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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2013
Applicant:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventor:
Michael J. Lammers, Redwood City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 17/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/228 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G03B 17/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23258 (2013.01); G03B 17/38 (2013.01); H04N 5/23216 (2013.01); H04N 5/23229 (2013.01); H04N 5/23245 (2013.01); G03B 2217/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various embodiments provide a wearable camera that is configured to take a cluster of photographs and use image processing techniques to select a photograph with a lesser amount of blur than other photographs in the cluster. The wearable camera can include one or more of a gyroscope or accelerometer for ascertaining the camera's motion. Motion data associated with the camera's motion is utilized to ascertain when to take an automatic photograph.