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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2018
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Jason M. Brand, Placerville, CA (US);
Aleksander Magi, Aloha, OR (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Retractable image capture devices and methods to protect such retractable image capture devices. An example mobile device includes a housing; a camera module including a sensor and a lens, a focal distance between the sensor and the lens being fixed, the camera module being movably mounted to the housing to move between a first position and a second position, a surface of the lens to extend past an exterior surface of the housing in the first position, the camera module to be disposed within the housing in the second position; and an actuator to actuate the camera module from the first position to the second position in response to a proximity trigger.