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Publication Number
US-12388948-B2
Publication Date
2025-08-12
Expiration Date
Abstract
A portable photo studio system includes a portable photo studio and an electronic device such as a camera-enabled smartphone. A computer system is provided that interacts with the electronic device. The computer system requests an image capture system. In response, the electronic device captures image data and shares it with the computer system. The computer system then analyzes the image data to identify areas of interest.
Core Innovation
The portable photo studio system provides first instructions for orientating a human body part into a first orientation with respect to a set of orientation indicia, and then captures a first set of images of the human body part in the first orientation using a camera of an electronic device. The system then provides second instructions for orientating the human body part into a second orientation with respect to the same set of orientation indicia and captures a second set of images in the second orientation.
The orientation guidance is tied to orientation indicia of the portable photo studio, including heel indicia and orientation indicia of a first type and of a second type, which are arranged into two reference indicium groups on a bottom section of the portable photo studio. The method structures image capture across multiple orientations and captures image sets for a human body part positioned relative to the camera-enabled electronic device.
A user interface workflow supports image capture and selection by presenting images on a screen, requesting user selection of a best image, and determining a portion of a first set based on that user selection. In additional capture triggers, voice commands corresponding to the first orientation and the second orientation can instruct the camera to capture the first set of images and the second set of images, where the electronic device includes a voice assistant.
Claims Coverage
The document provides four independent claims covering a computer-implemented method, non-transitory computer-readable storage devices, and a system for guiding orientation-based capture in a portable photo studio and uploading image portions to an external system. Across the independent claims, there are inventive features centered on orientation indicia-guided positioning into first and second orientations, orientation-based image set capture, and uploading portions of both image sets to an external system.
Orientation instructions with orientation indicia and first/second orientations
Providing, by an electronic device of a portable photo studio system, first instructions for orientating a human body part into a first orientation with respect to a set of orientation indicia of a portable photo studio of the portable photo studio system; providing, by the electronic device, second instructions for orientating the human body part into a second orientation with respect to the set of orientation indicia.
Orientation-based image set capture for first and second orientations
Capturing, by a camera of the electronic device, a first set of images of the human body part in the first orientation; capturing, by the camera of the electronic device, a second set of images of the human body part in the second orientation.
Uploading portions of first and second image sets to an external system
Uploading, by the electronic device and to an external system, at least a portion of the first set of images and the second set of images.
Screen-based best image selection to define uploaded portions
Presenting a plurality of images on a screen of the electronic device, requesting a user to select the best image, and determining a portion of the first set of images based on that user selection.
Orientation indicia layout on a bottom section with heel indicia and two indicium groups
Orientation indicia displayed on a bottom section of a portable photo studio, including heel indicia plus two types of orientation indicia, divided into two reference indicium groups.
Detecting a first orientation of a body part comprising a pair of human legs to trigger capture
Processing based on detecting a specified first orientation of a human body part that comprises a pair of human legs, including a defined orientation of the pair of feet relative to heel indicia and toe direction/perpendicularity, and capturing the first set of images responsive to detecting that the pair of human legs is in the first orientation.
Voice-command-triggered capture using a voice assistant
Capturing the first set of images and the second set of images in response to corresponding first and second voice commands instructing the camera to capture those images, where the electronic device includes a voice assistant.
Instruction delivery via speaker or screen tied to bottom-section markings
Providing first and second instructions to a user via a speaker or screen on an electronic device, with the instructions being related to markings on a bottom section of a portable photo studio.
Across the independent claims, the core inventive coverage is the same workflow: provide instructions to orient a human body part into first and second orientations relative to orientation indicia, capture respective first and second sets of images with a camera, and upload at least portions of both sets to an external system. The dependent refinements further cover specific orientation indicia configurations on a bottom section, detection of leg and foot orientation to condition capture, user selection to define uploaded portions, and voice-command-triggered capture using a voice assistant.
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