Method and system to assist a user to capture an image or video

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9826145-B2
Application number	US-201514814875-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 31, 2015
Priority date	Jul 31, 2015
Publication date	Nov 21, 2017
Grant date	Nov 21, 2017

Abstract

Various aspects of a method and system to assist a user in the capture of an image or video are disclosed herein. In accordance with an embodiment, one or more circuits in an electronic device are configured to receive a first plurality of input values from the user. The first plurality of input values comprise a first plurality of boundary points that encompass a first object in one or more fields-of-view (FOVs) of the electronic device at the first location. Thereafter, a second location and a target FOV, which is used to capture the image or video, is determined based on the first plurality of boundary points. The image or video comprises at least the first object. Further, display of an indicator is controlled to guide the user to the second location to capture the image or video in the target FOV.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system, comprising:
one or more circuits in an electronic device, said one or more circuits configured to:
receive a first plurality of boundary points based on user input,
wherein said received first plurality of boundary points encompass a first object in a first field-of-view (FOV) of said electronic device at a first location;
determine a second location and a second FOV to capture an image or a video comprising at least said first object, wherein said second location and said second FOV are determined based on said received first plurality of boundary points; and
control display of an indicator to guide a user to said second location to capture said image or said video of said first object in said second FOV.

2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein a portion of said first object extends beyond said first FOV of said electronic device at said first location.

3. The system according to claim 1 , wherein said one or more circuits are further configured to:
receive sensor data from a plurality of sensors of said electronic device; and
determine a plurality of parameters based on said received sensor data.

4. The system according to claim 3 ,
wherein said one or more circuits are further configured to determine said second location and said second FOV based on said plurality of parameters,
wherein said plurality of parameters comprise at least one of a direction of light, at least one source of light, an intensity of light, an angle of movement of said electronic device based on said first object in said first FOV, a distance of said first object from said electronic device at said first location, or an image quality threshold value.

5. The system according to claim 1 , wherein said one or more circuits are further configured to determine said second location and said second FOV based on a user defined threshold value for capture of a portion of said first object in said second FOV.

6. The system according to claim 1 , wherein said one or more circuits are further configured to receive a plurality of input values from said user at said first location,
wherein said received plurality of input values comprise a second plurality of boundary points that encompass a second object.

7. The system according to claim 6 , wherein said one or more circuits are further configured to determine said second location and said second FOV based on said received first plurality of boundary points and based on said second plurality of boundary points.

8. The system according to claim 6 , wherein said one or more circuits are further configured to indicate a threshold value for capture of a portion of at least one of said first object or said second object in said second FOV.

9. The system according to claim 6 , wherein at least one of said first object or said second object are in motion.

10. The system according to claim 9 , wherein said one or more circuits are further configured to capture said video comprising said first object and said second object based on said motion of said at least one of said first object or said second object.

11. The system according to claim 1 ,
wherein said one or more circuits are further configured to recommend usage of setting parameters for said capture of said image or said video of said first object at said second location in said second FOV,
wherein said setting parameters comprise at least one of aperture setting, International Organization for Standardization (ISO) sensitivity, auto-exposure, auto-focus, auto-white-balance, or auto-illumination.

12. The system according to claim 1 , wherein said displayed indicator includes navigation directions to said second location based on a real-time movement of said user.

13. A method, comprising:
in an electronic device:
receiving a first plurality of boundary points based on user input,
wherein said received first plurality of boundary points encompass a first object in a first field-of-view (FOV) of said electronic device at a first location;
determining a second location and a second FOV to capture an image or a video comprising at least said first object, wherein said second location and said second FOV are determined based on said received first plurality of boundary points; and
controlling display of an indicator to guide a user to said second location to capture said image or said video of said first object in said second FOV.

14. The method according to claim 13 , wherein a portion of said first object extends beyond said first FOV of said electronic device at said first location.

15. The method according to claim 13 , further comprising:
receiving sensor data from a plurality of sensors of said electronic device; and
determining a plurality of parameters based on said received sensor data.

16. The method according to claim 15 , further comprising
determining said second location and said second FOV based on said plurality of parameters,
wherein said plurality of parameters comprise at least one of a direction of light, at least one source of light, an intensity of light, an angle of movement of said electronic device based on said first object in said first FOV, a distance of said first object from said electronic device at said first location, or an image quality threshold value.

17. The method according to claim 13 , further comprising determining said second location and said second FOV based on a user defined threshold value of capturing a portion of said first object in said second FOV.

18. The method according to claim 13 , further comprising receiving a plurality of input values from said user at said first location,
wherein said received plurality of input values comprise a second plurality of boundary points encompassing a second object.

19. The method according to claim 18 , further comprising recommending a panoramic-image mode to capture said first object and said second object.

20. The method according to claim 18 , further comprising determining said second location and said second FOV to capture said image or said video based on said received first plurality of boundary points and based on said second plurality of boundary points.

21. The method according to claim 18 , further comprising indicating a threshold value of capturing a portion of at least one of said first object or said second object in said second FOV.

22. The method according to claim 18 , further comprising capturing said video comprising said first object and said second object based on motion of said at least one of said first object or said second object.

23. The method according to claim 13 , further comprising recommending usage of setting parameters for capturing said image or said video of said first object at said second location in said second FOV,
wherein said setting parameters comprise at least one of aperture setting, International Organization for Standardization (ISO) sensitivity, auto-exposure, auto-focus, auto-white-balance, or auto-illumination.

24. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause an electronic device to execute operations, said operations comprising:
receiving a first plurality of boundary points based on user input,
wherein said received first plurality of boundary points encompass a first object in a first field-of-view (FOV) of said electronic device at a first location;
determining a second

Assignees

• Sony Corp

Inventors

• Malgimani Syed Inayathulla Nazerulla
• Sulibhavi Madhvesh
• Chintalapoodi Pramod

Classifications

• H04N23/633

  for displaying additional information relating to control or operation of the camera · CPC title

• H04N23/631

  Graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for controlling image capture or setting capture parameters · 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

• H04N23/698

  for achieving an enlarged field of view, e.g. panoramic image capture · CPC title

• G06F16/58

  Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually · CPC title