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US 10,120,268 B2Granted
Optical redirection adapter
AssigneeHand Held Products, Inc.
InventorDonald Anderson
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Abstract
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.
Claims23
A redirection adapter, comprising:
- a housing having an opening to receive an electronic device;
- and
- an optical element attached to the housing, wherein the optical element is positioned in a field of view of a camera and an illumination element of the electronic device, and the optical element reflects light into the camera's field of view and reflects light from the illumination element from a redirection angle;
- and
- wherein the redirection angle is between about 45 degrees and about 115 degrees.
2 more elements
A redirection adapter, comprising:
- a housing having an opening to receive an electronic device;
- and
- an optical element attached to the housing, wherein the optical element is positioned in a field of view of a camera and an illumination element of the electronic device, and the optical element reflects light into the camera's field of view and reflects light from the illumination element from a redirection angle of between about 45 degrees and about 115 degrees;
- wherein the optical element comprises a combination of prisms, mirrors, and/or lenses.
1 more element
A redirection adapter, comprising:
- a housing having an opening to receive an electronic device;
- and
- an optical element attached to the housing, wherein the optical element is positioned in a field of view of a camera and an illumination element of the electronic device, and the optical element reflects light into the camera's field of view and reflects light from the illumination element from a redirection angle of between about 60 degrees and 85 degrees.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.