Apparatus and method to maximize the display area of a mobile device

Equipment and methods for maximizing the display area of mobile devices (2)

APPARATUS AND METHOD TO MAXIMIZE THE DISPLAY AREA OF A MOBILE DEVICE (2)

This application relates to a mobile device, and more specifically, to a method and system for maximizing the display area associated with the mobile device by changing the placement of the camera on the mobile device.

Many mobile devices contain a front camera placed on the front side of the mobile device, and the same side is occupied by the mobile device's display screen. The mobile device screen does not occupy the entire front side of the mobile device, because the top and bottom of the front side are occupied by cameras and other devices. Therefore, the size of the display screen of the mobile device is reduced.

The technology disclosed herein maximizes the size of the display area associated with the mobile device by placing various cameras. In one embodiment, the camera is placed inside the mobile device and can be extended to the outside of the mobile device when the camera is activated. In the embodiment of the present invention, the camera can be any camera among a front camera, a back camera, a 360° camera, and so on. When the camera is inactive, the camera is retracted inside the mobile device and the user cannot pay attention. In another embodiment, the camera is integrated into the mobile device display as a camera icon. The integrated camera is used for two purposes: to record photos and act as a camera icon. When the camera icon is selected, the camera is activated.

In the conventional design, the screen of the mobile device does not occupy the entire front side of the mobile device, because the top and bottom of the front side of the mobile device are occupied by cameras and other devices. By removing the camera from the front side of the mobile device, or by integrating the camera into the display screen of the mobile device, the size of the display screen of the mobile device can be increased.

The technology disclosed herein maximizes the size of the display area associated with the mobile device by placing various cameras. In one embodiment, the camera is placed inside the mobile device and can be extended to the outside of the mobile device when the camera is activated. In the embodiment of the present invention, the camera can be any camera among a front camera, a back camera, a 360° camera, and so on. When the camera is inactive, the camera is retracted inside the mobile device and the user cannot pay attention. In another embodiment, the camera is integrated into the mobile device display as a camera icon. The integrated camera is used for two purposes: to record photos and act as a camera icon. When the camera icon is selected, the camera is activated.

In the conventional design, the screen of the mobile device does not occupy the entire front side of the mobile device, because the top and bottom of the front side of the mobile device are occupied by cameras and other devices. By removing the camera from the front side of the mobile device, or by integrating the camera into the display screen of the mobile device, the size of the display screen of the mobile device can be increased.

In various embodiments disclosed herein, the mobile device may have a plurality of cameras, where the plurality of cameras include one or more camera embodiments disclosed herein.<b>camera</b>

Figure 1 shows the activated camera and the inactive camera associated with the mobile device 100 according to one embodiment. The mobile device 100 includes a housing 140 associated with the mobile device, a camera port 110 associated with the mobile device, and a camera 120 coupled to the camera port. The housing 140 includes a plurality of surfaces, such as six sides of a traditional smart phone (such as an iPhone or an Android phone). The camera connection port 110 can be aligned with one or more of a plurality of surfaces associated with the housing 140, that is, the camera can be placed anywhere on the mobile device, such as the top of the mobile device and the bottom of the mobile device Or any of the sides of the mobile device. The camera includes at least one aperture 130. The aperture 130 may include various lenses, and the range of the lenses includes a very long effective focal length lens, a very short effective focal length lens, a standard lens, and the like. The camera 120 is operable to shrink inside the camera port 110 when the camera is inactive, and to align with each of a plurality of surfaces associated with the housing 140, so that the camera 120 becomes unnoticed when the camera is inactive of. The camera 120 is operable to protrude from the outer casing 140 associated with the mobile device when the camera is active, and the aperture 130 is positioned to receive most of the light that is not obstructed by the mobile device.

According to another embodiment, in addition to the camera 120, the mobile device 100 includes a front camera 150 or a back camera 160. There may be a plurality of front cameras such as the front camera 150, a plurality of back cameras such as the back camera 160, and/or a plurality of stretch cameras such as the camera 120. The front camera 150 may be a camera integrated into a mobile device display as described herein, or may be a traditional front camera.

