Patent ID: 8891187
Filing Date: 2014-11-18
Classification: G02B,G03B,H04N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An optical attachment configured to modify an image of light received by an onboard camera lens of a mobile communication device, the optical attachment comprising: a retainer portion configured to be secured to a mobile communication device in a removable manner, the mobile communication device having a first edge, a second edge, a third edge, and a fourth edge, and a front surface and a rear surface, the first and second edges of the mobile communication device being generally parallel to each other, and the third and fourth edges of the mobile communication device being generally parallel to each other, with the rear surface of the mobile communication device being a surface that comprises a user-viewable display screen and the front surface of the mobile communication device being a surface that comprises an onboard camera, the retainer portion comprising at least a front wall, and at least a portion of the retainer portion being configured to be removably positionable on the front surface of the mobile communication device near the onboard camera of the mobile communication device and near a corner of the mobile communication device where the first and third edges of the mobile communication device converge, the retainer portion being configured to be securely retained on the mobile communication device without requiring contact between the retainer portion and the second or fourth edges of the mobile communication device and without requiring a dynamic screw mount; and at least one component attached or attachable to the retainer portion that is configured to receive, on the front surface of the mobile communication device, ambient light that is impinging upon the front surface of the mobile communication device, and that is configured to alter such light before the light is received by the onboard camera of the mobile communication device.