Patent ID: 9565359
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: H04N

Claim:
1. A mobile communications device, comprising: a display; a plurality of sources comprising at least one microphone and a plurality of cameras including at least a front camera and a rear camera; a wireless communications module; a main processor; a housing configured for hand-held manipulation and comprising a front surface on which the front camera is situated and a rear surface on which the rear camera is situated; the housing configured to support the display, sources, communications module, and main processor; a shutter supported by the housing, the shutter comprising a plurality of lens shutters including a front lens shutter and a rear shutter situated within the housing and configured to obscure a lens of the front camera and a lens of the rear camera when activated, wherein the shutter and the front and rear lens shutters define a unitary structure; and a switch actuatable by a user of the device and coupled to at least the sources, main processor, and the shutter, the switch configured to activate and deactivate the front and rear lens shutters, divert signals produced by the sources away from the main processor when the switch is activated, and couple signals produced by the sources to the main processor when the switch is deactivated.