer casing comprising a plurality of surfaces;

    a camera port defined in the outer casing to house a camera movably disposed inside the camera port; and

    the camera movably disposed inside the camera port and operable to detach from the camera port and to align with the outer casing when retracted within the mobile device, wherein the camera port closes when the camera is detached from the mobile device, the camera comprising a plurality of lenses, the camera operable to protrude from the outer casing associated with the mobile device when the camera is active, the camera further comprising;

    a first aperture;

    a second aperture;

    a plurality of photo sensors;

    a light deflector associated with the first aperture, the second aperture, and the plurality of photo sensors, the light deflector changing a direction of a light beam, the light deflector operable to assume a first position, and a second position, the first position deflecting a light beam associated with the first aperture to a third lens, and the second position deflecting a light beam associated with the second aperture to the third lens;

    the third lens disposed between the plurality of photo sensors and the light deflector; and

    a light guide connecting the apertures, the light deflector, and the plurality of photo sensors, the light guide transmitting a beam of light between the apertures and the plurality of photo sensors.

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