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US 12,698,887 B1Granted
Housing with light source and spacer for mobile device imaging
AssigneeeBay Inc.
InventorFang Fang
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Abstract
A housing includes an attachment mechanism, a light source including at least one light distributed around a first surface, and a spacer extending from the first surface by a first distance to maintain a fixed focal distance between a camera of a mobile device and an object to be imaged, the spacer forming at least a partially enclosed light shield that blocks external light.
Claims20
A housing, comprising:
- an attachment mechanism directly attachable to a mobile device;
- a light source comprising a plurality of lights evenly distributed in a circular pattern around a first surface of a substrate, the substrate coupled to the attachment mechanism and defining an opening configured to align with a camera of the mobile device without directly contacting a lens of the camera;
- and
- a spacer extending from the first surface by a first distance to maintain a fixed focal distance between a camera of a mobile device and an object to be imaged, the spacer forming at least a partially enclosed light shield that blocks external light.
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A method, comprising:
- directly attaching a housing to a mobile device, the housing comprising:
- an attachment mechanism;
- a light source comprising a plurality of lights evenly distributed in a circular pattern around a first surface of a substrate, the substrate coupled to the attachment mechanism and defining an opening configured to align with a camera of the mobile device without directly contacting a lens of the camera;
- and
- a spacer extending from the first surface by a first distance to maintain a fixed focal distance between a camera of the mobile device and an object to be imaged, the spacer forming at least a partially enclosed light shield that blocks external light.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.