According to one embodiment, the camera 120 moves linearly inside the camera connection port 110. Linear motion can be achieved using linear guides, racks and pinions, springs, etc. By placing the front camera inside the camera port, the display screen area can be increased to utilize the area traditionally associated with the camera in the mobile device 100 such as smart phones, tablets, portable computers, etc.

According to another embodiment, the camera 120 may be an independent camera attached to the mobile device as an accessory.

Figure 2 shows an activated camera associated with a mobile device 100 including a 360° lens according to one embodiment. The lens may include a top lens 200 and a bottom lens 210 and a transparent cover 220. The top lens 200 receives the light beam below the plane 230. The bottom lens 210 receives the light beam above the plane 240. According to another embodiment, the lens may include a single 360° lens. The light guide transmits the light received by a single 360° lens to the light sensor associated with the camera 120 by receiving light by total internal reflection or almost total internal reflection. The light guide may also include an additional lens to focus the light before it reaches the light sensor.

Figures 3A-B show a front view and a back view of an active camera 120 including a plurality of apertures according to an embodiment. The camera 120 associated with the mobile device 100 includes a first aperture 330, a second aperture 340, a plurality of light sensors 310, and an optical element 300. The optical element is coupled to the first aperture 330, the second aperture 340 and a plurality of lightSensilla310. The sensor 310. The first aperture 330 and/or the second aperture 340 can be a lens having any focal length from a very short effective focal length to a very long effective focal length. In one embodiment, the first lens and/or the second lens may have a viewing angle of at most 220°.

The optical element 300 is operable to change the direction of the light beams 320 and 350 by changing the position of the optical element. The change in the direction of the beam 320, 350 can be from 0° to 180°. The optical element 300 is operable to assume at least a first position as shown in FIG. 3A and a second position as shown in FIG. 3B. The first position is operable to direct the light beam 320 associated with the first aperture 330 to the light sensor 310 associated with the camera 120, and the second position is operable to direct the light beam 350 associated with the second aperture 340 To the light sensor 310 associated with the camera 120. The optical element 300 may be a mirror or a mirror that is operable to reflect light and/or refract light. The mirror can be made of any reflective material, such as glass, reflective plastic, metal, etc. can be Polo , Amish roof ridge mirror, five , etc. The optical element 300 may be actuated by a very small device or may be part of a very small device, such as a micro-electromechanical system ("MEMS") device, a nano-electromechanical system ("NEMS") ) Devices, MEMS devices, etc.

In addition to the first aperture 330 and the second aperture 340 as described above, the camera 120 may include a third aperture, a fourth aperture, a fifth aperture, and the like. Each aperture can correspond to the side of the camera 120. In addition to the first position and the second position as described above, the optical element 300 is operable to present a third position, a fourth position, a fifth position, etc., wherein each optical element position is configured to be associated with the aperture The light beam is directed to the light sensor 310 associated with the camera. Any one of the positions of the optical element can direct the light at 0°, that is, the optical element 300 allows the light beam to pass through the light sensor 310.

According to an embodiment, the camera 120 may include a lens disposed between the plurality of light sensors 310 and the optical element 300. The lens may have an effective focal length between a very short effective focal length and a very long effective focal length. In another embodiment, the camera 120 may further include a light guide connecting the apertures 330, 340, the optical element 300, and a plurality of light sensors 310, wherein the light guide is operable to transmit the light beam 320 between the apertures 330, 340 and the lens , 350. The light guide can be made of any material with total internal reflection or almost total internal reflection. As mentioned above, the apertures 330 and 340 can also be various lenses.

