Patent ID: 9658152
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: G01J,G01N,G02B

Claim:
1. A stand for a mobile computing device, the stand comprising: a reading location capable of supporting an assay device having a testing region; at least one reference device located adjacent to the reading location on a first side of the assay device when the assay device is supported by the reading location, the reference device containing a reference testing region, the reference testing region having known reference color values, the reference testing region being aligned with the testing region of the assay device when the assay device is being supported by the reading location; a raised platform disposed a distance above the reading location along a first line extending from the raised platform to the reading location, the raised platform having a through hole, the through hole capable of being aligned with a camera on the mobile computing device when the mobile computing device is placed on the raised platform, the through hole allowing the camera an unobstructed view of the testing region of the assay device and the reference testing region of the reference device; a light source disposed between the reading location and the raised platform, the light source directing light at the reading location and the reference testing region substantially along the first line, the light source not obstructing the camera's unobstructed view of the testing region of the assay device when the camera of the mobile computing device is aligned with the through hole and when the assay device is placed on the reading location; and at least one exterior surface, wherein the combination of the raised platform and the at least one exterior surface prevent substantially all external light from reaching the reading location, wherein external light is lighting emanating from outside of the stand, wherein the mobile computing device further comprises a processor operatively coupled to the camera.