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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2016
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Jenny Y. Leung, Kirkland, WA (US);
Trevor Baron, Bellevue, WA (US);
Maria C. Lei, Bellevue, WA (US);
Vishal Jain, Redmond, WA (US);
Mei L. Wilson, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Methods and devices for providing notifications for camera resource availability may include receiving requests from a plurality of applications for control of a camera resource. The methods and devices may include providing control of the camera resource to a selected application from the plurality of applications when another application does not have control of the camera resource. The methods and devices may include sending a control notification to one or more applications, including at least one of the plurality of applications indicating that the selected application has control of the camera resource. The methods and devices may include sending an availability notification to the one or more applications, including the at least one of the plurality of applications indicating that the selected application has released the control of the camera resource.