According to another embodiment, the mobile device 100 may include a second camera, wherein the second camera is displaced a short distance from the camera 120. In various embodiments, the short distance between two cameras roughly corresponds to the distance between human eyes, and in some cases simulates the distance between human eyes. In other embodiments, the short distance between the two cameras is reduced to almost zero in order to minimize the space occupied by the two cameras on the mobile device 100. The second camera includes a second lens that is operable to capture a second image. The second image corresponds to the first image captured by the camera 120, where the second image and the first image include three-dimensional images. The three-dimensional image is a two-dimensional image with a slight offset in the same scene, and corresponds to the left eye and right eye of the viewer. When two images are viewed by a person, the images give an impression of depth of field. In addition, the captured image may include depth information associated with the scene. The second camera may be a second extendable camera, a traditional mobile phone camera, or a mobile phone camera integrated into the display, as described in this application. The mobile device 100 includes a processor coupled to the second camera and the camera 120. The processor is operable to extract depth information based on the first image and the second image, to correct aberrations in each image, to correct the image, to generate a three-dimensional image, and to perform other depth- related methods.

In other embodiments, additional cameras such as third, fourth, fifth, etc. cameras can be used to capture the third, fourth, fifth, etc. images of the scene. The other camera may be a stretchable camera, a traditional mobile phone camera, a mobile phone camera integrated into the display as described herein, etc. Additional cameras can be arranged in a normal mode throughout the enclosure associated with the mobile device.

Figure 4 shows a folding optical zoom lens associated with the camera 120 according to one embodiment. The optical zoom lens 400 can be extended when the camera 120 is active, or can be completely retracted to fit inside the camera port when the camera 120 is inactive. The various lenses disclosed in this application may also include folding optical zoom lenses.

According to another embodiment, the camera 120 may be an articulated fiber optic camera, wherein the articulated fiber optic camera is operable to turn 360°. The lens associated with the fiber camera can have an effective focal length from a very short effective focal length to a very long effective focal length.

In another embodiment, the various cameras disclosed herein further include a flash, such as a light emitting diode ("LED") flash.

Figure 5 shows a camera port 110 including an additional accessory 500 associated with a mobile device according to one embodiment. The component 510 is the camera 120 retracted into the camera port 110. In addition, the camera port 110 may include a subscriber identity module ("SIM") card, or a memory card, such as a Secure Digital ("SD") card. By combining with another accessory 500 into the camera port 110, the number of ports associated with the mobile device 100 can be reduced, thereby reducing the cost of manufacturing the mobile device 100, and reducing the contamination of the electronic circuit of the mobile device by substances other than water or dust System risk.

In many embodiments disclosed herein, the cameras 120 and 510 can be removable regardless of whether the camera is active or inactive. The mobile device 100 is operable to close the camera connection port 110 so that the mobile device 100 appears as if the camera 120 is inactive.

The camera 120 disclosed herein can be activated in various ways, such as via software associated with the mobile device, dedicated buttons associated with the mobile device, voice activation, gestures, or a power button associated with the mobile device. Gestures can be movements related to the entire mobile device, such as rapid downward motion, shaking of the mobile device, tilting of the mobile device, and so on. Gestures can also be associated with the display screen of the mobile device, such as swiping up, selecting a camera icon, and so on. The power button can be configured for dual purposes, namely, to power off the phone and to switch the camera between an active state and an inactive state. For example, the power button can turn off the phone when the power button receives a long press as an input, and the power button can switch the state of the camera between active and inactive when the power button receives a short press as an input.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a method of providing a camera 120 associated with the mobile device 100 according to an embodiment. In step 600, an outer cover 140 associated with the mobile device 100 is provided, wherein the outer cover includes a plurality of surfaces. In step 610, the camera port 110 associated with the mobile device 100 is provided. In step 620, the camera 120 is coupled to the camera connection port 110. The camera 120 includes an aperture 130. When the camera 120 is inactive, the camera 120 shrinks to the inside of the camera port 110 and is aligned with each of the multiple surfaces associated with the outer cover 140. When the camera 120 is active, the camera 120 protrudes from the outer casing 140 associated with the mobile device 100, and the aperture 130 is positioned to receive light that is not obstructed by the mobile device 100. In various embodiments, additional method steps may be performed to enable the production of the embodiments described above.<b>Camera integrated into the display</b>

