Portable Camera Shielding Mechanism for Privacy Protection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional portable electronic devices lack a mechanism to securely control and shield their image capturing units, leading to potential privacy violations when the camera is left unattended or hacked.
Innovation Solution
A portable electronic device equipped with a driving mechanism that allows the image capturing unit to be exposed or shielded, using a rotatable circuit board and a driving mechanism with a follower and rotary knob to move the unit between exposed and shielded positions, ensuring user privacy.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the image capturing unit is always exposed for convenient use, then the ease of operation is improved, but the user's privacy security deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic shielding mechanism where the image capturing unit can move between an exposed state (for convenient use) and a shielded state (for privacy protection). The driving mechanism allows the image capturing unit to be dynamically positioned based on user needs, resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and privacy security.
2Loss of time
If the image capturing unit is always exposed for immediate use, then the loss of time is reduced, but the reliability of privacy protection deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a preliminary shielding action where the image capturing unit automatically moves to a shielded position when not in use. This preliminary protective action ensures privacy protection is activated before any potential unauthorized access can occur, while still allowing quick access when needed.
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AI summary
A portable electronic device including a first body and an image capturing module is provided. The first body has a housing with an opening. The image capturing module is movably disposed in the housing, and includes a circuit board, an image capturing unit and a driving mechanism. The image capturing unit is disposed on the circuit board. The driving mechanism is configured to drive the circuit board. When the driving mechanism is operated in a first state, the driving mechanism drives the circuit board to move towards a predetermined direction relative to the housing, so that the image capturing unit moves to a first position aligned to the opening and is exposed. When the driving mechanism is operated in a second state, the driving mechanism drives the circuit board to move towards another direction, so that the image capturing unit leaves the opening and is shielded at a second position.