Disabling operation of a camera on a handheld mobile communication device based upon enabling or disabling devices
First Claim
1. A mobile device comprising:
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a display and a keyboard coupled to the body;
an integrated camera assembly coupled to the body, said camera assembly including a photo-initiating actuator having an actuated position, an unactuated position, and a selective disablement device having a removable pin that when inserted into a pin-receiver prevents the photo-initiating actuator from moving from the unactuated position to the actuated position.
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Abstract
A handheld communication device capable of transmitting and receiving at least voice and text communication. The device has a body assembly including a front face arranged to be directed toward an operator of the device when held in a text communicating orientation. A display screen and a text-input keyboard are included and are each exposed at the front face of the body assembly. The keyboard has a plurality of keys that include a set of alphabetic keys with which either QWERTY-, QWERTZ- AZERTY- or Dvorak-arranged alphabetic characters are associated. An integrated camera assembly is also included that is configured for taking photographs and the communication device enabled to wirelessly communicate photographs taken with the camera assembly to a remote receiver. The camera assembly includes a photo-initiating actuator having an actuated position and an unactuated position and at least one of a selective enablement device or a selective disablement device.
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20 Claims
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1. A mobile device comprising:
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a body; a display and a keyboard coupled to the body; an integrated camera assembly coupled to the body, said camera assembly including a photo-initiating actuator having an actuated position, an unactuated position, and a selective disablement device having a removable pin that when inserted into a pin-receiver prevents the photo-initiating actuator from moving from the unactuated position to the actuated position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A mobile device comprising:
an integrated camera assembly including a photo-initiating actuator having an actuated position, an unactuated position, and a selective disablement device having a removable pin that when inserted into a pin-receiver prevents the photo-initiating actuator from moving from the unactuated position to the actuated position. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A mobile device comprising:
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a body; a display and a keyboard coupled to the body; an integrated camera assembly coupled to the body, said camera assembly including a photo-initiating actuator having an actuated position, an unactuated position, and a selective disablement device having a sliding lens cover door that osbscures the lens of the camera assembly when closed, exposes the lens of the camera when open, and a tamper-evidencing lock. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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