Abstract: Embodiments are directed to systems and methods for obstructing or preventing light from reaching a light detecting portion of a camera. In one scenario, a camera obstructing device is described which includes a structural housing that supports an obstructing member. The structural housing has a top channel and a bottom channel through which the obstructing member slides from an open position to a closed position. The obstructing member includes a raised edge that contacts an outside edge of the structural housing when in the open position, and another raised edge that contacts an opposite edge of the structural housing when in the closed position. The obstructing member has a section with an aperture that allows light to reach a camera in the open position, and another section with blocking material that prevents light from reaching the camera in the closed position.
Abstract: The camera-covering accessory for a computer is configured for use with an image sensor. The image sensor is mounted on a flat surface. The camera-covering accessory for a computer is a protective structure that: 1) encloses the image sensor when the image sensor is not in use; and, 2) forms an aperture that allow light to enter the image sensor when the image sensor is in use. The camera-covering accessory for a computer is a self-mounting structure that is placed directly over the image sensor. The camera-covering accessory for a computer comprises a barrier structure, a shutter door, and an adhesive. The shutter door is formed within the barrier structure. The adhesive attaches the barrier structure to the flat surface the images sensor is mounted on.
Inventors:
Conrad Arlo Maxwell, Eric V. Winsor, Mark David Nelson, Merle L. Walker, Brent Carlen Giles, Elie Mathias Monge, Sean Patrick Murphy, Shannon Colleen Fong, Alice Viola Pintus, Thomas Mitchell Dair
Inventors:
Conrad Arlo Maxwell, Eric V. Winsor, Mark David Nelson, Merle L. Walker, Brent Carlen Giles, Elie Mathias Monge, Sean Patrick Murphy, Shannon Colleen Fong, Alice Viola Pintus, Thomas Mitchell Dair
Inventors:
John Coffey, Jean Pierre Carney, Timothy D Root, Barret Wolber, John W Wolber, Jonathan Schau, Mathieu Zastawny, Lance Hazelton, John Moldauer