Patent ID: 11910085
Assignee: SAVANT TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. An imaging device, comprising:
a main body, comprising a panel on a top side of the main body;
a lens housed in the top side of the main body and exposed from the panel and configured to perform imaging according to received light;
at least one infrared LED housed in the top side of the main body, being provided around the lens and exposed from the panel and configured to be capable of emitting infrared light to be used by the lens;
a control circuit configured to control imaging of the lens and light emission of the at least one infrared LED, wherein the lens is allowed to perform imaging when the control circuit is turned on, and the lens is prohibited from performing imaging when the control circuit is turned off, the at least one infrared LED is allowed to emit infrared light if the amount of visible light received by the lens is less than a predetermined value when the control circuit is turned on, and the at least one infrared LED is prohibited from emitting infrared light if the amount of visible light received by the lens is less than a predetermined value when the control circuit is turned off;
a switch provided in the control circuit and configured to turn on or turn off the control circuit; and
a baffle provided to cover at least a portion of the top side of the main body, the baffle being configured to move between a first position and a second position, wherein,
in the first position, the baffle is positioned to (1) expose the lens while allowing the transmission of the infrared light emitted from the at least one infrared LED and (2) trigger the switch to cause the switch to turn on the control circuit; and
in the second position, the baffle blocks the lens and triggers the switch to turn off the control circuit.