Device comprising camera elements
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorSimo Vapaakoski
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Abstract
A device comprising a housing; a first camera element located on a first side of the housing for forming image information on a view seen by the first camera element; a second camera element located on a second side of the housing for forming image information on a view seen by the second camera element; an activator for providing a signal from either the first camera element or the second camera element according to a selection, the activator comprising a detector for detecting the selection; and a processor for processing the obtained image information.
Claims17
An apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
- a first camera element located on a first side of the housing configured to form image information of a view seen by the first camera element;
- a second camera element located on a second side of the housing configured to form image information of a view seen by the second camera element;
- a cover movable between a first position, in which the view of the first camera element is at least partly uncovered, and a second position, in which the view of the first camera element is covered;
- wherein the apparatus is configured to obtain user set conditions, and the apparatus further comprises:
- a detector configured to detect the position of the cover and to form a selection according to the conditions and the detected position of the cover;
- an activator configured to provide a signal from either the first camera element or the second camera element according to the selection;
- and
- an image processing element configured to process the obtained image information.
A module for an apparatus comprising at least a first and a second camera element, said first camera element located on a first side of a housing for forming image information of a view seen by the first camera element, and said second camera element located on a second side of the housing for forming image information of a view seen by the second camera element, wherein the apparatus further comprises a cover movable between a first position, in which the view of the first camera element is at least partly uncovered, and a second position, in which the view of the first camera element is covered;
- wherein the module is configured to obtain user set conditions and the module comprises at least:
- a detector configured to detect the position of the cover and to form a selection according to the conditions and the detected position of the cover;
- an activator configured to provide a signal from either the first camera element or the second camera element according to the selection for processing the obtained image information;
- and
- an image processing element configured to process the obtained image information.
A method comprising:
- detecting a position of a cover to form a selection in an apparatus comprising a housing, a first camera element on one side of the housing and a second camera element on a second side of the housing, the cover being movable between a first position, in which the view of the first camera element is at least partly uncovered, and a second position, in which the view of the first camera element is covered;
- obtaining conditions from a user of the apparatus;
- and
- providing a signal from either a first camera element located on a first side of a housing for forming image information of a view seen by the first camera element or a second camera element located on a second side of the housing for forming image information of a view seen by the second camera element according to the selection and the conditions for processing the obtained image information.
A computer program product comprising machine executable instructions stored on a readable medium so that when executed by a processor cause the processor to select a camera element among at least a first and a second camera element, said first camera element located on a first side of a housing for forming image information of a view seen by the first camera element, and said second camera element located on a second side of the housing for forming image information of a view seen by the second camera element, wherein there is a cover moveable between a first position, in which the view of the first camera element is at least partly uncovered, and a second position, in which the view of the first camera element is covered;
- wherein the computer program product comprises machine executable instructions configured to cause the processor to:
- detect a state of the cover to form a selection,
- obtain conditions from a user of the apparatus;
- and
- providing a signal from either the first camera element or the second camera element according to the conditions and the selection for processing the obtained image information.
An apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
- first means, located on a first side of the housing, for forming image information of a view seen by the first means;
- second means, located on a second side of the housing, for forming image information of a view seen by the second means;
- means for covering, the means for covering being movable between a first position, in which the view of the first camera element is at least partly uncovered, and a second position, in which the view of the first camera element is covered;
- means for obtaining user set conditions;
- means for detecting the position of the means for covering and for forming a selection according to the conditions and the detected position of the means for covering;
- means for providing a signal from either the first means or the second means according to the selection;
- and
- means for processing the obtained image information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.