Apple Gets Patent for Movable, Modular, Replaceable FaceTime Camera for MacBook

TapTechNews July 31, according to the latest list publicly disclosed by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Apple has obtained a patent for a FaceTime camera with a movable, modular, and replaceable design, making the MacBook more flexible in handling scenarios such as remote work.

The patent is titled 'Portable Electronic Device with an Integrated Camera' and has 19 sketches. The source Appleworld briefly summarizes the key points of the patent. The FaceTime camera adopts a modular design and can be moved to the back of the MacBook Air/Pro, and can even be replaced and upgraded to a better model.

TapTechNews attaches the patent description as follows:

A portable electronic device contains a housing, the housing includes a wall (wall), the wall at least partially defining an outer surface, and the housing defines a hole opposite the wall. A display component can be disposed at the opening, and a fixing component can be at least partially disposed in the interior space defined by the housing.

The portable electronic device can also have an optical component, which includes an optical component housing that defines a camera hole and a camera module located on the camera hole. The optical component can be configured to be removably fixed on the wall through the fixing component and removably fixed on the display component through the fixing component.