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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2021
Applicant:
Plantronics, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Plantronics, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 9/08 (2021.01); G03B 9/40 (2021.01); G03B 19/22 (2021.01); H04N 23/90 (2023.01); G03B 11/04 (2021.01); H04N 23/73 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 9/08 (2013.01); G03B 9/40 (2013.01); G03B 11/043 (2013.01); G03B 19/22 (2013.01); H04N 23/90 (2023.01); G03B 2207/00 (2013.01); H04N 23/73 (2023.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure include an apparatus with a camera. A shutter is positioned horizontally in front of the lens of the camera. The shutter is configured to move in front of a lens of the camera and is further configured to move orthogonally to the horizontal axis so as to at least partially obscure the lens of first camera in a closed shutter position. The apparatus further includes a motor positioned horizontally behind the front of the lens of the camera. The motor is configured to move the shutter orthogonally to the horizontal axis between the closed shutter position and an open shutter position.