FIG. 7A shows a front camera 700 integrated into the display screen 710 associated with the mobile device 100 according to one embodiment. The display screen 710 associated with the mobile device 100 includes a plurality of icons corresponding to the following: a plurality of mobile device software applications 720 and a plurality of mobile device operating system functions 730. The camera 700 coupled to the mobile device 100 occupies a part of the display screen 710. The display screen 710 may occupy the entire outer surface of the device 100, or may occupy the entire side surface of the device 100, as shown in FIG. The portion of the display screen occupied by the camera is operable to serve as the camera icon among the plurality of icons, so that the camera 700 is activated when the camera icon 700 is selected. The camera icon 700 may be placed in a portion of the display screen 740 reserved for the mobile device operating system functions, or may be placed in a portion of the display screen 750 associated with a mobile device software application. The camera icon 700 can be selected by touch, or can be voice activated. When the camera icon 700 is selected, the camera icon 700 can be operated to perform various functions, such as enabling the camera application on the mobile device, taking pictures, and so on. By integrating the camera 700 into the display, the area of the display screen can be increased because the camera acts as a camera operable to record images and a camera icon operable to activate the camera.

According to another embodiment, the camera may be an articulated fiber optic camera, wherein the articulated fiber optic camera is operable to turn in a plurality of directions. The outer casing associated with the mobile device may have a plurality of openings, such as a front opening, a back opening, a left opening, a right opening, or a top opening. The fiber optic camera can be steered to receive the light beam through any of the openings associated with the housing. In one embodiment, the fiber optic camera may be a front camera, a back camera, a left camera, a right camera, or a top camera. The lens associated with the fiber camera can have a focal length ranging from a very short effective focal length to a very long effective focal length.

FIG. 7B shows a front camera 700 integrated into the display screen 710 associated with the mobile device 100 according to another embodiment. In various embodiments disclosed herein, the mobile device 100 may take various shapes, such as a rectangular parallelepiped shape, a rectangular parallelepiped shape with rounded edges, an ellipsoid, a curved closed surface, and the like. Regardless of the shape, the mobile device 100 includes an outer surface. In the various embodiments disclosed herein, the display screen 710 occupies substantially the entire outer surface associated with the mobile device 100. When the shape of the mobile device includes a plurality of sides, such as when the mobile device 100 is shaped as a rectangular parallelepiped or a rectangular parallelepiped with rounded edges, and the display screen 710 is associated with one or more of the plurality of sides, the display screen 710 occupies It is associated with all sides of the display screen 710.

In various embodiments disclosed herein, the camera 700 can be placed anywhere on the display screen 710, such as the upper right corner, the lower left corner, the middle of the screen, the middle of the upper edge of the display screen, and so on.

In one embodiment, the boundary 705 between the camera 700 and the display screen 710 is associated with the periphery of the camera 700. The camera 700 and the border 705 may take various shapes, such as a circle, a rectangle, a square, an ellipse, a curved shape, an open curved line, and the like.

Figures 7C-7E show the boundary between the camera 700 and the display screen 710 according to various embodiments. In the various embodiments disclosed herein, the camera 700, the periphery 705, 755, 765, 775 associated with the camera 710, and the boundary 705, 760, 770, 780 between the camera 700 and the display screen 710 can take various shapes. Such as circles, rectangles, squares, ellipses, curved shapes, open curved lines, etc. The shapes of the perimeters 755, 765, and 775 and the boundaries 760, 770, and 780 may have parallel lines, but do not necessarily have to have parallel lines. Figures 7D-7E show an example in which the perimeters 765, 775 and the boundaries 770, 780 do not have parallel lines. For example, FIG. 7D shows a boundary 770 having the shape of an open curved line, and the periphery 765 associated with the camera 700 has a rectangular shape. Similarly, FIG. 7E shows a border 780 having a square shape, while the periphery 775 associated with the camera 700 has a circular shape. Figure 7C shows an example in which the periphery 755 and the boundary 760 have parallel lines.

