CONFIGURATION AND MANAGEMENT OF LIGHT POSITIONING SYSTEM USING DIGITAL PULSE RECOGNITION

• US 20140045549A1
• Filed: 09/05/2013
• Published: 02/13/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC (Acuity Brands, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Bytelight, Inc. (Acuity Brands, Inc.)
• Inventors: RYAN, Daniel, GANICK, Aaron, GREEN, Kelby
• Granted Patent: US 9,288,293 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/556.1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/206 specially adapted for indoor navigation
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/116 Visible light communication
• 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 25/531 by controlling rolling shutters in CMOS SSIS
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/33 for indoor environments, e.g. buildings
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/38 for collecting sensor information

Abstract

In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to a method for a method for hiding a camera preview feed of a mobile device application. The method may proceed by the mobile device application enabling an imaging sensor of the mobile device, where the software of the mobile device requires the mobile device application to display the camera preview feed when the imaging sensor is enabled. The method may continue by creating a camera preview surface for displaying the camera preview feed. The method may further continue by modifying the camera preview surface to be hidden from the mobile device user. The method may end by setting the camera preview feed to be displayed on the camera preview surface. In another aspect, the present disclosure further relates to modifying the camera preview surface by resizing the camera preview surface to be one pixel large.

Claims

1. A method for hiding, from a mobile device user, a camera preview feed of a mobile device application, wherein the camera preview feed comprises images captured by the imaging sensor, the method comprising:

enabling, by the mobile device application, an imaging sensor of the mobile device, wherein software of the mobile device requires the mobile device application to display the camera preview feed when the imaging sensor is enabled;

creating a camera preview surface for displaying the camera preview feed;

modifying the camera preview surface to be hidden from the mobile device user; and

setting the camera preview feed to be displayed on the camera preview surface.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein modifying the camera preview surface comprises resizing the camera preview surface to be one pixel large.