# US 2019/0320077 A1 · Pop-up studio

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- Number: US 2019/0320077 A1
- Document ID: US20190320077A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/953,335
- Filed: 2018-04-13
- Published: 2019-10-17
- Earliest claimed: 2018-04-13
- Inventors: Michael John Kirby
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190320077A1

## CPC

- H04N 1/00541: {with detachable image reading apparatus}
- B31B 50/26: Folding sheets, blanks or webs
- G03B 15/00: Special procedures for taking photographs; Apparatus therefor
- G03B 17/561: {Support related camera accessories}
- H04N 2201/0084: Digital still camera
- H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- B31B: MAKING CONTAINERS OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER (making wound articles, e.g. wound tubes, B31C; combined making and filling B65B)
- G03B: APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR (optical parts of such apparatus G02B; photosensitive materials or processes for photographic purposes G03C; apparatus for processing exposed photographic materials G03D)

## Abstract

Provided are embodiments of portable devices that, when used with a digital camera device, e.g., mobile phone camera, can capture a high quality photograph of a printed photograph or a document, thereby reducing or eliminating reliance on expensive, bulky electrical equipment for post-processing or editing to correct lighting, reflection, and cropping. The device can include a box that can be made of cardboard; can be collapsed flat; can easily fit in a book bag, a brief case, or similar carrier; and is easy to ship. The device also could be fully assembled or molded of plastic, while still maintaining the function as a mobile studio.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A portable studio, comprising:
a collapsible box having four side walls and a back wall;
a hole for a camera lens positioned in a first wall of one of the four side walls;
the back wall includes one or more flaps for opening and closing the box; and
the box can be collapsed and folded flat.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The portable studio of claim 1, wherein the hole positioned in the first wall is sized to receive a camera lens of a camera device placed on the outside surface of the first wall.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The portable studio of claim 1, wherein the collapsible box is made of cardboard.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The portable studio of claim 1, wherein the collapsible box is made of plastic.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The portable studio of claim 1, wherein the collapsible box is collapsed to a flat position.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The portable studio of claim 1, wherein the collapsible box is portable.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The portable studio of claim 1, wherein an interior surface of each of the four side walls and an interior surface of the back wall are of flat white color.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The portable studio of claim 1, wherein the collapsible box further includes a guiding mark or marks positioned on an outside surface of the first wall.

### Claim 9 (depends on 2)

The portable studio of claim 2, wherein the camera device is a digital camera.

### Claim 10 (depends on 2)

The portable studio of claim 2, wherein the camera device is a mobile phone with a camera.

### Claim 11

A portable studio, comprising:
a fully assembled box having four side walls and a back wall;
a hole for a camera lens positioned in a first wall of one of the four side walls; and
the back wall includes one or more flaps for opening and closing the box.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The portable studio of claim 11, wherein the box is molded.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

The portable studio of claim 11, wherein the hole positioned in the first wall is sized to receive a camera lens of a camera device placed on the outside surface of the first wall.

### Claim 14 (depends on 11)

The portable studio of claim 11, wherein an interior surface of each of the four side walls and an interior surface of the back wall are of flat white color.

### Claim 15 (depends on 11)

The portable studio of claim 11, wherein the box further includes a guiding mark or marks positioned on an outside surface of the first wall.

### Claim 16 (depends on 13)

The portable studio of claim 13, wherein the camera device is a digital camera.

### Claim 17 (depends on 13)

The portable studio of claim 13, wherein the camera device is a mobile phone with a camera.