In addition, the boundaries 760, 770, and 780 between the camera 700 and the display screen 710 can enclose the periphery 755, 765, and 775 associated with the camera 710 to various degrees. Figures 7C-7D show the borders 760, 770 partially enclosing the peripheries 755, 765. For example, in Figure 7C, the boundary 760 is enclosed by the periphery 755 on the three sides. In Figure 7D, the boundary 770 partially encloses the perimeter 765 on more than three sides, but the boundary 770 does not completely enclose the perimeter 765. Figure 7E shows a boundary 780 that completely encloses the perimeter 775.

Figure 8 shows a camera 700 integrated into a display according to one embodiment. The camera includes a front aperture 800 that occupies a portion of the display screen, a back aperture 810 arranged in the opposite direction to the front aperture 800, a plurality of light sensors 820, and are coupled to the front aperture 800, the back aperture 810, and a plurality of light sensors. The optical element 830 of the detector 820. The front aperture 800 and/or the back aperture 810 may include a lens that may have any effective focal length from a very short effective focal length to a very long effective focal length. In one embodiment, the front lens and/or the rear lens may have a viewing angle of up to 220°. In one embodiment, the front lens and/or the rear lens may be a folding optical zoom lens as depicted in FIG. 4.

The optical element 830 is operable to change the direction of the light beam 840 by changing the position of the optical element. The change in the direction of the beam 840 can be from 0° to 180°. The optical element 830 can present a first position and a second position, where the first position is configured to direct the light beam associated with the front aperture 800 to the light sensor 820. The second position is configured to direct the light beam associated with the back aperture 810 to the light sensor associated with the camera.

The optical element 830 may be a mirror or a mirror operable to reflect light and/or refract light. The mirror can be made of any reflective material, such as glass, reflective plastic, metal, etc. can be Polo , Amish roof ridge mirror, five , etc. Optical components can be actuated by very small devices or can be part of very small devices, such as micro-electromechanical system ("MEMS") devices, nano-electromechanical system ("NEMS") Devices, MEMS devices, etc.

According to an embodiment, the camera 120 may include a lens disposed between the plurality of light sensors 820 and the optical element 830. The lens may have any effective focal length between the extremely short effective focal length and the extremely long effective focal length. In another embodiment, the camera may further include a light guide connecting the apertures 800, 810, the optical element 830, and a plurality of light sensors 820, wherein the light guide is operable to transmit the light beam 840 between the apertures 800, 810 and the lens. The light guide can be made of any material that totally internally reflects or almost internally reflects light. As mentioned above, the apertures 800 and 810 may also include various lenses.

In various embodiments disclosed herein, there are a plurality of front cameras, such as camera 700. According to an embodiment, the mobile device 100 may include a second camera, wherein the second camera is displaced from the camera 700 by a short distance. In various embodiments, the short distance between two cameras roughly corresponds to the distance between human eyes, and in some cases simulates the distance between human eyes. In other embodiments, the short distance between the two cameras is reduced to almost zero in order to minimize the space occupied by the two cameras on the mobile device 100. The second camera includes a second lens that is operable to capture a second image. The second image corresponds to the first image captured by the camera 700, where the second image and the first image include three-dimensional images. In addition, the first image and the second image may include depth information associated with the scene. The second camera may be a second extendable camera as described herein, a traditional mobile phone camera, a mobile phone camera integrated into a display as described herein, etc. The mobile device 100 includes a processor coupled to the second camera and the camera 120. The processor is operable to extract depth information based on the first image and the second image, to correct aberrations in each image, to correct the image, to generate a three-dimensional image, and to perform other depth-related methods.

In other embodiments, additional cameras such as third, fourth, fifth, etc. cameras can be used to capture the third, fourth, fifth, etc. images of the scene. The other camera may be a stretchable camera, a traditional mobile phone camera, a mobile phone camera integrated into the display as described herein, etc. Additional cameras can be arranged in a normal mode throughout the enclosure associated with the mobile device.

