Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electronic device flash shutter
- Patent Title (中): 电子装置闪光快门
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Application No.: US12481558Application Date: 2009-06-09
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Publication No.: US09131135B2Publication Date: 2015-09-08
- Inventor: Daniel W. Jarvis , Richard P. Howarth , David Tupman , Richard H. Tsai
- Applicant: Daniel W. Jarvis , Richard P. Howarth , David Tupman , Richard H. Tsai
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Treyz Law Group
- Agent G. Victor Treyz; Kendall P. Woodruff
- Main IPC: H04N5/225
- IPC: H04N5/225

Abstract:
An electronic device may have a camera module for acquiring still and video digital images of a subject. A light source such as a light-emitting diode may serve as a flash for the camera module. A shutter may be mounted above the light-emitting diode. When the light-emitting diode is not being used to produce a flash of light for illuminating the subject, the shutter may be closed to block the light-emitting diode from view by a user. During image acquisition operations in which it is desired to illuminate the subject, the shutter may be opened to allow light from the light-emitting diode to exit the electronic device. The electronic device may have a touch screen display with an active region and an inactive region. The camera module and light source may be mounted under a portion of the inactive region of the display. The shutter may include a filter structure.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100309369A1 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FLASH SHUTTER Public/Granted day:2010-12-09
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