PREVENTION OF LIGHT FROM EXTERIOR TO A DEVICE HAVING A CAMERA FROM BEING USED TO GENERATE AN IMAGE USING THE CAMERA BASED ON THE DISTANCE OF A USER TO THE DEVICE
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1. A device, comprising:
- a processor;
a camera accessible to the processor; and
memory accessible to the processor and bearing instructions executable by the processor to;
determine that a user is at least one of outside a threshold distance from the device and at a threshold distance from the device; and
responsive to the determination, disallow the camera from generating images based on light from exterior to the device.
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Abstract
In one aspect, a device includes a processor, a camera accessible to the processor, and memory accessible to the processor. The memory bears instructions executable by the processor to determine that a user is at least one of outside a threshold distance from the device and at a threshold distance from the device, and responsive to the determination, disallow the camera from generating images based on light from exterior to the device.
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1. A device, comprising:
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a processor; a camera accessible to the processor; and memory accessible to the processor and bearing instructions executable by the processor to; determine that a user is at least one of outside a threshold distance from the device and at a threshold distance from the device; and responsive to the determination, disallow the camera from generating images based on light from exterior to the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19)
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16. A method, comprising:
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determining that no person is proximate to a device; and at least in response to determining that no person is proximate to the device, operating the device to limit light from passing from outside the device to a camera on the device.
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20. A computer readable storage medium that is not a transitory signal, the computer readable storage medium comprising instructions executable by a processor to:
in response to a determination that a person is not within a threshold distance of a device, prevent a camera on the device from generating images based on light from exterior to the device. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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