The Invention "ITMD-Device" is related to mobile devices, and more specifically to methods and systems that maximize a display area associated with the mobile device by varying camera placement on the mobile device. Also The invention relates to a display panel with camera function, and more particularly a display panel having a camera module built in an extension area of a surface plate of the display panel. The circuit of the camera module is integrated with a circuit of a display module, and signals are transmitted through a single signal transmission unit.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Many mobile devices contain a front facing camera placed on the front side of the mobile device, the same side occupied by the mobile device display screen. The mobile device screen does not occupy the full front side of the mobile device because the top and bottom parts of the front side are taken up by the camera and other devices. As a result, the size of the mobile device display screen is reduced. Many mobile devices (for example, mobile phone and plate computer calculating unit) include can be by user's operation to capture Static and/or video image camera. Because mobile device is typically designed to relatively small, can be it is important that by camera Or imaging system design maintains low section mobile device at thin as far as possible. Folded-optics image sensor array (" battle array Column camera ") allow to create low section image capture device, without shortening focal length or reducing image in the visual field of sensor array Resolution ratio. Light is rebooted towards each sensor in array by using subsurface is advocated peace, and by positioning to incite somebody to action Incident light focuses on the lens assembly between main surface and subsurface, and sensor array can be positioned at perpendicular to lens assembly Flat substrate on.
Longer focal length makes it possible to implement the feature such as optical zoom, and is possible to be incorporated to more complicated Optical devices (it needs more spaces than usually being provided by conventional mobile camera), such as add more optical elements. Camera can need expensive and biggish optical module to capture image to generate wide visual field (" FOV ").One A little cameras (for example, on the mobile device) can have size and/or the weight limit to the lens that can be used for generating wide or ultra-wide FOV System so that capture width FOV needed for larger optical module using infeasible. Therefore, be able to use small imaging device (for example, Such as it is implemented in mobile device) generate wide, ultra-wide or hemispherical image can be desirable for many users.
PRIOR ART STATEMENT

Whereas most of the 3C products generally available in the market feature that a single product is integrated with multiple functions, the cellular phone incorporated with digital camera is the best example. Wherein, a digital camera lens is mounted onto the casing of the cellular phone. Furthermore, to facilitate the PC user to conduct digital conference via Internet, a digital camera lens is mounted to the frame of a liquid crystal display (LCD). In those products described above, they are adapted with the digital camera or video camera functions. However, the digital camera module is independent, meaning there are an independent circuit board and a signal transmission unit. The manufacturer of the finished product has to mount the digital camera lens to the casing of the product and connect the circuit signal transmission unit to the circuit board of the main unit.
Accordingly, an extra workstation is required in the process of the assembly of the digital camera to result in increased work hours and production costs; and the signal transmission unit of the digital camera module would have to occupy the connection port otherwise reserved for the circuit board of the main unit thus to reduce the mechanism of the main unit to enjoy externally connected expansion of resources. Furthermore, the digital camera module has to be squeezed into a limited space of the casing of the product to cause additional limitation to the design of the finished product while leaving a significant protrusion to its appearance to damage the aesthetic aspect of the finished product. On the other hand, the surface plate of the display panel for the display or the cellular phone must be made of transparent material to facilitate light emission, and the perimeter of the display panel is always fixed to a frame or in the casing of the cellular phone. The camera module can be provided at where other than the frame of the display or the casing of the cellular phone. However, up to now, the attempt of having the camera module mounted in the surface plate of the display panel has not yet been seen. Quite obviously, the prior art of having the camera module mounted to the frame (or casing) of the display panel brings many flaws to the manufacturers of products adapted with the display panel including difficult assembly, increased production costs, taking too much resources of the main unit, and limited design for the appearance to deliver shattered visual impression to its user.
OBJECTIVE OF THE INVENTION
1. The objective of the invention is to the front aperture and the back aperture comprising a front lens and a back lens, respectively and also the front lens and the back lens comprising a wide angle lens receiving light up to 220 degrees around the wide angle lens.
2. The other objective of the invention is to the camera further comprising: a lens disposed between the plurality of photo sensors and the optical element; and a light guide connecting the apertures, the optical element, and the plurality of photo sensors, the light guide transmitting a beam of

light between the apertures and the lens. And also the camera comprising a micro-electromechanical systems device operable to actuate the optical element.
3. The other objective of the invention is to A mobile device, comprising: a display screen associated with the mobile device, the display screen comprising a plurality of light emitting elements, and further the display screen comprising a plurality of icons, the plurality of icons corresponding to a plurality of mobile device software applications and a plurality of mobile device operating system functions; and a camera associated with the mobile device, the camera operable to record an image, the camera occupying a portion of the display screen, the display screen surrounding the camera comprising the plurality of light emitting elements, the portion of the display screen occupied by the camera functioning as both a camera icon in the plurality of icons and a physical camera, the portion of the screen occupied by the camera icon operable to activate the camera when the camera icon is selected.
4. The other objective of the invention is to the mobile device comprising an outer surface, the display screen occupying substantially the whole outer surface associated with the mobile device, the mobile device comprising a plurality of sides, the display screen associated with a side in the plurality of sides, the display screen occupying substantially the whole side in the plurality of sides.
5. The other objective of the invention is to comprising a border between the camera and the display screen, the border comprising a perimeter associated with the camera. The comprising a border between the camera and the display screen, the border comprising an outline partially enclosing a perimeter associated with the camera.
6. The other objective of the invention is to the camera icon disposed in a portion of the display screen reserved for the plurality of mobile device operating system functions, the camera icon operable to launch a camera application on the mobile device when the camera icon is selected.
7. The other objective of the invention is to the camera icon operable to take a picture when the camera icon is selected. The camera icon disposed in a portion of the display screen associated with the plurality of mobile device software applications.
8. The other objective of the invention is to further comprising: a second camera associated with the mobile device, the second camera displaced a short distance from the camera, the second camera operable to record a second image corresponding to a first image captured by the camera; and a processor coupled to the second camera and the camera, the processor

