Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and apparatus for providing a camera lens or viewing point indicator
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Application No.: US14976765Application Date: 2015-12-21
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Publication No.: US10225445B2Publication Date: 2019-03-05
- Inventor: Bradley Lautenbach
- Applicant: LIGHT LABS INC.
- Applicant Address: US CA Redwood City
- Assignee: Light Labs Inc.
- Current Assignee: Light Labs Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Redwood City
- Agency: Straub & Straub
- Agent Michael P. Straub; Stephen T. Straub
- Main IPC: H04N5/232
- IPC: H04N5/232 ; H04N5/225 ; F21V23/00 ; F21V33/00 ; H04N5/217 ; F21Y115/10

Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for providing a user of a camera information about the status of one or more lenses and/or providing a subject of a photograph an indicator of where to look during image capture are described. In some embodiments different sets of camera modules are used for taking photographs depending on user input and/or the distance to the objects to be captured. In various embodiments an indicator, e.g., light emitting element, is associated with each of the different sets of camera modules which maybe used to indicate where a subject should look during image capture by the corresponding set of camera modules. In some embodiment dirty lenses of the camera are detected and the user is notified of the dirty lenses through an audible and/or visual indication. In some embodiments the indication of which lens/lenses are dirty is provided by illuminating light emitting elements corresponding to the dirty lens(es).
Public/Granted literature
- US20170180615A1 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A CAMERA LENS OR VIEWING POINT INDICATOR Public/Granted day:2017-06-22
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