Figure 9 is a flowchart of a method for integrating a camera into a display screen according to an embodiment. In step 900, a display screen associated with the mobile device 100 is provided so that the display screen includes a plurality of icons. A plurality of icons correspond to a plurality of mobile device software applications and a plurality of mobile device operating system functions. In step 910, the camera is configured to record an image, and is presented as a camera icon among a plurality of icons. The camera icon is configured to activate the camera when the camera icon is selected. The camera can be selected by touch, or it can be voice activated. The camera may be an optical fiber camera. In various embodiments, additional method steps may be performed to enable the production of the embodiments described above.<b>computer</b>

Figure 10 is a diagrammatic representation of a machine of a computer system 1000 in an exemplary form in which a set of executable instructions is used to cause the machine to perform any one or more of the methods or modules discussed herein.

In the example in FIG. 10, the computer system 1000 includes a processor, a memory, a non-volatile memory, and an interface device. Various common components (for example, cache memory) are omitted for simplicity of description. The computer system 1000 is intended to exemplify a hardware device on which any components described in the examples of Figures 1-9 (and any other components described in this specification) can be implemented. The computer system 1000 can be of any applicable known or suitable type. The components of the computer system 1000 can be coupled together via a bus or via some other known or suitable devices.

This disclosure covers the computer system 1000 in any suitable physical form. As an example and without limitation, the computer system 1000 may be an embedded computer system, a system-on-chip (SOC), a single-board computer system (SBC) (such as, for example, Computer-on-module (COM) or system-on-module (SOM)), desktop computer system, laptop or notebook computer system, interactive life information station, Mainframe computers, computer system networks, mobile phones, personal digital assistants (personal digital assistants) assistant; PDA), server, or a combination of two or more of these. Where appropriate, the computer system 1000 may include one or more computer systems 1000; be single or distributed; span multiple locations; span multiple machines; or reside in the cloud, which may include one or more networks One or more cloud components. When appropriate, one or more computer systems 1000 can perform one or more steps of one or more methods described or exemplified herein without substantial space or time constraints. As an example and by way of limitation, one or more computer systems 1000 can perform one or more steps of one or more methods described or illustrated herein in real time or in batch mode. The one or more computer systems 1000 can perform one or more steps of the one or more methods described or exemplified herein at different times or at different locations as appropriate.

The processor may be, for example, a conventional microprocessor, such as an Intel Pentium microprocessor or a Motorola PowerPC microprocessor. Those skilled in the relevant arts will recognize that the term "machine-readable (storage) medium" or "computer-readable (storage) medium" includes any type of device that can be accessed by a processor.

The memory system is coupled to the processor by, for example, a bus. The memory may include, for example, but not limited to, random access memory (RAM), such as dynamic RAM (DRAM) and static RAM (SRAM). The memory can be local, remote or distributed.

The bus also couples the processor to the non-volatile memory and the driving unit. Non-volatile memory is often a magnetic floppy disk or hard disk, magneto-optical disk, optical disk, read-only memory (read-only memory; ROM) (such as CD-ROM, EPROM or EEPROM), magnetic card or optical card or used for large amounts of data. Another form of storage. Some of this data is often written into the memory through a direct memory access process during software execution in the computer system 1000. Non-volatile storage can be local, remote or distributed. Non-volatile memory is optional because the system can use all applicable data available in the memory to generate it. A typical computer system will usually include at least a processor, memory, and a device (for example, a bus) that couples the memory to the processor.

The software is typically stored in non-volatile memory and/or drive units. In fact, it may not even be possible to store a complete large program in memory. However, it should be understood that for running software, if necessary, the soft system is moved to a computer-readable location suitable for processing, and for illustrative purposes, that location is referred to herein as memory. Even when software is moved to memory for execution, the processor will typically use hardware registers to store the values associated with the software, and local cache memory, which is ideally used to accelerate execution. As used herein, when a software program is referred to as "executing in a computer-readable medium," the software program is assumed to be stored in any known or suitable location (from non-volatile memory to hardware register ). When at least one value associated with the program is stored in a register that can be read by the processor, the processor is regarded as "configured to execute the program."