operable to create stereoscopic images based on the first image and the second image.
9. The other objective of the invention is to the camera comprising: a front aperture occupying the portion of the display screen; a back aperture disposed in a direction opposite of the front aperture; a plurality of photo sensors; and an optical element associated with the front aperture, the back aperture, and the plurality of photo sensors, the optical element changing a direction of a light beam, the optical element operable to assume a first position, and a second position, the first position directing a light beam associated with the front aperture to the plurality of photo sensors associated with the camera, and the second position directing a light beam associated with the back aperture to the plurality of photo sensors associated with the camera.
10. The other objective of the invention is to the front aperture and the back aperture comprising a front lens and a back lens, respectively and also The front lens and the back lens comprising a wide angle lens receiving light up to 220 degrees around the wide angle lens.
11. The other objective of the invention is to the camera further comprising: a lens disposed between the plurality of photo sensors and the optical element; and a light guide connecting the apertures, the optical element, and the plurality of photo sensors, the light guide transmitting a beam of light between the apertures and the lens.
12. The other objective of the invention is to the camera comprising a micro-delectro mechanical systems device operable to actuate the optical element and also the optical element comprising a mirror or a prism and also the front aperture and the back aperture comprise a front lens and a back lens, respectively.
13. The other objective of the invention is to further comprising: providing a lens disposed between the plurality of photo sensors and the optical element; and configuring a light guide to transmit a beam of light between the apertures and the lens. The camera comprises a micro-electromechanical systems device operable to actuate the optical element.
14. The other objective of the invention is to A method, comprising: providing a display screen associated with a mobile device, the display screen comprising a plurality of light emitting elements, and further the display screen comprising a plurality of icons, the plurality of icons corresponding to a plurality of mobile device software applications and a plurality of mobile device operating system functions; and configuring a camera to record an image, and to occupy a portion of the display screen, the display screen surrounding the camera comprising the plurality of light emitting

elements, the portion of the display screen occupied by the camera functioning as both a camera icon in the plurality of icons and a physical camera, the portion of the screen occupied by the camera icon configured to activate the camera when the camera icon is selected.
15. The other objective of the invention is to wherein the camera icon is disposed in a portion of the display screen reserved for the plurality of mobile device operating system functions. The comprising configuring the camera icon to launch a camera application on the mobile device when the camera icon is selected.
16. The other objective of the invention is to wherein the camera icon is disposed in a portion of the display screen associated with the plurality of mobile device software applications. Also configuring a front aperture to occupy the portion of the display screen; providing a back aperture disposed in a direction opposite of the front aperture; providing a plurality of photo sensors; and configuring an optical element to assume a first position, and a second position, the first position directing a light beam associated with the front aperture to the plurality of photo sensors associated with the camera, and the second position directing a light beam associated with the back aperture to the plurality of photo sensors associated with the camera. A display panel with camera function comprising an extension area provided to a surface plate of the display panel and a camera module built in the extension area.
17. The other objective of the invention is to wherein the camera module has a circuit integrated with a circuit of a display module, and signals are transmitted through a single signal transmission unit.
18. The other objective of the invention is to wherein the extension area further comprises two camera modules therein. The extension area comprises a lighting device therein. A peripheral camera more than described first and more than first a reflector are arranged with respect to one another, so that at more than described first When reflector is in the second position, from one of reflector a more than described first reflect light at least part into Enter the correspondence one more than described first in a peripheral camera.
19. The other objective of the invention is to further comprises processor, the processor is configured to using by described The image and that is captured when reflector a more than described first is located in the second position come from that first central camera generates The image of each of a peripheral camera more than described first forms hemispherical image. A reflector more than described first respectively includes

backwards to first center The mirror-polishing first surface of the optical axis of camera.
20. The other objective of the invention is to wherein a reflector more than described first respectively includes towards first center Second black surface of the optical axis of camera and also The mirror-polishing of the one more than described first in a reflector First surface is reflected when reflector a more than described first is in the second position towards more than described first a peripheral cameras In the corresponding one reflection the light described at least part.
21. The other objective of the invention is to wherein the mirror-polishing of each of a reflector more than described first One surface is one of concave surface or convex surface.
22. The other objective of the invention is to wherein the one more than described first in a reflector includes corresponding to institute State the substantially elliptical shape of the FOV of the corresponding one more than first in a peripheral camera.
23. The other objective of the invention is to wherein in a peripheral camera more than described first and first central camera Each includes lens assembly and imaging sensor.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The technology disclosed here maximizes the size of the display area associated with the mobile device by various camera placements. In one embodiment, the camera is placed inside the mobile device, and can be extended outside the mobile device when the camera is activated. In embodiments of the invention the camera can be any of a front facing camera, a back facing camera, a 360° camera, etc. When the camera is inactive the camera is retracted inside the mobile device, and is unnoticeable to the user. In another embodiment, the camera is integrated into the mobile device display as a camera icon. The integrated camera serves two purposes: to record pictures, and to act as a camera icon, that, when selected, activates the camera.
In conventional designs, the mobile device screen does not occupy the full front side of the mobile device because the top and bottom parts of the front side of the mobile device are taken up by the camera 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 primary purpose of the present invention is to provide a display panel with camera function to facilitate assembly of a camera module, lower production cost, maintain resources of the main unit, present better view of the appearance of the display panel, and allow more diversified design of the appearance of the product. To achieve the purpose, the present invention includes a camera module built in an extension area of a surface plate of

the display panel; and the circuit of the camera module is integrated with a circuit of a display module; and the signals are transmitted through a single signal transmission unit. The present invention provides the following advantages:
1. Facilitated development and design of the finished product as the camera module is integrated with the display panel.
2. In assembly of the finished product, the installation of the display panel means the camera module is installed at the same time.
3. The present invention consumes very limited resources of the main unit to facilitate the expansion of the functions of the finished product.
Folding optic sensor array described herein and image capture technology allow to create low section image capture dress It sets, without shortening focal length or reducing resolution ratio of the image in the visual field of sensor array, wherein captured image has wide view And do not influenced by parallax and slanting artifact. The challenge of thin apparent size array camera is not increase the height of overall array In the case of capture have wide visual field image. Another challenge of existing array camera is due to such as can by the different cameral of array Parallax and inclined quality between the different views for the same object seen reduce. What parallax prevented from being captured by each camera Image completely it is seamless be spliced into final image and without artifact. Camera view can be partly overlapped (for example, substantially 20%).It depends on Depth (for example, distance from lens to object), the image from a camera can be moved relative to the image from another camera Position. When image mosaic or when being fused together, gained parallax and inclination be can lead in the image-region corresponding to overlapped fov " dual image " ghost. Even if constructing the array to make there is no being overlapped in sensor field of view, when this category feature crosses sensor When boundary between visual field, parallax leads to the discontinuous feature in described image, such as line and edge.
In some embodiments, pass through the wide visual field array camera solution of no parallax as described in this article and slanting artifact The certainly especially above problem. Central camera can be used with trapping centre visual field in some embodiments. As used herein," camera " can It refers to imaging sensor (or private part of multizone sensor substrate) and influences to provide to the light of described image sensor Any corresponding optical module. For example, optical module may include (but being not limited to) aperture, lens, one in lens assembly Or more persons, the lens assembly may include multiple lens and/or other light focus or collimator assembly, mirror surface, refracting element and/ Or reflecting element and any optional optical fold element (for example, reflecting surface or refracting prisms).Central camera can be counted A additional peripheral camera is surround. Mirror surface division center (for example, stationary structure with multiple surfaces or facet or it is several can Extend reflector) light for indicating the central part of target image can be located to allow to pass through to reach central camera and will indicate The incident light of the circumferential section

