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Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015

Filed:

Apr. 05, 2013
Applicant:

Serge Lachapelle, Hallmarksvagen, SE;

Inventor:

Serge Lachapelle, Hallmarksvagen, SE;

Assignee:

GOOGLE INC., Mountain View, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/73 (2006.01); H04N 5/235 (2006.01); H04N 5/228 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/2357 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for adjusting the frame rate or other settings of a video camera device operably connected to a computing device are discussed. Embodiments disclosed herein include features such as detecting a camera activation event, acquiring location information about the location of the computing device, determining an AC power frequency associated with the device location or with a power source used by the device, determining ambient lighting conditions near or around the device, identifying a camera frame rate meant to reduce or avoid flicker that would otherwise be caused by a mismatch between AC frequency and camera frame rate, and setting the frame rate of the camera to the identified rate. Embodiments may include some or all of the features noted above, as well as additional features described herein.


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