CAMERA COMPONENT LOCATION INDICATOR ON DISPLAY

• US 20180295287A1
• Filed: 04/06/2017
• Published: 10/11/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/06/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo PC International Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo Singapore Pte Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Li, Scott Wentao, Kapinos, Robert James, Kingsbury, Timothy Winthrop, VanBlon, Russell Speight
• Granted Patent: US 10,681,280 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/63 by using electronic viewfinders
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/635 Region indicators; Field of view indicators

Abstract

One embodiment provides a method, including: determining, using a processor, a camera of an information handling device is active; identifying, using a processor, a location of an at least one lens of the camera on the information handling device; and providing, on a display screen of the information handling device, an indication of the location of the at least one lens of the camera. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

determining, using a processor, a camera of an information handling device is active;

identifying, using a processor, a location of an at least one lens of the camera on the information handling device, wherein the identifying comprises identifying a location of a component of the information handling device and determining a position of the at least one lens of the camera in relation to the identified location of the component; and

providing, on a display screen of the information handling device, an indication of the location of the at least one lens of the camera.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifying comprises identifying a type associated with the information handling device.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the identifying further comprises comparing the type of information handling device to a database of information handling devices.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining the at least one lens of the camera is obstructed.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising providing a notification indicating the at least one lens of the camera is obstructed.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the determining comprises using capacitive sensing.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising identifying a location of components associated with the camera.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising providing an indication of the location of the components.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifying comprises receiving position sensor data associated with an orientation of the information handling device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifying comprises receiving a user input indicating the location of the at least one lens.

11. An information handling device, comprising:

a processor;

a memory device that stores instructions executable by the processor to;

determine, using a processor, a camera of an information handling device is active;

identify, using a processor, a location of an at least one lens of the camera on the information handling device, wherein the identifying comprises identifying a location of a component of the information handling device and determining a position of the at least one lens of the camera in relation to the identified location of the component; and

provide, on a display screen of the information handling device, an indication of the location of the at least one lens of the camera.

12. The information handling device of claim 11, wherein the instructions executable by the processor to identify comprise instructions to identify a type associated with the information handling device.

13. The information handling device of claim 12, wherein the instructions executable by the processor are further executable by the processor to compare the type of information handling device to a database of information handling devices.

14. The information handling device of claim 11, wherein the instructions executable by the processor are further executable by the processor to determine the at least one lens of the camera is obstructed.

15. The information handling device of claim 14, wherein the instructions executable by the processor are further executable by the processor to provide a notification indicating the at least one lens of the camera is obstructed.

16. The information handling device of claim 14, wherein the instructions executable by the processor to determine comprise instructions to determine using capacitive sensing.

17. The information handling device of claim 11, wherein the instructions executable by the processor are further executable by the processor to identify a location of components associated with the camera and to provide an indication of the location of the components.

18. The information handling device of claim 11, wherein the instructions executable by the processor to identify comprise instructions to receive position sensor data associated with an orientation of the information handling device.

19. The method of claim 11, wherein the instructions executable by the processor to identify comprise instructions to receive a user input indicating the location of the at least one lens.

20. A product, comprising:

a storage device that stores code, the code being executable by a processor and comprising;

code that determines a camera of an information handling device is active;

code that identifies a location of an at least one lens of the camera on the information handling device, wherein the identifying comprises identifying a location of a component of the information handling device and determining a position of the at least one lens of the camera in relation to the identified location of the component; and

code that provides, on a display screen of the information handling device, an indication of the location of the at least one lens of the camera.

21. A method, comprising:

determining, using a processor, a camera of an information handling device is active;

identifying, using a processor, an orientation of the information handling device; and

providing, on a display screen of the information handling device, an indication of the location of at least one lens of the camera identified based upon a relational position of the at least one lens of the camera based on the orientation of the information handling device.