Method and apparatus for image orientation indication and correction

A handheld communication device disposed in a housing with at least a first surface and having image capturing capability, comprising:

• a processor and associated memory;
• an image capture device disposed in the handheld communication device in a known orientation relative to the housing first surface and providing a first signal representing a scene as a first image to said processor;
• an orientation sensor providing, to said processor, a first orientation value representing a first orientation of the handheld communication device and a second orientation value representing a second orientation of the handheld communication device, the first orientation value provided before the second orientation value;
• wherein said processor receives said first signal from said image capture device and said first orientation value and second orientation value from said orientation sensor, and calculates first and second angles of rotation, the first angle of rotation identifying the difference between said first orientation and said known orientation, the second angle of rotation identifying the difference between said second orientation and said known orientation;
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• a communication subsystem coupled to said processor to wirelessly communicate with a network and transmit said first image and said first angle of rotation and, responsive to differences between the first and second angles of rotation, said second angle of rotation.