Table-side information device imaging capture

A table-side user terminal comprising:

• a display screen;
• a proximity sensor configured to detect a person proximate the user terminal;
• an imaging system configured to capture image data of persons and objects proximate the user terminal, wherein the imaging system comprises a lens mounted on a top of the table-side user terminal and configured to capture a panoramic view around the table-side user terminal, the lens comprising a dome surface and a reflective mirror that directs light toward an image sensor positioned beneath the lens;
• a controller coupled to the proximity sensor and the imaging system, wherein the controller is configured to:
• detect a presence signal from the proximity sensor and, in response, compare current measurement data received from the proximity sensor to previous measurement data received from the proximity sensor;
• in response to the comparison, determine if a person is proximate the user terminal;
• and
• in response to a determination that a person is proximate the user terminal, cause the display screen to exit a low power mode and increase a brightness of the display screen,
• wherein the controller is further configured to cause the imaging system to capture an image of the person proximate the user terminal.