(for example, around 180 degree panorama of central part) of target image splits into multiple portions for battle array Additional camera capture in column. Additional peripheral camera can include one or more of optical fold element with towards the sensor of camera or The light received by the respective reflector is rebooted towards the private part of multizone sensor substrate. Therefore, in some realities It applies in example, the sensor of each camera in array can be located on substantially planar substrate and may be formed to have multiple images sense Survey the single substrate in region. Compared to having the sensor being located in Different Plane, such configuration can be used to reduce the height of array Degree. This configuration can also reduce the cost of manufacture and/or the multiple sensors of positioning. Specular surface and camera can be closed according to predetermined space System's positioning is to avoid the parallax and slanting artifact in captured image is caused.
Indicate that each section through dividing light of target image scene can undergo any required processing (for example, projection turns Change), and for example by linearly blending or other image mosaic technologies are assembled into target image. By using central camera, instead Structure and peripheral camera are penetrated, some examples of wide visual field array can realize hemispherical field of view, and wherein central camera captures hemisphere The circumferential section of the central part of shape visual field and the camera of surrounding cooperation capture hemispherical field of view, the circumferential section with center Complete hemisphere visual field is formed when part is spliced. This hemispherical camera can maintain relatively thin apparent size, such as substantially 9mm Highly (the wherein height substantially 4mm of the height of camera array substantially 5mm and reflector), while capturing wide visual field and being used for shape At no parallax between the individual images of complete field of view. Some embodiments can have the smaller of any one of camera array or both The height of height and reflector. For example, by combining two such cameras with back-to-back configuration, some examples can realize complete ball Shape visual field maintains relatively thin apparent size, such as the height of substantially 18mm simultaneously. In some embodiments, reflector can be for can Flexible is laid flat with offsetting with the shell containing array, so that hemispherical camera has substantially 5 to arrive when being not in use The thin apparent size and spherical camera of 6mm has the substantially 10 thin apparent sizes for arriving 12mm.By the careful selection to material, Other embodiments can be even more small (for example, having more low clearance and thinner apparent size).Certainly, not necessarily for embodiment The application for the thin apparent size wanted, some embodiments can also be larger.
One embodiment for capturing the image capture system of wide visual field image includes aperture, is located to via aperture The central camera of light is received, the central camera has optical axis. In some embodiments, the optical axis of central camera is captured by image Obtain the center of the entrance pupil of system and perpendicular to sensor plane. In some embodiments, aperture is

entrance pupil. Some In embodiment, multiple peripheral cameras are placed in central camera side and are directed toward a part of the optical axis of central camera. It is the multiple Peripheral camera can be arranged around central camera. For example, in some embodiments, a peripheral camera in six (6) (or more or more Few, regard particular design and sensor region need) can be equally spaced apart by around the central camera for being in substantially circular configuration and Within substantially circular configuration central camera it is equidistant. The particular design that the spacing and distance of peripheral camera may depend on array is wanted It asks and changes.
In some embodiments, multiple extensible reflectors can be configured with (substantially flat from first (or retraction) position The plane (for example, upper face of the camera case containing central camera and peripheral camera) that row is disposed in aperture) it is moved to Second (or through extending) position (closer to the optical axis of central camera).Reflector may include the mirror of the optical axis backwards to central camera The black (or in addition usual light absorption) of face (or in addition lead to regular reflection light) first surface and the optical axis towards central camera the Two surfaces. The multiple peripheral camera and the multiple mirror surface can be arranged with respect to one another so that in the multiple extensible reflection When device is in the second position from mirror-polishing first surface reflect light at least part enter multiple peripheral cameras in one Person.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DIAGRAM
FIG. 1: shows an activate and an inactive camera associated with the mobile
device, according to one embodiment.
FIG. 2: shows an activated camera associated with the mobile device including a
360° lens, according to one embodiment.
FIGS. 3A-B: show a front and a back view of an active camera comprising a
plurality of apertures, according to one embodiment.
FIG. 4: shows a folded optical zoom lens associated with the camera, according to
one embodiment.
FIG. 5: shows the camera port comprising additional accessories associated with
the mobile device, according to one embodiment.
FIG. 6: is a flowchart of a method to provide a camera, associated with the mobile
device 100, according to one embodiment.
FIG. 7A: shows a front facing camera integrated into the display screen associated
with the mobile device, according to one embodiment.
FIG. 7B: shows a front facing camera integrated into the display screen associated
with the mobile device, according to another embodiment.
FIGS. 7C-7E: show borders between the camera 700, and the display screen 710,
according to various embodiments.
FIG. 8 :shows a camera integrated into the display, according to one embodiment.
FIG. 9: is a flowchart of a method to integrate a camera into the display screen,
according to one embodiment.

FIG. 10: is a diagrammatic representation of a mobile device in the example form
of a computer system within which the above-described apparatus may be
implemented, and within which a set of instructions for causing the machine to
perform any one or more of the methodologies or modules discussed herein may
be executed.
FIG. 11: is a schematic view showing the present invention applied to a cellular
phone.
FIG. 12: is a schematic view showing the present invention applied to a PDA.
FIG. 13: is a schematic view showing the present invention applied to a dual-lens
product.
DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The technology disclosed here maximizes the size of the display area associated with the mobile device by various camera placements. In one embodiment, the camera is placed inside the mobile device, and can be extended outside the mobile device when the camera is activated. In embodiments of the invention the camera can be any of a front facing camera, a back facing camera, a 360° camera, etc. When the camera is inactive the camera is retracted inside the mobile device, and is unnoticeable to the user. In another embodiment, the camera is integrated into the mobile device display as a camera icon. The integrated camera serves two purposes: to record pictures, and to act as a camera icon, that, when selected, activates the camera. In conventional designs, the mobile device screen does not occupy the full front side of the mobile device because the top and bottom parts of the front side of the mobile device are taken up by the camera 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 can have a plurality of cameras, where the plurality of cameras comprises one or more camera embodiments disclosed here.
FIG. 1: shows an active and an inactive camera associated with the mobile device 100, according to one embodiment. The mobile device 100 includes an outer casing 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 outer casing 140 includes a plurality of surfaces, such as the six sides of a traditional smart phone, such as an iPhone, or an Android phone. The camera port 110 can be aligned with one or more of the plurality of surfaces associated with the outer casing 140, i.e., the camera can be placed anywhere on the mobile device, such as the top of the mobile device, the bottom of the mobile device, or any of the mobile device sides. The camera comprises at least one aperture 130. The aperture 130 can comprise various lenses ranging from an extremely long effective focal length lens, an extremely short effective focal length lens, a normal lens, etc. The camera 120 is operable to, when the camera is inactive, retract inside the camera port 110, and align with each surface in the plurality of surfaces associated with outer casing 140, so that the camera 120 becomes unnoticeable

