US 12,192,631 B2
Camera automated orientation with magnetic attachment to display panel
Jace W. Files, Round Rock, TX (US); Andrew P. Tosh, Austin, TX (US); and John Trevor Morrison, Round Rock, TX (US)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Jan. 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/577,967.
Application 17/577,967 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/550,748, filed on Dec. 14, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0188854 A1, Jun. 15, 2023
Int. Cl. H04N 23/695 (2023.01); G03B 17/56 (2021.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); H04N 5/262 (2006.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01)
CPC H04N 23/695 (2023.01) [G03B 17/561 (2013.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); H04N 5/2628 (2013.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01); G06T 2207/30244 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An information handling system comprising:
a processor operable to execute instructions to process information;
a memory interfaced with the processor and operable to store the instructions and information;
a display interfaced with the processor and operable to present the information as visual images at a display panel, the display panel having a ferromagnetic material disposed at a rear side of the display panel; and
a camera having a camera module and magnet disposed in opposing ends of a cylindrical housing, the magnet attracted to the ferromagnetic material to hold the camera at the display panel with the camera module aligned to capture a field of view at a front position of the display, the camera including a processing resource, an orientation sensor interfaced with the processing resource and an orientation indicator exposed at the camera module end of the cylindrical housing and interfaced with the processing resource, the processing resource presenting an indication of camera orientation at which visual images are captured;
wherein:
the orientation sensor comprises an accelerometer operable to detect a vertical orientation relative to gravity; and
the orientation indicator comprises a light having predetermined illuminations associated with predetermined orientations.