METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GUIDING MEDIA CAPTURE

• US 20100304720A1
• Filed: 05/27/2009
• Published: 12/02/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: 2011 Intellectual Property Asset Trust (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Boberg, Marion, Lucero, Andres
• Application Number:
  US12/473,140
• Publication Number:
  US 20100304720A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/52 including functional features of a camera constructional features concerning the integration of cameras in portable phones H04M1/0264
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00127 Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00183 Photography assistance, e.g. displaying suggestions to the user
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00244 with a server, e.g. an internet server fax-servers or the like for store and forward H04N1/324
• 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 2201/0039 Connection via a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0055 By radio
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0084 Digital still camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/62 Control of parameters via user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/633 for displaying additional information relating to control or operation of the camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/635 Region indicators; Field of view indicators
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/64 Computer-aided capture of images, e.g. transfer from script file into camera, check of taken image quality, advice or proposal for image composition or decision on when to take image
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

An approach is provided for the presentation of guidance information for capturing media content by a mobile device. Location information of the mobile device is acquired. A presentation is initiated of guidance information for capturing media content by the mobile device as part of a sequence of media contents. The guidance information is based on the location information and specifies distance and directional angle for the capture of the media content according to the sequence of media contents. Whether there is a deviation from guidance information is determined. A signal is generated to provide feedback relating to the determined deviation.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

acquiring location information of a mobile device;

initiating presentation of guidance information for capturing media content by the mobile device as part of a sequence of media contents, wherein the guidance information is based on the location information and specifies distance and directional angle for the capture of the media content according to the sequence of media contents;

determining whether there is deviation from the guidance information; and

generating a signal to provide feedback relating to the determined deviation.

2. A method of claim 1, wherein the media content includes a digital image, and the sequence of the media contents forms a scene.

3. A method of claim 2, wherein the mobile device includes a digital camera to capture the media content.

4. A method of claim 3, further comprising:

determining one or more parameters associated with the digital camera; and

generating metadata specifying the determined one or more parameters.

5. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether the media content to be captured has a trajectory that is common to the sequence of the media contents.

6. A method of claim 1, wherein the signal notifies a user of the mobile device to move in conformance with the guidance information.

7. A method of claim 1, wherein the signal initiates generation of a text message, a voice command, a vibration, a visual cue or a combination thereof.

8. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code,

the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,

acquire location information of a mobile device;

initiate presentation of guidance information for capturing media content by the mobile device as part of a sequence of media contents, wherein the guidance information is based on the location information and specifies distance and directional angle for the capture of the media content according to the sequence of media contents,

determine whether there is deviation from the guidance information, and

generate a signal to provide feedback relating to the determined deviation.

9. An apparatus of claim 8, wherein the media content includes a digital image, and the sequence of the media contents forms a scene.

10. An apparatus of claim 9, wherein the mobile device includes a digital camera to capture the media content.

11. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine one or more parameters associated with the digital camera, and

generate metadata specifying the determined one or more parameters.

12. An apparatus of claim 8, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine whether the media content to be captured has a trajectory that is common to the sequence of the media contents.

13. An apparatus of claim 8, wherein the signal notifies a user of the mobile device to move in conformance with the guidance information.

14. An apparatus of claim 8, wherein the signal initiates generation of a text message, a voice command, a vibration, or a combination thereof.

15. A computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to perform at least the following:

acquire location information of a mobile device;

initiate presentation of guidance information for capturing media content by the mobile device as part of a sequence of media contents, wherein the guidance information is based on the location information and specifies distance and directional angle for the capture of the media content according to the sequence of media contents;

determine whether there is deviation from the guidance information; and

generate a signal to provide feedback relating to the determined deviation.

16. A computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the media content includes a digital image, and the sequence of the media contents forms a scene.

17. A computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the mobile device includes a digital camera to capture the media content.

18. A computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine one or more parameters associated with the digital camera, and

generate metadata specifying the determined one or more parameters.

19. A computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine whether the media content to be captured has a trajectory that is common to the sequence of the media contents.

20. A computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the signal notifies a user of the mobile device to move in conformance with the guidance information.