US 12,756,923 B2Granted

Capturing self-photo images in an electronic device

AssigneeMotorola Mobility LLC

InventorsRanjeet Gupta, Rahul Bharat Desai

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Abstract

An electronic device, a method and a computer program product provide techniques for automating self-image capturing, via a camera, when the device is in an always on camera mode. The method includes determining if a captured image stream contains a face of a user. In response to determining the image stream contains the face of the first user, the method includes determining whether an eye gaze direction of the user corresponds to a direction of the camera. In response to determining the user is looking towards the direction of the camera, the method includes determining if the electronic device is in an orientation that corresponds with the user taking a self-image. In response to determining the electronic device is in a selfie-taking orientation, while the user is looking towards the direction of the camera, the method includes autonomously capturing, via the camera, a self-photo image and storing the self-photo image.

Claims20

Dependent claims

An electronic device comprising:

a first camera;
a memory;
and
a processor communicatively coupled to each of the first camera and the memory, and which is configured to cause the electronic device to:
while the electronic device is operating in an always on camera (AoC) mode, determine if a first image stream captured via the first camera contains a face of a first user;
in response to determining the first image stream contains the face of the first user, determine whether a first eye gaze direction of the first user corresponds to a direction of the first camera;
in response to determining the first user is looking towards the direction of the first camera, determine if the electronic device is oriented within a first orientation and is within a first range that corresponds with the first user taking a self-image, wherein the first range is a distance between the electronic device and the face of the user;
and
in response to determining the electronic device is oriented within the first orientation and is in the first range, while the first user is looking towards the direction of the first camera, capture, via the first camera, a self-photo image and store the self-photo image.

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A method comprising:

while an electronic device is operating in an always on camera (AoC) mode, determining, via at least one processor of the electronic device, if a first image stream captured via a first camera of the electronic device contains a face of a first user;
in response to determining the first image stream contains the face of the first user, determining whether a first eye gaze direction of the first user corresponds to a direction of the first camera;
in response to determining the first user is looking towards the direction of the first camera, determining if the electronic device is oriented within a first orientation and in a first range that corresponds with the first user taking a self-image, wherein the first range is a distance between the electronic device and the face of the user;
and
in response to determining the electronic device is oriented within the first orientation and in the first range, while the first user is looking towards the direction of the first camera, capturing, via the first camera, a self-photo image and storing the self-photo image.

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A computer program product comprising:

a non-transitory computer readable storage device having stored thereon program code which, when executed by at least one processor of an electronic device having a first camera, configures the electronic device to complete the functionality of:
while the electronic device is operating in an always on camera (AoC) mode, determining if a first image stream captured via the first camera contains a face of a first user;
in response to determining the first image stream contains the face of the first user, determining whether a first eye gaze direction of the first user corresponds to a direction of the first camera;
in response to determining the first user is looking towards the direction of the first camera, determining if the electronic device is oriented within a first orientation and within a first range that corresponds with the first user taking a self-image, wherein the first range is a distance between the electronic device and the face of the user;
and
in response to determining the electronic device is oriented within the first orientation and is in the first range, while the first user is looking towards the direction of the first camera, capturing, via the first camera, a self-photo image and storing the self-photo image.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.