Password prompt for secure camera activation
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorMahendra Gupta
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Abstract
One example method includes detecting that a camera cover switch has been activated to open a cover of a camera of a computing system, the opening of the cover activating the camera for use. In response, prompting a user of the computing system to enter authorization user input that indicates the user is authorized to use the camera. Waiting a predetermined amount of time to receive the predefined user input. In response to not receiving the authorization user input within the predetermined amount of time, automatically rendering the camera inoperable.
Claims18
A method, comprising:
- detecting that a camera cover switch has been activated to open a cover of a camera of a computing system, the opening of the cover activating the camera for use;
- in response, prompting a user of the computing system to enter authorization user input that indicates the user is authorized to use the camera;
- waiting a predetermined amount of time to receive the authorization user input;
- and
- in response to not receiving the authorization user input within the predetermined amount of time, automatically rendering the camera inoperable by activating the camera cover switch to close the cover of the camera.
A non-transitory storage medium having stored therein instructions that are executable by one or more hardware processors to perform operations comprising:
- detecting that a camera cover switch has been activated to open a cover of a camera of a computing system, the opening of the cover activating the camera for use;
- in response, prompting a user of the computing system to enter authorization user input that indicates the user is authorized to use the camera;
- waiting a predetermined amount of time to receive the authorization user input;
- and
- in response to not receiving the authorization user input within the predetermined amount of time, automatically rendering the camera inoperable by activating the camera cover switch to close the cover of the camera.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.