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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2024
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Yonatan Moges Beyene, Bellevue, WA (US);
Manish K Shah, Redmond, WA (US);
Ying Huang, Sammamish, WA (US);
Lester Hing Kwok Lao, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Donghwi Kim, Kirkland, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A computing device is provided, including a camera and a privacy light-emitting diode (LED) configured to be illuminated in conjunction with powering of the camera. The computing device further includes an LED control circuit configured to power the camera and the privacy LED via a shared power rail such that the privacy LED is illuminated. The LED control circuit controls power provided to the privacy LED via the shared power rail using a hardware-level signal. The hardware-level signal is generated based at least in part on a camera power signal provided to the camera and a platform reset signal of the computing device.