MULTI-DIRECTIONAL CONTENT CAPTURE ON MOBILE DEVICES

• US 20140118597A1
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Published: 05/01/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Toff, Jason, Nix, Molly Castle, Tabak, Joshua Abraham, Morse, Reed G A, Rhodes, Christopher Peter, Gregg, John
• Granted Patent: US 9,407,824 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/333.02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/62 Control of parameters via user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/631 Graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for controlling image capture or setting capture parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/634 Warning indications
• 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: H04N 23/687 by shifting the lens or sensor position
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/73 by influencing the exposure time

Abstract

Systems and methods for facilitating content capturing on a mobile device are provided. The current position of a mobile device is identified during a content capturing preparation stage. The current position of the mobile device can correspond to a first position or a second position. The first position is a preferred position for capturing content as compared to the second position. When the current position of the mobile device corresponds to the second position, a prompt can be provided on the mobile device to instruct a user of the mobile device to move the mobile device to the first position.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

identifying a current position of a mobile device during a content capturing preparation stage;

determining whether the current position of the mobile device corresponds to a first position or a second position, wherein the first position is a preferred position for capturing content as compared to the second position;

when the current position of the mobile device corresponds to the second position, providing, by the mobile device, a prompt to instruct a user of the mobile device to move the mobile device to the first position; and

when the current position of the mobile device corresponds to the first position, refraining from providing the prompt.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising

upon determining that the mobile device is in the first position, automatically initiating the capturing of content, wherein the content is at least one of audio, video, or an image.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

when the current position of the mobile device corresponds to the second position, causing content capturing capability on the mobile device to be blocked.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising:

identifying a change in the current position of the mobile device from the second position to the first position; and

causing a content capturing capability on the mobile device to be unblocked.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the change in the current position of the mobile device is a rotation from the second position to the first position.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein identifying the change in the current position of the mobile device comprises:

identifying a reference point for the current position of the mobile device using a content capture component of the mobile device;

monitoring the reference point using the content capture component of the mobile device; and

identifying a deviation from the reference point.

7. The method of claim 4 wherein identifying the change in the current position of the mobile device from the second position to the first position comprises:

detecting a rate of change in the current position of the mobile device; and

when the rate of change is above a threshold, modifying a predefined content capturing property.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

when the content is captured by the mobile device in the second position, modifying an aspect ratio of the content.

9. A system comprising:

a memory; and

a processing device coupled with the memory to

identify a current position of a mobile device during a content capturing preparation stage;

determine whether the current position of the mobile device corresponds to a first position or a second position, wherein the first position is a preferred position for capturing content as compared to the second position;

when the current position of the mobile device corresponds to the second position, provide a prompt to instruct a user of the mobile device to move the mobile device to the first position; and

when the current position of the mobile device corresponds to the first position, refrain from providing the prompt.

10. The system of claim 9, the processing device further to automatically initiate the capturing of content upon determining that the mobile device is in the first position, wherein the content is at least one of audio, video, or an image.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein when the current position of the mobile device corresponds to the second position, the processing device to cause a content capturing capability on the mobile device to be blocked.

12. The system of claim 9, the processing device further to:

identify a change in the current position of the mobile device from the second position to the first position, wherein the change in the current position of the mobile device is a rotation from the second position to the first position; and

cause a content capturing capability on the mobile device to be unblocked.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein when identifying the change in the current position of the mobile device, the processing device to:

identify a reference point for the current position of the mobile device using a content capture component of the mobile device;

monitor the reference point using the content capture component of the mobile device; and

identify a deviation from the reference point.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein when identifying the change in the current position of the mobile device from the second position to the first position, the processing device to:

detect a rate of change in the current position of the mobile device; and

modify a predefined content capturing property when the rate of change is above a threshold.

15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium encoding instructions thereon that, in response to execution by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform operations comprising:

identifying a current position of a mobile device during a content capturing preparation stage;

determining whether the current position of the mobile device corresponds to a first position or a second position, wherein the first position is a preferred position for capturing content as compared to the second position;

when the current position of the mobile device corresponds to the second position, providing a prompt to instruct a user of the mobile device to move the mobile device to the first position; and

when the current position of the mobile device corresponds to the first position, refraining from providing the prompt.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15, the processing device further to perform an operations comprising

upon determining that the mobile device is in the first position, automatically initiating the capturing of content, wherein the content is at least one of audio, video, or an image.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 further comprising when the current position of the mobile device corresponds to the second position, causing content capturing capability on the mobile device to be blocked.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15, the processing device further to perform operations comprising:

identifying a change in the current position of the mobile device from the second position to the first position; and

causing a content capturing capability on the mobile device to be unblocked.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein when identifying the change in the current position of the mobile device, the processing device further to perform operations comprising:

identifying a reference point for the current position of the mobile device;

monitoring the reference point of the mobile device; and

identifying a deviation from the reference point.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein when identifying the change in the current position of the mobile device, the processing device further to perform operations comprising:

detecting a rate of change in the current position of the mobile device; and

modifying a predefined content capturing property when the rate of change is above a threshold.