US 11,656,532 B2 · Cylindrical camera dual leaf shutter

Abstract

An information handling system peripheral camera ensures privacy with a cover that minimizes distance of a camera module to a front opening of the camera housing. For instance, opposing cover members rotate about geared ends that engage to translate rotation between the members, where the members meet over a camera opening to block capture of visual images and move to opposing sides to expose the camera module. In an alternative embodiment, a rotating shutter arrangement selectively covers the camera for security and also covers a microphone to provide security against unauthorized audible access through the camera. Selective covering and exposing of a camera module, infrared camera, microphone and user presence detection sensor support adaptive security at a camera based upon end user context.

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Dependent claims

A camera comprising:

a housing;
a camera module disposed in the housing and operable to capture visual images;
a cover coupled to the housing and having an opening aligned with the camera module;
first and second cover members, each cover member rotationally coupled to the cover with a gear end having a gear, the first and second cover member gears engaged directly with each other;
and
an actuator connected to the first cover member to directly rotate the first cover member about the gear end, the rotation translated from the first cover gear directly to the second cover gear, the first and second cover members rotating between a first position exposing the cover opening and a second position blocking the cover opening.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Cylindrical camera dual leaf shutter

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Cylindrical camera dual leaf shutter

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Abstract

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