Self-orientating privacy cover
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsAleksander Magi, Mark E. Sprenger
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Abstract
A privacy cover that includes a main body and a privacy cover orientation magnet. The privacy cover orientation magnet includes a plurality of positively biased areas and a plurality of negatively biased areas arranged in a specific orientation that allows the plurality of positively biased areas and the plurality of negatively biased areas in the privacy cover orientation magnet interact with a plurality of positively biased areas and a plurality of negatively biased areas in a display orientation magnet to self-orient the privacy cover over a sensor.
Claims16
A privacy cover comprising:
- a main body to cover a sensor on an electronic device;
- and
- a privacy cover orientation magnet in the main body, wherein the privacy cover orientation magnet includes a plurality of positively biased areas, a plurality of negatively biased areas arranged in a specific orientation, and a light pipe aperture.
A method, comprising:
- placing a privacy cover over a sensor integrated into a display, wherein the privacy cover includes a privacy cover orientation magnet, wherein the privacy cover orientation magnet includes a plurality of positively biased areas, and a plurality of negatively biased areas arranged in a specific orientation to self-orient the privacy cover over the sensor, and a light pipe aperture.
An electronic device comprising:
- a camera;
- and
- a display orientation magnet next to the camera, wherein the display orientation magnet includes a plurality of positively biased areas and a plurality of negatively biased areas arranged in a specific orientation;
- and
- a light pipe next to the camera, wherein the display orientation magnet includes a light pipe aperture to allow light from the light pipe to pass through the display orientation magnet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.