METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUGMENTING AND CORRECTING MOBILE CAMERA OPTICS ON A MOBILE DEVICE

摘要

Embodiments of the present invention utilize an attachable lens board that can be secured to the back of a mobile device and placed in a position that is proximate to the built-in camera lens associated with the camera system of the mobile device. As such, the lens board can be positioned to accurately align several different auxiliary camera lenses, each installed within various camera lens receivers formed within the lens board, with the built-in camera lens for focusing and/or image capture. Additionally, embodiments of present invention can include circuitry within the lens board that can be used to identify the types of lenses currently installed within each camera lens receiver. In this manner, embodiments of the present invention can correct possible optical imperfections of resultant images produced by the combination of the built-in camera lens and auxiliary lens selected for focusing and/or image capture by the user.

主权项

1. A lens apparatus assembly for a mobile device, said apparatus comprising:
a generally flat member comprising:
a plurality of camera lens receivers, wherein a first camera lens receiver of said plurality of camera lens receivers comprises a plurality of flexible members adapted to secure said first camera lens installed within said first camera lens receiver; anda first coupling element adapted to couple said member to said mobile device along an exterior surface of said mobile device, wherein said first coupling element is operable to couple with a first coupling element of said mobile device to rotatably align said first camera lens with a built-in camera system lens of said mobile device to produce a first focus position.