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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2010
Torence LU, Fremont, CA (US);
Monica Shen Knotts, San Jose, CA (US);
Ashok T. Desai, Fremont, CA (US);
Richard T. Wales, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jacobus M. Berkhout, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Michael C. Makay, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Torence Lu, Fremont, CA (US);
Monica Shen Knotts, San Jose, CA (US);
Ashok T. Desai, Fremont, CA (US);
Richard T. Wales, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jacobus M. Berkhout, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Michael C. Makay, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus is provided in one example and includes a camera configured to receive image data associated with an end user involved in a video session. The apparatus further includes a display configured to interface with the camera. The camera and the display cooperate such that the apparatus can initiate the video session involving the end user, and activate a retracting mechanism configured to move the camera such that the camera is retracted from a view of the display and the camera moves to an inactive state.