CAMERA SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PICTURE SHARING USING GEOTAGGED PICTURES
First Claim
1. An electronic device, comprising:
- a camera assembly;
an electronic viewfinder configured to display a preview image representing a portion of a scene that is in a field of view of the camera assembly to a user; and
a controller that controls the electronic viewfinder to display a photo together with the preview image, the photo containing a representation of a portion of the scene as captured at a previous point in time.
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Abstract
A system and method provide interactive techniques for sharing digital photos, in which a user of a portable electronic device may seek out a location at which another electronic device was used to capture a photo. The captured image may then be displayed on a display of the user'"'"'s electronic device by superimposing the photo on the display while the display functions as an electronic viewfinder for a camera assembly of the electronic device. The viewing of another person'"'"'s photos is made to be an interactive and entertaining experience. The disclosed techniques combine the user'"'"'s “real world” presence (e.g., location and viewing perspective) with the previously captured photo to create a fun and exciting experience that also may serve as a trigger for communication between the user and the person who took the photo.
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20 Claims
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
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a camera assembly; an electronic viewfinder configured to display a preview image representing a portion of a scene that is in a field of view of the camera assembly to a user; and a controller that controls the electronic viewfinder to display a photo together with the preview image, the photo containing a representation of a portion of the scene as captured at a previous point in time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of viewing a photo with an electronic device that includes a camera assembly and an electronic viewfinder, comprising:
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displaying a preview image on the electronic viewfinder to a user, the preview image representing a portion of a scene that is in a field of view of the camera assembly; and displaying the photo on the electronic viewfinder together with the preview image, the photo containing a representation of a portion of the scene as captured at a previous point in time. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification