Capturing an Image on a Mobile Device

• US 20140139692A1
• Filed: 11/21/2012
• Published: 05/22/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bank of America Corp.
• Original Assignee: Bank of America Corp.
• Inventors: Resende, Paulo, Rekula, Sravan Reddy, Varla, Bharat Raj
• Granted Patent: US 9,148,569 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/208.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/6812 based on additional sensors, e.g. acceleration sensors

Abstract

According to one embodiment of the present invention, a check'"'"'s image is automatically captured. A stabilization parameter of the mobile device is determined using a movement sensor. It is determined whether the stabilization parameter is greater than or equal to a stabilization threshold. An image of the check is captured using the mobile device if the stabilization parameter is greater than or equal to the stabilization threshold.

Claims

1. A device for automatically capturing an image, comprising:

a camera operable to capture an image;

a movement sensor operable to sense movement; and

a processor communicatively coupled to the movement sensor and the camera, and operable to;

determine a stabilization parameter of the camera using the movement sensor;

determine whether the stabilization parameter is greater than a stabilization threshold;

instruct the camera to capture an image of a check if the stabilization parameter is greater than the stabilization threshold.

2. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, the memory is operable to store a deposit application;

wherein the processor is further operable to execute the deposit application.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the stabilization parameter is based on a motion of the camera on the x-axis, a motion of the camera on the y-axis, and a motion of the camera on the z-axis.

4. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

a network interface communicatively coupled to the processor, the network interface is operable to transmit and receive communications;

wherein the processor is further operable to communicate the image of the check to a deposit module.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the movement sensor comprises an accelerometer.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

a network interface communicatively coupled to the processor, the network interface operable to transmit and receive communications;

wherein the processor is further operable to;

extract an account number, a routing number, and a check amount from the image;

communicate the account number, the routing number, and the check amount to a deposit module.

7. A method for automatically capturing an image, comprising:

determining, by a processor, a stabilization parameter of the mobile device using a movement sensor;

determining, by the processor, whether the stabilization parameter is greater than a stabilization threshold; and

automatically capturing an image of a check using a camera if the stabilization parameter is greater than the stabilization threshold.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising executing a deposit application.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein capturing an image of the check comprises capturing the image of the check using the camera of a mobile device.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein determining a stabilization parameter is based on a motion of the camera on the x-axis, a motion of the camera on the y-axis, and a motion of the camera on the z-axis.

11. The method of claim 7, further comprising communicating the image of the check to a deposit module.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein the motion sensor comprises an accelerometer.

13. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

extracting an account number, a routing number, and an amount value from the image; and

communicating the account number, the routing number, and the amount value to a deposit module.

14. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising logic, the logic when executed by a processor, operable to:

determine a stabilization parameter of the camera using a movement sensor;

determine whether the stabilization parameter is greater than a stabilization threshold; and

automatically capture an image of the check using the mobile device if the stabilization parameter is greater than the stabilization threshold.

15. The computer readable medium of claim 14, further operable to execute a deposit application.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 14, wherein capturing an image of the check comprises capturing the image of the check using the camera of a mobile device.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 14, wherein determining a stabilization parameter is based on a motion of the camera on the x-axis, a motion of the camera on the y-axis, and a motion of the camera on the z-axis.

18. The computer readable medium of claim 14, further operable to communicate the image of the check to a deposit module.

19. The computer readable medium of claim 14, further operable to:

extract an account number, a routing number, and an amount value from the image; and

communicate the account number, the routing number, and the amount value to a deposit module.