Patent ID: 8610822

Claim:
Apparatus, comprising: an electronic device housing structure having a camera window; an alignment structure mounted to the housing structure, wherein the alignment structure comprises a ring-shaped member having an opening that is aligned with the camera window, wherein the alignment structure further comprises at least two protrusions that extend from the ring-shaped member and that define a notch between the protrusions, wherein the alignment structure is oriented such that the ring-shaped member is between the protrusions and the camera window; and a camera module mounted within the alignment structure, wherein the camera module comprises a housing, a cylindrical member that protrudes from the housing and a lens mounted on the cylindrical member, wherein the cylindrical member includes a radially extending tab that extends from the cylindrical member, wherein the radially extending tab of the cylindrical member mates with the notch between the protrusions of the alignment structure mounted to the housing structure such that the radially extending tab and the notch rotationally align the camera module with the housing structure, wherein the electronic device housing structure comprises a transparent member coated with a layer of opaque material, wherein the layer of opaque material has an opening that forms the camera window, wherein the opening in the ring-shaped member has a circular shape with a center, and wherein the camera window comprises a circular opening with a center that is aligned with the center of the circular shape of the ring-shaped member.