Apparatus and method for providing proximity-based zooming
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorAllen Ming-kuang Han
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Abstract
An apparatus, method, and computer program product are described that provide for proximity-based zoom functionality for image capturing operations. A physical demarcation is presented to a user of a device, such as a reticle or a reference indication, by which the user can intuitively adjust a level of zoom to be applied in capturing an image. A position of the user with respect to the device is detected, such as by a sensor, and a representation of a scene capturable via the device is determined based on the position detected, where the representation corresponds to the user's view of the scene with respect to the physical demarcation.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least:
- provide a physical demarcation to a user of a device;
- provide for detection of a position of the user with respect to the device;
- and
- determine a representation of a scene capturable via the device, wherein the representation is determined based on the position detected, and wherein the representation determined corresponds to the user's view of the scene with respect to the physical demarcation.
A method comprising:
- providing a physical demarcation to a user of a device;
- providing for detection of a position of the user with respect to the device;
- and
- determining, via a processor, a representation of a scene capturable via the device, wherein the representation is determined based on the position detected, and wherein the representation determined corresponds to the user's view of the scene with respect to the physical demarcation.
A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code portions stored therein, the computer-executable program code portions comprising program code instructions for:
- providing a physical demarcation to a user of a device;
- providing for detection of a position of the user with respect to the device;
- and
- determining a representation of a scene capturable via the device, wherein the representation is determined based on the position detected, and wherein the representation determined corresponds to the user's view of the scene with respect to the physical demarcation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.