Privacy cover slider
Particular embodiments described herein provide for a privacy cover in an electronic device. The electronic device includes a camera facing a first direction towards a user, an illumination source facing a second direction, opposite the first direction, and the privacy slider. The privacy slider includes a camera cover, an illumination source reflector, and an indicator that is illuminated by the illumination source when the camera is covered by the camera cover, where the indicator is located in a plane that is perpendicular to a plane that includes the camera.
1 . An electronic device comprising:
a camera facing a first direction towards a user;
an illumination source facing a second direction, opposite the first direction; and
a privacy slider, the privacy slider including:
a camera cover;
an illumination source reflector; and
an indicator that is illuminated by the illumination source when the camera is covered by the camera cover, wherein the indicator is located in a plane that is perpendicular to a plane that includes the camera.
2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a chassis, wherein the chassis includes a top chassis portion perpendicular to a display portion that includes the camera, wherein the top chassis portion includes the indicator.
3 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the top chassis portion includes a slider channel that houses the indicator.
4 . The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the privacy slider slides along the slider channel to cause the camera cover to cover and uncover the camera.
5 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the camera cover includes a second indicator that is illuminated when the camera is covered by the camera cover.
6 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein when the camera cover is not covering the camera, the camera cover is not visible to a user and the indicator is not illuminated by the illumination source.
7 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the indicator is an icon that is illuminated by the illumination source when the camera is covered by the camera cover.
8 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the electronic device is a laptop computer.
9 . A method comprising:
illuminating an indicator on a privacy slider when the privacy slider is covering a camera in an electronic device, wherein the indicator is located in a plane that is perpendicular to a plane that includes the camera; and
illuminating a second indicator on the privacy slider, wherein the second indicator is located on a portion of the privacy slider that is covering the camera.
10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the camera faces a first direction towards a user and the indicator is illuminated by an illumination source near the camera, wherein the illumination source faces a second direction that is opposite the first direction.
11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the privacy slider includes an illumination source reflector that reflects light from the illumination source to the indicator.
12 . The method of claim 10 , wherein when the camera cover is not covering the camera, the indicator is not illuminated by the illumination source.
13 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the electronic device includes a chassis and the chassis includes a top chassis portion that includes the indicator and a display portion that includes the camera, wherein the top chassis portion of the chassis is perpendicular to the display portion of the chassis.
14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the top chassis portion includes a slider channel that houses the indicator.
15 . A privacy cover comprising:
a sensor cover to cover a sensor on a first portion of an electronic device; and
a slider, including a visual indicator located in a second portion of the electronic device, wherein the first portion of the electronic device is perpendicular to the second portion of the electronic device, and wherein the visual indicator provides a visual indication that the sensor cover is positioned over the sensor and is illuminated by an illumination source located on a sensor assembly that houses the sensor.
16 . The privacy cover of claim 15 , further comprising:
an illumination source reflector that reflects light from the illumination source to the visual indicator.
17 . The privacy cover of claim 16 , wherein the slider includes a lens to focus the light from the illumination source onto the illumination source reflector.
18 . The privacy cover of claim 15 , wherein the visual indicator is located on a top chassis portion of the electronic device, wherein the top chassis portion is perpendicular to a display portion of the electronic device that includes the sensor.
19 . The privacy cover of claim 18 , wherein the visual indicator is housed in a slider channel on the top chassis portion of the electronic device.