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Electronic device including a housing and a camera that is activated based on a posture and a grabbing form
US9594292B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9594292-B2 |
| Application number | US-201414175538-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Feb 7, 2014 |
| Priority date | Aug 10, 2011 |
| Publication date | Mar 14, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 14, 2017 |
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An electronic device includes a camera; an acceleration sensor that detects an acceleration applied to a housing; a posture determining unit that determines a posture of the housing based on a value detected by the acceleration sensor; and an activation control unit that activates the camera when the posture determining unit determines that the posture of the housing becomes an upright posture.
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What is claimed is: 1. An electronic device comprising: a housing; a camera; an acceleration sensor that detects an acceleration applied to the housing; a posture determining unit that determines a posture of the housing based on a value detected by the acceleration sensor; an activation control unit that activates the camera when the posture determining unit determines that the posture of the housing becomes an upright posture; and a grasping form recognizing unit that recognizes a user's grasping form of the housing, wherein the activation control unit activates the camera when the posture determining unit determines that the posture of the housing becomes the upright posture and the grasping form recognizing unit recognizes that the user's grasping form of the housing is not a grasping form of covering a lens of the camera. 2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , further comprising an illuminance sensor, wherein the grasping form recognizing unit recognizes whether the user's grasping form of the housing is a grasping form of covering the lens of the camera based on the detected value output from the illuminance sensor. 3. The electronic device according to claim 1 , further comprising a touch panel that detects a user's touch, wherein the grasping form recognizing unit recognizes whether the user's grasping form of the housing is a grasping form of covering the lens of the camera based on a position of the touch. 4. The electronic device according to claim 1 , further comprising a touch sensor that recognizes a touch of a side surface of the housing, wherein the grasping form recognizing unit recognizes whether the user's grasping form of the housing is a grasping form of covering the lens of the camera based on a position of the touch of the side surface. 5. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the activation control unit temporarily activates the camera when the posture determining unit determines that the posture of the housing becomes the upright posture, and wherein the grasping form recognizing unit recognizes whether the user's grasping form of the housing is a grasping form of covering the lens of the camera based on an image captured by the camera which is temporarily activated.
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Special procedures for taking photographs; Apparatus therefor · CPC title
Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer · CPC title
Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means · CPC title
Releasing-devices separate from shutter (integral with shutter G03B9/08) · CPC title
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- What does patent US9594292B2 cover?
- An electronic device includes a camera; an acceleration sensor that detects an acceleration applied to a housing; a posture determining unit that determines a posture of the housing based on a value detected by the acceleration sensor; and an activation control unit that activates the camera when the posture determining unit determines that the posture of the housing becomes an upright posture.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Nikon Corp
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G03B15/00. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Mar 14 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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