Camera and microphone enabling shutters
US11991433B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 6, 2019 |
| Grant date | May 21, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/82
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Examples disclosed herein provide a computing device. As an example, the computing device includes a housing having an opening extending through the housing, to accommodate a lens of a camera. The computing device includes a shutter to selectively obscure the opening, where the shutter is slidable between a first position and a second position. While in the first position, the shutter is to obscure the opening while a microphone of the computing device is enabled and, while in the second position, the shutter is to obscure the opening and disable the microphone.
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