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US 2014/0270689 A1Published application
Camera Non-Touch Switch
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsSeang Y. Chau, Amy Aimei Han, Michael J. Lammers, Sang-Kyun Han
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Abstract
Various embodiments provide a wearable camera that can be worn by a user. In one or more embodiments, the wearable camera can include a non-touch switch that can be utilized to access and activate various camera functionality.
Claims20
A camera device comprising:
- a housing;
- a camera lens supported by the housing and configured to enable capture of image data;
- a fastening device on the housing and configured to enable the camera device to be worn by a user;
- a non-touch switch configured to receive input to access and activate a camera device functionality;
- a processor configured to:
- receive an input from the non-touch switch;
- access the camera device functionality associated with the non-touch switch;
- and
- activate the camera functionality.
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A computer-implemented method comprising:
- capturing, with a wearable camera device, image data and saving the image data to a memory buffer;
- receiving, via a non-touch switch, input to enter a record mode of the camera device;
- responsive to receiving the input to enter the record mode, saving image data from the beginning of the memory buffer;
- and
- saving currently captured image data in addition to the image data from the beginning of the memory buffer.
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A camera device comprising:
- a housing;
- a camera lens supported by the housing and configured to enable capture of image data;
- a fastening device on the housing and configured to enable the camera device to be worn by a user on clothing of the user;
- a non-touch switch, in the form of a light sensor, configured to receive input to access and activate a camera device functionality;
- a processor configured to:
- receive an input from the non-touch switch;
- access a functionality associated with the non-touch switch;
- and
- activate the camera functionality.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.