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The present application discloses device and system embodiments that address mobile device integration considerations for various categories of UV sensors, including cameras, photodiodes, and chemical sensors. The UV sensors may use the functionalities of the existing in-built sensors in conventiona

The present application discloses device and system embodiments that address mobile device integration considerations for various categories of UV sensors, including cameras, photodiodes, and chemical sensors. The UV sensors may use the functionalities of the existing in-built sensors in conventional mobile devices, and/or integrate additional components specific to UV sensing. By optimally positioning the sensors, UV sensing and other collateral functionalities (e.g., charging a photovoltaic cell integrated with the mobile device) can be realized in parallel.

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1. A mobile electronic device comprising: a transparent enclosure integrated with and disposed at an edge of a housing of the mobile electronic device;a camera enclosed by the transparent enclosure, such that light passing through the transparent enclosure is captured by the camera;a UV bandpass opt

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A mobile electronic device comprising: a transparent enclosure integrated with and disposed at an edge of a housing of the mobile electronic device;a camera enclosed by the transparent enclosure, such that light passing through the transparent enclosure is captured by the camera;a UV bandpass optical component fitted onto the transparent enclosure;a processing unit configured to receive an analog signal representing the light captured by the camera, the processing unit including a UV bandpass filter module; anda switch to select either the UV bandpass optical component or the UV bandpass filter module, such thatif the UV bandpass optical component is selected, the UV bandpass optical component is configured to filter out an-ultra-violet (UV) spectral component from the light and pass only the UV spectral component to be captured by the camera andif the UV bandpass optical component is selected, the UV bandpass optical component is configured to separate, in the processing unit, the UV spectral component from the light captured by the camera,wherein the processing unit is configured to process the UV spectral component based on known data to produce UV measurement data indicative of a UV exposure level. 2. The mobile electronic device of claim 1, wherein a lens of the camera comprises material transparent to UV wavelength. 3. The mobile electronic device of claim 1, wherein the transparent enclosure comprises material transparent to UV wavelength. 4. The mobile electronic device of claim 1, wherein the device further comprises: a retractable diffuser that can be coupled with the camera to generate a targeted shape of UV response curve. 5. The mobile electronic device of claim 1, wherein the camera is mounted mechanically to allow rotational degrees of freedom. 6. The mobile electronic device of claim 1, wherein the camera comprises a spherical camera enabled to capture angular image spanning 360 degree or a portion thereof. 7. The mobile electronic device of claim 1, wherein the device further comprises a UV radiation source. 8. The mobile electronic device of claim 1, wherein the device further comprises: a second transparent enclosure integrated with and disposed at a second edge of the housing of the mobile electronic device;a second camera enclosed by the second transparent enclosure, such that light passing through the second transparent enclosure is captured by the second camera, the light including a ultra-violet (UV) spectral component. 9. The mobile electronic device of claim 8, wherein the processing unit is to produce the UV measurement data indicative of the UV exposure level by fusing signals received from both the cameras. 10. The mobile electronic device of claim 1, wherein one or more UV photodiodes are aligned to the camera within the transparent enclosure. 11. The mobile electronic device of claim 1, wherein one or more UV photodiodes are disposed on the housing. 12. The mobile electronic device of claim 1, wherein one or more UV photodiodes are integrated with a SoC of the device. 13. The mobile electronic device of claim 12, wherein the SoC is aligned to a UV transparent window included in the housing of the mobile electronic device. 14. The mobile electronic device of claim 12, wherein the UV transparent window includes a removable diffuser to generate a targeted UV response. 15. The mobile electronic device of claim 12, wherein the SoC is packaged in a UV transparent material. 16. The mobile electronic device of claim 1, wherein one or more UV photodiodes are integrated on a die separate from a core SoC of the device, but in communication with the core SoC of the device. 17. The mobile electronic device of claim 1, wherein the housing of the device is coated with an UV-sensitive chemical which changes color prominently when UV exposure level is beyond a certain threshold. 18. The mobile electronic device of claim 1, wherein an alert is generated when UV exposure level is beyond a certain threshold. 19. The mobile electronic device of claim 18, wherein the alert comprise an audio alert, a visual alert, or an audio-visual alert presented to the user by using one or more existing peripherals of the electronic device. 20. The mobile electronic device of claim 1, wherein the light includes multiple UV spectral components, the UV spectral components are channeled towards UV sensors while the rest of the spectral components are channeled to a second sensor. 21. The mobile electronic device of claim 20, wherein the second sensor comprises a photovoltaic cell. 22. The mobile electronic device of claim 21, wherein the photovoltaic cell is configured to charge a battery included in the mobile electronic device. 23. The mobile electronic device of claim 1, wherein the transparent enclosure and the camera are contained within a detachable module that is configured to mechanically fit with the housing of the device, such that the detachable module is at least partially physically separated from the mobile electronic device and disposed at a location advantageous to UV data collection when the mobile electronic device itself is occluded from UV radiation. 24. The mobile electronic device of claim 23, wherein the detachable module maintains a wired or wireless connectivity with the mobile electronic device when being at least partially physically separated from the mobile electronic device.