Patent ID: 8385004

Claim:
An apparatus for attachment to a portable image capture and storage device, the apparatus comprising: an auxiliary lens shaped to alter an image obtained by the portable image capture and storage device, the auxiliary lens characterized by an optical axis extending from a base of the lens to a crown of the lens; and an elastic band having a first end directly coupled to and extending from a first peripheral portion of the auxiliary lens, the elastic band extending from the first end of the elastic band to a second end of the elastic band, the second end of the elastic band directly coupled to and extending from a second peripheral portion of the auxiliary lens such that the auxiliary lens in combination with the elastic band coupled thereto form a closed loop, the auxiliary lens and the elastic band coupled such that the auxiliary lens is positioned in a plane of the elastic band, whereby the apparatus is removably attachable to a peripheral portion of the image capture and storage device to alter the appearance of the image obtained by the portable image capture and storage device.