Computing device

Abstract

A computing device is described. In one embodiment, the computing device includes a display screen located on a front surface of a housing, a support located on a back surface of the housing, the support is configured to support the display screen in a first position relative to a surface when situated in a first orientation, and to support the display screen in a second position relative to the physical surface when situated in a second orientation, the computing device further includes a first camera located on a first peripheral side of the front surface, the first camera being configured to capture a first field of view, and a second camera located on a second peripheral side of the front surface, and the second camera is configured to capture a second field of view that is different from the first field of view.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computing device comprising:
 a display screen located on a front surface of a housing;   a support located on a back surface of the housing, wherein:
 the support is configured to support the display screen in a first position relative to a physical surface when situated in a first orientation; and 
 the support is configured to support the display screen in a second position relative to the physical surface when situated in a second orientation; 
   a first camera located on a first peripheral side of the front surface, the first camera being configured to capture a first field of view; and   a second camera located on a second peripheral side of the front surface, wherein:
 the first peripheral side is opposite the second peripheral side; and 
 the second camera is configured to capture a second field of view that is different from the first field of view. 
   
     
     
         2 . The computing device of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the second orientation and the first orientation are different;   when the display screen is situated in the first orientation, the display screen is in a first viewing position and the first camera captures the first field of view that includes a portion of a surface in front of the housing and the second camera captures the second field of view that includes a portion of an area in front of the display screen; and   when the display screen is situated in the second orientation, the display screen is in a second viewing position and the first camera captures the first field of view that includes a first portion of an area above the display screen and the second camera captures the second field of view that includes a second portion of an area above the display screen.   
     
     
         3 . The computing device of  claim 1 , wherein:
 a tilt angle between the display screen and the physical surface when the display screen is positioned in the first orientation is greater than a tilt angle between the display screen and the physical surface when the display screen is positioned in the second orientation.   
     
     
         4 . The computing device of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an orientation sensor that detects when the display screen is situated in the first orientation and when the display screen is situated in the second orientation; and   an activity application that executes a routine based on whether the orientation sensor detects the first orientation or the second orientation.   
     
     
         5 . The computing device of  claim 4 , further comprising:
 when the orientation sensor detects that the display screen is positioned in the first orientation, the activity application identifies the first camera located on the first peripheral side as a top camera of the display screen and the second camera located on the second peripheral side as a bottom camera of the display screen;   the first field of view of the top camera is directed downward towards the physical surface; and   the second field of view of the bottom camera is directed upward towards a user facing the display screen.   
     
     
         6 . The computing device of  claim 5 , wherein:
 the top camera is configured to capture a first video stream that includes an activity scene of the physical surface in the first field of view; and   the bottom camera is configured to capture a second video stream that includes a face of the user in the second field of view.   
     
     
         7 . The computing device of  claim 4 , wherein:
 when the orientation sensor detects that the display screen is positioned in the second orientation:
 an activity application identifies the first camera located on the first peripheral side as a bottom camera of the display screen and the second camera located on the second peripheral side as a top camera of the display screen; and 
 the first field of view of the bottom camera and the second field of view of the top camera are directed upward. 
   
     
     
         8 . The computing device of  claim 7 , wherein:
 the bottom camera is configured to capture a first video stream that includes a first portion of a face of a user in the first field of view; and   the top camera is configured to capture a second video stream that includes a second portion of the face of the user in the second field of view.   
     
     
         9 . The computing device of  claim 7 , wherein:
 the bottom camera is configured to capture a first video stream that includes a first user in the first field of view; and   the top camera is configured to capture a second video stream that includes a second user in the second field of view.   
     
     
         10 . The computing device of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the first peripheral side includes a protrusion that extends outwardly from the front surface of the housing; and   the first camera is positioned on the protrusion towards the physical surface; and   the first field of view of the first camera is configured to capture at least a portion of the physical surface.   
     
