US 12,467,584 B2
Universal support platform for camera enabled mobile computer devices
Douglas J. Herst, Ross, CA (US); and Frank A. Friedman, Mill Valley, CA (US)
Assigned to Herst Ventures, Inc., Berkeley, CA (US)
Filed by Herst Ventures, Inc., Berkeley, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 21, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/583,638.
Application 18/583,638 is a continuation of application No. 17/814,183, filed on Jul. 21, 2022, granted, now 11,913,601.
Application 17/814,183 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2022/011503, filed on Jan. 6, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/134,928, filed on Jan. 7, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0191836 A1, Jun. 13, 2024
Int. Cl. F16M 11/00 (2006.01); B60R 11/02 (2006.01); F16M 11/06 (2006.01); F16M 11/26 (2006.01); F16M 13/02 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01)
CPC F16M 13/022 (2013.01) [B60R 11/0252 (2013.01); F16M 11/06 (2013.01); F16M 11/26 (2013.01); G06F 1/1626 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A support platform for supporting different camera enabled mobile computer devices, including planar mobile computer devices having a display screen in the plane of the device and perimeter edges bounding the display screen, and clamshell mobile computer devices having a generally planar keyboard base and display screen that in use is folded out from the planar base, the display screens of the mobile computer devices each having camera coverage areas in front of the device's display screen, wherein a person who uses the mobile computer device for a video session must position himself or herself in front of the display screen of the mobile computer device to be within the camera coverage area in front of the device's display screen, the support platform comprising:
a top wall configured to support a clamshell mobile computer device with a folded out display screen such that the folded out display screen is in a forward facing orientation and such that a person positioned in front of the support stand may view the display screen of the mobile computer device while being within the camera coverage area of the mobile computer device, and
an adaptor removably mountable to the top wall of the support platform, the adaptor having a top side and at least two transverse channels extending upwardly therefrom, the at least two transverse channels having different widths to capture and hold a perimeter edge of planar mobile computer devices having different thicknesses so as to position the display screen of the planar mobile computer device in a suitable front facing orientation where it can be viewed by a user and where the user is within the camera coverage area of the camera for the mobile device.