Camera Interface in a Portable Handheld Electronic Device
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- at a handheld electronic device having a built-in digital camera and a touch sensitive screen;
detecting a multi-finger gesture on the touch sensitive screen, wherein the touch sensitive screen is serving as part of an electronic viewfinder of the camera;
storing coordinates of a location corresponding to the detected multi-finger gesture;
translating the stored coordinates to a selected area of an image that is captured by the camera and that is being displayed on the touch sensitive screen;
contracting or expanding the selected area in response to the user'"'"'s fingers undergoing a pinching movement or a spreading movement, respectively, while the detected multi-finger gesture remains in contact with the touch sensitive screen; and
applying an automatic image capture parameter adjustment process that gives priority to the selected area.
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Abstract
In accordance with some embodiments, a method is performed at a handheld electronic device having a built-in digital camera and a touch sensitive screen. The method includes detecting a multi-finger gesture on the touch sensitive screen, wherein the touch sensitive screen is serving as part of an electronic viewfinder of the camera; storing coordinates of a location corresponding to the detected multi-finger gesture; translating the stored coordinates to a selected area of an image that is captured by the camera and that is being displayed on the touch sensitive screen; contracting or expanding the selected area in response to the user'"'"'s fingers undergoing a pinching movement or a spreading movement, respectively, while the detected multi-finger gesture remains in contact with the touch sensitive screen; and applying an automatic image capture parameter adjustment process that gives priority to the selected area.
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21 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
at a handheld electronic device having a built-in digital camera and a touch sensitive screen; detecting a multi-finger gesture on the touch sensitive screen, wherein the touch sensitive screen is serving as part of an electronic viewfinder of the camera; storing coordinates of a location corresponding to the detected multi-finger gesture; translating the stored coordinates to a selected area of an image that is captured by the camera and that is being displayed on the touch sensitive screen; contracting or expanding the selected area in response to the user'"'"'s fingers undergoing a pinching movement or a spreading movement, respectively, while the detected multi-finger gesture remains in contact with the touch sensitive screen; and applying an automatic image capture parameter adjustment process that gives priority to the selected area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A handheld electronic device, comprising:
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a touch sensitive screen; a detector configured to detect a multi-finger gesture on the touch sensitive screen and store coordinates of a location of the detected gesture; and a digital camera, including; an image sensor, a lens to form an optical image on the image sensor, a viewfinder module configured to display on the touch sensitive screen a scene at which the lens is aimed, and a priority module coupled to the detector, wherein the priority module is configured to; translate the stored coordinates to a selected area of a digital image of the scene that is being displayed on the touch sensitive screen by the viewfinder module, contract or expand the selected area in response to the user'"'"'s fingers undergoing a pinching movement or a spreading movement, respectively, and apply an automatic image capture parameter adjustment process that gives priority to the selected area for taking a picture of the scene. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method, comprising:
at a handheld electronic device having a built-in digital camera and a touch sensitive screen; detecting an initial finger gesture by a user on the touch sensitive screen, wherein the touch sensitive screen serves as part of an electronic viewfinder of the camera; storing coordinates of the initial finger gesture; detecting a closed path on the touch sensitive screen that includes the location of the detected initial finger gesture, wherein the user'"'"'s finger moves while remaining in contact with the touch sensitive screen to define the closed path; storing coordinates of the closed path; translating the stored coordinates of the closed path to a selected portion of an image that is captured by the camera and that is being displayed on the touch sensitive screen; and applying an automatic image capture parameter adjustment process that gives priority to the selected portion.
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19. An apparatus, comprising:
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a handheld electronic device configured to operate at least in a digital camera mode and a mobile telephone mode, wherein; the digital camera mode is configured to permit a user of the apparatus to take a digital picture of a scene, and the mobile telephone mode is configured to permit the user of the apparatus to participate in a wireless telephone call and hear the call through a built-in receiver of the apparatus, wherein the apparatus has a button exposed to the user that alternatively; controls loudness of the built-in receiver when the apparatus is operating in the mobile telephone mode, and acts as shutter button when the apparatus is operating in the digital camera mode. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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