The bus also couples the processor to the network interface device. The interface may include one or more of a modem or a network interface. It will be understood that the modem or network interface can be regarded as part of the computer system 1000. Interfaces may include analog modems, ISDN modems, cable modems, symbol ring interfaces, satellite transmission interfaces (for example, "direct PC"), or other interfaces for coupling computer systems to other computer systems. The interface may include one or more input and/or output devices. I/O devices may include, for example, but not limited to, keyboards, mice or other pointing devices, disk drives, printers, scanners, and other input and/or output devices, including display devices. The display device may include, for example, but not limited to, a cathode ray tube (CRT), a liquid crystal display (LCD), or some other applicable known or suitable display devices. For simplicity, it is assumed that the controller of any device not depicted in the example in Figure 10 resides in the interface.

In operation, the computer system 1000 can be controlled by operating system software, which includes a file management system, such as a disk operating system. An example of operating system software with associated file management system software is the operating system family called Windows® from Microsoft Corporation of Redmond, Washington, and its associated file management system. Another example of operating system software with associated file management system software is the LinuxTM operating system and its associated file management system. File management systems are typically stored in non-volatile memory and/or drive units, and cause the processor to perform various actions required by the operating system to input and output data and store data in memory, including files Stored in non-volatile memory and/or drive unit.

Some parts of the detailed description can be presented in the algorithm and the meaning of the operation symbols on the data bits in the computer memory. These algorithm descriptions and representations are methods used by those skilled in the field of data processing technology to most effectively convey the substance of their work to other skilled practitioners in the technical field. Algorithms are conceived in this article and generally as a self-consistent sequence of operations that produce the desired result. These operations are those that require physical manipulation of physical quantities. Usually, although not necessarily, these equivalent quantities take the form of electrical or magnetic signals that can be stored, transferred, combined, compared, and otherwise manipulated. Referencing such signals as bits, values, components, symbols, characteristics, items, numbers, or the like sometimes proves to be appropriate, mainly for general purpose reasons.

However, it should be borne in mind that all these terms and similar terms are related to the appropriate physical quantities and are only suitable labels applied to these equivalent quantities. Unless expressly stated otherwise and is obvious from the following discussion, it should be understood that in various places described in this article, such as "processing" or "calculation" or "arithmetic" or "decision" or "display" or " The discussion of terms such as "generation" refers to the actions and processes of a computer system or similar electronic computing device. The computer system manipulates and converts data expressed as physical (electronic) quantities in the register and memory of the computer system into a computer System memory or register, or other such information storage, transmission device, or other data similarly expressed as physical quantities in the display device.

The algorithms and displays presented in this article are not essentially about any particular computer or other device. Various general-purpose systems can be used with the programs taught in this article, or it may prove appropriate to construct more specialized equipment to carry out some embodiments. The required structure for a variety of these systems will appear in the description below. In addition, the techniques are not described with reference to any specific programming language, and various programming languages can therefore be used to implement various embodiments.

In an alternative embodiment, the machine operates as a standalone device, or can be connected (eg, networked) to other machines. In network connection deployment, the machine can operate in the capacity of a server or client machine in a client-server network environment, or as a peer machine in an inter-level (or distributed) network environment.

The machine can be server computer, client computer, personal computer (PC), tablet PC, laptop, set-top box (STB), personal digital assistant (PDA) , Cellular phone, iPhone, Blackberry, processor, phone, web device, network router, switch or bridge, or any machine capable of executing an instruction set (sequentially or otherwise), the instruction set specifies that the The action taken by the machine.

