IMAGE CAPTURE

• US 20110267478A1
• Filed: 05/03/2010
• Published: 11/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/03/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Jacobs, Joel B.
• Granted Patent: US 8,400,564 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/207.11
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1616 with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1647 including at least an additional display G06F1/1692 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1684 Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1686 the I/O peripheral being an integrated camera
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1692 the I/O peripheral being a secondary touch screen used as control interface, e.g. virtual buttons or sliders
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1696 the I/O peripheral being a printing or scanning device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/51 Housings
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/531 being rotatable or detachable
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/63 by using electronic viewfinders

Abstract

Image capture techniques are described. In implementations, an image is captured, by an image capture device of a computing device, of an object that is disposed on a surface of a first display device of the computing device. The computing device includes a first housing that includes the first display device and a second housing that is rotatable attached to the first housing and that includes a second display device. The captured image is displayed on at least one of the first display device or the second display device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

capturing an image, by an image capture device of a computing device, of an object that is disposed on a surface of a first display device of the computing device, the computing device having;

a first housing that includes the first display device; and

a second housing that is rotatable attached to the first housing and that includes a second display device; and

displaying the captured image on at least one of the first display device or the second display device.

2. A method as described in claim 1, wherein the displaying is performed such that the displayed captured image is displayed at a position on the first display device that corresponds to wherein the object was placed to capture the image.

3. A method as described in claim 2, wherein the displaying is performed such that the displayed captured image is displayed as having a size that generally matches a size of the object.

4. A method as described in claim 1, wherein the displaying is performed such that the displayed captured image is displayed on the second display device.

5. A method as described in claim 4, wherein the displaying includes a real-time preview that is provided as the object is positioned on the surface of the first display device.

6. A method as described in claim 1, further comprising correcting perspective of the captured image by the computing device.

7. A method as described in claim 6, wherein the perspective is corrected such that the captured image appears to have been captured at a plane that is parallel to an imaging plane of the image capture device.

8. A method as described in claim 1, further comprising correcting depth of the captured image by the computing device.

9. A method comprising:

projecting a frame on a surface outside of a computing device that describes an area within which an object is to be positioned to capture an image of the object by the computing device; and

capturing the image by the computing device using an image capture device.

10. A method as described in claim 9, wherein the projecting is performed using a laser of the computing device.

11. A method as described in claim 9, further comprising correcting depth of the captured image by the computing device.

12. A method as described in claim 9, further comprising correcting perspective of the captured image by the computing device.

13. A method as described in claim 12, wherein the perspective is corrected such that the captured image appears to have been captured at a plane that is parallel to an imaging plane of the image capture device.

14. A method as described in claim 9, wherein the computing device includes first and second housings that are rotatable attached, one to another.

15. A method as described in claim 14, wherein the first and second housings are positioned to form a tripod.

16. A method as described in claim 14, wherein the first and second housings are positioned to assume a laptop posture.

17. A method as described in claim 14, wherein:

the first and second housings are positioned such that the first housing is positioned parallel to a surface that supports the computing device;

the second housing is positioned other than parallel to the surface; and

the frame is projected on the surface adjacent to the computing device.

18. A computing device comprising:

a first housing that includes a first display device; and

a second housing that;

is rotatable attached to the first housing; and

includes a second display device and an image capture device; and

one or more modules that are disposed within at least one of the first or second housing, the modules configured to capture images of an object disposed on a surface of the first display device using the image capture device and cause the captured images to be displayed in real time on the second display device.

19. A computing device as described in claim 18, wherein the one or more modules are further configured to correct perspective of the captured image.

20. A computing device as described in claim 19, wherein the perspective is corrected such that the captured image appears to have been captured at a plane that is parallel to an imaging plane of the image capture device.