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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2012
Filed:
May. 23, 2008
Applicants:
Muthya K. Girish, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Jay Fredrick Hamlin, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Inventors:
Muthya K. Girish, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Jay Fredrick Hamlin, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A video conferencing system having video and/or audio capture device for video and audio communications is disclosed. The video and audio capture device may include one or more switches for securely activating and deactivating the device. Furthermore, an indicator may be hard-wired to the video and/or audio components so to provide a true indication of when these components are on and off. The video and audio capture device may also be integrated into a single unit.