Modification of images based on orientation

• US 9,716,857 B2
• Filed: 10/03/2016
• Issued: 07/25/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Atkinson, Lee Warren
• Primary Examiner(s): Anwah, Olisa
• Application Number:
  US15/283,570
• Publication Number:
  US 20170026611A1
• Time in Patent Office: 295 Days
• Field of Search: 348 1401, 348 1402, 348 1407, 348 1412
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 3/40 Scaling of whole images or parts thereof, e.g. expanding or contracting
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44008 involving operations for analysing video streams, e.g. detecting features or characteristics in the video stream arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of video in broadcast systems H04H60/59
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4402 involving reformatting operations of video signals for household redistribution, storage or real-time display details of conversion of video standards at pixel level H04N7/01; video transcoding H04N19/40; adapting incoming signals to the display format of the display terminal G09G5/005; media handling at the source in data packet switching networks H04L65/764
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/440263 by altering the spatial resolution, e.g. for displaying on a connected PDA
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/2628 Alteration of picture size, shape, position or orientation, e.g. zooming, rotation, rolling, perspective, translation
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/141 between two video terminals, e.g. videophone telephonic communication systems combined with television receiver for reception of entertainment or information matter H04M11/085

Abstract

An image can be sensed at a first device. The image can have a first orientation. A second orientation expected by or associated with a second device can be determined. The image can be modified so that the image has the second orientation if the first orientation differs from the second orientation. The modified image can be transmitted to the second device.

Claims

1. A computing device comprising:

a image sensor to generate image data;

a communication interface to receive display data from a second computing device, the display data indicating a display characteristic of a display of the second computing device; and

a controller to;

determine that the image data does not match the display characteristic of the display of the second computing device display;

in response to determining that the image data does not match the display characteristic of the display of the second computing device display, modify the image data to match the display characteristic of the display of the second computing device; and

transmit the modified image data to the second device.

2. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the display characteristic is an orientation currently used by the display of the second computing device.

3. The computing device of claim 2, wherein the controller is further to:

store the orientation received from the second computing device in a memory of the first device as an expected orientation of the second device; and

generate the modified image data based on the stored expected orientation.

4. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the display characteristic is an aspect ratio currently used by the display of the second computing device.

5. The computing device of claim 4, wherein the controller is further to:

store the aspect ratio received from the second computing device in a memory of the first device as an expected aspect ratio of the second device; and

generate the modified image data based on the stored expected aspect ratio.

6. A method comprising:

sensing an image using an image sensor of a first device;

receiving, by the first device, data indicating a display characteristic of a display of a second device;

determining, by the first device, that the image doe not match the display characteristic of the display of the second device;

in response to determining that the image does not match the display characteristic of the display of the second device, modifying, by the first device, the image to match the display characteristic of the display of the second device; and

transmitting the modified image from the first device to the second device.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the display characteristic is a display orientation of the display of the second device.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

storing the display orientation in a storage of the first device as an expected display orientation of the second device; and

modifying, by the first device, the image based on the stored expected display orientation.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the display characteristic is an aspect ratio currently used by the display of the second device.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

storing the aspect ratio in a storage of the first device as an expected aspect ratio of the second device; and

modifying, by the first device, the image based on the stored expected aspect ratio.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein modifying the image comprises cropping the image.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein modifying the image comprises scaling the image.

13. The method of claim 6, wherein the first device and the second device are in communication to establish a video call.

14. An article comprising a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium storing instructions that upon execution cause a processor of a first communication device to:

receive, from a second communication device, data indicating a display characteristic of the second communication device;

generate image data using an image sensor;

determine that the image does not match the display characteristic of the second communication device;

in response to determining that the image does not match the display characteristic of the second communication device, modify the image data to match the display characteristic of the second communication device; and

transmit the modified image data to the second communication device.

15. The article of claim 14, wherein the display characteristic is a display orientation of a display of the second communication device.

16. The article of claim 15, further comprising instructions to:

store the display orientation in a storage of the first communication device as an expected display orientation of the second communication device; and

modify the image based on the stored expected display orientation.

17. The article of claim 14, wherein the display characteristic is an aspect ratio currently used by a display of the second communication device.

18. The article of claim 17, further comprising instructions to:

store the aspect ratio in a storage of the first communication device as an expected aspect ratio of the second communication device; and

modify the image based on the stored expected aspect ratio.

19. The article of claim 17, wherein the aspect ratio is a ratio represented by a width of the display of the second communication device by a height of the of the second communication device.

20. The article of claim 14, wherein the first communication device is to transmit the modified image data during a video call with the second communication device.