Cradle with privacy protection function for portable electronic device

Abstract

A front on an extension line of a built-in front camera lens part of said portable electronic device during use of the cradle is shielded by an opaque or translucent lens shielding member provided on the front face side of the cradle 3 for portable electronic devices of the present invention, thereby disabling photography of front surrounding conditions of the cradle, even if an operation of front camera unwanted by an owner is performed, and a microphone hole of the electronic device 11 is shielded by providing a microphone hole shielding member 13 in a space between the charging stand 4 and a housing of the electronic device 11 mounted thereon, and therefore it becomes possible to reduce a risk of an outflow of ambient voice information of the cradle, even if an operation of microphone unwanted by an owner is performed.

Claims

1. A charging cradle for providing privacy protection to a portable electronic device, comprising: a pedestal part for mounting thereon the portable electronic device; a clear colored covered member when aligned with the pedestal part is configured to form a box shape to store therein an entire housing of the portable electronic device and to reduce the outflow of ambient voice information; an opaque or translucent lens shielding member provided on a front face side of the clear colored covered member and configured to shield a front face part of a built-in front camera lens part of the portable electronic device when the portable electronic device is mounted to the pedestal part during use of the charging cradle; and a microphone hole shielding member for blocking a hole for a built-in microphone of the portable electronic device when the portable electronic device is mounted to the pedestal part during use of the charging cradle.

2. The charging cradle according to claim 1, wherein the microphone hole shielding member is provided at a space between the pedestal part and the portable electronic device when the housing of the portable electronic device is mounted thereon.

3. The charging cradle according to claim 1, wherein the microphone hole shielding member is attached to a bottom surface inside the pedestal part of the cradle.

4. The charging cradle according to claim 1, wherein the microphone hole shielding member includes a soft material that allows the microphone hole shielding member to get into an internal space of the built-in microphone hole of the electronic device.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cradle with privacy protection function for portable electronic devices of the present invention.

(2) FIG. 2 is a perspective view when a clear color cover member of the above-described cradle is opened.

(3) FIG. 3 is a front view in a state in which a portable electronic device is mounted, when the clear color cover member of the above cradle is opened.

(4) FIG. 4 is a perspective view when the portable electronic device of the above cradle is stored.

(5) FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view when the portable electronic device of the above cradle is mounted.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

EXAMPLES

Example

(6) FIGS. 1 to 4 are each overall views of a cradle 3 with privacy protection function for portable electronic devices of the present invention, and a main configuration of a housing thereof includes a charging stand 4 having a pedestal part 8 for mounting thereon an electronic device 11 during use of the cradle 3, and a clear colored cover member 5, for forming a box shape capable of storing the electronic device 11 in alignment with the charging stand 4.

(7) The clear colored cover member 5, as a means for solving problems in the present invention, is configured so that a front face part of a front camera lens 12 of the electronic device 11 is shielded by an opaque or translucent lens shielding member 7 provided thereon, during use of the cradle 3 for electronic devices, thereby disabling photographing of front surrounding conditions of the cradle 3, even if unintended operation of the built-in front camera in the electronic device is performed, thereby enabling prevention of outflow of privacy information.

(8) In regard to the shape of the charging stand 4, as illustrated in FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, an idea of constituting a charging stand rear supporting surface 10 having a height that is greater than that of the electronic device 11 when mounted thereon, or constituting only the pedestal part 8 is conceivable.

(9) In regard to the clear colored cover member 5, as illustrated in FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, a configuration for providing a hinge part 6 on the charging stand rear supporting surface 10 of the charging stand 4 so as to establish connection with the cover member 5, or an idea of only mounting the clear colored cover member 5 having a channel-shaped cross-sectional shape that covers a front face part and a back face part of the electronic device 11 on the pedestal part 8, in the case where the shape of the charging stand 4 is formed of only the pedestal part 8, is conceivable.

(10) In regard to an attaching location of the lens shielding member 7, as illustrated in FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, in the case where the shape of the charging stand 4 is formed of only the pedestal part 8, not only on a front face side of the cradle 3 while the electronic device 11 is mounted, but the opaque or translucent lens shielding members 7 are provided respectively on the front face side and the back face side of the clear colored cover member 5 to be mounted on the pedestal part 8.

(11) In regard to an attaching location of a microphone hole shielding member 13, as illustrated in FIG. 5, a built-in microphone hole in the electronic device 11 is shielded, by providing the microphone hole shielding member 13 at a space between the charging stand 4 when the electronic device 11 is mounted and a housing of the electronic device 11 mounted thereon, and therefore a risk of information outflow of ambient voices of the cradle 3 can be reduced even if unintended operation of a built-in microphone in the electronic device is performed.

(12) In regard to material of the microphone hole shielding member 13, an idea of using not only hard member but also such a soft material that allows the microphone hole shielding member 13 to get into an internal space of the built-in microphone hole of the electronic device 11 is conceivable.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

(13) The present invention can be applied as a cradle device that is used when portable information terminals such as smart phones or tablets are charged.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST

(14) 3 cradle with privacy protection function for portable electronic devices 4 charging stand 5 clear colored cover member 6 hinge part 7 camera lens shielding member 8 charging stand pedestal part 9 power feed terminal 10 charging stand rear supporting surface 11 portable electronic device 12 built-in front camera lens in portable electronic device 13 microphone hole shielding member