apple has a patent on something similar since 2006, http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.

apple has a patent on something similar since 2006, http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220060007222%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20060007222&RS=DN/20060007222%5C%22 http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=... recently improved upon it: http://appleinsider.com/articles/09/01/08/apple_files_patent_for_camera_hidden_behind_display http://appleinsider.com/articles/09/01/08/apple_files_patent... Wonder why it never made it into a product.