Camera apparatus and system, method and recording medium for indicating camera field of view
First Claim
1. A camera field indicating method for a camera including a light sensor, imaging optics, and an extended light source situated near the light sensor and sharing the imaging optics, the method comprising:
- sensing incoming light via the imaging optics and the light sensor;
intermittently activating the extended light source when the light sensor does not need to sense incoming light such that a projection of the extended light source through the imaging optics matches a field of view of the light sensor; and
patterning the projection of the extended light source by spatially patterning the extended light source such that a color of the projection, as perceived by a user, is different depending on a position of a user in the zone of a frame of the image to indicate to the user the position of the user in the zone.
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Abstract
A camera field indicating method, system, and non-transitory computer readable medium for a camera including a light sensor, imaging optics, and an extended light source situated near the light sensor and sharing the imaging optics, including sensing incoming light via the imaging optics and the light sensor and intermittently activating the extended light source when the light sensor does not sense incoming light such that a projection of the extended light source through the imaging optics matches a field of view of the light sensor.
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16 Claims
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1. A camera field indicating method for a camera including a light sensor, imaging optics, and an extended light source situated near the light sensor and sharing the imaging optics, the method comprising:
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sensing incoming light via the imaging optics and the light sensor; intermittently activating the extended light source when the light sensor does not need to sense incoming light such that a projection of the extended light source through the imaging optics matches a field of view of the light sensor; and patterning the projection of the extended light source by spatially patterning the extended light source such that a color of the projection, as perceived by a user, is different depending on a position of a user in the zone of a frame of the image to indicate to the user the position of the user in the zone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A camera field indicating system for a camera including a light sensor, imaging optics, and an extended light source situated near the light sensor and sharing the imaging optics, said system comprising:
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a processor; and a memory, the memory storing instructions to cause the processor to; sense incoming light via the imaging optics and the light sensor; intermittently activate the extended light source when the light sensor does not need to sense incoming light such that a projection of the extended light source through the imaging optics matches a field of view of the light sensor; and pattern the projection of the extended light source by spatially patterning the extended light source such that a color of the projection, as perceived by a user, is different depending on a position of a user in the zone of a frame of the image to indicate to the user the position of the user in the zone. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A camera comprising:
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imaging optics; a light sensor, the imaging optics and the light sensor intermittently sensing incoming light; an extended light source disposed near the light sensor and sharing the imaging optics with the light sensor, wherein the extended light source is intermittently activated via a signal when the light sensor does not need to sense incoming light such that a projection of the extended light source through the imaging optics matches a field of view of the light source; and an optical filter disposed between the extended light source and the imaging optics to filter the projection of the extended light source such that a color of the projection is different based on a position of a user with respect to the camera, wherein the extended light source is spatially patterned to filter the projection of the extended light source such that the color of the projection is different based on the position of the user with respect to the camera. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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