when inactive. The camera 120 is operable to, when the camera is active, protrude from the outer casing 140 associated with the mobile device, and position the aperture 130 to receive light mostly unobstructed by the mobile device.
According to another embodiment, the mobile device 100 comprises a front facing camera 150, or a back facing camera 160, in addition to the camera 120. There can be a plurality of front facing cameras such as the front facing camera 150, plurality of back facing cameras such as the back facing camera 160, and/or a plurality of the extended cameras such as the camera 120. The front facing camera 150 can be a camera integrated into the mobile device display, as described herein, or can be a traditional front facing camera. According to one embodiment, the camera 120 moves linearly inside the camera port 110. The linear motion can be achieved using a linear guide, rack and pinion, a spring, etc. By placing the front facing camera inside the camera port, the display screen area can be increased to utilize the area traditionally associated with the camera in a mobile device 100 such as a smart phone, a tablet, a portable computer, etc. According to another embodiment, the camera 120 can be a stand-alone camera, attached to the mobile device as an accessory.
FIG. 2: shows an activated camera associated with the mobile device 100 including a 360° lens, according to one embodiment. The lens can comprise a top lens 200, and a bottom lens 210, and transparent casing 220. The top lens 200 receives light beams beneath the plane 230. The bottom lens 210 receives light beams above the plane 240. According to another embodiment, the lens can comprise a single 360° lens. A light guide, by totally, or nearly totally, internally reflecting the received light, transmits the light received by the single 360° lens to the photo sensors associated with the camera 120. The light guide can also include additional lenses to focus the light before the lights reaches the photo sensors.
FIGS. 3A-B :show a front and a back view of an active camera 120 comprising a plurality of apertures, according to one embodiment. The camera 120 associated with the mobile device 100 includes a first aperture 330, a second aperture 340, a plurality of photo sensors 310, and an optical element 300 coupled to the first aperture 330, the second aperture 340, and the plurality of photo sensors 310. The first aperture 330 and/or the second aperture 340 can be lenses having any focal length, from extremely short effective focal length, to extremely long effective focal length. In one embodiment, the first and/or the second lens can have up to 220° angle of view.
The optical element 300 is operable to change a direction of a light beam 320, 350 by changing the optical element's position. The change in the direction of the light 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 a light beam 320 associated with the first aperture 330 to the photo sensors 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 photo sensors 310 associated with the camera 120. The optical element 300 can be a mirror or a prism operable to reflect light, and/or refract light. The mirror can be made out of any reflective material, such as glass, reflective plastic, metal, etc. The prism can be a Porro prism, Amici roof prism, pent prism, etc. The optical element 300 can be actuated by, or can be a part of a very small device, such as a micro-electromechanical systems ("MEMS") device, a nano-electromechanical systems ("NEMS") device, a pico-electromechanical systems device, etc.
In addition to the first and second apertures 330, 340, as described above, the camera 120 can include a third aperture, a fourth aperture, a fifth aperture, etc. Each aperture can correspond to a side of the camera 120. In addition to the first and second position, as described above, the optical element 300 is operable to assume a third position, a fourth position, a fifth position, etc., where each optical element position is configured to direct a light beam associated with an aperture to the photo sensors 310 associated with the camera. Any one of the optical element positions can direct the light by 0°, i.e., the optical element 300 lets the light beam through to the photo sensors 310. According to one embodiment, the camera 120 can include a lens 370 disposed between the plurality of photo sensors 310 and the optical element 300. The lens 370 can have an effective focal length between an extremely short effective focal length and an extremely long effective focal length. In another embodiment, the camera 120 can further include a light guide 360 connecting the apertures 330, 340, the lens 370, the optical element 300, and the plurality of photo sensors 310, where the light guide 360 is operable to transmit a beam of light 320, 350 between the apertures 330, 340 and the lens 370. The light guide 360 can be made of any material that totally, or nearly totally, internally reflects light. As described above, the apertures 330, 340 can also be various lenses.
According to another embodiment, the mobile device 100 can include a second camera, where the second camera is displaced a short distance from the camera 120. In various embodiments, the short distance between the two cameras roughly corresponds to the distance between a person's eyes, and in some cases mimics the distance between a person's eyes. In other embodiments, the short distance between the two cameras is reduced to almost zero, to minimize the space that the two cameras occupy on the mobile device 100. The second camera includes a second lens operable to capture a second image. The second image corresponds to a first image captured by the camera 120, where the second image and the first image comprise stereoscopic images. Stereoscopic images are two-dimensional images of the same scene, slightly offset, and corresponding to the left and the right eye of a viewer. When the two images are viewed by a person, the images give the impression of depth. Further, the captured images can include depth information associated with the scene. The second camera can be a second extendable camera, can be a traditional cell phone camera, can be a cell phone camera integrated into the display, as described in this application, 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 rectify images, to create stereoscopic images, and perform other depth related processes. In other embodiments, additional cameras, such as a third, fourth, fifth, etc. camera, can be used to capture third, fourth, fifth, etc. image of the scene. The additional cameras can be extendable cameras, can be traditional cell phone cameras, can be cell phone cameras integrated into the display as described herein, etc. The additional cameras can be arranged in a regular pattern throughout the outer casing associated with the mobile device.
FIG. 4: shows a folded 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. Various lenses disclosed in the current application can also include a folded optical zoom lens. According to another embodiment, the camera 120 can be an articulated fiber optic camera, wherein the articulated fiber optic camera is operable to be steered 360°. The lens associated with a fiber optic camera can have an effective focal length from an extremely short effective focal length to an extremely long effective focal length. In another embodiment, the various cameras disclosed herein further comprise a flash, such as a light emitting diode ("LED") flash.
FIG.5: shows the camera port 110 comprising additional
accessories 500 associated with the mobile device, according to one embodiment. Element 510 is the camera 120 retracted into the camera port 110. The camera port 110, in addition can include a subscriber identity module ("SIM") card, or a memory card, such as Secure Digital ("SD") card. By combining additional accessories 500 into the camera port 110, the number of ports associated with the mobile device 100 are reduced, thus reducing the cost of manufacturing the mobile device 100, and reducing the risk of foreign substances, such as water or dust, contaminating the mobile device electronic circuitry. In many of the embodiments disclosed here, the camera 120, 510 can be removable whether the camera is active or inactive. The mobile device 100 is operable to close off the camera port 110, so that the mobile device 100 appears as if the camera 120 is inactive.
The camera 120 disclosed here can be activated in a variety of ways such as via a software associated with the mobile device, a dedicated button associated with the mobile device, a voice activation, a gesture, or a power button associated with the mobile device. The gesture can be a motion associated with the whole mobile device, such as a quick motion downwards, a shake of the mobile device, a tilting of the mobile device, etc. The gesture can also be associated with the display screen of the mobile device, such as a swipe upwards, a selection of a camera icon, etc. The power button can be configured to serve a dual purpose, namely, to power off the phone, and to toggle the camera between active and inactive state. For example, the power button can turn the phone off when the power button

