US 12,222,637 B1
Display device having an integrated camera shutter system
Guentaek Oh, Singapore (SG); Jae Hyun You, Singapore (SG); and Eun Seok Kim, Singapore (SG)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Jan. 17, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/415,311.
Int. Cl. G03B 9/08 (2021.01); G02F 1/1334 (2006.01); H04N 23/50 (2023.01); H04N 23/667 (2023.01)
CPC G03B 9/08 (2013.01) [G02F 1/1334 (2013.01); H04N 23/50 (2023.01); H04N 23/667 (2023.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An embedded camera system for a display device comprising:
a camera component, the camera component being physically coupled to the display frame to embed the camera component within the display device; and,
an electronic shutter component, the electronic shutter component being physically coupled to a display frame of the display device, the electronic shutter component restricting visual access to the camera component when the electronic shutter component is functioning in a camera off mode of operation, the electronic shutter component providing visual access to the camera component when the electronic shutter component is functioning in a camera on mode of operation; and wherein
the electronic shutter component comprises an inner shutter wall portion and an outer shutter wall portion, the inner shutter wall portion and the outer shutter wall portion being configured from an optically clear material.