MOBILE DEVICE EDGE VIEW DISPLAY INSERT

• US 20150094118A1
• Filed: 09/30/2013
• Published: 04/02/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Rodolico, Joseph T.
• Granted Patent: US 9,451,062 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/172 Classification, e.g. identification
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/20 Movements or behaviour, e.g. gesture recognition recognition of facial expressions G06V40/16
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0264 for a camera module assembly
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/52 including functional features of a camera

Abstract

A mobile communication device may include one or more cameras located on edges of the mobile communication device. The mobile communication device may further include logic configured to obtain image data from at least one of the one or more cameras; detect a change in an environment of the mobile communication device based on the obtained image data; and provide image data from the at least one of the one or more cameras in a display insert window on a display of the mobile communication device.

Claims

1. A method, performed by a mobile communication device, the method comprising:

obtaining, by the mobile communication device, image data from one or more cameras, wherein at least one of the one or more cameras is located on an edge of the mobile communication device;

detecting, by the mobile communication device, a change in an environment of the mobile communication device based on the obtained image data; and

providing, by the mobile communication device, image data from the one or more cameras in a display insert window on a display of the mobile communication device, in response to the detected change in the environment.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein obtaining the image data from the one or more cameras includes:

selecting the one or more cameras based on an orientation of the mobile communication device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein obtaining the image data from the one or more cameras includes:

combining image data from multiple cameras of the one or more cameras into a panoramic image.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein obtaining the image data from the one or more cameras includes:

connecting to a remote camera via a wireless connection.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting the change in the environment of the mobile communication device based on the obtained image data includes at least one of:

detecting motion in the environment based on the image data;

detecting a change in light intensity in the environment based on the image data;

or

detecting a change in a color profile of the environment based on the image data.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting the change in the environment of the mobile communication device based on the obtained image data includes at least one of:

zooming in on an area of the environment associated with the detected change.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

performing pattern recognition on one or more images associated with the detected change in the environment to identify an object, entity, or event in the environment; and

providing information relating to the identified object, entity, or event to the user in connection with the display insert window.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein performing pattern recognition on one or more images associated with the detected change in the environment to identify an object, entity, or event in the environment includes:

extracting one or more features from the one or more images associated with the detected change in the environment; and

identifying the object, entity, or event in a database stored in the mobile communication device based on the extracted one or more features.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein performing pattern recognition on the detected change in the environment to identify an object, entity, or event in the environment includes:

providing at least some of the image data to an environment analysis system; and

receiving information relating to the identified object, entity, or event from the environment analysis system.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein performing the pattern recognition on the detected change in the environment to identify an object, entity, or event in the environment includes:

determining that a person is present in the environment;

performing facial recognition to identify the person;

identifying a contact of the user based on the identified person; and

providing an indication to the user that the identified contact is in the environment, in response to identifying the contact.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

identifying a calendar event associated with the identified contact; and

providing an indication of the identified calendar event to the user, in response to identifying the calendar event.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving a selection from the user to inform the user if the contact is detected in the environment.

13. A mobile communication device comprising:

one or more cameras located on edges of the mobile communication device; and

logic configured to;

obtain image data from at least one of the one or more cameras;

detect a change in an environment of the mobile communication device based on the obtained image data; and

provide image data from the at least one of the one or more cameras in a display insert window on a display of the mobile communication device, in response to the detected change in the environment.

14. The mobile communication device of claim 13, wherein the one or more cameras located on the edges of the mobile communication device include:

a first camera located on a left edge of the mobile communication device;

a second camera located on a top edge of the mobile communication device; and

a third camera located on a right edge of the mobile communication device.

15. The mobile communication device of claim 13, wherein, when obtaining the image data from the one or more cameras, the logic is further configured to:

select the one or more cameras based on an orientation of the mobile communication device.

16. The mobile communication device of claim 13, wherein, when obtaining the image data from the one or more cameras, the logic is further configured to:

connect to a remote camera via a wireless connection.

17. The mobile communication device of claim 13, wherein, when detecting the change in the environment of the mobile communication device based on the obtained image, the logic is further configured to at least one of:

detect motion in the environment based on the image data;

detect a change in light intensity in the environment based on the image data;

or

detect a change in a color profile of the environment based on the image data.

18. The mobile communication device of claim 13, wherein the logic is further configured to:

perform pattern recognition on one or more images associated with the detected change in the environment to identify an object, entity, or event in the environment; and

provide information relating to the identified object, entity, or event to the user in connection with the display insert window.

19. The mobile communication device of claim 18, wherein, when performing the pattern recognition on the detected change in the environment to identify an object, entity, or event in the environment, the logic is further configured to:

determine that a person is present in the environment;

perform facial recognition to identify the person;

identify a contact of the user based on the identified person; and

provide an indication to the user that the identified contact is in the environment, in response to identifying the contact.

20. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media, storing instructions executable by one or more processors, the one or more non-transitory computer-readable media comprising:

one or more instructions to obtain image data from at least one of the one or more cameras;

one or more instructions to detect a change in an environment of the mobile communication device based on the obtained image data based on at least one of a detected motion, a detected change in light intensity, or a detected color profile in the environment;

one or more instructions to perform pattern recognition on one or more images associated with the detected change in the environment to identify an object, entity, or event in the environment;

one or more instructions to generate information relating to the identified object, entity, or event; and

one or more instructions to provide image data from the at least one of the one or more cameras in a display insert window on a display of the mobile communication device, in response to the detected change in the environment, wherein the display insert window includes the generated information relating to the identified object, entity, or event.