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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2021
Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Karthikeyan Krishnakumar, Austin, TX (US);
Hin Loong Wong, Singapore, SG;
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
Controlling states of a shutter, including receiving a signal indicating to adjust a shutter of a camera from an open state to a closed state; in response to the signal, mechanically adjusting the shutter of the camera module from the open state to the closed state; after adjusting the state of the shutter of the camera module from the open state to the closed state, receiving a signal indicating that a state of a pin indicates that a lock latch is engaged with the shutter to mechanically interfere with movement of the shutter from the closed state to the open state; detecting an attempt to adjust the state of the shutter of the camera module to the open state from the closed state, and in response, preventing mechanical adjustment of the state of the shutter of the camera module to the open state from the closed state.