Portable electronic device with adjustable image capture orientation and method therefore

• US 20050264653A1
• Filed: 05/27/2004
• Published: 12/01/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Southeard, David G., Starkweather, James A.
• Application Number:
  US10/855,020
• Publication Number:
  US 20050264653A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/208.300
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00307 with a mobile telephone apparatus constructional features of portable telephone sets H04M1/0202; mobile radio systems H04W84/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00323 with a measuring, monitoring or signaling apparatus, e.g. for transmitting measured information to a central location
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2007/145 Handheld terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0084 Digital still camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3254 Orientation, e.g. landscape or portrait; Location or order of the image data, e.g. in memory
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3277 The additional information being stored in the same storage device as the image data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/63 by using electronic viewfinders
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/142 Constructional details of the terminal equipment, e.g. arrangements of the camera and the display
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/147 Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals selecting H04Q

Abstract

A portable electronic device (100,200) includes an image capture means (245) for capturing an image, wherein the image capture means (245) has an orientation; and an image manager (255) coupled to the image capture means (245) for modifying the image using the orientation.

Claims

1. A method for image capture within a portable electronic device, the method comprising the steps of:

capturing an image using an image capture means;

determining an orientation of the image capture means; and

modifying the image using the orientation.

2. A method for image capture as recited in claim 1, wherein the portable electronic device comprises more than one image capture means, the method further comprising the step of:

identifying an image capture means used to capture the image prior to the determining step.

3. A method of image capture as recited in claim 1, further comprising prior to the modifying step, the steps of:

receiving a user input associated with the captured image, and

wherein the modifying step includes modifying the image using the user input along with the orientation.

4. A method of image capture as recited in claim 1, wherein the portable electronic device includes a display for displaying images, the method further comprising the step of:

displaying the modified image.

5. A method of image capture as recited in claim 1, wherein the portable electronic device includes a memory, the method further comprising the step of:

storing the modified image in the memory.

6. A method of image capture as recited in claim 1, wherein the portable electronic device includes a transmitter for communication with one or more recipient devices, the method further comprising the step of:

transmitting the modified image to the one or more recipient devices.

7. A method for image capture within a portable electronic device, the method comprising the steps of:

capturing a first image using an image capture means;

determining a first orientation of the image capture means;

modifying the first image using the first orientation;

capturing a second image using the image capture means;

determining a second orientation of the image capture means; and

modifying the second image using the second orientation.

8. A method for image capture as recited in claim 7, wherein the portable electronic device includes a display having a first portion and a second portion, the method further comprising the steps of:

displaying the modified first image on the first portion of the display; and

displaying the modified second image on the second portion of the display.

9. A method for image capture as recited in claim 7, wherein the portable electronic device includes a display, and a transmitter for communicating with one or more recipient devices, the method further comprising the steps of:

displaying the modified first image on the display; and

transmitting the modified second image to the one or more recipient devices.

10. A method for image capture within a portable electronic device, wherein the portable electronic device includes more than one image capture means, the method comprising the steps of:

capturing a first image using a first image capture means;

determining a first orientation of the first image capture means;

modifying the first image using the first orientation;

capturing a second image using a second image capture means;

determining a second orientation of the second image capture means; and

modifying the second image using the second orientation.

11. A method for image capture as recited in claim 10, wherein the portable electronic device includes a display having a first portion and a second portion, the method further comprising the steps of:

displaying the modified first image on the first portion of the display; and

displaying the modified second image on the second portion of the display.

12. A method for image capture as recited in claim 10, wherein the portable electronic device includes a display, and a transmitter for communicating with one or more recipient devices, the method further comprising the steps of:

displaying the modified first image on the display; and

transmitting the modified second image to the one or more recipient devices.

13. A portable electronic device comprising:

an image capture means for capturing an image, wherein the image capture means has an orientation; and

an image manager coupled to the image capture means for modifying the image using the orientation.

14. A portable electronic device as recited in claim 13, further comprising:

a user interface coupled to the image manager for receiving a user input associated with the captured image, and

wherein the image manager uses the user input along with the orientation to modify the image.

15. A portable electronic device as recited in claim 13, further comprising:

a display coupled to the image manager for displaying the modified image.

16. A portable electronic device as recited in claim 13, further comprising:

a memory coupled to the image manager for storing the modified image.

17. A portable electronic device as recited in claim 13, further comprising:

a transmitter coupled to the image manager for transmitting the modified image to one or more recipient devices.

18. A portable electronic device comprising:

an image capture means having;

a first orientation for capturing a first image, and

a second orientation for capturing a second image;

an image manager coupled to the image capture means for;

modifying the first image using the first orientation, and

modifying the second image using the second orientation.

19. A portable electronic device as recited in claim 18, further comprising:

a display coupled to the image manager, the display having;

a first portion for displaying the modified first image, and

a second portion for displaying the modified second image.

20. A portable electronic device as recited in claim 18, further comprising:

a display coupled to the image manager for displaying the modified first image; and

a transmitter coupled to the image manager for transmitting the modified second image to one or more recipient devices.

21. A portable electronic device comprising:

a first image capture means having a first orientation for capturing a first image;

a second image capture means having a second orientation for capturing a second image; and

an image manager coupled to the first image capture means and the second image capture means for modifying the first image using the first orientation and for modifying the second image using the second orientation.

22. A portable electronic device as recited in claim 21, further comprising:

a display coupled to the image manager, the display having;

a first portion for displaying the modified first image, and

a second portion for displaying the modified second image.

23. A portable electronic device as recited in claim 21, further comprising:

a display coupled to the image manager for displaying the modified first image; and

a transmitter coupled to the image manager for transmitting the modified second image to one or more recipient devices.