Changing camera parameters based on wireless signal information
First Claim
1. A method for capturing image data, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a mobile device, from a server, one or more rules for capturing images for a location;
receiving, at the mobile device, at least one signal transmitted by at least one wireless access point within signal range of the location;
setting at least one camera parameter of a camera coupled to the mobile device, wherein the camera parameter determined based on information derived from the at least one signal transmitted by the at least one wireless access point; and
capturing, responsive to the receiving of the at least one signal transmitted by the at least one wireless access point and responsive to satisfying a rule from the one or more rules for the location, the image data with the camera using the at least one camera parameter, wherein the satisfied rule is separate from the information derived from the at least one signal.
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Abstract
Techniques describe opportunistically capturing and tagging images with wireless information by a mobile device. The tagged image may be transmitted to a remote server, such as a crowdsourcing server, where the location at which the image was captured may be determined using visual features from the image. An association between the location and the wireless measurements may be used in building/maintaining a heatmap. In one embodiment, techniques are described for setting camera parameters for opportunistically capturing images and may include receiving at least one signal associated with at least one signal emitting device, determining information associated with the at least one signal emitting device using the at least one signal, setting at least one camera parameter for a camera coupled to the mobile device based on the information associated with the at least one signal emitting device, and capturing one or more images using the at least one camera parameter.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for capturing image data, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a mobile device, from a server, one or more rules for capturing images for a location; receiving, at the mobile device, at least one signal transmitted by at least one wireless access point within signal range of the location; setting at least one camera parameter of a camera coupled to the mobile device, wherein the camera parameter determined based on information derived from the at least one signal transmitted by the at least one wireless access point; and capturing, responsive to the receiving of the at least one signal transmitted by the at least one wireless access point and responsive to satisfying a rule from the one or more rules for the location, the image data with the camera using the at least one camera parameter, wherein the satisfied rule is separate from the information derived from the at least one signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A mobile device for capturing image data comprising:
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a transceiver configured to; receive, one or more rules for capturing images for a location from a server; and receive at least one signal transmitted by at least one wireless access point within signal range of the location; a camera configured to capture image data, responsive to receiving of the at least one signal transmitted by the at least one wireless access point and responsive to satisfying a rule from the one or more rules for the location; and prior to capturing image data, a processor configured to; determine at least one camera parameter for capturing image data based on information, separate from the satisfied rule, derived from the at least one signal transmitted by the at least one wireless access point; and set the at least one camera parameter such that the camera is configured to use the at least one camera parameter when capturing the image data. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprises instructions executable by a processor for:
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receiving from a server, one or more rules for capturing images for a location; receiving at least one signal transmitted by at least one wireless access point within signal range of the location; setting at least one camera parameter of a camera, wherein the camera parameter determined based on information derived from the at least one signal transmitted by the at least one wireless access point; and capturing, responsive to the receiving of the at least one signal transmitted by the at least one wireless access point and responsive to satisfying a rule from the one or more rules for the location, image data with the camera using the at least one camera parameter, wherein the satisfied rule is separate from the information derived from the at least one signal. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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27. An apparatus for capturing image data, comprising:
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means for receiving from a server, one or more rules for capturing images for a location; means for receiving at least one signal transmitted by at least one wireless access point within signal range of the location; means for setting at least one camera parameter of a camera, wherein the camera parameter determined based on information derived from the at least one signal transmitted by the at least one wireless access point; and means for capturing, responsive to the receiving of the at least one signal transmitted by the at least one wireless access point and responsive to satisfying a rule from the one or more rules for the location, the image data with the camera using the at least one camera parameter, wherein the satisfied rule is separate from the information derived from the at least one signal. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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