Mirror detection-based device functionality
First Claim
1. A method of reversing a left-right orientation of content displayed on a display element of an electronic device, the method comprising:
- displaying the content on the display element of the electronic device;
capturing image information using at least one imaging element of the device;
analyzing the captured image information to detect one or more triggers; and
automatically reversing the left-right orientation of the content upon the detection of one or more triggers, wherein the detection of one or more triggers indicates that a user of the device is viewing the content, displayed on the electronic device, using a reflective surface.
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Abstract
An electronic device automatically reverses a left-right orientation of content displayed by the device when detecting that a user is viewing content of the device via a mirror. Some embodiments reverse the content upon detecting a trigger such as a reflection of an image displayed by the device, indicating that the device is displaying content against a mirror. In some embodiments, the device reverses the content upon detecting that blinking markers displayed by the device are inverted or upon detecting a blinking marker flashing in a particular pattern consistent to that emitted by the device. Some embodiments reverse the content upon detecting both the reflection of the image and a reflection of the user. Further, some embodiments reverse the content upon determining that the user is facing a mirror and switches back to its normal orientation when the user is viewing the content by directly looking at the device.
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1. A method of reversing a left-right orientation of content displayed on a display element of an electronic device, the method comprising:
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displaying the content on the display element of the electronic device; capturing image information using at least one imaging element of the device; analyzing the captured image information to detect one or more triggers; and automatically reversing the left-right orientation of the content upon the detection of one or more triggers, wherein the detection of one or more triggers indicates that a user of the device is viewing the content, displayed on the electronic device, using a reflective surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing system, cause the computing system to perform a method of reversing a left-right orientation of content displayed on a display element of the computing system, the method comprising:
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displaying the content on the display element of the electronic device; capturing image information using at least one imaging element of the device; analyzing the captured image information to detect one or more triggers; and automatically reversing the left-right orientation of the content upon the detection of one or more triggers, wherein the detection of one or more triggers indicates that a user of the device is viewing the content, displayed on the electronic device, using a reflective surface. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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