METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DUAL CAMERA SHUTTER

• US 20140028885A1
• Filed: 10/26/2012
• Published: 01/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Ma, Wan Shun Vincent, Wu, Hung-Hsin, Shanmugavadivelu, Karthikeyan, Golikeri, Adarsh Abhay
• Granted Patent: US 9,019,415 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/333.01
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/611 where the recognised objects include parts of the human body
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/62 Control of parameters via user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/63 by using electronic viewfinders
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/635 Region indicators; Field of view indicators
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/667 Camera operation mode switching, e.g. between still and video, sport and normal or high- and low-resolution modes
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 25/76 Addressed sensors, e.g. MOS or CMOS sensors

Abstract

Described herein are methods and devices that employ a dual shutter button feature associated with an image capture device to recommend a capture mode to a user based on one or more parameters analyzed by the image capture system. As described, providing a primary shutter button and a secondary shutter button enables the user to capture in both a standard capture mode by using the primary shutter button and in an alternate mode by using a secondary shutter button.

Claims

1. An image capture system having a processor and a display, comprising:

an image sensor configured to capture a target image of a scene;

an image analysis module configured to determine at least one context for the scene of the target image; and

a user interface configured to display at least one shutter button on the display of the image capture system, wherein the user interface may display at least one additional shutter button in response to the determination of the context of the scene.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the user interface is further configured to receive user feedback regarding a selected shutter button.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising a capture module configured to apply capture settings based on the settings associated with a selected shutter button.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising a processing module configured to apply post-processing settings to the target image based on the settings associated with a selected shutter button.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the image capture device is a mobile communications device, a digital camera, or a video camera.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the user interface comprises a touch interface and the shutter button comprises a touch sensitive shutter button.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the user interface comprises a flat-panel display and a menu selection device.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the image analysis module is configured to determine a context of a landscape scene, a portrait scene, a night scene, a low-light scene, a high dynamic range scene, or a sports scene.

9. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that when executed by a processor perform a method comprising:

capturing raw data representing the target image;

analyzing the raw data to determine a context of the scene of the target image;

displaying a first shutter button on a user interface corresponding to a default image capture setting;

displaying a second shutter button on the user interface corresponding to an image capture setting associated with the determined context;

determining if the first shutter button or second button is activated by a user; and

capturing the target image according to the settings corresponding to the first shutter button when the first shutter button is activated, or capturing the target image according to the settings corresponding to the second shutter button when the second shutter button is activated.

10. An image capture system having a processor and a display, comprising:

means for capturing a target image of a scene;

means for determining at least one context for the scene of the target image; and

means for displaying at least one shutter button, said means further configured to display at least one additional shutter button in response to the determination of the context of the scene.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the at least one shutter button corresponds to default image capture and/or processing settings, means for applying capture and/or processing settings.

12. The system of claim 10, further comprising means for a user selecting a shutter button.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the means for displaying at least one shutter button comprises a touch interface and the shutter button comprises a touch sensitive shutter button.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the means for determining at least one context comprises a context estimation module comprising instructions configured to be run on a processor.

15. A method of capturing a target image of a scene, the method comprising:

capturing raw data representing the target image;

analyzing the raw data to determine a context of the scene of the target image;

displaying a first shutter button on a user interface corresponding to a default image capture setting;

displaying a second shutter button on the user interface corresponding to an image capture setting associated with the determined context;

determining if the first shutter button or second button is activated by a user; and

capturing the target image according to the settings corresponding to the first shutter button when the first shutter button is activated, or capturing the target image according to the settings corresponding to the second shutter button when the second shutter button is activated.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising applying post-processing settings corresponding to the selected shutter button.

17. The method of claim 15, further comprising estimating a second context and displaying a third shutter button corresponding to the second context.

18. The method of claim 15, further comprising displaying preview images to the user.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein analyzing the raw data to determine a context of the scene of the target image comprises the step of determining the context is a landscape scene, a portrait scene, a night scene, a low-light scene, a high dynamic range scene, or a sports scene.

20. The method of claim 15, wherein capturing the target image further comprises receiving data regarding user selection of one of the first or second shutter buttons.