US 12,452,515 B2
System and method for operating a camera based on context data
Gary D. Cudak, Raleigh, NC (US); Nathan Peterson, Oxford, NC (US); and John M. Petersen, Forest, NC (US)
Assigned to LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD, Singapore (SG)
Filed by LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD., Singapore (SG)
Filed on Mar. 29, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/192,150.
Prior Publication US 2024/0334038 A1, Oct. 3, 2024
Int. Cl. H04N 23/61 (2023.01); G06V 10/75 (2022.01); G06V 10/94 (2022.01); H04N 23/63 (2023.01); H04N 23/67 (2023.01); H04N 23/69 (2023.01)
CPC H04N 23/61 (2023.01) [G06V 10/75 (2022.01); G06V 10/95 (2022.01); H04N 23/631 (2023.01); H04N 23/635 (2023.01); H04N 23/675 (2023.01); H04N 23/69 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for capturing images with an electronic device, the method comprising:
under control of one or more processors configured with specific executable program instructions:
obtaining image data;
obtaining context data related to the user of the electronic device for a scene in a field of view (FOV) of a camera of an electronic device based on the image data obtained;
identifying an object in the FOV based on the context data; and
providing instructions related to the FOV or operating the camera to adjust the FOV based on the object identified;
wherein the context data related to the user of the electronic device is selected from a group consisting of face recognition data, calendar information obtained from a file on the electronic device, email-based data, or voicemail-based data.