Modifying image parameters using wearable device input

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9888170-B2
Application number	US-201615272983-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 22, 2016
Priority date	Dec 23, 2014
Publication date	Feb 6, 2018
Grant date	Feb 6, 2018

Abstract

Systems and methods are presented for modifying image parameters of an image to be captured by an image capturing device based on input from a wearable computing device. In some embodiments, the system receives image data, determines an image parameter based on the image data, and receives data from a wearable computing device positioned proximate to a subject of the image. The system modifies the image parameter based on the data received from the wearable computing device and captures the image data using the modified image parameter.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
receiving, by an image capture device, image data comprising a subject;
determining, by the image capture device, an image parameter based on the image data;
capturing, by the image capture device, first image data comprising a first image of the subject using the image parameter;
receiving, by the image capture device, data from a wearable computing device positioned proximate to the subject;
based on receiving the data from the computing device, determining, by the image capture device, that the first image is unsuitable;
modifying the image parameter, to form a modified image parameter, based on the data received from the wearable computing device; and
recapturing, by the image capture device, the image data using the modified image parameter as a subsequent image.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the computing device is a wearable computing device positioned proximate to the subject.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
in response to capturing the image data using the modified image parameter, transmitting the image data to the wearable computing device proximate to the subject, the transmission of the image data causing the wearable computing device to store the image data on a machine-readable storage device associated with the wearable computing device.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein recapturing the image data as a subsequent image further comprises:
reprocessing the first image data of the first image using the modified image parameter to generate the subsequent image.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the image parameter is a set of image parameters and the image data captured by the image capture device comprises a video stream, the method further comprising:
during capture of the image data, receiving subsequent data from the computing device;
in response to receiving the subsequent data, during capture of the image data, modifying one or more image parameters of the set of image parameters; and
based on modifying the one or more image parameters, capturing modified image data as part of the video stream.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the image data comprises at least a first subject and a second subject, the computing device is a first computing device positioned proximate to the first subject in the image data, and the method further comprising:
receiving data from a second computing device positioned proximate to a second subject within the image;
determining representative data based on the data received from the first computing device and data received from the second computing device; and
modifying the image parameter based on the representative data to form the modified image parameter.

7. A system, comprising: one or more processors of an image capture device; and a machine-readable storage device comprising instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising: receiving, by the one or more processors of the image capture device, image data comprising a subject; determining, by the one or more processors of the image capture device, an image parameter based on the image data; capturing, by the image capture device, first image data comprising a first image of the subject using the image parameter; receiving, by the one or more processors of the image capture device, data from a wearable computing device positioned proximate to the subject; based on receiving the data from the wearable computing device, determining, by the image capture device, that the first image is unsuitable; modifying the image parameter, to form a modified image parameter, based on the data received from the wearable computing device; and recapturing, by the one or more processors of the image capture device, the image data using the modified image parameter as a subsequent image.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the computing device is a wearable computing device positioned proximate to the subject.

9. The system of claim 8 , further comprising:
in response to capturing the image data using the modified image parameter, transmitting the image data to the wearable computing device proximate to the subject, the transmission of the image data causing the wearable computing device to store the image data on a machine-readable storage device associated with the wearable computing device.

10. The system of claim 7 , wherein recapturing the image data as a subsequent image further comprises:
reprocessing the first image data of the first image using the modified image parameter to generate the subsequent image.

11. The system of claim 7 , wherein the image parameter is a set of image parameters and the image data captured by the image capture device comprises a video stream, the method further comprising:
during capture of the image data, receiving subsequent data from the computing device;
in response to receiving the subsequent data, during capture of the image data, modifying one or more image parameters of the set of image parameters; and
based on modifying the one or more image parameters, capturing modified image data as part of the video stream.

12. The system of claim 7 , wherein the image data comprises at least a first subject and a second subject, the computing device is a first computing device positioned proximate to the first subject in the image data, and the method further comprising:
receiving data from a second computing device positioned proximate to a second subject within the image;
determining representative data incorporating the data received from the first computing device and data received from the second computing device; and
modifying the image parameter based on the representative data to form the modified image parameter.

13. A non-transitory machine-readable storage device comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of an image capture device, cause the machine to perform operations comprising: receiving, by the one or more processors of the image capture device, image data comprising a subject; determining, by the one or more processors of the image capture device, an image parameter based on the image data; capturing, by the image capture device, first image data comprising a first image of the subject using the image parameter; receiving, by the one or more processors of the image capture device, data from a wearable computing device positioned proximate to the subject; based on receiving the data from the wearable computing device, determining, by the image capture device, that the first image is unsuitable; modifying the image parameter, to form a modified image parameter, based on the data received from the wearable computing device; and recapturing, by the one or more processors of the image capture device, the image data using the modified image parameter as a subsequent image.

14. The non-transitory machine-readable storage device of claim 13 , wherein the computing device is a wearable computing device positioned proximate to the subject.

15. The non-transitory machine-readable storage device of claim 14 , wherein the operations further comprise:
in response to capturing the image data using the modified image parameter, transmitting the image data to the wearable computing device proximate to the subject, the transmission of the image data causing the wearable computing device to store the image data on a machine-readable storage device associated with the wearable computing device.

16. The non-transitory machine-readable storage device of claim 13 , wherein recapturing the i

Assignees

• Ebay Inc

Inventors

• Luk Bryant Genepang
• Bates Richard Chapman
• Otoole Christopher Diebold
• He Robert
• Brenner Jennifer T
• Tang Yu
• Ziaja Jason
• Das Ananya

Classifications

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