IP Library Granted Patent US 9,602,732
Granted Patent B2
US 9,602,732 · App. 14/700,458 · Granted Mar 21, 2017

Zoom input and camera information

Inventors: Toni Mäkinen (Tampere, FI); Mikko Tammi (Tampere, FI); Miikka Vilermo (Siuro, FI)
Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
H04N5/23296G06F3/03548H04N5/2258H04N5/23216H04N5/23245H04N5/23293H04N5/2628
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Patent No.
US 9,602,732
App. No.
14/700,458
Granted
Mar 21, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method comprising receiving first camera information from a first camera module that is configured to face in a first camera direction, causing display of at least part of the first camera information, receiving information indicative of a zoom input that corresponds with a zoom direction that signifies zooming out of the first camera information, determining that the zoom input is indicative of zooming beyond a zoom out threshold associated with the first camera information, receiving second camera information from a second camera module that is configured to face in a second camera direction based, at least in part, on the determination that the zoom input is indicative of zooming beyond the zoom out threshold, and causing display of at least part of the second camera information is disclosed.

Claims (62)

1. A method comprising:

receiving first camera image or video information from a first camera module that is configured to face a first camera direction;

causing display of at least part of the first camera image or video information;

receiving information indicative of a zoom input that corresponds with a zoom direction that signifies zooming out of the first image or video information;

determining that the zoom input is indicative of zooming beyond a zoom out threshold associated with the first camera image or video information;

receiving second camera image or video information from a second camera module that is configured to face a second camera direction based, at least in part, on the determination that the zoom input is indicative of zooming beyond the zoom out threshold; and

causing display of at least part of the second camera image or video information,

wherein the first camera direction is substantially opposite from the second camera direction.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising prior to determining that the zoom input is indicative of zooming beyond the zoom out threshold:

determining that the zoom input is indicative of zooming within the zoom out threshold; and

causing zooming out of the first camera image or video information based, at least in part, on the zoom input.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising subsequent to the determination that the zoom input is indicative of zooming beyond the zoom out threshold:

determining that the zoom input comprises movement in the zoom direction; and

causing zooming in of the second camera image or video information based, at least in part, on the movement in the zoom direction.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving audio information from at least one microphone;

causing storage of the first camera image or video information in conjunction with the audio information; and

causing storage of the second camera image or video information in conjunction with the audio information.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving information indicative of a different zoom input that corresponds with a different zoom direction that is substantially opposite from the zoom direction;

determining that the different zoom input is indicative of zooming beyond a different zoom out threshold that is associated with the second camera image or video information;

receiving the first camera image or video information from the first camera module based, at least in part, on the determination that the different zoom input is indicative of zooming beyond the different zoom out threshold; and

causing display of at least part of the first camera image or video information.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising subsequent to the determination that the different zoom input is indicative of zooming beyond the different zoom out threshold:

determining that the different zoom input comprises movement in the different zoom direction; and

causing of zooming in of the first camera image or video information based, at least in part, on the movement in the different zoom direction.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein causation of display of the first camera image or video information is performed in a first camera image or video information single view mode, and causation of display of the second camera image or video information is performed in a second camera image or video information single view mode.

8. An apparatus, at least comprising at least one processor, and at least one memory including computer program code, said at least one memory and said computer program code configured to, with said at least one processor, cause said apparatus at least to perform:

receive first camera image or video information from a first camera module that is configured to face a first camera direction;

cause display of at least part of the first camera image or video information;

receive information indicative of a zoom input that corresponds with a zoom direction that signifies zooming out of the first camera image or video information;

determine that the zoom input is indicative of zooming beyond a zoom out threshold associated with the first camera image or video information;

receive second camera image or video information from a second camera module that is configured to face a second camera direction based, at least in part, on the determination that the zoom input is indicative of zooming beyond the zoom out threshold; and

cause display of at least part of the second camera image or video information,

wherein the first camera direction is substantially opposite from the second camera direction.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the at least one memory including the computer program code is further configured to, with the at least one processor, prior to determining that the zoom input is indicative of zooming beyond the zoom out threshold, cause the apparatus to:

determine that the zoom input is indicative of zooming within the zoom out threshold; and

cause zooming out of the first camera image or video information based, at least in part, on the zoom input.

10. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the at least one memory including the computer program code is further configured to, with the at least one processor, subsequent to the determination that the zoom input is indicative of zooming beyond the zoom out threshold, cause the apparatus to:

determine that the zoom input comprises movement in the zoom direction; and

cause zooming in of the second camera image or video information based, at least in part, on the movement in the zoom direction.

11. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the at least one memory including the computer program code is further configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:

receive audio information from at least one microphone;

cause storage of the first camera image or video information in conjunction with the audio information; and

cause storage of the second camera image or video information in conjunction with the audio information.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the audio information is received from a plurality of microphones such that the audio information comprises at least on leftward audio channel and at least one rightward audio channel, wherein causing storage of the second camera camera image or video information in conjunction with the audio information comprises:

determine reversed polarity audio information such that a leftward channel of the reversed polarity audio information corresponds with the rightward channel of the audio information and a rightward channel of the reversed polarity audio information corresponds with the leftward channel of the audio information; and

store the second camera image or video information in conjunction with the reversed polarity audio information.

13. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the at least one memory including the computer program code is further configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:

receive information indicative of a different zoom input that corresponds with a different zoom direction that is substantially opposite from the zoom direction;

determine that the different zoom input is indicative of zooming beyond a different zoom out threshold that is associated with the second camera image or video information;

receive the first camera image or video information from the first camera module based, at least in part, on the determination that the different zoom input is indicative of zooming beyond the different zoom out threshold; and

cause display of at least part of the first camera image or video information.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the at least one memory including the computer program code is further configured to, with the at least one processor, prior to the determination that the different zoom input is indicative of zooming beyond the different zoom out threshold, cause the apparatus to:

determine that the different zoom input is indicative of zooming within the different zoom out threshold; and

cause zooming out of the second camera image or video information based, at least in part, on the different zoom input.

15. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the at least one memory including the computer program code is further configured to, with the at least one processor, subsequent to the determination that the different zoom input is indicative of zooming beyond the different zoom out threshold, cause the apparatus to:

determine that the different zoom input comprises movement in the different zoom direction; and

cause of zooming in of the first camera image or video information based, at least in part, on the movement in the different zoom direction.

16. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein causation of display of the first camera image or video information is performed in a first camera image or video information single view mode, and causation of display of the second camera image or video information is performed in a second camera image or video information single view mode.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 , further comprising determination that the zoom input is indicative of zooming within a different zoom out threshold that is associated with the second camera image or video information, wherein the receipt of the second camera image or video information from the second camera module is based, at least in part, on the determination that the zoom input is indicative of zooming within the different zoom out threshold.

18. The apparatus of claim 17 , further comprising causation of display of at least part of the first camera image or video information and at least part of the second camera image or video information in a dual view mode based, at least in part, on the determination that the zoom input is indicative of zooming beyond the zoom out threshold.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2015
From: MAKINEN, TONI; TAMMI, MIKKO; VILERMO, MIIKKA
To: NOKIA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 035618/0385 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2015
From: NOKIA CORPORATION
To: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
Reel/Frame 035618/0416 →
Priority Claims (1)
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