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Apparatus and method for automatically activating a camera application based on detecting an intent to capture a photograph or a video

  • US 10,616,464 B2
  • Filed: 07/20/2018
  • Issued: 04/07/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/15/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A mobile device comprising:

  • an external housing;

    a set of one or more processors;

    data storage containing an operating system and application software for execution by the set of one or more processors, the application software including a camera application;

    a display screen to display a locked screen requiring user authentication from a user when the mobile device is in a locked mode in order to unlock the mobile device;

    a camera module including a camera lens; and

    a sensor to detect at least one of movement, position or orientation of the mobile device and to send a first signal to the set of one or more processors;

    wherein, when the set of one or more processors determines that the mobile device is in the locked mode and determines the mobile device is in a portrait position based on the first signal, the processor activates the camera module before the user is authenticated and while maintaining the locked mode of the mobile device, and the activated camera module operates to capture an image while the mobile device is in the locked mode and in the portrait position.

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