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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2018
Lutron Technology Company Llc, Coopersburg, PA (US);
Rhodes B. Baker, Allentown, PA (US);
Jeffrey Karc, Danielsville, PA (US);
Galen E. Knode, Macungie, PA (US);
Robert C. Newman, Jr., Emmaus, PA (US);
John B. Nill, North Wales, PA (US);
Lutron Technology Company LLC, Coopersburg, PA (US);
Abstract
Devices that record data from a space, such as audio or video devices having microphones and/or cameras, may have a privacy mode which allows a user to temporarily prevent the device from recoding audio or video of the space. The privacy mode may be a privacy cover, button, airgap, or other mechanism to obfuscate the acoustic or video signal, or to remove power and/or communication from the camera, microphone, control circuit, or to the entire device itself. Additionally, the privacy mode may be remotely enabled for multiple devices in a space.