Mobile device with display overlaid with at least a light sensor
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1. A computer-implemented method of operating a mobile device having a light sensor underneath a display, comprising:
- displaying a user interface on at least a portion of the display over the light sensor, the display comprising a plurality of pixels, wherein opaqueness of each pixel in the plurality of pixels is individually adjustable;
identifying, by a processor, a command to capture an image with the light sensor;
responsive to the command, adjusting, by the processor, opaqueness of at least a target portion of an opaqueness adjustable region of the display directly over the light sensor, wherein the opaqueness of each pixel in the opaqueness adjustable region is individually adjustable creating a visual effect comprising a grating or a lens flare;
based on the visual effect, determining, by the processor, a gesture from the image; and
further responsive to the command, the processor capturing the image with the light sensor while the target portion of the opaqueness adjustable region is at least partially transparent.
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Abstract
Some embodiments include a mobile device with a light sensor overlaid under a display (e.g., a touchscreen). The mobile device can identify a command to capture an image. The mobile device can adjust at least a target portion of an opaqueness adjustable region of the display directly over the light sensor. The opaqueness adjustable region is capable of transforming from substantially opaque to substantially transparent. The mobile device can capture the image utilizing at least the light sensor while the target portion of the opaqueness adjustable region is substantially transparent.
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1. A computer-implemented method of operating a mobile device having a light sensor underneath a display, comprising:
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displaying a user interface on at least a portion of the display over the light sensor, the display comprising a plurality of pixels, wherein opaqueness of each pixel in the plurality of pixels is individually adjustable; identifying, by a processor, a command to capture an image with the light sensor; responsive to the command, adjusting, by the processor, opaqueness of at least a target portion of an opaqueness adjustable region of the display directly over the light sensor, wherein the opaqueness of each pixel in the opaqueness adjustable region is individually adjustable creating a visual effect comprising a grating or a lens flare; based on the visual effect, determining, by the processor, a gesture from the image; and further responsive to the command, the processor capturing the image with the light sensor while the target portion of the opaqueness adjustable region is at least partially transparent. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer readable data storage memory storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a computer system, cause the computer system to perform a computer-implemented method, the computer-executable instructions comprising:
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instructions for identifying a command to capture an image with a light sensor of a mobile device; instructions for, responsive to the command, adjusting opaqueness of at least a target portion of an opaqueness adjustable region of a display directly over the light sensor from substantially opaque to substantially transparent, the display comprising a plurality of pixels, wherein opaqueness of each pixel in the plurality of pixels is individually adjustable, wherein the opaqueness of each pixel in the opaqueness adjustable region is individually adjustable creating a visual effect comprising a grating or a lens flare; instructions for determining a gesture from the image based on the visual effect; and instructions for, further responsive to the command, capturing the image with the light sensor while the target portion of the opaqueness adjustable region is substantially transparent.
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23. A mobile device comprising:
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a transparent screen comprising a plurality of pixels, wherein opaqueness of each pixel in the plurality of pixels is individually adjustable; an opaqueness adjustable display underneath the transparent screen, wherein the opaqueness adjustable display is capable of turning at least a region thereon substantially transparent, wherein the opaqueness of each pixel in the opaqueness adjustable display is individually adjustable creating a visual effect comprising a grating or a lens flare; a processor to determine a gesture from an image based on the visual effect; and a camera disposed underneath the transparent screen and at least a portion of the opaqueness adjustable display, wherein the camera is configured to capture the image while a target portion of the opaqueness adjustable display is substantially transparent. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. A method comprising:
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displaying a user interface on at least a portion of a display over a light sensor, the display comprising a plurality of pixels, wherein opaqueness of each pixel in the plurality of pixels is individually adjustable; identifying, by a processor, a command to capture an image with the light sensor; responsive to the command, adjusting, by the processor, opaqueness of at least a target portion of an opaqueness adjustable region of the display directly over the light sensor, wherein the opaqueness of each pixel in the opaqueness adjustable region is individually adjustable creating a visual effect comprising a grating or a lens flare; based on the visual effect, determining, by the processor, a gesture from the image; and further responsive to the command, the processor capturing the image with the light sensor while the target portion of the opaqueness adjustable region is at least partially transparent.
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