# US 9,521,321 B1 · Enabling manually triggered multiple field of view image capture within a surround image mode for multi-lens mobile devices > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,521,321 B1 - Document ID: US9521321B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 14/671,261 - Filed: 2015-03-27 - Granted: 2016-12-13 - Earliest claimed: 2015-02-11 - Assignees: 360 Lab LLC. - Applicants: Dmitry Kozko - Inventors: Dmitry Kozko - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9521321B1 ## CPC - H04N 23/698: for achieving an enlarged field of view, e.g. panoramic image capture - H04N 23/45: for generating image signals from two or more image sensors being of different type or operating in different modes, e.g. with a CMOS sensor for moving images in combination with a charge-coupled device [CCD] for still images - H04N 23/62: Control of parameters via user interfaces - H04N 23/661: Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet - H04N 23/69: Control of means for changing angle of the field of view, e.g. optical zoom objectives or electronic zooming - H04N 23/90: Arrangement of cameras or camera modules, e.g. multiple cameras in TV studios or sports stadiums - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract A user activation of an image capture function of a mobile device is received. The image capture function is for a surround image mode. Two or more camera lenses are approximately concurrently activated. A front-side image from a first camera lens and a rear-side image from a second camera lens can be optically captured. A second front-side image from the first camera lens and a second rear-side image from the second camera lens can be optically captured responsive to a manual pan/tilt/zoom operation of the front-side or rear-side lense. Content from the front-side images and content from the rear-side images are recorded in a non-transitory storage medium of the mobile device within a single file for a surround mode image. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for implementing image capture from a mobile phone comprising: receiving a user activation of an image capture function of a mobile device, wherein the image capture function is for a surround image mode; responsive to the user activation, approximately concurrently activating two camera lenses, which comprise a front-side and a rear-side camera lens of the mobile device, wherein the front-side and the rear-side camera lenses are interior components deposed between a front and a back side of the mobile device, wherein the front-side and the rear-side camera lenses each have a field of view between ninety and one hundred and eighty degrees while at least one of the front-side and rear-side camera lenses has a field of view less than one hundred and eighty degrees, wherein coverage of the front-side and the rear-side camera lenses is non-overlapping when concurrently activated, wherein a region of a 360 degree arc about the mobile device remains uncovered by either the front-side and the rear-side camera lenses when concurrently activated; responsive to the user activation, optically capturing a first front-side image using the front-side camera lens and a first rear-side image using the rear-side camera lens, wherein creation of the first front-side image and of the first rear-side image occurs concurrently; while still in the surround image mode and while still performing the image capture function waiting a delay period from a time at which the first front-side image and the first rear-side image was created, during which a user manually repositions the mobile device to align the front-side and rear-side camera lenses to cover the region of the 360 degree arc initially not covered; after the delay period once the mobile device has been manually repositioned continuing the image capture function by capturing a second front-side image using the front-side lens and a second rear-side image using the rear-side lens, wherein creation of the second front-side image and the second rear-side image occurs concurrently; while still performing the image capture function, combining content from the first front-side image, the second front-side image, the first rear side image, and the second rear side image to create a single file that is a three hundred and sixty degree panoramic image also referred to as a surround image that optically covers the region of the 360 degree arc about the mobile device; and recording, as part of the image capture function, in a non-transitory storage medium of the mobile device, the single file. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile device is a phone. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the single file has a panoramic image format. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the front-side and the rear-side camera lenses are ultra wide angle lenses, each having angles of view between one hundred and fifty degrees and one hundred and eighty degrees, wherein raw content captured by the front-side and the rear-side camera lenses are hemispherical images. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: a processor within the mobile device stitching content from the first front-side image, the second front-side image, the first rear-side image, and the second rear-side image together to create a substantially continuous image as the surround image. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: capturing the first front-side image at a first focus point within a focal plane; capturing a the second front-side image at a second focus point within the focal plane, wherein the first and second focus points are different. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile device comprises at third camera lens positioned approximately orthogonally to the front-side lens and to the rear-side lens. