公开(公告)号：US11526065B1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-13

申请号：US17343481

申请日：2021-06-09

Applicant: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Inventor： Saara Khan ,  Tony David ,  Sam Sarmast ,  Fletcher Nelson ,  Staci Elaan ,  Brian Kennedy

IPC: G03B9/08 ,  G02F1/13363 ,  G02B26/00 ,  G02F1/137 ,  G02F1/163 ,  G02F1/1334 ,  G02C11/00 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  G02F1/133 ,  G02F1/1343

Abstract: The disclosed electronic shutter may include (1) an optical structure including a medium through which light from an environment passes to a lens of a camera for capturing an image of the environment; and (2) a controlling circuit that (a) detects a first condition of a signal, where the first condition indicates an activation of the camera, (b) controls, in response, to the first condition, the optical structure such that the medium attains a transparent optical state, (c) detects a second condition of the signal, where the second condition indicates a deactivation of the camera, and (d) controls, in response to the second condition, the optical structure such that the medium attains a non-transparent optical state in a manner that prevents visual detection of the lens from the environment. Various other methods and systems are also disclosed.