receives long-press as input, and the power button can toggle the states of the camera between active and inactive, when the power button receives a short-press as input.
FIG. 6: is a flowchart of a method to provide a camera 120, associated with the mobile device 100, according to one embodiment. In step 600, an outer casing 140 associated with the mobile device 100 is provided, where the outer casing includes a plurality of surfaces. In step 610, a camera port 110 associated with the mobile device 100 is provided. In step 620, the camera 120 is coupled to the camera port 110. The camera 120 comprises an aperture 130. When the camera 120 is inactive, the camera 120 retracts inside the camera port 110, and aligns with each surface in the plurality of surfaces associated with the outer casing 140. When the camera 120 is active, the camera 120 protrudes from the outer casing 140 associated with the mobile device 100, and positions the aperture 130 to receive light unobstructed by the mobile device 100. In various embodiments, additional method steps can be performed to enable the creation of the embodiments described above.
Camera Integrated into the Display:
FIG. 7A: shows a front facing 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 comprises a plurality of icons corresponding to: 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 portion of the display screen 710. The display screen 710 can occupy the whole outer surface of the device 100, or can occupy one whole side of the device 100, as shown in FIG. 7. The portion of the display screen occupied by the camera is operable to act as a camera icon in the plurality of icons, so that the camera 700 is activated when the camera icon 700 is selected. The camera icon 700 can be placed in a portion of the display screen 740 reserved for the mobile device operating system functions, or can be placed in a portion of the display screen 750 associated with the mobile device software applications. 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 operable to perform a variety of functions, such as launching a camera application on the mobile device, taking a picture, etc. By integrating the camera 700 into the display, the area of the display screen is increased because the camera acts as both a camera operable to record an image, and a camera icon operable to activate the camera. According to another embodiment, the camera can be an articulated fiber optic camera, wherein the articulated fiber optic camera is operable to be steered in a plurality of directions. The outer casing associated with the mobile device can have a plurality of openings such as a front facing, back facing, left facing, right facing, or top facing opening. The fiber optic camera can be steered to receive light beams through any of the plurality of openings associated with the outer casing. In one embodiment, the fiber optic

camera can be a front facing, a back facing, a left facing, a right facing, or a top facing camera. The lens associated with a fiber optic camera can have a focal length from an extremely short effective focal length to an extremely long effective focal length.
FIG. 7B: shows a front facing 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 can take on various shapes such as a cuboid shape, a cuboid shape with rounded edges, an ellipsoid, a curved close surface, etc. Regardless of the shape, the mobile device 100 includes an outer surface. In various embodiments disclosed herein, the display screen 710 occupies substantially the whole outer surface associated with the mobile device 100. When the mobile device shape includes a plurality of sides, such as when the mobile device 100 is shaped as a cuboid, or a cuboid with rounded edges, and the display screen 710 is associated with one or more sides in the plurality of sides, the display screen 710 occupies substantially all the sides with which of the display screen 710 is associated.
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, middle of the screen, middle of the upper edge associated with the display screen, etc. In one embodiment, the border 705 between the camera 700 and the display screen 710 is perimeter associated with the camera 700. The camera 700 and border 705 can take on various shapes such as a circle, a rectangle, a square, an ellipse, a curved shape, an open curved line, etc. FIGS. 7C-7E show borders between the camera 700, and the display screen 710, according to various embodiments. In various embodiments disclosed herein, the camera 700, the perimeter 705,755,765,775 associated with the camera 710, and the border 705, 760, 770, 780 between the camera 700 and the display screen 710 can take on various shapes such as a circle, a rectangle, a square, an ellipse, a curved shape, an open curved line, etc. The shapes of the perimeter 755, 765, 775 and the border 760, 770, 780 can have parallel lines, but do not necessarily have to have parallel lines. FIGS. 7D-7E show an example where the perimeter 765, 775 and the border 770,780 do not have parallel lines. For example, FIG. 7D shows the border 770 having a shape of an open curved line, while the perimeter 765 associated with the camera 700 has a rectangular shape. Similarly, FIG. 7E shows the border 780 having a square shape, while the perimeter 775 associate with the camera 700 has a circular shape. FIG. 7C shows an example where the perimeter 755 and the border 760 do have parallel lines.
Further, the border 760, 770, 780 between the camera 700 and the display screen 710 can enclose the perimeter 755,765,775 associated with the camera 710 to various degrees. FIGS. 7C-7D show the border 760, 770 partially enclosing the perimeter 755, 765. For example, in FIG. 7C the border 760 encloses the perimeter 755 on three sides. In FIG. 7D, the border 770 partially encloses the perimeter 765 on more than three sides, however the border 770 does not fully

enclose the perimeter 765. FIG. 7E shows the border 780 fully enclosing the perimeter 775.
FIG. 8: shows a camera 700 integrated into the display, according to one embodiment. The camera comprises a front aperture 800 occupying the portion of the display screen, a back aperture 810 disposed in a direction opposite of the front aperture 800, a plurality of photo sensors 820, and an optical element 830 coupled to the front aperture 800, the back aperture 810, and the plurality of photo sensors 820. The front aperture 800 and/or the back aperture 810 can comprise lenses that can have any effective focal length, from extremely short effective focal length, to extremely long effective focal length. In one embodiment, the front and/or the back lens can have up to 220° angle of view. In one embodiment, the front and/or the back lens can be a folded optical zoom lens, as depicted in FIG. 4. The optical element 830 is operable to change a direction of a light beam 840 by changing the optical element's position. The change in the direction of the light beam 840 can be from 0° to 180°. The optical element 830 can assume a first position, and a second position, where the first position is configured to direct a light beam associated with the front aperture 800 to the photo sensors 820. The second position is configured to direct the light beam associated with the back aperture 810 to the photo sensors associated with the camera.
The optical element 830 can be a mirror or a prism operable to reflect light, and/or refract light. The mirror can be made out of any reflective material, such as glass, reflective plastic, metal, etc. The prism can be a Porro prism, Amici roof prism, pentagrams, etc. The optical element can be actuated by, or a part of a very small device, such as a micro-electromechanical systems ("MEMS") device, a nano-electromechanical systems ("NEMS") device, a pico-electromechanical systems device, etc. According to one embodiment, the camera can include a lens 860 disposed between the plurality of photo sensors 820 and the optical element 830. The lens 860 can have any effective focal length between an extremely short effective focal length and an extremely long effective focal length. In another embodiment, the camera can further include a light guide 850 connecting the apertures 800,810, the optical element 830, the lens 860, and the plurality of photo sensors 820, where the light guide 850 is operable to transmit a beam of light 840 between the apertures 800, 810 and the lens 860. The light guide 850 can be made of any material that totally, or nearly totally, internally reflects light. As described above, the apertures 800, 810 can also include various lenses.
In various embodiments disclosed herein there can be a plurality of front facing cameras such as the camera 700. According to one embodiment, the mobile device 100 can include a second camera, where the second camera is displaced a short distance from the camera 700. In various embodiments, the short distance between the two cameras roughly corresponds to the distance between a person's eyes, and in some cases mimics the distance between a person's eyes. In other

