Patent ID: 7559026

Claim:
An electronic device, comprising: a processor for executing an operating system program and a media content presentation program; a media content pickup device that includes at least a camera and a microphone operatively connected to said processor, said media content pickup device arranged to capture media content input that includes video content by the camera and audio content by the microphone, said media content pickup device arranged to automatically focus on a user-specified region of video interest of the media content input without moving the camera in the media content pickup device and said media content pickup device arranged to automatically focus on a user specified region of audio interest of the media content input independent of the user specified region of video interest; an auto-focus mechanism of said media content pickup device arranged to automatically focus on said user-specified region of interest in response to a focus command using position coordinates that identify said user-specified region of interest; and a media output path to receive and to carry the focused media content input.