Patent ID: 9722656
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: H04B,H04L,H04M,H04N,H04W

Claim:
1. A case designed to look like a dedicated camera for a mobile device having an integrated camera, the case comprising: a main body configured to retain a mobile device entirely within the main body; a front lens connected to a front side of the main body, the front lens configured to direct light received through the front lens into a camera lens of the mobile device, wherein the front lens and the camera lens of the mobile device are arranged substantially perpendicularly to each other and the mobile device is held in position directly behind a circumference of the lens from a perspective of a front of the front lens; a viewfinder configured to be substantially in physical contact with a graphical user interface on the mobile device and cover only a viewfinder portion of the graphical user interface; an eyepiece comprising an eyepiece lens connected to the viewfinder, wherein the viewfinder is configured to direct any visible content displayed on the viewfinder portion so that only visible content displayed on the viewfinder portion is viewable through the eyepiece lens, and the eyepiece lens is configured to be arranged substantially perpendicularly to the graphical user interface when the mobile device is retained, a button disposed on the exterior of the case configured to actuate a camera function of the mobile device; and an electrical connection apparatus configured to connect with the mobile device,