embodiments, the short distance between the two cameras is reduced to almost zero, to minimize the space that the two cameras occupy on the mobile device 100. The second camera includes a second lens operable to capture a second image. The second image corresponds to a first image captured by the camera 700, where the second image and the first image comprise stereoscopic images. Further, the first and the second image can include depth information associated with the scene. The second camera can be a second extendable camera as described herein, can be a traditional cell phone camera, can be a cell phone camera integrated into the 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 rectify images, to create stereoscopic images, and perform other depth related processes. In other embodiments, additional cameras, such as a third, fourth, fifth, etc. camera, can be used to capture third, fourth, fifth, etc. image of the scene. The additional cameras can be extendable cameras, can be traditional cell phone cameras, can be cell phone cameras integrated into the display as described herein, etc. The additional cameras can be arranged in a regular pattern throughout the outer casing associated with the mobile device.
FIG. 9: is a flowchart of a method to integrate a camera into the display screen, according to one embodiment. In step 900, a display screen associated with the mobile device 100 is provided, such that the display screen includes a plurality of icons. The plurality of icons corresponds 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 to appear to be a camera icon in the 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 can be voice activated. The camera can be a fiber optic camera. In various embodiments, additional method steps can be performed to enable the creation of the embodiments described above.
Computer:
FIG. 10: is a diagrammatic representation of a machine in the example form of a computer system 1000 within which a set of instructions, for causing the machine to perform any one or more of the methodologies or modules discussed herein, may be executed. In the example of FIG. 10, the computer system 1000 includes a processor, memory, non-volatile memory, and an interface device. Various common components (e.g., cache memory) are omitted for illustrative simplicity. The computer system 1000 is intended to illustrate a hardware device on which any of the components described in the example of FIGS. 1-9 (and any other components described in this specification) can be implemented. The computer system 1000 can be of any applicable known or convenient type. The components of the computer system 1000 can be coupled together via a bus or through some other known or convenient device.

This disclosure contemplates the computer system 1000 taking any suitable physical form. As example and not by way of limitation, computer system 1000 may be an embedded computer system, a system-on-chip (SOC), a single-board computer system (SBC) (such as, for example, a computer-on-module (COM) or system-on-module (SOM)), a desktop computer system, a laptop or notebook computer system, an interactive kiosk, a mainframe, a mesh of computer systems, a mobile telephone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a server, or a combination of two or more of these. Where appropriate, computer system 1000 may include one or more computer systems 1000; be unitary or distributed; span multiple locations; span multiple machines; or reside in a cloud, which may include one or more cloud components in one or more networks. Where appropriate, one or more computer systems 1000 may perform without substantial spatial or temporal limitation one or more steps of one or more methods described or illustrated herein. As an example and not by way of limitation, one or more computer systems 1000 may perform in real time or in batch mode one or more steps of one or more methods described or illustrated herein. One or more computer systems 1000 may perform at different times or at different locations one or more steps of one or more methods described or illustrated herein, where appropriate.
The processor may be, for example, a conventional microprocessor such as an Intel Pentium microprocessor or Motorola PowerPC microprocessor. One of skill in the relevant art will recognize that the terms "machine-readable (storage) medium" or "computer-readable (storage) medium" include any type of device that is accessible by the processor. The memory is coupled to the processor by, for example, a bus. The memory can include, by way of example but not limitation, 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 drive unit. The non-volatile memory is often a magnetic floppy or hard disk, a magnetic-optical disk, an optical disk, a read-only memory (ROM), such as a CD-ROM, EPROM, or EEPROM, a magnetic or optical card, or another form of storage for large amounts of data. Some of this data is often written, by a direct memory access process, into memory during execution of software in the computer system 1000. The non-volatile storage can be local, remote, or distributed. The non-volatile memory is optional because systems can be created with all applicable data available in memory. A typical computer system will usually include at least a processor, memory, and a device (e.g., a bus) coupling the memory to the processor.
Software is typically stored in the non-volatile memory and/or the drive unit. Indeed, storing an entire large program in memory may not even be possible. Nevertheless, it should be understood that for software to run, if necessary, it is moved to a computer readable location appropriate for processing, and for illustrative purposes, that location is referred to as the memory in this paper. Even when software is moved to the memory for execution, the processor will typically make use of hardware registers to store values associated with the software, and

local cache that, ideally, serves to speed up execution. As used herein, a software program is assumed to be stored at any known or convenient location (from non¬volatile storage to hardware registers) when the software program is referred to as "implemented in a computer-readable medium." A processor is considered to be "configured to execute a program" when at least one value associated with the program is stored in a register readable by the processor.
The bus also couples the processor to the network interface device. The interface can include one or more of a modem or network interface. It will be appreciated that a modem or network interface can be considered to be part of the computer system 1000. The interface can include an analog modem, ISDN modem, cable modem, token ring interface, satellite transmission interface (e.g., "direct PC"), or other interfaces for coupling a computer system to other computer systems. The interface can include one or more input and/or output devices. The I/O devices can include, by way of example but not limitation, a keyboard, a mouse or other pointing device, disk drives, printers, a scanner, and other input and/or output devices, including a display device. The display device can include, by way of example but not limitation, a cathode ray tube (CRT), liquid crystal display (LCD), or some other applicable known or convenient display device. For simplicity, it is assumed that controllers of any devices not depicted in the example of FIG. 10 reside in the interface.
In operation, the computer system 1000 can be controlled by operating system software that includes a file management system, such as a disk operating system. One example of operating system software with associated file management system software is the family of operating systems known as Windows® from Microsoft Corporation of Redmond, Wash., and their associated file management systems. Another example of operating system software with its associated file management system software is the Linux™ operating system and its associated file management system. The file management system is typically stored in the non-volatile memory and/or drive unit and causes the processor to execute the various acts required by the operating system to input and output data and to store data in the memory, including storing files on the non-volatile memory and/or drive unit.
Some portions of the detailed description maybe presented in terms of algorithms and symbolic representations of operations on data bits within a computer memory. These algorithmic descriptions and representations are the means used by those skilled in the data processing arts to most effectively convey the substance of their work to others skilled in the art. An algorithm is here, and generally, conceived to be a self-consistent sequence of operations leading to a desired result. The operations are those requiring physical manipulations of physical quantities. Usually, though not necessarily, these quantities take the form of electrical or magnetic signals capable of being stored, transferred, combined, compared, and otherwise manipulated. It has proven convenient at times, principally for reasons of common usage, to refer to these signals as bits, values,

