Apple patent bid hints at changeable iPhone lens

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Apple patent bid hints at changeable iPhone lens

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The application described a design to let users change lenses that typically are fixed.

15 June,2012 10:04 am

A US patent application made public on Thursday hinted that Apple may be toying with the idea of letting picture-loving iPhone users change lenses for the smartphone cameras.Apples application for a back panel for a portable electronic device with different camera lens options included a diagram reminiscent of an opened iPhone with labeled parts.The application described a design to let users change lenses that typically are fixed in the backs of smartphones to act as eyes for cameras.It would be desirable to provide a structure for a compact device that allows the end user to reconfigure the optical arrangement of the device while retaining the benefits of assembling the device using a pre-assembled digital imaging subsystem, said a copy of the patent application available online.