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Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014

Filed:

Aug. 19, 2011
Applicants:

Munjal Desai, Mountain View, CA (US);

Ryan Hickman, Mountain View, CA (US);

Thor Lewis, Mountain View, CA (US);

Damon Kohler, Mountain View, CA (US);

Inventors:

Munjal Desai, Mountain View, CA (US);

Ryan Hickman, Mountain View, CA (US);

Thor Lewis, Mountain View, CA (US);

Damon Kohler, Mountain View, CA (US);

Assignee:

Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Methods and systems for providing functionality of an interface to include an artificial horizon are provided. In one example, a method includes receiving information indicating a range of motion of a camera on a device, and providing an interface on a second device remote from the device. The interface may be configured to receive an input indicating a command for an orientation of the camera on the device. The method may further include based on the information indicating the range of motion of the camera, providing an artificial horizon at a fixed position on the interface that indicates the range of motion of the camera on either side of the artificial horizon. The fixed position of the artificial horizon may be associated with an orientation of the camera having a tilt value of about zero or having a pan value of about zero.


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