US 12,333,917 B2
Smart device with switch to enable privacy feature
Jinshui Liu, Plano, TX (US)
Assigned to HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., Shenzhen (CN)
Filed by HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., Shenzhen (CN)
Filed on Jun. 9, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/332,521.
Application 18/332,521 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2020/065360, filed on Dec. 16, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0316883 A1, Oct. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. H04N 7/18 (2006.01); G08B 13/196 (2006.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01); H04N 23/611 (2023.01); H04N 23/62 (2023.01)
CPC G08B 13/19636 (2013.01) [H04N 7/183 (2013.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01); H04N 23/611 (2023.01); H04N 23/62 (2023.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A security camera, comprising:
a housing;
a controller; and
a hardware switch coupled to the housing and an audio component of the security camera, the hardware switch having an ON position and an OFF position, wherein
when the hardware switch is in an ON position, the audio component of the security camera is operational,
when the hardware switch is in an OFF position, the audio component of the security camera is non-operational, and
the controller is configured to scramble a portion of an image received by the security camera when the hardware switch of the audio component is in the OFF position, and the controller is configured to determine whether a client device coupled to the security camera has an image scramble setting enabled when the audio component is in the ON position and if so, scramble the portion of the image.