IP Library Granted Patent US 9,936,138
Granted Patent B2
US 9,936,138 · App. 15/176,630 · Granted Apr 3, 2018

User terminal apparatus and control method thereof

Inventors: Hyun-sub Park (Suwon-si, KR); Dae-myung Kim (Hwaseong-si, KR); Dae-hyun Kim (Hwaseong-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04N5/23293G06F1/1641H04N5/23216H04N5/23219H04N5/23245H04M2250/12H04M2250/16
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,936,138
App. No.
15/176,630
Granted
Apr 3, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A user terminal apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. The user terminal apparatus includes a display including a main display area which is disposed on a front surface of the user terminal apparatus, and a sub display area which extends from one side of the main display area and is disposed on at least one area of a rear surface of the user terminal apparatus, a camera configured to photograph an image, and a processor configured to display a live view acquired through the camera on one of the main display area or the sub display area, and control the display to display, in response to an orientation of the user terminal apparatus being changed, the live view on another one of the main display area or the sub display area.

Claims (56)

1. A mobile device comprising:

a display comprising a plurality of display areas:

the plurality of display areas comprising a main display area which is disposed on a front surface of the mobile device,, and

a sub display area which extends from one side of the main display area and is disposed on a rear surface of the mobile device;

a camera configured to photograph an image; and

a processor configured to:

display a live view image acquired through the camera on one of the plurality of display areas, and

control the display to display, in response to an orientation of the mobile device being changed, a live view image acquired through the camera on another one of the plurality of display areas.

2. The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

display the live view image on the main display area and not to provide information on the sub display area, and

display, in response to the orientation of the mobile device being changed, the live view image on the sub display area and not to provide information on the main display area.

3. The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

display the live view image on the sub display area and not to provide information on the main display area, and

photograph and store, in response to a user touch on the main display area being detected, an image.

4. The mobile device of claim 3 , wherein, in response to a swipe interaction from a certain point in the main display area in a predetermined direction being detected, the processor is further configured to change a photographing setting value to correspond to the predetermined direction.

5. The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

display the live view image on the main display area, and

control the display to display, in response to the live view image being recognized as comprising a person's face, a face area included in the live view image on the sub display area.

6. The mobile device of claim 5 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

crop a part of the live view image to correspond to a size of the sub display area, and

control the display to display the part on the sub display area.

7. The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

display the live view image on the main display area, and

control the display to display, in response to the live view image being recognized as comprising a person, an animation on the sub display area.

8. The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine a distance to a subject,

control the display to display, in response to the determined distance being shorter than a predetermined distance, the live view image on the sub display area, and

control the display to display, in response to the determined distance being longer than the predetermined distance, the live view image on the main display area.

9. The mobile device of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of sensors,

wherein the processor is configured to determine whether the orientation of the mobile device is changed based on at least one of a location and a motion of the mobile device, or a user's grip which are detected by the plurality of sensors.

10. The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein, in response to a person's face being greater than or equal to a predetermined size being recognized in the live view image, or in response to the person's face being greater than or equal to the predetermined size being recognized and then the person's face not being recognized, the processor is further configured to determine that the orientation of the mobile device is changed.

11. A control method of a mobile device which comprises a display comprising a plurality of display areas comprising a main display area which is disposed on a front surface of the mobile device and a sub display area which extends from one side of the main display area and is disposed on at least one area of a rear surface of the mobile device, and a camera configured to photograph an image, the control method comprising:

displaying a live view image acquired through the camera on one of the plurality of display areas; and

displaying, in response to an orientation of the mobile device being changed, a live view image acquired through the camera on another one of the plurality of display areas.

12. The control method of claim 11 ,

wherein the displaying on one of the main display area or the sub display area comprises displaying the live view image on the main display area and not providing information on the sub display area, and

wherein the displaying on the other one of the main display area or the sub display area comprises, in response to the orientation of the mobile device being changed, displaying the live view image on the sub display area and not providing information on the main display area.

13. The control method of claim 11 , wherein the displaying on the other one of the main display area and the sub display area further comprises:

displaying the live view image on the sub display area and not providing information on the main display area; and

photographing and storing, in response to a user touch on the main display area being detected, an image.

14. The control method of claim 13 , further comprising changing, in response to a swipe interaction from a certain point in the main display area in a predetermined direction being detected, a photographing setting value to correspond to the predetermined direction.

15. The control method of claim 11 , wherein the displaying on the other one of the main display area or the sub display area further comprises:

displaying the live view image on the main display area; and

displaying, in response to the live view image being recognized as comprising a person's face, a face area included in the live view image on the sub display area.

16. The control method of claim 15 , wherein the displaying on the sub display area comprises:

cropping a part of the live view image to correspond to a size of the sub display area; and

displaying the part on the sub display area.

17. The control method of claim 11 , wherein the displaying on the other one of the main display area or the sub display area further comprises:

displaying the live view image on the main display area; and

in response to the live view image being recognized as comprising a person, displaying an animation on the sub display area.

18. The control method of claim 11 , wherein the displaying on one of the main display area or the sub display area comprises:

determining a distance to a subject;

displaying, in response to the determined distance being shorter than a predetermined distance, the live view image on the sub display area; and

displaying, in response to the determined distance being longer than the predetermined distance, the live view image on the main display area.

19. The control method of claim 11 , further comprising detecting at least one of a location and a motion of the mobile device, or a user's grip, and

wherein the displaying on the other one of the main display area and the sub display area comprises determining whether the orientation of the mobile device is changed based on at least one of the location and the motion of the mobile device, and the user's grip.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 8, 2016
From: PARK, HYUN-SUB; KIM, DAE-MYUNG; KIM, DAE-HYUN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 038844/0020 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2016-0001684 · Jan 6, 2016 · national
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62198360 · Jul 29, 2015
Related Publication 20170034446A1 · Feb 2, 2017