Directional animation displays during image capture
AssigneeMotorola Mobility LLC
InventorsRyan William Kimball, Lauren Elizabeth Schwendimann
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Abstract
Techniques described herein display a directional animation during image capture. At least some implementations detect an image capture event associated with capturing an image. In response to detecting the image capture event, a directional animation that includes moving images is displayed, where the moving images are based on a location associated with a camera being used to capture the image. Various implementations detect a termination event and terminate display of the directional animation.
Claims20
A computing device comprising:
- a camera device to capture images of a user of the computing device;
- a display device to display a live image of the user prior to a user image being captured by the camera device;
- a processor system to implement a directional animation module at least partially in computer hardware to:
- detect activation of the camera device as an image capture event prior to a user image being captured with the camera device, the live image of the user being displayable on the display device responsive to the activation of the camera device;
- initiate an animated display of a directional animation on the display device replacing the live image of the user, the directional animation displayable as a visual cue to direct user attention to a camera lens of the camera device prior to the user image being captured;
- detect a user input associated with activation of an image capture control to capture the user image;
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- terminate the animated display of the directional animation in response to the activation of the image capture control to capture the user image.
A method implemented by a computing device, the method comprising:
- detecting activation of a camera device as an image capture event prior to a still image being captured with the camera device;
- displaying a live image on a display device responsive to the detecting the activation of the camera device and prior to the still image being captured;
- displaying an animated display of a directional animation on the display device replacing the live image, the directional animation displayed as a visual cue to locate a camera lens of the camera device prior to the still image being captured;
- detecting a user input associated with activating an image capture control to capture the still image;
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- terminating the animated display of the directional animation in response to the detecting the user input activating the image capture control to capture the still image.
One or more computer-readable storage devices comprising processor executable instructions which, responsive to execution by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to implement a directional animation module that performs operations comprising:
- detecting activation of a camera device as an image capture event prior to a still image being captured with the camera device, a live image being displayed on a display device responsive to the detecting the activation of the camera device and prior to the still image being captured;
- identifying a directional animation to display based on one or more configuration settings that are selectable to modify an appearance of the directional animation;
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- replacing the live image with an animated display of the directional animation, the directional animation displayed as a visual cue to locate a camera lens of the camera device prior to the still image being captured.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.