elements, symbols, characters, terms, numbers, or the like. It should be borne in mind, however, that all of these and similar terms are to be associated with the appropriate physical quantities and are merely convenient labels applied to these quantities. Unless specifically stated otherwise as apparent from the following discussion, it is appreciated that throughout the description, discussions utilizing terms such as "processing" or "computing" or "calculating" or "determining" or "displaying" or "generating" or the like, refer to the action and processes of a computer system, or similar electronic computing device, that manipulates and transforms data represented as physical (electronic) quantities within the computer system's registers and memories into other data similarly represented as physical quantities within the computer system memories or registers or other such information storage, transmission or display devices.
The algorithms and displays presented herein are not inherently related to any particular computer or other apparatus. Various general purpose systems may be used with programs in accordance with the teachings herein, or it may prove convenient to construct more specialized apparatus to perform the methods of some embodiments. The required structure for a variety of these systems will appear from the description below. In addition, the techniques are not described with reference to any particular programming language, and various embodiments may thus be implemented using a variety of programming languages. In alternative embodiments, the machine operates as a standalone device or may be connected (e.g., networked) to other machines. In a networked deployment, the machine may operate in the capacity of a server or a client machine in a client-server network environment, or as a peer machine in a peer-to-peer (or distributed) network environment.
The machine may be a server computer, a client computer, a personal computer (PC), a tablet PC, a laptop computer, a set-top box (STB), a personal digital assistant (PDA), a cellular telephone, an iPhone, a Blackberry, a processor, a telephone, a web appliance, a network router, switch or bridge, or any machine capable of executing a set of instructions (sequential or otherwise) that specify actions to be taken by that machine. While the machine-readable medium or machine-readable storage medium is shown in an exemplary embodiment to be a single medium, the term "machine-readable medium" and "machine-readable storage medium" should be taken to include a single medium or multiple media (e.g., a centralized or distributed database, and/or associated caches and servers) that store the one or more sets of instructions. The term "machine-readable medium" and "machine-readable storage medium" shall also be taken to include any medium that is capable of storing, encoding or carrying a set of instructions for execution by the machine and that cause the machine to perform any one or more of the methodologies or modules of the presently disclosed technique and innovation.
In general, the routines executed to implement the embodiments of the disclosure, may be implemented as part of an operating system or a specific application,

component, program, object, module or sequence of instructions referred to as "computer programs." The computer programs typically comprise one or more instructions set at various times in various memory and storage devices in a computer, and that, when read and executed by one or more processing units or processors in a computer, cause the computer to perform operations to execute elements involving the various aspects of the disclosure. Moreover, while embodiments have been described in the context of fully functioning computers and computer systems, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the various embodiments are capable of being distributed as a program product in a variety of forms, and that the disclosure applies equally regardless of the particular type of machine or computer-readable media used to actually effect the distribution.
Further examples of machine-readable storage media, machine-readable media, or computer-readable (storage) media include but are not limited to recordable type media such as volatile and non-volatile memory devices, floppy and other removable disks, hard disk drives, optical disks (e.g., Compact Disk Read-Only Memory (CD ROMS), Digital Versatile Disks, (DVDs), etc.), among others, and transmission type media such as digital and analog communication links. In some circumstances, operation of a memory device, such as a change in state from a binary one to a binary zero or vice-versa, for example, may comprise a transformation, such as a physical transformation. With particular types of memory devices, such a physical transformation may comprise a physical transformation of an article to a different state or thing. For example, but without limitation, for some types of memory devices, a change in state may involve an accumulation and storage of charge or a release of stored charge. Likewise, in other memory devices, a change of state may comprise a physical change or transformation in magnetic orientation or a physical change or transformation in molecular structure, such as from crystalline to amorphous or vice versa. The foregoing is not intended to be an exhaustive list in which a change in state for a binary one to a binary zero or vice-versa in a memory device may comprise a transformation, such as a physical transformation. Rather, the foregoing is intended as illustrative examples. A storage medium typically may be non-transitory or comprise a non-transitory device. In this context, a non-transitory storage medium may include a device that is tangible, meaning that the device has a concrete physical form, although the device may change its physical state. Thus, for example, non-transitory refers to a device remaining tangible despite this change in state.

WE CLAIMS

1. My Invention "ITMD-Device" The technology disclosed here maximizes the size of the display area associated with the mobile device by various quality pixel camera placement. In one embodiment, the camera is placed inside the mobile device, and can pop outside the mobile device when the camera is activated. When the camera is inactive the camera retracts inside the mobile device, and becomes unnoticeable to the user. In another embodiment, the camera is integrated into the mobile device display as a camera icon. The integrated camera serves two purposes: to record pictures, and to act as a camera icon, that when selected activates the camera. 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 mobile device display screen can be increased. A mobile device, comprising: a display screen associated with the mobile device, the display screen comprising a plurality of light emitting elements, and further the display screen comprising a plurality of icons, the plurality of icons corresponding to a plurality of mobile device software applications and a plurality of mobile device operating system functions; and a camera associated with the mobile device, the camera operable to record an image, the camera comprising: a front aperture occupying a portion of the display screen reserved for the plurality of mobile device operating system functions, the display screen surrounding the front aperture comprising the plurality of light emitting elements, the portion of the display screen occupied by the front aperture functioning as both a camera icon in the plurality of icons and a physical camera, the portion of the screen occupied by the camera icon operable to activate the camera when selected; a back aperture disposed in a direction opposite of the front aperture; a plurality of photo sensors; and an optical element associated with the front aperture, the back aperture, and the plurality of photo sensors, the optical element changing a direction of a light beam, the optical element operable to assume a first position, and a second position, the first position directing a light beam associated with the front aperture to the plurality of photo sensors associated with the camera, and the second position directing a light beam associated with the back aperture to the plurality of photo sensors associated with the camera. A method comprising: providing a display screen associated with a mobile device, the display screen comprising a plurality of light emitting elements, and further the display screen comprising a plurality of icons, the plurality of icons corresponding to a plurality of mobile device software applications and a plurality of mobile device operating system functions; and providing a camera associated with the mobile device, the camera operable to record an image, said providing the camera comprising: configuring a front aperture to occupy a portion of the display screen reserved for the plurality of mobile device operating system functions, the display screen surrounding the front aperture comprising the plurality of light emitting elements, the portion of the display screen occupied by the front aperture functioning as both a camera icon in the plurality of icons and a physical camera, the portion of the screen occupied by the camera icon configured to activate the camera when selected;

