Patent ID: 7995794
Filing Date: 2011-08-09
Classification: G03B,H04M,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for remotely controlling a first image capturing unit of a portable electronic device, the method comprising: capturing, by a second image capturing unit, image data of a field of view of the second image capturing unit segmenting, into a plurality of segments, the captured image data, where the captured image data is segmented based on fields of color, of the captured image data determining that one or more of the plurality of segments, are associated with an object located within the field of view of the second image capturing unit optically detecting and tracking, based on the one or more of the plurality of segments, the object via the second image capturing unit; detecting, based on optically detecting and tracking the object, a first change in at least one area of the object where the first image capturing unit and the second image capturing unit are positioned within the portable electronic device, and the first change is caused by a movement initiated by a user while utilizing both hands to hold the portable electronic device in a position that allows the first image capturing device to view a scene to be captured; controlling the first image capturing unit based on the first change in the at least one area, where the controlling comprises capturing an image based on the detected first change; detecting, based on optically detecting and tracking the object, a second change in the at least one area, where the second change is different from the first change; and zooming the scene viewed by the first image capturing unit based on the detected second change.