     
         11 . The computing device of  claim 1 , wherein the support comprises:
 a supporting element that is integral with or coupled to the back surface of the housing; and   the supporting element extends outwardly from the back surface of the housing and is situatable on a physical surface to support the display screen in the first orientation or the second orientation.   
     
     
         12 . The computing device of  claim 11 , wherein:
 the computing device transitions from the first orientation to the second orientation by rotating the computing device.   
     
     
         13 . A method comprising:
 determining that a computing device is positioned in a first orientation on a physical surface, wherein:
 the computing device includes a first camera configured to capture a first field of view and a second camera configured to capture a second field of view that is different from the first field of view; and 
 the first field of view of the first camera is directed towards the physical surface and the second field of view of the second camera is directed towards a user facing the computing device when the computing device is situated in the first orientation; 
   capturing, using the first camera of the computing device, a first video stream that includes an activity scene of the physical surface in the first field of view;   capturing, using the second camera of the computing device, a second video stream that includes the user in the second field of view;   determining, in an activity application of the computing device, an operation routine of the activity application based on the first video stream including the activity scene of the physical surface and the second video stream including the user; and   executing the operation routine in the activity application.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein determining the operation routine of the activity application includes:
 detecting, in the first video stream, a tangible object in the activity scene of the physical surface;   determining, in the second video stream, a user state of the user; and   determining the operation routine of the activity application based on the tangible object in the activity scene and the user state of the user.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein:
 determining the user state of the user includes:
 determining a facial feature of the user in the second video stream; and 
 determining the user state of the user based on the facial feature of the user; and 
   the operation routine of the activity application includes adjusting one or more of a task complexity level and an instruction detail level associated with the user in the activity application based on the user state of the user.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein:
 the first camera is located on a first peripheral side of a front surface of a housing of a display screen; and   the second camera is located on a second peripheral side of the front surface of the housing of the display screen, wherein the first peripheral side is opposite the second peripheral side.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising:
 when the computing device is positioned in the first orientation on the physical surface:
 the first camera becomes a top camera of the computing device, the top camera being directed downward towards the physical surface; and 
 the second camera becomes a bottom camera of the computing device, the bottom camera being directed upward towards the user facing the computing device. 
   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising:
 determining that the computing device is positioned in a second orientation on the physical surface, wherein
 the first field of view of the first camera is directed towards the user facing the computing device when the computing device is situated in the second orientation, and 
 the second field of view of the second camera is directed towards the user facing the computing device when the computing device is situated in the second orientation; 
   capturing, using the first camera of the computing device, a third video stream that includes a first portion of a face of the user in the first field of view;   capturing, using the second camera of the computing device, a fourth video stream that includes a second portion of the face of the user in the second field of view; and   adjusting the operation routine of the activity application based on one or more of the third video stream including the first portion of the face of the user and the fourth video stream including the second portion of the face of the user.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , further comprising:
 when the computing device is positioned in the second orientation on the physical surface:
 the first camera becomes a bottom camera of the computing device, the bottom camera being directed upward towards the first portion of the face of the user in the first field of view; and 
 the second camera becomes a top camera of the computing device, the top camera being directed upward towards the second portion of the face of the user in the second field of view. 
   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein:
 the computing device in a second orientation has been rotated as compared to the computing device in the first orientation; and   a tilt angle between the computing device and the physical surface when the computing device is positioned in the second orientation on the physical surface is smaller than a tilt angle between the computing device and the physical surface when the computing device is positioned in the first orientation on the physical surface.   
     
     
         21 . A computing device comprising:
 a display screen located on a front surface of the computing device in a first orientation;   a first camera located on a front surface of the computing device near a top edge of the computing device in the first orientation, the first camera being configured to capture a first field of view; and   a second camera located on the front surface of the computing device near a bottom edge of the computing device in the first orientation, the second camera being configured to capture a second field of view different from the first field of view, and   an orientation sensor configured to detect when the computing device is oriented into a second orientation, wherein in the second orientation the first camera is located near a bottom edge of the computing device in the second orientation and the second camera is now located near a top edge of the computing device in the second orientation.