Method and apparatus for switching between cameras in a mobile device to receive a light signal
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Mar 13, 2018
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Feb 17, 2016
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In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to a method for a method for hiding a camera preview feed of a mobile device application. The method may proceed by the mobile device application enabling an imaging sensor of the mobile device, where the software of the mobile device requires the mobile device application to display the camera preview feed when the imaging sensor is enabled. The method may continue by creating a camera preview surface for displaying the camera preview feed. The method may further continue by modifying the camera preview surface to be hidden from the mobile device user. The method may end by setting the camera preview feed to be displayed on the camera preview surface. In another aspect, the present disclosure further relates to modifying the camera preview surface by resizing the camera preview surface to be one pixel large.
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- H04M:TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
- H04N:PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- G06T:IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
- H04B:TRANSMISSION
- G01C:MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING....
- G01S:RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMI....
- H04W:WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
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