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Automatic real-time composition feedback for still and video cameras

US8508622B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJan 18, 2011
Grant dateAug 13, 2013
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Expiry dateJul 5, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N5/2621
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image capturing device includes an image sensing device, a processor, and a memory. Using this, the device can determine a plurality of image-based characteristics for a proposed image, compute a composition measure for the proposed image and the given settings that depends from at least two of the plurality of image-based characteristics of the proposed image, output an indication of the composition measure to a user, in the form of simple indicators, more complex indicators/displays, and/or provide suggestions for altering at least one characteristic of the proposed image or data about the context of a shot, receive an image capture signal from the user in response to the indication, receive a captured image from the image sensing device in response to the image capture signal, and store the captured image in memory. The feedback can also be provided at a later time.

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