Positioning accessory for camera-equipped wireless terminals
View Patent ↗A stand for a camera-equipped wireless communications device comprises a base, an adjustable terminal support movably mounted to the base, and an auxiliary system connector mounted to the base. The adjustable terminal support includes a system plug that connects to a system interface on the camera-equipped wireless communications device. The auxiliary system connector connects a peripheral device associated with the camera-equipped wireless communications device to the base. The system plug and the auxiliary system connector are interconnected by a system bus that extends through the base.
1. A stand for a camera-equipped wireless communications device comprising:
a base to support the camera-equipped wireless communications device;
an adjustable terminal support movably mounted to the base, and including a system plug that connects to a system interface on the camera-equipped wireless communications device;
an auxiliary system connector mounted to the base to connect a peripheral device associated with the camera-equipped wireless communications device to the base, wherein the auxiliary system connector comprises a shaft that connects the auxiliary system connector to a ball member movably retained by the base; and
a system bus extending through the interior of the base that interconnects the system plug and the auxiliary system connector.
2. The stand of claim 1 further comprising a power bus to provide power to the system plug.
3. The stand of claim 2 wherein the power bus further provides power to the auxiliary system connector.
4. The stand of claim 1 further comprising a threaded mounting point disposed on the underside of the base to mount the base to a tripod.
5. The stand of claim 1 wherein the adjustable terminal support comprises a shaft.
6. The stand of claim 5 wherein the shaft comprises a telescoping shaft.
7. The stand of claim 1 wherein the adjustable terminal support provides one or more degrees of freedom to the camera-equipped wireless communications device.
8. The stand of claim 7 wherein the adjustable terminal support includes a ball member at one end that is movably retained by the base.
9. The stand of claim 1 wherein the shaft that connects the auxiliary system connector to a ball member movably retained by the base comprises a telescoping shaft.
10. The stand of claim 1 wherein the auxiliary system connector provides the peripheral device with one or more degrees of freedom.
11. The stand of claim 1 wherein the peripheral device associated with the camera-equipped wireless communications device is a flash accessory.
12. The accessory of claim 1 wherein the peripheral device associated with the camera-equipped wireless communications device is a camera.
13. The stand of claim 1 wherein the system bus electrically connects the system plug to the auxiliary system connector.
14. The stand of claim 1 wherein the base is a charger for the camera-equipped wireless communications device.
15. The stand of claim 1 wherein the camera-equipped wireless communications device includes an integrated camera.
16. The stand of claim 1 wherein the camera-equipped wireless device connects to a separate camera accessory via the system bus.