METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAUSATION OF CAPTURE OF VISUAL INFORMATION INDICATIVE OF A PART OF AN ENVIRONMENT

• US 20150169047A1
• Filed: 12/16/2013
• Published: 06/18/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2013
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Reponen, Erika
• Application Number:
  US14/107,695
• Publication Number:
  US 20150169047A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/014 comprising information/image processing systems
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0178 Eyeglass type eyeglass details G02C
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0187 slaved to motion of at least a part of the body of the user, e.g. head, eye
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/017 Head mounted
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/005 Input arrangements through a video camera
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/013 Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/181 for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources

Abstract

A method comprising determining that a user'"'"'s attention is directed away from at least part of an environment surrounding the user, the part of the environment being within a capture region of a camera module, causing capture of visual information indicative of the part of the environment based, at least in part, on the determination that the user'"'"'s attention is directed away from the part of the environment, causing storage of the visual information as at least part of a video media item, determining that the user'"'"'s attention is directed towards the part of the environment, and causing termination of capture of the visual information based, at least in part, on the determination that the user'"'"'s attention is directed towards the part of the environment is disclosed.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor;

at least one memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following;

determination that a user'"'"'s attention is directed away from at least part of an environment surrounding the user, the part of the environment being within a capture region of a camera module;

causation of capture of visual information indicative of the part of the environment based, at least in part, on the determination that the user'"'"'s attention is directed away from the part of the environment;

causation of storage of the visual information as at least part of a video media item;

determination that the user'"'"'s attention is directed towards the part of the environment; and

causation of termination of capture of the visual information based, at least in part, on the determination that the user'"'"'s attention is directed towards the part of the environment.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the determination that the user'"'"'s attention is directed away from the part of the environment comprises determination of a gaze position of the user, and determination that the gaze position fails to correspond with the part of the environment.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the memory includes computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform determination that a capture non-attention duration threshold has been satisfied, and wherein the causation of capture of the visual information is further based, at least in part, on the determination that the capture non-attention duration threshold has been satisfied.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the memory includes computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform determination that a storage non-attention duration threshold has been satisfied, and wherein the causation of storage of the visual information is further based, at least in part, on the determination that the storage non-attention duration threshold has been satisfied.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the memory includes computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform:

determination that the video media item has satisfied a video media item size threshold; and

causation of removal of at least part of the video media item based, at least in part, on the determination that the video media item size threshold has been satisfied.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the memory includes computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform causation of deletion of at least part of the video media item.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the memory includes computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform:

receipt of information indicative of a video media item rendering input; and

causation of rendering of at least part of the video media item based, at least in part, on the video media item rendering input.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the memory includes computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform:

determination of an occurrence of a significant event associated with the part of the environment; and

causation of rendering of an event notification based, at least in part, on the occurrence of the significant event.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus comprises a display.

10. A method comprising:

determining that a user'"'"'s attention is directed away from at least part of an environment surrounding the user, the part of the environment being within a capture region of a camera module;

causing capture of visual information indicative of the part of the environment based, at least in part, on the determination that the user'"'"'s attention is directed away from the part of the environment;

causing storage of the visual information as at least part of a video media item;

determining that the user'"'"'s attention is directed towards the part of the environment; and

causing termination of capture of the visual information based, at least in part, on the determination that the user'"'"'s attention is directed towards the part of the environment.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising determining that a capture non-attention duration threshold has been satisfied, and wherein the causation of capture of the visual information is further based, at least in part, on the determination that the capture non-attention duration threshold has been satisfied.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising determining that a storage non-attention duration threshold has been satisfied, and wherein the causation of storage of the visual information is further based, at least in part, on the determination that the storage non-attention duration threshold has been satisfied.

13. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

determining that the video media item has satisfied a video media item size threshold; and

causing removal of at least part of the video media item based, at least in part, on the determination that the video media item size threshold has been satisfied.

14. The method of claim 10, further comprising causing deletion of at least part of the video media item.

15. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving information indicative of a video media item rendering input; and

causing rendering of at least part of the video media item based, at least in part, on the video media item rendering input.

16. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

determining an occurrence of a significant event associated with the part of the environment; and

causing rendering of an event notification based, at least in part, on the occurrence of the significant event.

17. At least one computer-readable medium encoded with instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform:

determining that a user'"'"'s attention is directed away from at least part of an environment surrounding the user, the part of the environment being within a capture region of a camera module;

causing capture of visual information indicative of the part of the environment based, at least in part, on the determination that the user'"'"'s attention is directed away from the part of the environment;

causing storage of the visual information as at least part of a video media item;

determining that the user'"'"'s attention is directed towards the part of the environment; and

causing termination of capture of the visual information based, at least in part, on the determination that the user'"'"'s attention is directed towards the part of the environment.

18. The medium of claim 17, further encoded with instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform:

determining that the video media item has satisfied a video media item size threshold; and

causing removal of at least part of the video media item based, at least in part, on the determination that the video media item size threshold has been satisfied.

19. The medium of claim 17, further encoded with instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform:

receiving information indicative of a video media item rendering input; and

causing rendering of at least part of the video media item based, at least in part, on the video media item rendering input.

20. The medium of claim 17, further encoded with instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform:

determining an occurrence of a significant event associated with the part of the environment; and

causing rendering of an event notification based, at least in part, on the occurrence of the significant event.