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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2024
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A camera system includes a camera, a privacy indicator configured to indicate an activation status of the camera, and an optical camera blocker disposed between the camera and an external environment. The optical camera blocker is configured to, when activated, obscure images captured by the camera. A privacy control circuit is configured to compare a state of a first circuit trace indicative of an intended operational status of the privacy indicator with a state of a second circuit trace indicative of an actual operational status of the privacy indicator, and based at least in part on detecting a mismatch between the state of the first circuit trace and the state of the second circuit trace, activate the optical camera blocker.
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