Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and devices for displaying an overlay on a device display screen
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Application No.: US12560506Application Date: 2009-09-16
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Publication No.: US08416262B2Publication Date: 2013-04-09
- Inventor: Christopher O'Byrne Saunders
- Applicant: Christopher O'Byrne Saunders
- Applicant Address: CA Waterloo, Ontario
- Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
- Current Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
- Current Assignee Address: CA Waterloo, Ontario
- Agency: Bereskin & Parr LLP/S.E.N.C.R.L.,s.r.l.
- Main IPC: G09G5/00
- IPC: G09G5/00 ; G09G5/02

Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a camera unit configured to capture an image, and a microprocessor configured to control a display to display the image and an overlay substantially simultaneously. In one broad aspect, at least one of the level of transparency, the brightness level, or the color value of the overlay is determined based on at least one of a representative brightness level or a representative color value associated with the image being displayed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110063325A1 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DISPLAYING AN OVERLAY ON A DEVICE DISPLAY SCREEN Public/Granted day:2011-03-17
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