Although a machine-readable medium or a machine-readable storage medium is shown as a single medium in the exemplary embodiment, the terms "machine-readable medium" and "machine-readable storage medium" shall be used to include storage of one or more instruction sets Single media or multiple media (such as centralized or distributed databases and/or associated caches and servers). The terms "machine-readable medium" and "machine-readable storage medium" should also be used to include any medium capable of storing, encoding, or transmitting a set of instructions executed by a machine, where the set of instructions enables the machine to perform currently disclosed technologies and innovations Any one or more of the methods or modules.

Generally speaking, the routines executed to implement the embodiments of the present disclosure can be implemented as part of the operating system or specific applications, components, programs, objects, modules, or a sequence of instructions called "computer programs". A computer program typically includes one or more instructions set at various times in various memories and storage devices in the computer, and the one or more instructions are read by one or more processing units or processors in the computer. When fetching and executing, the computer is caused to operate to execute various aspects of the elements related to the present disclosure.

In addition, although the embodiments have been described in the context of fully functioning computers and computer systems, those skilled in the art will understand that the various embodiments can be distributed as program products in various forms, regardless of the specific nature used to affect the distribution. Types of machine or computer-readable media are equally applicable to the present disclosure.

Other examples of machine-readable storage media, machine-readable media, or computer-readable (storage) media include, but are not limited to, recordable media (such as volatile and non-volatile memory devices, floppy disks, and other removable Disks, hard drives, optical discs (such as compact disk read-only memory (CD-ROM), digital versatile disc (DVD), etc.) and other types of transmission media (such as Digital and analog communication links).

In some cases, the operation of the memory device (such as the state change from binary one to binary zero, and vice versa) may include, for example, a conversion, such as a physical conversion. In the case of a specific type of memory device, such physical conversion may include the physical conversion of the product entity to a different state or item. For example, but without limitation, for some types of memory devices, the state change may involve the accumulation and storage of charges or the release of stored charges. Similarly, in other memory devices, the state change may include a physical change or transformation in the magnetic orientation, or a physical change or transformation in the molecular structure, such as a change or transformation from a crystalline entity to an amorphous form, or vice versa. The above is not intended to be an exhaustive list, in which the state change from binary one to binary zero in the memory device or vice versa may include transitions, such as physical transitions. The fact is that the above is intended as an illustrative example.

Storage media can typically be non-transitory or include non-transitory devices. In this scenario, the non-transitory storage medium may include a tangible device, which means that the device has a specific physical form, although the device can change its physical state. Thus, for example, non-transitory refers to a device that remains tangible regardless of the state change.<b>Remark</b>

The language used in this specification has been selected mainly for readability and teaching purposes, and may not have been selected to outline or limit the subject matter of the invention. Therefore, it is intended that the scope of the present invention is not limited by this "implementation mode", but is limited by any claims, and an application is issued based on these claims. Accordingly, the disclosures of the various embodiments are intended to illustrate rather than limit the scope of the embodiments, which are described in the scope of the following patent applications.

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Figure 1 shows the activation camera and the inactive camera associated with the mobile device according to one embodiment.

Figure 2 shows an activated camera associated with a mobile device including a 360° lens according to one embodiment.

Figures 3A-B show a front view and a back view of an active camera including a plurality of apertures according to an embodiment.

Figure 4 shows a folding optical zoom lens associated with a camera according to an embodiment.

Figure 5 shows a camera port including additional accessories associated with the mobile device according to one embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a method of providing a camera associated with the mobile device 100 according to an embodiment.

Figure 7A shows a front camera integrated into a display screen associated with a mobile device according to one embodiment. FIG. 7B shows a front camera 700 integrated into the display screen 710 associated with the mobile device 100 according to another embodiment.

Figures 7C-7E show the boundary between the camera 700 and the display screen 710 according to various embodiments.

Figure 8 shows a camera integrated into a display according to an embodiment.

Figure 9 is a flowchart of a method for integrating a camera into a display screen according to an embodiment.

Figure 10 is a diagrammatic representation of a mobile device of a computer system in an exemplary form. The above-mentioned equipment can be implemented in the computer system, and the instruction set can be executed in the computer system to cause the machine to perform the method or Any one or more of the modules.

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