System and method for managing optics in a video environment

Logic encoded in one or more non-transitory tangible media that includes code for execution and when executed by a processor operable to perform operations comprising:

• initiating a video session involving an end user, wherein a camera is configured to receive image data associated with the video session;
• and
• activating a retracting mechanism configured to move the camera such that the camera is retracted from a view of a display into a housing unit and the camera moves to an inactive state:
• wherein the display is configured to illuminate a portion of the display when the video session is initiated.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a camera configured to receive image data associated with an end user involved in a video session;
• and
• a display configured to interface with the camera, wherein the camera and the display cooperate such that the apparatus is configured to;
• initiate the video session involving the end user;
• and
• activate a retracting mechanism configured to move the camera such that the camera is retracted from a view of the display into a housing unit and the camera moves to an inactive state;
• wherein the display is configured to illuminate a portion of the display when the video session is initiated.