The cameras of
smartphones are used as input devices in numerous research projects and
commercial applications. A commercially successful example is the use of QR
Codes attached to physical objects. QR Codes can be sensed by the phone using
its camera and provide an according link to related digital content, usually a URL.
Another approach is using camera images to recognize objects. Content based
image analysis is used to recognize physical objects such as advertisement
posters to provide information about the object.
Hybrid approaches use a combination of unobstrusive visual markers and image
analysis. An example is to estimate the pose of the camera phone to create a
real-time overlay for a 3D paper globe. On recent camera phones it is even
feasible to provide an augmented reality overlay for 2D objects and to
recognize multiple objects on the phone using a stripped down object
recognition algorithm as well as using GPS and compass.
Auto-geotagging can show where a picture is taken, promoting interactions and allowing
a photo to be mapped with others for comparison.
Besides the usual
back camera, some phones have a front camera facing the user for purposes
including videoconferencing and self-portraiture.
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