Camera Device, Base Unit, Computation Device and corresponding Methods and Computer Programs

Abstract

Examples relate to a camera device, to a base unit for a camera device, to a computation device, and to corresponding methods and computer programs. A camera device comprises a magnetic attachment mechanism for attaching the camera device to a display surface of a monitor. The camera device comprises a camera sensor for generating image data. The camera device comprises wireless communication circuitry for providing the image data wirelessly to a computation device.

1 . (canceled) 
     
     
         2 . A system comprising:
 a camera comprising:
 one or more magnets; 
 a camera sensor for generating image data; and 
 wireless communication circuitry for providing image data wirelessly to a computing device, and 
   a monitor comprising a display surface and a structural plate, wherein the one or more magnets provide a removable attachment of the camera to the display surface of the monitor through a magnetic force applied between the one or more magnets and the structural plate.   
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the monitor is external to the computing device. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the monitor is integrated into the computing device. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the structural plate is a backplate. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the computational device is a laptop computer. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the camera comprises a battery. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the camera comprises an LED indicating a status of the camera. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the monitor is a desktop monitor. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the camera sensor is an active pixel sensor-based image sensor. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the camera sensor is a charge-coupled-device-based image sensor. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 2 , further comprising a base unit comprising a mechanism for removably holding the camera and the mechanism is capable of holding the camera in a first orientation in which the camera sensor points towards a user of the monitor and in a second orientation in which the camera sensor points away from a user of the monitor. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the base unit is external to the computing device. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the base unit is integrated into the computing device. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the base unit is integrated into the monitor. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the wireless communication circuitry is to provide the image data wirelessly to the computing device via WiFi. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the camera sensor is a first camera sensor that is world-facing, the camera further comprising a second camera sensor that is display-facing. 
     
     
         18 . A system comprising:
 a camera comprising:
 one or more magnets for attaching the camera to a display surface of a monitor; 
 a camera sensor for generating image data; and 
 wireless communication circuitry for providing image data wirelessly to a computing device, and 
   a base unit comprising a mechanism for removably holding the camera and the mechanism is capable of holding the camera in a first orientation in which the camera sensor points towards a user of the monitor and in a second orientation in which the camera sensor points away from a user of the monitor.   
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 18 , further comprising the monitor, the monitor comprising the display surface and a structural plate, wherein the one or more magnets provide a removable attachment of the camera to the display surface of the monitor through a magnetic force applied between the one or more magnets and the structural plate. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 19 , wherein the monitor is external to the computing device. 
     
     
         21 . The system of  claim 19 , wherein the monitor is integrated into the computing device. 
     
     
         22 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein the structural plate is a backplate. 
     
     
         23 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein the camera comprises a battery. 
     
     
         24 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein the camera comprises an LED indicating a status of the camera. 
     
     
         25 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein the base unit is integrated into the computing device. 
     
     
         26 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein the base unit is integrated into the monitor. 
     
     
         27 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein the camera sensor is a first camera sensor that is world-facing, the camera further comprising a second camera sensor that is display-facing.