System and method for capturing images based upon subject orientation

• US 20040056957A1
• Filed: 09/20/2002
• Published: 03/25/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 09/20/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Crandall, John Christopher, Pasetti, Carla Amanda
• Application Number:
  US10/252,847
• Publication Number:
  US 20040056957A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/207.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/66 Remote control of cameras or camera parts, e.g. by remote control devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/77 between a recording apparatus and a television camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/781 on disks or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/85 on discs or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/185 from a mobile camera, e.g. for remote control

Abstract

Disclosed is an image capturing system comprising a plurality of image capturing devices, a controller circuit for recognizing the orientation of a subject, and determining, based upon the recognition of the orientation of the subject, which of a plurality image capturing devices should be activated at any given time.

Claims

1. An image capture system, said system comprising:

a plurality of image capturing devices; and

a controller for recognizing the orientation of a subject and selecting, based upon the recognition of the orientation of said subject, which of said image capturing devices should be activated at any given time.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein said controller locates a shape mounted on said subject.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein said controller locates a signal sent from said subject.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein said controller examines data obtained from an image of said subject.

5. The system of claim 4 wherein said controller matches said examined data against pre-defined information.

6. The system of claim 5 wherein said pre-defined information includes facial features.

7. The system of claim 1 further including:

means for enabling, from time to time, the activation of at least one of said image capturing devices.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein said controller locates a shape mounted on said subject.

9. The system of claim 7 wherein said controller locates a signal sent from said subject.

10. The system of claim 7 wherein said controller examines an image of said subject, said examination yielding known shapes.

11. The system of claim 7 wherein said known shapes are features of a child.

12. The system of claim 7 wherein said features are facial features.

21. The control circuit of claim 7 wherein said features are facial features.

13. A method for capturing images, said method comprising:

determining the orientation of an object to be captured; and

enabling, based on said determining, an image to be captured of said object in a particular orientation of said object.

14. The method of claim 13 further including selecting said orientation.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein said selecting includes determining a change in orientation of said object.

16. The method of claim 14 wherein said selecting includes determining an unnatural orientation of said object.

17. The method of claim 13 wherein said object is a human.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein said determining is a signal obtained from said human.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein said signal includes features of said human.

20. The method of claim 18 wherein said signal includes information to identify said human.

22. An image capturing system comprising:

means for determining the orientation of an object to be captured; and

means controlled by said determining means for enabling an image to be captured of said object in a selected orientation of said object.

23. The image capturing system of claim 22 further including means for selecting said orientation.

24. The image capturing system of claim 23 wherein said last-mentioned means includes means for determining a change in orientation of said object.

25. The image capturing system of claim 23 wherein said last-mentioned means includes means for determining an unnatural orientation of said object.

26. The image capturing system of claim 22 wherein said object is a human.

27. The image capturing system of claim 22 wherein said orientation determining means is a signal returned from said human.

28. The image capturing system of claim 23 wherein said signal includes features of said human.

29. The image capturing system of claim 23 wherein said signal includes enough information to identify said human.