AUTOMOTIVE CAMERA VEHICLE INTEGRATION

• US 20140267730A1
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Carlos R. Montesinos, Victoria S. Fang
• Inventors: Montesinos, Carlos R., Clifton, Paul, Nguyen, Truc, Ekandem, Joshua I., Dunbar, Jerone, Fang, Victoria S.
• Application Number:
  US13/840,140
• Publication Number:
  US 20140267730A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/148
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/183 for receiving images from a single remote source

Abstract

Systems and methods may provide for a handheld computing device to receive a trigger command and orientation data from a remote computing device, obtain image data from one or more external devices in response to the trigger command and based on the orientation data, and transmit data to the remote computing device. A vehicle computer may receive a trigger command and orientation data from a remote computing device, obtain image data from one or more external devices in response to the trigger command and based on the orientation data, and transmit data to the remote computing device.

Claims

1. An apparatus to conduct image captures, comprising:

a user interface;

a first receive module to receive information from the user interface to initiate a trigger command;

an orientation module to send orientation data and the trigger command to a remote computing system associated with a vehicle; and

a second receive module to receive a response from the remote computing system, wherein the response includes one or more images of a scene external to the vehicle.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the orientation data is to include location data relative to an object of interest.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the location data is to include one or more of image data, digital compass data and global positioning system data for the object of interest.

4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the object of interest is to be an object of which a user is requesting a photographic image.

5. At least one computer readable medium comprising one or more instructions that when executed on a computing device configure the computing device to:

receive information from a user interface to initiate a trigger command;

send orientation data and the trigger command to a remote computing system associated with a vehicle; and

receive a response from the remote computing system, wherein the response includes one or more images of a scene external to the vehicle.

6. The at least one computer readable medium of claim 5, wherein the orientation data is to include location data relative to an object of interest.

7. The at least one computer readable medium of claim 6, wherein the location data is to include one or more of image data, digital compass data and global positioning system data for the object of interest.

8. The at least one computer readable medium of claim 6, wherein the object of interest is to be an object of which a user is requesting a photographic image.

9. The at least one computer readable medium of claim 5, wherein the external images are to include cropped data images.

10. At least one computer readable medium comprising one or more instructions that when executed on a computing device configure the computing device to:

receive a trigger command and orientation data from a remote computing device;

obtain image data from one or more devices external to a vehicle in response to the trigger command and based on the orientation data; and

transmit responsive data to the remote computing device based on the image data.

11. The at least one computer readable medium of claim 10, further comprising one or more instructions that when executed on a processor configure the processor to:

select one or more of the devices external to the vehicle to obtain the image data based on the received orientation data.

12. The at least one computer readable medium of claim 10, further comprising one or more instructions that when executed on a processor configure the processor to:

crop the image data from the one or more devices external to the vehicle.

13. The at least one computer readable medium of claim 12, wherein the responsive data transmitted to the remote computing device is to include the cropped image data.

14. The at least one computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein the orientation data is to include location data relative to an object of interest.

15. The at least one computer readable medium of claim 14, wherein the location data is to include one or more of image data, digital compass data and global positioning system data for the object of interest.

16. The at least one computer readable medium of claim 14, wherein the object of interest is to be an object of which a user is requesting a photographic image.

17. The at least one computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein the image data is to be obtained from cameras which collectively form a 360 degree field of view camera system including a front view camera, a right side view camera, a left side view camera and a rear view camera.

18. An apparatus to conduct image captures, comprising:

a receive module to receive a trigger command and orientation data from a remote computing device;

an obtain module to obtain image data from one or more devices external to a vehicle in response to the trigger command and based on the orientation data; and

a transmit module to transmit responsive data to the remote computing device based on the image data.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, further comprising:

a select module to select one or more of the devices external to the vehicle to obtain the image data based on the received orientation data.

20. The apparatus of claim 18, further comprising:

a crop module to crop the image data from the one or more devices external to the vehicle.

21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the responsive data transmitted to the remote computing device is to include the cropped image data.

22. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the orientation data is to include location data relative to an object of interest.

23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the location data is to include one or more of image data, digital compass data and global positioning system data for the object of interest.

24. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the object of interest is to be an object of which a user is requesting a photographic image.

25. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the image data is to be obtained from cameras which collectively form a 360 degree field of view camera system including a front view camera, a right side view camera, a left side view camera and a rear view camera.