Method for saving an image from a camera application of a portable electronic device
An image is saved to a contact record or set as a home screen directly from a camera application of a portable electronic device. The method includes: capturing an image using a camera that is integrated into the portable electronic device, selecting at least a portion of the image, selecting a contact record from an address book application or selecting a set as home screen option.
1. A method comprising:
while a device comprising a processor, a display and a camera is in a camera mode: capturing, using the camera, an image; and rendering, at the display, the captured image and an option to use the captured image to identify a caller; and,
when the option to use the captured image to identify a caller is selected: receiving, at the processor, while the device remains in the camera mode, a selection of at least a portion of the captured image; and, saving, using the processor, the at least a portion of the captured image as a caller identification image of a selected contact record stored at the device.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the selection of the at least a portion of the captured image includes cropping the captured image.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising zooming the captured image prior to the selection of the at least a portion of the captured image.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising rotating the captured image prior to the selection of the at least a portion of the captured image.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising temporarily storing, at a memory of the device, the at least a portion of the captured image following the selection of the at least a portion of the captured image.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising selectively overwriting a previously stored image saved in the selected contact record with the at least a portion of the captured image.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, further rendering, on the captured image, an indication of a crop area, a shape of the cro area corresponding to a caller-ID image shape, and wherein the receiving the selection of at least a portion of the captured image includes cropping the captured image according to the indication of the crop area.
8. A device comprising:
a processor, a display and a camera, the processor configured to:
while the device is in a camera mode: capture, using the camera, an image;
and render, at the display, the image and an option to use the captured image to identify a caller; and, when the option to use the captured image to identify a caller is selected: receive, while the device remains in the camera mode, a selection of at least a portion of the captured image; and, save the at least a portion of the captured image as a caller identification image of a selected contact record stored at the device.
9. The device of claim 8 , wherein the selection of the at least a portion of the captured image includes cropping the captured image.
10. The device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to zoom the captured image prior to the selection of the at least a portion of the captured image.
11. The device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to rotate the captured image prior to the selection of the at least a portion of the captured image.
12. The device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to temporarily store, at a memory of the device, the at least a portion of the captured image following the selection of the at least a portion of the captured image.
13. The device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to selectively overwrite a previously stored image saved in the selected contact record with the at least a portion of the captured image.
14. The device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to, further render, on the captured image, an indication of a crop area, a shape of the crop area corresponding to a caller-ID image shape, and wherein receiving the selection of at least a portion of the captured image includes cropping the captured image according to the indication of the crop area.
15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a computer program, wherein execution of the computer program is for:
while a device comprising a processor, a display and a camera is in a camera mode: capturing, using the camera, an image; and rendering, at the display, the captured image and an option to use the captured image to identify a caller is selected; and, saving, using the processor, the at least a portion of the captured image as a caller identification image of a selected contact record stored at the device.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the selection of the at least a portion of the captured image includes cropping the captured image.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein execution of the computer program is for one or more of: zooming the captured image prior to the selection of the at least a portion of the captured image; and rotating the captured image prior to the selection of the at least a portion of the captured image.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein execution of the computer program is for: temporarily storing, at a memory of the device, the at least a portion of the captured image following the selection of the at least a portion of the captured image.
19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein execution of the computer program is for: selectively overwriting a previously stored image saved in the selected contact record with the at least a portion of the captured image.
20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein execution of the computer program is for: further rendering, on the captured image, an indication of a crop area, a shape of the crop area corresponding to a caller-ID image shape, and wherein the receiving the selection of at least a portion of the captured image includes cropping the captured image according to the indication of the crop area.