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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2021
John G. Posa, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
John G. Posa, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Other;
Abstract
Hand-held devices combine smartphones and electronic binoculars. In 'in-phone' embodiments, binocular functionality is integrated directly into the housing or body of a smartphone modified in accordance with the invention. In 'in-case' embodiments, the binoculars are integrated into a case to receive a smartphone which may be of conventional design. In “in-module” embodiments, electronic binoculars are integrated into a separate housing adapted for attachment to a phone or case. In all embodiments, components within the phone may be used for image manipulation, image storage, and/or sending and receiving/streaming stereoscopic/3D/live/video motion imagery. The imagery gathering devices may be supported on or in one of the longer side edges of the phone or case, whereas the display magnifying eyepieces are preferably associated with the opposing longer side edge of the phone or case. As such, in use, a user holds the phone or case in a generally horizontal plane during use as binoculars.