Patent ID: 8953083
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: G02B,H04M,H04N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A consumer electronics device comprising: an external housing in which a plurality of electronic components of the device, including a processor, data storage containing an operating system and application software for execution by the processor, and a display panel, are installed, the external housing including a housing camera lens cover being made of graded index (GRIN) material, the housing camera lens cover having a first face and a second face, the second face being exposed to an exterior of the device; and a camera module including a camera lens and an image sensor, the camera lens facing the first face of the housing camera lens cover, wherein the housing camera lens cover bends light rays before the light rays reach the camera lens, wherein the housing camera lens cover is separate from the camera lens, wherein the GRIN material in the housing camera lens cover reduces the optical total track length of the camera module.