Method for hiding the camera preview view during position determination of a mobile device

摘要

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.

主权项

1. A method for hiding, from a mobile device user, a camera preview feed of a mobile device application executing on a processor of a mobile device, wherein the camera preview feed comprises images captured by an imaging sensor of the mobile device, the method comprising:
enabling, by the processor executing the mobile device application, the imaging sensor of the mobile device, wherein the mobile device processor requires the mobile device application to display the camera preview feed on a display screen of the mobile device when the imaging sensor is enabled; creating a camera preview surface for displaying the camera preview feed on the display screen of the mobile device; modifying the camera preview surface to be hidden on the display screen of the mobile device from the mobile device user; and setting the camera preview feed to be displayed on the modified camera preview surface.