Privacy ensuring covert camera
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1. A device for monitoring an area, the device comprising;
- an image receiving device disposed inside a housing chassis, said image receiving device including a camera lens;
a movable obstruction member configured to selectively obstruct said camera lens;
wherein said movable obstruction member is configured to change a position within said housing chassis to selectively expose said camera lens in response to a received signal indicative of a high risk situation;
wherein said position of said movable obstruction member is dependent upon a said received signal received by said device.
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Abstract
A device for monitoring a privacy sensitive area, includes an image receiving device, such as a camera, disposed inside a housing chassis. The image receiving device includes a camera lens. Additionally, a movable obstruction member configured to selectively obstruct a camera lens is disposed on the device and is configured to change a position to selectively obstruct or expose the camera lens. The position of the movable obstruction member is dependent upon a threat level received by the device.
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1. A device for monitoring an area, the device comprising;
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an image receiving device disposed inside a housing chassis, said image receiving device including a camera lens; a movable obstruction member configured to selectively obstruct said camera lens; wherein said movable obstruction member is configured to change a position within said housing chassis to selectively expose said camera lens in response to a received signal indicative of a high risk situation; wherein said position of said movable obstruction member is dependent upon a said received signal received by said device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for selectively masking a camera lens, the method comprising:
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disposing an image receiving device inside a housing chassis, said image receiving device including a camera lens; providing a movable visibly opaque member adjacent to said camera lens; selectively changing a position of said movable visibly opaque member within said housing chassis to expose said camera lens; wherein said camera lens is disposed in a defined location; and wherein a position of said movable member obstructing or exposing said camera lens is dependent upon receipt of a signal representing a risk threat level. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A security system for a facility, the system comprising:
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a security system interface configured to respond to a received signal indicative of a threat level; a computing module configured to determine whether said received signal exceeds a threshold value assigned to said system; at least one masked camera disposed within a housing including a lens, said masked camera including a movable member selectively obstructing the camera lens, said masked camera being configured to be located in designated area; wherein said movable member obstructing said camera lens is configured to change a position within said housing to expose said camera lens when said received signal exceeds said threshold value; wherein said camera lens is integrated with one of a foreign substance detector or a motion detector. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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