providing a back aperture disposed in a direction opposite of the front aperture; providing a plurality of photo sensors; and configuring an optical element to assume a first position, and a second position, the first position configured to direct a light beam associated with the front aperture to the plurality of photo sensors associated with the camera, and the second position configured to direct a light beam associated with the back aperture to the plurality of photo sensors associated with the camera.
2. According to claim 1# the invention is to the front aperture and the back aperture comprising a front lens and a back lens, respectively and also the front lens and the back lens comprising a wide angle lens receiving light up to 220 degrees around the wide angle lens.
3. According to claim 1,2# the invention is to the camera further comprising: a lens disposed between the plurality of photo sensors and the optical element; and a light guide connecting the apertures, the optical element, and the plurality of photo sensors, the light guide transmitting a beam of light between the apertures and the lens. And also the camera comprising a micro-electromechanical systems device operable to actuate the optical element.
4. A mobile device, comprising: a display screen associated with the mobile device, the display screen comprising a plurality of light emitting elements, and further the display screen comprising a plurality of icons, the plurality of icons corresponding to a plurality of mobile device software applications and a plurality of mobile device operating system functions; and a camera associated with the mobile device, the camera operable to record an image, the camera occupying a portion of the display screen, the display screen surrounding the camera comprising the plurality of light emitting elements, the portion of the display screen occupied by the camera functioning as both a camera icon in the plurality of icons and a physical camera, the portion of the screen occupied by the camera icon operable to activate the camera when the camera icon is selected.
5. According to claim 1,2# the invention is to the mobile device comprising an outer surface, the display screen occupying substantially the whole outer surface associated with the mobile device, the mobile device comprising a plurality of sides, the display screen associated with a side in the plurality of sides, the display screen occupying substantially the whole side in the plurality of sides.
6. According to claim 1,4# the invention is to comprising a border between the camera and the display screen, the border comprising a perimeter associated with the camera. The comprising a border between the camera and the display screen, the border comprising an outline partially enclosing a perimeter associated with the camera.
7. According to claim 1,4# the invention is to the camera icon disposed in a portion of the display screen reserved for the plurality of mobile device operating system functions, the camera icon operable to launch a camera application on the mobile device when the camera icon is selected.
8. According to claim 1,4# the invention is to the camera icon operable to take a picture when the camera icon is selected. The camera icon disposed in a portion of the display screen associated with the plurality of mobile device software applications.

9. According to claim 1,4# the invention is to further comprising: a second camera
associated with the mobile device, the second camera displaced a short distance
from the camera, the second camera operable to record a second image
corresponding to a first image captured by the camera; and a processor coupled to
the second camera and the camera, the processor operable to create stereoscopic
images based on the first image and the second image.
10. According to claim 1,4,5# the invention is to the camera comprising: a front aperture occupying the portion of the display screen; a back aperture disposed in a direction opposite of the front aperture; a plurality of photo sensors; and an optical element associated with the front aperture, the back aperture, and the plurality of photo sensors, the optical element changing a direction of a light beam, the optical element operable to assume a first position, and a second position, the first position directing a light beam associated with the front aperture to the plurality of photo sensors associated with the camera, and the second position directing a light beam associated with the back aperture to the plurality of photo sensors associated with the camera.
11. According to claim 1,4,6# the invention is to the front aperture and the back aperture comprising a front lens and a back lens, respectively and also The front lens and the back lens comprising a wide angle lens receiving light up to 220 degrees around the wide angle lens.
12. According to claim 1,4,10# the invention is to the camera further comprising: a lens disposed between the plurality of photo sensors and the optical element; and a light guide connecting the apertures, the optical element, and the plurality of photo sensors, the light guide transmitting a beam of light between the apertures and the lens.
13. According to claim 1,4,8# the invention is to the camera comprising a micro-delectro mechanical systems device operable to actuate the optical element and also the optical element comprising a mirror or a prism and also the front aperture and the back aperture comprise a front lens and a back lens, respectively.
14. According to claim 1,4# the invention is to further comprising: providing a lens disposed between the plurality of photo sensors and the optical element; and configuring a light guide to transmit a beam of light between the apertures and the lens. The camera comprises a micro-electromechanical systems device operable to actuate the optical element.
15. A method, comprising: providing a display screen associated with a mobile device, the display screen comprising a plurality of light emitting elements, and further the display screen comprising a plurality of icons, the plurality of icons corresponding to a plurality of mobile device software applications and a plurality of mobile device operating system functions; and configuring a camera to record an image, and to occupy a portion of the display screen, the display screen surrounding the camera comprising the plurality of light emitting elements, the portion of the display screen occupied by the camera functioning as both a camera icon in the plurality of icons and a physical camera, the portion of the screen occupied by the camera icon configured to activate the camera when the camera icon is selected.

16. According to claim 1,4,15# the invention is to wherein the camera icon is disposed in a portion of the display screen reserved for the plurality of mobile device operating system functions. The comprising configuring the camera icon to launch a camera application on the mobile device when the camera icon is selected.
17. According to claim 1,4,8,15# the invention is to wherein the camera icon is disposed in a portion of the display screen associated with the plurality of mobile device software applications. Also configuring a front aperture to occupy the portion of the display screen; providing a back aperture disposed in a direction opposite of the front aperture; providing a plurality of photo sensors; and configuring an optical element to assume a first position, and a second position, the first position directing a light beam associated with the front aperture to the plurality of photo sensors associated with the camera, and the second position directing a light beam associated with the back aperture to the plurality of photo sensors associated with the camera. A display panel with camera function comprising an extension area provided to a surface plate of the display panel and a camera module built in the extension area.
18. According to claim 1,4,15# the invention is to wherein the camera module has a circuit integrated with a circuit of a display module, and signals are transmitted through a single signal transmission unit.
19. According to claim 1,4,15# the invention is to wherein the extension area further comprises two camera modules therein. The extension area comprises a lighting device therein. A peripheral camera more than described first and more than first a reflector are arranged with respect to one another, so that at more than described first When reflector is in the second position, from one of reflector a more than described first reflect light at least part into Enter the correspondence one more than described first in a peripheral camera.
20. According to claim 1,4,15# the invention is to further comprises processor, the processor is configured to using by described The image and that is captured when reflector a more than described first is located in the second position come from that first central camera generates The image of each of a peripheral camera more than described first forms hemispherical image. A reflector more than described first respectively includes backwards to first center The mirror-polishing first surface of the optical axis of camera.
21. According to claim 1,4,15# the invention is to wherein a reflector more than described first respectively includes towards first center Second black surface of the optical axis of camera and also The mirror-polishing of the one more than described first in a reflector First surface is reflected when reflector a more than described first is in the second position towards more than described first a peripheral cameras In the corresponding one reflection the light described at least part.
22 According to claim 1,4,15# the invention is to wherein the mirror-polishing of each of a reflector more than described first One surface is one of concave surface or convex surface.
23. According to claim 1,4,15# the invention is to wherein the one more than described first in a reflector includes corresponding to institute State the

substantially elliptical shape of the FOV of the corresponding one more than first in a peripheral camera.
24. According to claim 1,4,15# the invention is to wherein in a peripheral camera more than described first and first central camera Each includes lens assembly and imaging sensor.