Control of video camera with privacy feedback to capture images of a scene
US9179058B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 7, 2014 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 7, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B29/046
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques and systems are provided for controlling a network video camera with physical privacy feedback to capture one or more images of a scene. For example, computing device, a method, and a computer-program product may be provided. The computing device may include one or more lenses and one or more blocking mechanisms, wherein the one or more blocking mechanisms are configured to selectively block the one or more lenses from capturing video images, and wherein the one or more blocking mechanisms include a physical body that provides visible feedback that the one or more lenses are blocked. The computing device, method, and computer-program product may include detecting movement of a blocking mechanism from a first position in which a lens is exposed to a second position in which the lens is blocked, and capturing one or more images of a scene, wherein the one or more images of the scene are captured when the movement of the blocking mechanism is detected.
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