Operating mode change by image compare
AssigneeLenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
InventorsJustin Michael Ringuette, Mark Summerville, Richard Todd Wall, Sandy Collins
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Abstract
A device includes a first camera and a second camera respectively supported by a first and a second assemblies coupled via a hinge. The first and the second cameras are configured to respectively capture a first image and a second image that include a common reference object. A controller is coupled to the first and the second cameras, and configured to change an operating mode of the device in response to a comparison between the first and the second images. Additional cameras may be used in further embodiments and may be mounted onto the front and back surfaces of the first and the second assemblies.
Claims20
A device comprising:
- a first camera supported by a first assembly;
- a second camera supported by a second assembly;
- a hinge coupling the first and second assemblies to facilitate rotation of the first and the second assemblies about the hinge;
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- a controller coupled to respectively receive a first image and a second image from the first and the second cameras and configured to change an operating mode of the device in response to comparing of the first and the second images to determine the relative angle between the first assembly and the second assembly.
A device comprising:
- a first camera and a second camera supported by respective hinged surfaces of the device, and configured to capture a first and a second images of a common reference object;
- means for determining a relative angle between the respective hinged surfaces;
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- means for changing an operating mode of the device in response to a comparison of the relative angle and a threshold angle.
A computer implemented method comprising:
- receiving a first image and a second image from a first and a second camera supported by respective hinged assemblies of a device;
- determining a relative angle between the respective hinged assemblies;
- comparing the relative angle to a threshold angle;
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- changing an operating mode of the device in response to the comparing of the relative angle to the threshold angle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.