US 11,940,723 B2
Contactless camera privacy shutter assembly
Lawrence Allen Stone, Austin, TX (US); David William Reber, Cedar Park, TX (US); and Dennis Barrett, Allen, TX (US)
Assigned to Zebra Technologies Corporation, Lincolnshire, IL (US)
Filed by ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Lincolnshire, IL (US)
Filed on Feb. 25, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/185,485.
Prior Publication US 2022/0269149 A1, Aug. 25, 2022
Int. Cl. G03B 9/36 (2021.01); G03B 11/04 (2021.01); G03B 17/56 (2021.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01)
CPC G03B 9/36 (2013.01) [G03B 11/041 (2013.01); G03B 17/565 (2013.01); G06F 1/1686 (2013.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computing device, comprising:
a housing supporting a transparent panel to define an enclosure;
a camera supported within the enclosure, the camera having a field of view extending through the transparent panel;
a privacy shutter supported within the enclosure, between the transparent panel and the camera, the privacy shutter having a shutter magnet, and being rotationally movable via magnetic activation between (i) an enabled position obstructing the field of view, and (ii) a disabled position clearing the field of view; and
a shutter actuator supported outside the enclosure by the housing, the shutter actuator having an actuator magnet movable between (i) a first position to transition the shutter magnet to one of the enabled position and the disabled position, and (ii) a second position to transition the shutter magnet to the other of the enabled position and the disabled position;
wherein the actuator magnet attracts the shutter magnet when moving to one of the enabled position or the disabled position and the actuator magnet repels the shutter magnet when moving to the other one of the enabled position or the disabled position.