Patent ID: 8783557
Filing Date: 2014-07-22
Classification: A63F,B33Y,G06F,G06K

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for providing information to a camera associated with a computing device, the apparatus comprising: a base portion having at least a bottomside and an interior region disposed within the base portion and providing an illuminable surface; a machine-readable code supported by the surface; and a lens disposed between the machine-readable code and the bottomside, the base being configured to seat the lens over the camera associated with the computing device; wherein the machine-readable code presents, for reading by the computing device, first information in response to the lens being seated over the camera, and the machine-readable code or the lens provided in a respective first orientation, and the machine-readable code also presents second information in response to the lens being seated over the camera, and the machine-readable code or the lens provided in a respective second orientation.