Cell Phone Accessory Apparatus and System With Camera Functionality
AssigneeEyes On Scope, LLC
InventorScott E. Boerckel
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Abstract
An accessory device for use in conjunction with an electronic device (e.g., a smartphone, tablet or the like) is provided that incorporates an extendable camera that interacts with the electronic device to deliver still and/or moving images. The accessory device is adapted to be mounted with respect to the portable electronic device and to facilitate communication between the camera and the processing unit associated with the electronic device. The accessory device includes a rotatable dial that allows rotation of the extendable camera from a non-deployed axial orientation to a deployed axial orientation.
Claims20
An accessory device for use with an electronic device, comprising:
- a. a housing that defines a housing axis and that is configured and dimensioned to be mounted with respect to the electronic device;
- b. a rotatable dial rotatably mounted with respect to the housing;
- c. a telescoping extension arm that defines an extension arm axis and that is mounted with respect to the rotatable dial;
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- d. a camera mounted with respect to a distal end of the telescoping extension arm;
- wherein the rotatable dial permits the extension arm axis of the telescoping extension arm to rotate at least 180° relative to the housing axis;
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- wherein the camera is adapted for electronic communication with the electronic device to deliver one or more images captured by the camera to the electronic device.
In combination,
- a. an electronic device;
- and
- b. an accessory device detachably mounted with respect to the electronic device, the accessory device comprising:
- i. a housing that defines a housing axis and that is configured and dimensioned to be mounted with respect to the electronic device;
- ii. a rotatable dial rotatably mounted with respect to the housing;
- iii. a telescoping extension arm that defines an extension arm axis and that is mounted with respect to the rotatable dial;
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- iv. a camera mounted with respect to a distal end of the telescoping extension arm;
- wherein the rotatable dial permits the extension arm axis of the telescoping extension arm to rotate at least 180° relative to the housing axis;
- and
- wherein the camera is adapted for electronic communication with the electronic device to deliver one or more images captured by the camera to the electronic device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.