Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Using a light source to temporarily saturate a camera sensor of a camera connected to a computer
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Application No.: US16414949Application Date: 2019-05-17
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Publication No.: US10425565B1Publication Date: 2019-09-24
- Inventor: Jace W. Files , John Trevor Morrison
- Applicant: Dell Products L. P.
- Applicant Address: US TX Round Rock
- Assignee: Dell Products L. P.
- Current Assignee: Dell Products L. P.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Round Rock
- Agency: Campbell Stephenson LLP
- Agent Shiv S. Naimpally
- Main IPC: H04N5/225
- IPC: H04N5/225 ; H01L27/32 ; H04N7/14 ; H01L51/52 ; G06K9/20 ; G06K9/24 ; G06K9/00 ; G06K9/22

Abstract:
In some examples, a computing system may include a computing device, a display device, and a camera. The computing device includes a processor and a memory. The display device may be (1) separate from and electronically connected to the computing device or (2) integrated into the computing device. A camera may be connected to the computing device. The camera may be (1) a standalone device or (2) integrated into the display device. The camera may include a lens, a sensor, and a light source. For example, the light source may be a light emitting diode (LED) or an organic LED (OLED). Providing power to the light source causes the light source to emit an amount of light sufficient to saturate the imaging sensor such that if the camera is accessed by an unauthorized user, the image data from the saturated sensor is distorted and unusable to obtain account-related data.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190281200A1 USING A LIGHT SOURCE TO TEMPORARILY SATURATE A CAMERA SENSOR OF A CAMERA CONNECTED TO A COMPUTER Public/Granted day:2019-09-12
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