IP Library Granted Patent US 8,325,980
Granted Patent B1
US 8,325,980 · App. 12/336,244 · Granted Dec 4, 2012

Providing indications of object attributes

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Patent No.
US 8,325,980
App. No.
12/336,244
Granted
Dec 4, 2012
Kind
B1
Abstract

Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for providing indications of object attributes to users via image capturing devices are provided. In one embodiment, scene data associated with a detectable area is obtained. The scene data is utilized to identify an object attribute associated with a set of objects, such as faces, within the detectable area. An indication of the object attribute is provided via an image capturing device.

Claims (30)

1. A method for providing indications of object attributes to users via image capturing devices, the method comprising:

obtaining scene data associated with a detectable area;

utilizing the scene data to identify an object attribute associated with a set of one or more objects within the detectable area; and

providing an indication of the object attribute via an image capturing device, wherein the indication of the object attribute comprises a presentation of an option to modify one or more capture area parameters.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the scene data comprises visual scene data, distance scene data, or a combination thereof.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the scene data is obtained upon receiving an indication from a user to provide the object attribute.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

obtaining an object preference that indicates one or more object attributes desired or intended to be captured within an image; and

using the object preference and the scene data to identify the object attribute.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the object attribute comprises a number of objects within an image, a number of objects excluded from an image, whether a specific object is within an image, whether a specific number of objects is within an image, whether a particular object preference is within an image, whether a type of object is within an image, or a combination thereof.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the indication of the object attribute comprises a visual indication, an audio indication, or a combination thereof.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the indication of the object attribute comprises an automatic modification of one or more capture area parameters.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving a user selection to modify the one or more capture area parameters.

9. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, perform a method for providing feedback to a user of an image capturing device, the method comprising:

obtaining scene data, at least a portion of the scene data being associated with a capture area;

analyzing the obtained scene data to determine a number of objects within the capture area; and

providing to the user via the image capturing device an indication of the number of objects within the capture area.

10. The media of claim 9 , wherein the user is provided with a number to indicate the number of objects within the capture area.

11. The media of claim 9 , wherein the user is provided with one or more number of icons, the one or more icons indicating the number of objects within the capture area.

12. The media of claim 9 , wherein a portion of an object is determined to be within the capture area.

13. The media of claim 12 , wherein the indication of the number of objects includes an indication that the portion of the object is within the capture area.

14. The media of claim 9 , wherein the scene data input comprises distance data of the image capturing device in relation to one or more objects within the capture area.

15. The media of claim 9 , wherein the scene data comprises visual data in association with the capture area.

16. The media of claim 9 , wherein the number of objects within the capture area includes the number of objects within the capture area that are intended to be within the capture area.

17. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, perform a method for providing feedback to a user of an image capturing device, the method comprising:

using distance scene data to determine one or more objects intended to be captured in an image, wherein the distance scene data comprises one or more distances from the image capturing device to one or more objects within a detectable area corresponding with the image capturing device;

identifying that each of the one or more objects intended to be captured are not entirely within a capture area; and

providing an indication to the user that at least one of the one or more objects intended to be captured are not entirely within the capture area.

18. The media of claim 17 , wherein the indication comprises a light, a vibration, text, an icon, a symbol, or a combination thereof.

19. The media of claim 17 , wherein the indication comprises an automatic modification of one or more capture area parameters.

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