MOTION AND IMAGE QUALITY MONITOR
First Claim
1. A method of monitoring motion and image quality of a captured image, said method comprising:
- detecting motion in a captured image; and
taking an action in response to the motion detected, wherein the action comprises stabilizing the captured image prior to using the captured image in an image matching application or conserving power in response to the motion detected exceeding a predetermined threshold.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus and computer program product for monitoring the motion and/or image quality associated with a captured image are provided. Various actions may be taken in response to the detected motion and corresponding image quality associated with a captured image. In particular, the motion and image quality monitor may, for example, only allow captured images to be used in conjunction with an image matching application, such as a mobile visual search application, when the image features of the captured image have stabilized (i.e., little to no motion is detected between consecutive frames of the captured image). The detected changes in motion and/or image quality may further be used for energy saving purposes, for example, by switching on or off various applications and/or components operating on the mobile device depending upon the amount of motion detected and/or the quality of the image captured.
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29 Claims
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1. A method of monitoring motion and image quality of a captured image, said method comprising:
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detecting motion in a captured image; and taking an action in response to the motion detected, wherein the action comprises stabilizing the captured image prior to using the captured image in an image matching application or conserving power in response to the motion detected exceeding a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for monitoring motion and image quality of a captured image, said apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and a memory in communication with the processor and storing an application executable by the processor, wherein the application is configured, upon execution, to detect motion in a captured image, and cause an action to be taken in response to the motion detected, wherein the action comprises stabilizing the captured image prior to using the captured image in an image matching application or conserving power in response to the motion detected exceeding a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer program product for monitoring motion and image quality of a captured image, wherein the computer program product comprises at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
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a first executable portion for detecting motion in a captured image; and a second executable portion for causing an action to be taken in response to the motion detected, wherein the action comprises stabilizing the captured image prior to using the captured image in an image matching application or conserving power in response to the motion detected exceeding a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An apparatus for monitoring motion and image quality of a captured image, said apparatus comprising:
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means for detecting motion in a captured image; and means for taking an action in response to the motion detected, wherein the action comprises stabilizing the captured image prior to using the captured image in an image matching application or conserving power in response to the motion detected exceeding a predetermined threshold.
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