METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A SELF TIMER FUNCTION FOR A CAMERA AND ...

• US 20080220809A1
• Filed: 03/07/2007
• Published: 09/11/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Hansen, Anders
• Application Number:
  US11/683,038
• Publication Number:
  US 20080220809A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/550.1
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/40 with delayed or timed action
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 9/64 Mechanism for delaying opening of shutter separate from shutter G03B17/38
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/61 based on recognised objects
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/635 Region indicators; Field of view indicators

Abstract

An electronic equipment includes a camera for taking digital photographs. The electronic equipment further includes a radio circuit for establishing communication with a communications network, a camera for taking digital photographs; a display, and a control circuit. The control circuit is configured to execute image detection logic to: periodically acquire an image and storing a least one of the acquired images in the memory; processing the periodically acquired images to determine an occurrence of a predefined event; and performing a function based upon the occurrence of the predefined event.

Claims

1. A method of using a camera, the method comprising:

providing a camera including a display for presenting one or more images in a viewfinder to an associated user, a memory for storing the one or more images, and a processor for processing information associated with the image and displaying the one or more images on the display;

activating the camera;

setting the camera in an image detection mode;

periodically acquiring images in the viewfinder and storing a least one of the acquired images in the memory;

processing the periodically acquired images to determine an occurrence of a predefined event; and

performing a function based upon the occurrence of the predefined event.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the camera is housed in a mobile telephone.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the camera is configured to be set to the image detection mode by an associated user depressing a key.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the periodically acquired images are acquired in a period of less than ten seconds from each other.

5. The method of claim 1 further including learning the one or more predefined events and storing the one or more predefined events in memory.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the step of learning the one or more predefined events includes determining differences in the periodically acquired images.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the step of processing the periodically acquired images includes searching for one or more predefined events in at least one image.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein the one or more predefined events includes a user gesture from an associated user located in the image view field.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the function includes acquiring an image after the occurrence of the predefined event.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein a predefined time expires prior to performing the function after the occurrence of the predefined event.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the function includes acquiring a video of the view field after the occurrence of the predefined event.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the function includes acquiring a series of images in the form of individual images at a predetermined time interval after the occurrence of the predefined event.

13. A mobile radio terminal, comprising:

a radio circuit for establishing communication with a communications network;

a camera for taking digital photographs;

a display; and

a control circuit configured to execute image detection logic to;

periodically acquiring images and storing a least one of the sampled view fields in the memory;

processing the periodically acquired images to determine an occurrence of a predefined event; and

performing a function based upon the occurrence of the predefined event.

14. The mobile radio terminal of claim 13, wherein the control circuit is configured to execute the image detection mode by an associated user depressing a key.

15. The mobile radio terminal of claim 13, wherein the periodically acquired image occurs in a period of less than ten seconds.

16. The mobile radio terminal of claim 13 further including a memory for storing one or more predefined events, wherein the memory is coupled to the control circuit.

17. The mobile radio of claim 13, wherein the step of processing the periodically acquired image includes searching for one or more predefined events in the image stored in memory.

18. The mobile radio of claim 13, wherein the one or more predefined events includes a user gesture from an associated user located in the image.

19. The mobile radio of claim 13, wherein the function includes acquiring an image after the occurrence of the predefined event.

20. The mobile radio of claim 19, wherein a predefined time expires prior to performing the function after the occurrence of the predefined event.

21. An electronic equipment, comprising:

a camera for taking digital photographs;

a display; and

a control circuit configured to execute image detection logic to;

periodically acquiring images and storing a least one of the sampled view fields in the memory;

processing the periodically acquired images to determine an occurrence of a predefined event; and

performing a function based upon the occurrence of the predefined event.