Patent ID: 9232143
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. An assistive photography method, comprising: capturing one or more image frames of a subject using a photographic device; selecting dynamically, using one or more processors, an assistive overlay stencil based on the one or more image frames, at least one predefined subject photograph requirement, and a relative position between the subject and the photographic device based on the one or more image frames; wherein the assistive overlay stencil assists in at least partially satisfying the at least one predefined subject photograph requirement by overlaying the assistive overlay stencil on at least one of the one or more image frames of the subject so as to conform to the subject, the overlaying being performed by repositioning the photographic device with respect to the subject; and providing the dynamically selected assistive overlay stencil in a preview display of the photographic device; capturing a digital photograph in accordance with the assistive overlay stencil based on an input from a user or automatically; allowing a user to mark an area of interest in the digital photograph; and providing a second assistive overlay stencil based on the area of interest marked in the digital photograph.