SYSTEMS AND APPARATUSES FOR POSITIONING AND DISPLAYING A MOBILE DEVICE

摘要

Holding apparatuses accommodate mobile devices for display and/or interaction in set positions. Apparatuses include a stand and a moveable holder to which a mobile device secures. The holder can be positioned at a number of different angles, orientations, and locations through proper stand-holder joining. The joining may use locks or resistance pieces that prevent rotation or other movement without human force. The holder may be sized and shaped to accommodate a number of different portable electronic devices, with openings, spaces, and locking mechanisms, if any, positioned based on anticipated presence of mobile device features in the holder. Holding apparatuses can include or omit electronics and power sources. Holding apparatuses may be any desired material, including frictional, adhesive, magnetic, or design-based materials. Sound-carrying passages may passively direct audio from a portable electronic device to a front speaker for amplification and direction to a viewer.

主权项

1. An apparatus for positioning and displaying a mobile device, the apparatus comprising:
a base including an extension terminating with a ball; and a viewer including,
a holder configured to secure the mobile device to the viewer such that the holder and mobile device remain statically co-located in any orientation, anda cavity shaped to capture the ball such that the viewer is rotatable in three mutually perpendicular axes with respect to the ball and cannot be separated from the base, wherein at least one of the ball and the cavity include a surface that prevents the viewer from rotating without human force.