Universal support platform for camera enabled mobile computer devices

A support platform for supporting different camera enabled mobile computer devices, including planar mobile computer devices having a display screen in the plane of the device and perimeter edges bounding a display screen, and clamshell mobile computer devices having a generally planar keyboard base and display screen that in use is folded out from the planar base, the display screens of the mobile computer devices each having camera coverage areas in front of the device's display screen, wherein a person who uses the mobile computer device for a video session must position himself or herself in front of the display screen of the mobile computer device to be within the camera coverage area in front of the device's display screen, the support platform comprising:

• an angled top wall configured to support a clamshell mobile computer device with a folded out display screen such that the folded out display screen is in a forward facing orientation and such that a person positioned in front of the support stand may view the display screen of the mobile computer device while being within the camera coverage area of the mobile computer device, such top wall having at least one plug-in opening, and
• an adaptor configured to removably plug into the at least one plug-in opening in the top wall of the support platform, the adaptor being configured to capture and hold an edge of a planar mobile computer device, such as a tablet or cell phone, so as to position the display screen of the device in a suitable front facing orientation where it can be viewed by a user and where the user is within the camera coverage area of the camera for the mobile device.

A support platform for supporting different camera enabled mobile computer devices, including planar mobile computer devices having a display screen in the plane of the device and clamshell mobile computer devices having a generally planar keyboard base and display screen that in use is folded out from the planar base, the display screens of the mobile computer devices each having camera coverage areas in front of the device's display screen, wherein a person who uses the mobile computer device for a video session must position himself or herself in front of the display screen of the mobile computer device to be within the camera coverage area in front of the device's display screen, the support platform comprising:

• a top wall configured to support a clamshell mobile computer device with a folded out display screen such that the folded out display screen is in a forward facing orientation and such that a person positioned in front of the support stand may view the display screen of the mobile computer device while being within the camera coverage area of the mobile computer device, and
• an adaptor removably mountable to the top wall of the support platform, the adaptor being configured to capture and hold planar mobile computer devices, such as a tablet or cell phone, so as to position the display screen of the device in a suitable front facing orientation where it can be viewed by a user and where the user is within the camera coverage area of the camera for the mobile device,
• wherein the top wall of the support platform has at least one plug-in opening and wherein the adaptor used for holding camera enabled planar mobile computer devices is configured to removably plug into the at least one plug-in opening.