Systems and methods for causing a user to look into a camera
View Patent ↗Systems and method for causing a user to look into a camera are described. In some aspects, a position of a camera coupled with a computing device is determined. A computer-generated element is displayed proximate to the determined position of the camera. The computer-generated element is presented for causing a user of the computing device to reposition a face of the user toward the determined position of the camera.
1. A computer-implemented method for causing a user to look into a camera, the method comprising:
determining a position of a camera coupled with a computing device, wherein determining the position of the camera comprises:
presenting an indicator on a screen and prompting the user to look at the indicator, wherein the indicator is colored so as to distinguish the indicator from a background;
moving the indicator around the screen;
determining, based on an input from the camera while moving the indicator around the screen, that the face of the user is repositioned toward the camera; and
determining the position of the camera based on a position of the indicator at a time when the face of the user is repositioned toward the camera; and
displaying a computer-generated element proximate to the determined position of the camera, the computer-generated element being presented for causing a user of the computing device to reposition a face of the user toward the determined position of the camera.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
instantiating an application for transmitting video captured via the camera.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the application comprises an online meeting application, and wherein the computer-generated element comprises a video feed or a screen sharing feed from the online meeting application.
4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the application comprises an online meeting application, and wherein the computer-generated element comprises data from one or more files being shared via the online meeting application.
5. The method of claim 2 , wherein the computer-generated element comprises a control for the application.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the computer-generated element comprises a flashing light or text.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the position of the camera comprises:
determining a computing device type of the computing device;
determining the position of the camera based on a position of a built-in camera of the computing device type.
8. The method of claim 7 , determining the position of the camera based on the position of the built-in camera of the computing device type comprises:
looking up the position of the built-in camera of the computing device type in a data repository, the data repository comprising a mapping of computing device types to positions of built-in cameras.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the position of the camera comprises:
receiving, from the user, an input indicating the position of the camera.
10. A non-transitory computer-readable medium for causing a user to look into a camera, the computer-readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed by one or more computers, cause the one or more computers to implement a method, the method comprising:
determining a position of a camera coupled with a computing device, wherein determining the position of the camera comprises:
presenting an indicator on a screen and prompting the user to look at the indicator, wherein the indicator is colored so as to distinguish the indicator from a background;
moving the indicator around the screen;
determining, based on an input from the camera while moving the indicator around the screen, that the face of the user is repositioned toward the camera; and
determining the position of the camera based on a position of the indicator at a time when the face of the user is repositioned toward the camera; and
displaying a computer-generated element proximate to the determined position of the camera, the computer-generated element being presented for causing a user of the computing device to reposition a face of the user toward the determined position of the camera.
11. The computer-readable medium of claim 10 , the method further comprising:
instantiating an application for transmitting video captured via the camera.
12. The computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the application comprises an online meeting application, and wherein the computer-generated element comprises a video feed or a screen sharing feed from the online meeting application.
13. The computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the application comprises an online meeting application, and wherein the computer-generated element comprises data from one or more files being shared via the online meeting application.
14. The computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the computer-generated element comprises a control for the application.
15. The computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the computer-generated element comprises a flashing light or text.
16. The computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein determining the position of the camera comprises:
determining a computing device type of the computing device;
determining the position of the camera based on a position of a built-in camera of the computing device type.
17. The computer-readable medium of claim 16 , determining the position of the camera based on the position of the built-in camera of the computing device type comprises:
looking up the position of the built-in camera of the computing device type in a data repository, the data repository comprising a mapping of computing device types to positions of built-in cameras.
18. The computer-readable medium of claim 10 , wherein determining the position of the camera comprises:
receiving, from the user, an input indicating the position of the camera.
19. A system for causing a user to look into a camera, the system comprising:
processing hardware; and
a memory comprising instructions which, when executed by the processing hardware, cause the processing hardware to implement a method, the method comprising:
determining a position of a camera coupled with a computing device, wherein determining the position of the camera comprises:
presenting an indicator on a screen and prompting the user to look at the indicator, wherein the indicator is colored so as to distinguish the indicator from a background;
moving the indicator around the screen;
determining, based on an input from the camera while moving the indicator around the screen, that the face of the user is repositioned toward the camera; and
determining the position of the camera based on a position of the indicator at a time when the face of the user is repositioned toward the camera; and
displaying a computer-generated element proximate to the determined position of the camera, the computer-generated element being presented for causing a user of the computing device to reposition a face of the user toward the determined position of the camera.
20. The method of claim 1 , wherein moving the indicator around the screen comprises:
if the camera is not embedded in the screen, moving the indicator around a border or an edge of the screen; and
if the camera is embedded in the screen, moving the indicator around an interior of the screen and around the border and the edge of the screen.