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US 12,656,659 B2Granted
Electronically actuated camera privacy shutter
AssigneeLenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
InventorsHildebrando De Oliveira Lima Neto, Arthur Arruda
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Abstract
A privacy device includes a shutter moveably mounted along a first axis to a frame supporting a camera having a lens. A closing solenoid is supported by the frame and including a closing core. Control circuitry is coupled to the closing solenoid to cause the shutter to cover the lens. An opening solenoid that includes an opening core may be used to move the shutter to an open position to uncover the lens.
Claims14
A privacy device comprising:
- a shutter moveably mounted along a first axis to a frame supporting a camera having a lens;
- a closing solenoid supported by the frame and including a closing core;
- control circuitry coupled to the closing solenoid to cause the shutter to cover the lens;
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- a spring coupled to the frame and the shutter and biased to move the shutter to cover the lens;
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- a locking lever supported by the frame on a first end, wherein a second end of the lever is configured to retentively mate with a recess in the shutter in response to the shutter being in an open position and is positioned proximate the closing solenoid to flex and release from the recess on actuation of the closing solenoid by the control circuitry to cover the lens in a closed position.
4 more elements
A privacy device comprising:
- a shutter moveably mounted along a first axis to a frame supporting a camera having a lens;
- a closing solenoid supported by the frame and including a closing core, wherein the closing core is moveable in response to actuation of the closing solenoid;
- control circuitry coupled to the closing solenoid to cause the shutter to cover the lens;
- a shaft coupled to the moveable closing core and the shutter such that actuation of the solenoid by the control circuitry moves the shutter to cover the lens in a closed position;
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- a spring-loaded latch configured to retentively mate with a recess in the shutter to hold the shutter in a selected position absent lateral force being applied to the shutter.
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A computing system comprising:
- a housing;
- a processor and memory supported by the housing;
- a camera supported by the housing the camera having a lens;
- a shutter moveably mounted along a first axis to the housing;
- a closing solenoid supported by the housing and including a core;
- control circuitry coupled to the closing solenoid to cause the shutter to move along the first axis to cover the lens, wherein the closing core is moveable in response to actuation of the closing solenoid, a shaft coupled to the moveable closing core and the shutter such that actuation of the solenoid by the control circuitry moves the shutter to cover the lens in a closed position;
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- a spring-loaded latch configured to retentively mate with a recess in the shutter to hold the shutter in a selected position absent lateral force being applied to the shutter.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.