Patent ID: 9729785
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: H04N

Claim:
1. A method comprising: accessing, by a first camera system of a computing device, a record of multiple profiles associated with the first camera system, each profile of the multiple profiles identifying multiple different capabilities of the first camera system that the computing device is to use concurrently, the multiple different capabilities being included in each respective profile based on a qualification of being able to perform the particular capabilities concurrently in accordance with a desired performance level of the computing device, at least one profile of the multiple profiles including an identifier associated with a second camera system of the computing device, the at least one profile identifying one or more different capabilities of the second camera system that the computing device is to use concurrently with the capabilities in the at least one profile of the first camera system; providing an indication of the multiple profiles to a program of the computing device to allow the program to know which capabilities of the first camera system the computing device is to use concurrently; receiving from the program a request to concurrently use at least two of the capabilities of the first camera system; and allowing the program to concurrently use the at least two capabilities in response to at least one of the multiple profiles indicating the computing device is to allow the program to use the at least two capabilities concurrently.