Methods and apparatus to facilitate the capture of photographs using mobile devices
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1. A method comprising:
- capturing a first photograph with a mobile device when a first orientation of the mobile device is within an orientation threshold of a reference orientation, the reference orientation defined by at least one of a reference compass direction or a reference angle relative to a direction of gravity determined by a sensor of the mobile device;
updating the reference orientation for a second photograph to correspond to the first orientation of the mobile device when the first photograph was captured, the first orientation defined by at least one of a first compass direction or a first angle relative to the direction of gravity determined by the sensor;
presenting an orientation guide on a display of the mobile device to indicate a current orientation of the mobile device relative to the reference orientation;
disabling an image capturing functionality of the mobile device to capture the second photograph when a difference between the current orientation of the mobile device and the reference orientation exceeds the orientation threshold; and
enabling the image capturing functionality of the mobile device to capture the second photograph when the difference between the current orientation of the mobile device and the reference orientation does not exceed the orientation threshold.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus to capture photographs using mobile devices are disclosed. An example method includes receiving sensor data from a sensor in a mobile device. The example method further includes presenting visual feedback to a user, via a display of the mobile device, to guide the user in capturing a photograph with a camera of the mobile device. The visual feedback based on the sensor data.
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1. A method comprising:
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capturing a first photograph with a mobile device when a first orientation of the mobile device is within an orientation threshold of a reference orientation, the reference orientation defined by at least one of a reference compass direction or a reference angle relative to a direction of gravity determined by a sensor of the mobile device; updating the reference orientation for a second photograph to correspond to the first orientation of the mobile device when the first photograph was captured, the first orientation defined by at least one of a first compass direction or a first angle relative to the direction of gravity determined by the sensor; presenting an orientation guide on a display of the mobile device to indicate a current orientation of the mobile device relative to the reference orientation; disabling an image capturing functionality of the mobile device to capture the second photograph when a difference between the current orientation of the mobile device and the reference orientation exceeds the orientation threshold; and enabling the image capturing functionality of the mobile device to capture the second photograph when the difference between the current orientation of the mobile device and the reference orientation does not exceed the orientation threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus comprising:
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a photograph capturing controller to capture a first photograph with a mobile device when a first orientation of the mobile device is within an orientation threshold of a reference orientation, the reference orientation defined by at least one of a reference compass direction or a reference angle relative to a direction of gravity determined by a sensor of the mobile device; an orientation monitor to be implemented on the mobile device, the orientation monitor to update the reference orientation for a second photograph to correspond to the first orientation of the mobile device when the first photograph was captured, the first orientation defined by at least one of a first compass direction or a first angle relative to the direction of gravity determined by the sensor; and a photograph capturing interface to be implemented on the mobile device, the photograph capturing interface to present an orientation guide on a display of the mobile device to indicate a current orientation of the mobile device relative to the reference orientation the photograph capturing controller to disable an image capturing functionality of the mobile device to capture the second photograph when a difference between the current orientation of the mobile device and the reference orientation exceeds the orientation threshold, the photograph capturing controller to enable the image capturing functionality of the mobile device to capture the second photograph when the difference between the current orientation of the mobile device and the reference orientation does not exceed the orientation threshold. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A tangible computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a machine to at least:
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capture a first photograph with a mobile device when a first orientation of the mobile device is within an orientation threshold of a reference orientation, the reference orientation defined by at least one of a reference compass direction or a reference angle relative to a direction of gravity determined by a sensor of the mobile device; update the reference orientation for a second photograph to correspond to the first orientation of the mobile device when the first photograph was captured, the first orientation defined by at least one of a first compass direction or a first angle relative to the direction of gravity determined by the sensor; present an orientation guide on a display of the mobile device to indicate a current orientation of the mobile device relative to the reference orientation; disable an image capturing functionality of the mobile device to capture the second photograph when a difference between the current orientation of the mobile device and the reference orientation exceeds the orientation threshold; and enable the image capturing functionality of the mobile device to capture the second photograph when the difference between the current orientation of the mobile device and the reference orientation does not exceed the orientation threshold. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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