Image capture device with an automatic image capture capability

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11019253-B1
Application number	US-201916709340-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Dec 10, 2019
Priority date	Dec 27, 2018
Publication date	May 25, 2021
Grant date	May 25, 2021

Abstract

An image capture device may automatically capture images. An image sensor may generate visual content based on light that becomes incident thereon. A motion of interest within the visual content may be identified, and multiple images may be generated to include portions of the visual content that span a time duration of interest.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An image capture device comprising:
a housing;
an image sensor carried by the housing and configured to generate an output signal conveying visual information based on light that becomes incident thereon, the visual information defining visual content;
an optical element carried by the housing and configured to guide light within a field of view to the image sensor; and
one or more physical processors carried by the housing, the one or more physical processors configured by machine-readable instructions to:
identify a motion of interest within the visual content, the motion of interest occurring during a moment of interest, the motion of interest identified based on a type of action performed by a person captured within the visual content, a type of activity in which the action is performed by the person, and a type of location in which the activity is performed;
determine a time duration of interest for the motion of interest and from which multiple images are to be generated based on the type of action performed by the person captured within the visual content, the type of activity in which the action is performed by the person, and the type of location in which the activity is performed; and
generate the multiple images from the visual content captured over the time duration of interest, the multiple images including portions of the visual content that span the time duration of interest such that the multiple images include a first image, a second image, and a third image, the first image including a portion of the visual content captured at a beginning of the time duration of interest, the second image including a portion of the visual content captured within the time duration of interest, and the third image including a portion of the visual content captured at an end of the time duration of interest.

2. The image capture device of claim 1 , wherein the multiple images are generated at a first resolution, the first resolution being higher than a second resolution with which the image capture device generates videos.

3. The image capture device of claim 1 , wherein the multiple images are generated further based on an operation of the image capture device in a motion burst capture mode, the operation of the image capture device in the motion burst capture mode including setting of a resolution to generate the multiple images and not including generation of a video.

4. The image capture device of claim 1 , wherein the motion of interest includes a motion of the image capture device or a motion of an object within the visual content.

5. The image capture device of claim 1 , wherein the moment of interest includes a start time point and an end time point, and the time duration of interest is determined to start at the start time point and end at the end time point.

6. The image capture device of claim 1 , wherein the moment of interest includes a time point, and the time duration of interest is determined to include a duration of time preceding the time point and/or a duration of time subsequent to the time point.

7. The image capture device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more physical processors are further configured by the machine-readable instructions to:
generate a composite image based on merging of the multiple images into a single image, individual ones of the multiple images including different representations of a moving object of interest at different times, wherein the composite image includes the different representations of the moving object of interest at different times merged into the single image.

8. The image capture device of claim 7 , wherein:
individual ones of the multiple images further include different representations of a moving object of non-interest at different times; and
the composite image is generated to remove the different representations of the moving object of non-interest from being included within the composite image.

9. A method for generating images, the method performed by an image capture device including an image sensor configured to generate an output signal conveying visual information based on light that becomes incident thereon, the visual information defining visual content, the method comprising:
identifying a motion of interest within the visual content, the motion of interest occurring during a moment of interest, the motion of interest identified based on a type of action performed by a person captured within the visual content, a type of activity in which the action is performed by the person, and a type of location in which the activity is performed;
determining a time duration of interest for the motion of interest and from which multiple images are to be generated based on the type of action performed by the person captured within the visual content, the type of activity in which the action is performed by the person, and the type of location in which the activity is performed; and
generating the multiple images from the visual content captured over the time duration of interest, the multiple images including portions of the visual content that span the time duration of interest such that the multiple images include a first image, a second image, and a third image, the first image including a portion of the visual content captured at a beginning of the time duration of interest, the second image including a portion of the visual content captured within the time duration of interest, and the third image including a portion of the visual content captured at an end of the time duration of interest.

10. The method claim 9 , wherein the multiple images are generated at a first resolution, the first resolution being higher than a second resolution with which the image capture device generates videos.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the multiple images are generated further based on an operation of the image capture device in a motion burst capture mode, the operation of the image capture device in the motion burst capture mode including setting of a resolution to generate the multiple images and not including generation of a video.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the motion of interest includes a motion of the image capture device or a motion of an object within the visual content.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the moment of interest includes a start time point and an end time point, and the time duration of interest is determined to start at the start time point and end at the end time point.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein the moment of interest includes a time point, and the time duration of interest is determined to include a duration of time preceding the time point and/or a duration of time subsequent to the time point.

15. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
generating a composite image based on merging of the multiple images into a single image, individual ones of the multiple images including different representations of a moving object of interest at different times, wherein the composite image includes the different representations of the moving object of interest at different times merged into the single image.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein:
individual ones of the multiple images further include different representations of a moving object of non-interest at different times; and
the composite image is generated to remove the different representations of the moving object of non-interest from being included within the composite image.

Assignees

• Gopro Inc

Inventors

• Weber Clark
• Gilmour Nicholas Ryan

Classifications

• H04N5/2625 Primary

  for obtaining an image which is composed of images from a temporal image sequence, e.g. for a stroboscopic effect (sequence generated by event triggered capturing H04N7/188) · CPC title

• H04N25/42

  by switching between different modes of operation using different resolutions or aspect ratios, e.g. switching between interlaced and non-interlaced mode · CPC title

• H04N23/64 Primary

  Computer-aided capture of images, e.g. transfer from script file into camera, check of taken image quality, advice or proposal for image composition or decision on when to take image · CPC title

• H04N23/611

  where the recognised objects include parts of the human body · CPC title

• H04N23/951

  by using two or more images to influence resolution, frame rate or aspect ratio · CPC title