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the front-side and the rear-side camera lenses are fixed lenses, wherein the mobile device comprises at least one sensor for detecting movement of the mobile device. ### Claim 9 A mobile device comprising: two or more camera lenses, which comprise a front-side and a rear-side camera lens of the mobile device, wherein the front-side and the rear-side camera lenses are interior components deposed between a front and a back side of the mobile device, wherein the front-side and the rear-side camera lenses each have a field of view between ninety and one hundred and eighty degrees while at least one of the front-side and rear-side camera lenses has a field of view less than one hundred and eighty degrees, wherein coverage of the front-side and the rear-side camera lenses is non-overlapping when concurrently activated, wherein a region of a 360 degree arc about the mobile device remains uncovered by either the front-side and the rear-side camera lenses when concurrently activated; a non-transitory storage medium; and one or more processors executing program instructions to; receive a user activation of an image capture function of the mobile device, wherein the image capture function is for a surround image mode; responsive to the user activation, approximately concurrently activate the front-side and the rear-side camera lenses; responsive to the user activation, optically capture a first front-side image using the front-side camera lens and a first rear-side image using the rear-side camera lens, wherein creation of the first front-side image and of the first rear-side image occurs concurrently; while still in the surround image mode and while still performing the image capture function wait a delay period from a time at which the first front-side image and the first rear-side image was created, during which a user manually repositions the mobile device to align the front-side and rear-side camera lenses to cover the region of the 360 degree arc initially not covered; after the delay period once the mobile device has been manually repositioned continuing the image capture function by capture a second front-side image using the front-side lens and a second rear-side image using the rear-side lens, wherein creation of the second front-side image and the second rear-side image occurs concurrently, while still performing the image capture function, combine content from the first front-side image, the second front-side image, the first rear side image, and the second rear side image to create a single file that is a three hundred and sixty degree panoramic image also referred to as a surround image that optically covers the region of the 360 degree arc about the mobile device; and record, as part of the image capture function, in a non-transitory storage medium of the mobile device, the single file. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The mobile device of claim 9, wherein the mobile device is a phone. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The mobile device of claim 9, wherein mobile device comprises a removable section, wherein the removable section comprises imaging components comprising the front-side and the rear-side camera lenses, wherein different user pluggable removable sections enable different optical characteristics to be selectively enabled for the mobile device. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The mobile device of claim 9, wherein the mobile device comprises a third camera lens, which is a side facing lens positioned approximately orthogonally to the front-side and the rear-side lenses. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The mobile device of claim 9, wherein the mobile device comprises a corner section that is optically transparent, wherein the corner section comprises imaging components for the mobile device, wherein the image components comprise the front-side and the rear-side camera lenses. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The mobile device of claim 9, wherein in addition to the front-side and the rear-side camera lenses, the mobile device comprises a rear-facing ultra-wide angle lens and a front-facing ultra wide angle lens. ### Claim 15 A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer usable program code embodied therewith, the computer usable program code comprising: computer usable program code of a non-transitory storage medium configured to: receive a user activation of an image capture function of the mobile device, wherein the image capture function is for a surround image mode, wherein the mobile device comprises a front-side and a rear-side camera lens of the mobile device, wherein the front-side and the rear-side camera lenses are interior components deposed between a front and a back side of the mobile device, wherein the front-side and the rear-side camera lenses each have a field of view between ninety and one hundred and eighty degrees while at least one of the front-side and rear-side camera lenses has a field of view less than one hundred and eighty degrees, wherein coverage of the front-side and the rear-side camera lenses is non-overlapping when concurrently activated, wherein a region of a 360 degree arc about the mobile device remains uncovered by either the front-side and the rear-side camera lenses when concurrently activated; responsive to the user activation, approximately concurrently activate the front-side and the rear-side camera lenses; responsive to the user activation, optically capture a first front-side image using the front-side camera lens and a first rear-side image using the rear-side camera lens, wherein creation of the first front-side image and of the first rear-side image occurs concurrently; while still in the surround image mode and while still performing the image capture function wait a delay period from a time at which the first front-side image and the first rear-side image was created, during which a user manually repositions the mobile device to align the front-side and rear-side camera lenses to cover the region of the 360 degree arc initially not covered; after the delay period once the mobile device has been manually repositioned continuing the image capture function by capture a second front-side image using the front-side lens and a second rear-side image using the rear-side lens, wherein creation of the second front-side image and the second rear-side image occurs concurrently, while still performing the image capture function, combine content from the first front-side image, the second front-side image, the first rear side image, and the second rear side image to create a single file that is a three and sixty hundred degree panoramic image also referred to as a surround image that optically covers the region of the 360 degree arc about the mobile device; and record, as part of the image capture function, in a non-transitory storage medium of the mobile device, the single file. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the mobile device is a phone.