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 button having an actuated position, an unactuated position, and a selective disablement device physically preventing the photo-initiating actuator button from moving from the unactuated position to the actuated position,wherein the selective disablement device comprises a removable disablement pin secured by a tamper-evidencing lock.
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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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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 button having an actuated position, an unactuated position, and a selective disablement device physically preventing the photo-initiating actuator button from moving from the unactuated position to the actuated position, wherein the selective disablement device comprises a removable disablement pin secured by a tamper-evidencing lock. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A mobile device comprising:
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an integrated camera assembly including a photo-initiating actuator button having an actuated position, an unactuated position, and a selective disablement device physically preventing the photo-initiating actuator button from moving from the unactuated position to the actuated position, wherein the selective disablement device further comprises a removable disablement pin secured by a tamper-evidencing lock. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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