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

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 comprising an aperture, the camera operable,
• when the camera is inactive, to retract inside the camera port, and to align with each surface in the plurality of surfaces associated with the outer casing,
• the camera operable,
• when the camera is active, to protrude from the outer casing associated with the mobile device, and to position the aperture to receive light unobstructed by the mobile device, and
• the camera operable to detach from the camera port.

A method comprising:

• providing an outer casing associated with a mobile device, the outer casing comprising a plurality of surfaces;
• providing a camera port defined in the outer casing to house a camera movably disposed inside the camera port;
• and
• providing the camera movably disposed inside the camera port, the camera comprising an aperture, the camera operable,
• when the camera is inactive, to retract inside the camera port, and to align with each surface in the plurality of surfaces associated with the outer casing,
• the camera operable,
• when the camera is active, to protrude from the outer casing associated with the mobile device, and to position the aperture to receive light unobstructed by the mobile device, and
• the camera operable to detach from the camera port.