Patent Document ID: 9906712
Application ID: 14796813
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method comprising: capturing a first photograph with a mobile device when a first orientation of the mobile device is within an orientation threshold of a reference orientation, the reference orientation defined by at least one of a reference compass direction or a reference angle relative to a direction of gravity determined by a sensor of the mobile device; updating the reference orientation for a second photograph to correspond to the first orientation of the mobile device when the first photograph was captured, the first orientation defined by at least one of a first compass direction or a first angle relative to the direction of gravity determined by the sensor; presenting an orientation guide on a display of the mobile device to indicate a current orientation of the mobile device relative to the reference orientation; disabling an image capturing functionality of the mobile device to capture the second photograph when a difference between the current orientation of the mobile device and the reference orientation exceeds the orientation threshold; and enabling the image capturing functionality of the mobile device to capture the second photograph when the difference between the current orientation of the mobile device and the reference orientation does not exceed the orientation threshold.