The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2014
Belkin International, Inc., Playa Vista, CA (US);
Ohad Zeira, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Thorben Neu, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Jon Plummer, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Peter Taylor, Marina Del Rey, CA (US);
Paer Saangloef, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Dale Honda, Torrance, CA (US);
Steve Lane, Orange, CA (US);
Joseph August, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Matt Glidden, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Oliver Duncan Seil, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Michael Wick, Long Beach, CA (US);
BELKIN INTERNATIONAL, INC., Playa Vista, CA (US);
Abstract
Techniques and systems for controlling a network video camera with physical privacy feedback are provided. For example, computing device, a method, and a computer-program product may be provided. The computing device may include one or more lenses and one or more blocking mechanisms, wherein the one or more blocking mechanisms are configured to selectively block the one or more lenses from capturing video images, and wherein the one or more blocking mechanisms include a physical body that provides visible feedback that the one or more lenses are blocked. The computing device, method, and computer-program product may include detecting an occurrence of an event, and activating the one or more blocking mechanisms to block the one or more lenses from capturing video images, wherein the one or more blocking mechanisms are activated to block the one or more lenses when the occurrence of the event is detected.