Patent Document ID: 8698915
Application ID: 13452641
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method for operating an image capturing device, the method being performed by one or more processors and comprising: enabling a user to select a plurality of modes for operating the image capturing device, the plurality of modes including at least an image capturing mode and a configuration detection mode; in response to receiving a user selection of the configuration detection mode, operating image capturing device in the configuration detection mode, the configuration detection mode to: detect a selected configuration image using a lens of the image capturing device; compare the selected configuration image to a plurality of stored configuration images in one or more databases of the image capturing device, each stored configuration image being associated with a set of capture settings for the image capturing device; in response to determining a match between the selected configuration image and a corresponding stored configuration image, determine a corresponding set of capture settings associated with the corresponding stored configuration image; and adjust one or more capture settings of the image capturing device using the corresponding set of capture settings; in response to adjusting the one or more capture settings, automatically changing operation of the image capturing device from the configuration detection mode to the image capturing mode.