Image acquisition and management using a reference image
First Claim
1. A mobile device comprising:
- a camera;
a distance detection mechanism;
a display;
one or more processors;
one or more memories communicatively coupled to the one or more processors; and
an image acquisition application executing on the mobile device, wherein the image acquisition application is configured to;
cause a reference image of one or more objects to be displayed, on the display of the mobile device, as a background image in a manner that allows a user of the mobile device to simultaneously view one or more preview images of the one or more objects currently in a field of view of the camera,cause the one or more preview images of the one or more objects currently in a field of view of the camera to be displayed simultaneously with the reference image on the display of the mobile device,cause the distance detection mechanism to detect a current distance between the camera and the one or more objects currently in the field of view of the camera,cause to be displayed on the display of the mobile device, both a distance at which the reference image of the one or more objects was acquired and the current distance between the camera and the one or more objects currently in the field of view of the camera;
provide an indication to the user of the mobile device whether the current distance is within a specified amount of a distance at which the reference image was acquired, andin response to a user request to acquire an image, cause the camera to acquire a second image of the one or more objects.
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Abstract
A reference image of one or more objects is displayed on the display of a mobile device in a manner that allows a user of the mobile device to simultaneously view the reference image and a preview image of the one or more objects currently in a field of view of a camera of the mobile device. An indication is provided to the user of the mobile device whether the camera of the mobile device is currently located within a specified amount of a distance at which the reference image was acquired. In response to a user request, the camera acquires a second image of the one or more objects and optionally a distance between the camera and the one or more objects at the time the second image was acquired is recorded. An image management application provides various functionalities for accessing and managing image sequences.
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20 Claims
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1. A mobile device comprising:
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a camera; a distance detection mechanism; a display; one or more processors; one or more memories communicatively coupled to the one or more processors; and an image acquisition application executing on the mobile device, wherein the image acquisition application is configured to; cause a reference image of one or more objects to be displayed, on the display of the mobile device, as a background image in a manner that allows a user of the mobile device to simultaneously view one or more preview images of the one or more objects currently in a field of view of the camera, cause the one or more preview images of the one or more objects currently in a field of view of the camera to be displayed simultaneously with the reference image on the display of the mobile device, cause the distance detection mechanism to detect a current distance between the camera and the one or more objects currently in the field of view of the camera, cause to be displayed on the display of the mobile device, both a distance at which the reference image of the one or more objects was acquired and the current distance between the camera and the one or more objects currently in the field of view of the camera; provide an indication to the user of the mobile device whether the current distance is within a specified amount of a distance at which the reference image was acquired, and in response to a user request to acquire an image, cause the camera to acquire a second image of the one or more objects. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions which, when processed by one or more processors, cause:
an image acquisition application executing on a mobile device to; cause a reference image of one or more objects to be displayed, on the display of the mobile device, as a background image in a manner that allows a user of the mobile device to simultaneously view one or more preview images of the one or more objects currently in a field of view of the camera, cause the one or more preview images of the one or more objects currently in a field of view of the camera to be displayed simultaneously with the reference image on the display of the mobile device, cause the distance detection mechanism to detect a current distance between the camera and the one or more objects currently in the field of view of the camera, cause to be displayed on the display of the mobile device, both a distance at which the reference image of the one or more objects was acquired and the current distance between the camera and the one or more objects currently in the field of view of the camera; provide an indication to the user of the mobile device whether the current distance is within a specified amount of a distance at which the reference image was acquired, and in response to a user request to acquire an image, cause the camera to acquire a second image of the one or more objects. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-implemented method comprising:
causing an image acquisition application executing on a mobile device to; cause a reference image of one or more objects to be displayed, on the display of the mobile device, as a background image in a manner that allows a user of the mobile device to simultaneously view one or more preview images of the one or more objects currently in a field of view of the camera, cause the one or more preview images of the one or more objects currently in a field of view of the camera to be displayed simultaneously with the reference image on the display of the mobile device, cause the distance detection mechanism to detect a current distance between the camera and the one or more objects currently in the field of view of the camera, cause to be displayed on the display of the mobile device, both a distance at which the reference image of the one or more objects was acquired and the current distance between the camera and the one or more objects currently in the field of view of the camera; provide an indication to the user of the mobile device whether the current distance is within a specified amount of a distance at which the reference image was acquired, and in response to a user request to acquire an image, cause the camera to acquire a second image of the one or more objects. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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