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US 10,574,895 · App. 15/833,580 · Granted Feb 25, 2020

Image capturing method and camera equipped electronic device

Inventors: Jeong-Won Lee (Seongnam-si, KR); Jae-Joon Moon (Anyang-si, KR); Han-Sung Kim (Seongnam-si, KR); Jae-Hyoung Park (Seongnam-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04N5/23293H04N5/23219H04N5/23238H04N5/23258H04N5/144
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Patent No.
US 10,574,895
App. No.
15/833,580
Granted
Feb 25, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods for capturing images using camera-equipped electronic devices and electronic devices are provided. The electronic device includes a display, a camera, at least one sensor, and a processor electrically connected with the display, the camera, and the at least one sensor, wherein the processor is configured to receive a signal for obtaining an image, obtain a preview image through the camera in response to the received signal, identify a first motion of the electronic device through the at least one sensor while the preview image obtained through the camera is displayed through the display, and control the electronic device based on the identified first motion and the preview image.

Claims (78)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a display;

a camera;

at least one sensor; and

a processor electrically connected with the display, the camera, and the at least one sensor, wherein the processor is configured to:

receive a signal for obtaining an image,

obtain a preview image through the camera in response to the received signal,

identify a first motion of the electronic device through the at least one sensor while the preview image obtained through the camera is displayed through the display, and

in response to the first motion being a first preset motion:

obtain a plurality of images comprising a first object through the camera,

identify orientations of the electronic device each corresponding to times when the plurality of images are obtained, respectively,

change orientations of the first object in the plurality of images based on the identified orientations of the electronic device, and

display at least one image from among the plurality of images comprising the first object of which the orientations are changed through the display.

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

identify distances between the electronic device and the first object each corresponding to the times when the plurality of images are obtained, and

store information about the identified orientations and the identified distances of the electronic device in a memory in association with the plurality of images.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the processor is further configured to change magnifications for the first object included in the plurality of images based on the identified distances.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

select one of the plurality of images as a reference image, and

change the orientations of the first object included in the plurality of images based on an orientation of the first object included in the selected reference image.

5. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

display one of the plurality of images comprising the first object of which the orientations and magnifications are changed through the display.

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

identify a second motion of the electronic device through the at least one sensor while the one of the plurality of images is displayed through the display, and

display another one of the plurality of images corresponding to the identified second motion of the electronic device in place of the one of the plurality of images.

7. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

identify a second motion of the electronic device through the at least one sensor while the one of the plurality of images is displayed through the display, and

change a magnification of the one of the plurality of images displayed on the display in response to the identified second motion of the electronic device.

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

change, when the first motion matches a preset second motion, the preview image obtained through the camera into a first scale and display the changed preview image on the display, and

change, when the first motion matches a preset third motion, the preview image obtained through the camera into a second scale and display the changed preview image on the display.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine whether an image of a front face is detected through the camera,

measure, when the image of the front face is detected, a distance between the electronic device and the front face,

resize the detected image of the front face based on the measured distance, and

display the resized image of the front face through the display.

10. A method for obtaining an image through an electronic device, the method comprising:

receiving a signal for obtaining an image;

obtaining a preview image through a camera in response to the received signal;

identifying a first motion of the electronic device through at least one sensor while the preview image obtained through the camera is displayed through a display; and

in response to the first motion being a first preset motion:

obtaining a plurality of images comprising a first object through the camera,

identifying orientations of the electronic device each corresponding to times when the plurality of images are obtained, respectively,

changing orientations of the first object in the plurality of images based on the identified orientations of the electronic device, and

displaying at least one image from among the plurality of images comprising the first object of which the orientations are changed through the display.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

identifying distances between the electronic device and the first object each corresponding to the times when the plurality of images are obtained; and

storing information about the identified orientations and the identified distances of the electronic device in a memory in association with the plurality of images.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising changing magnifications for the first object included in the plurality of images based on the identified distances.

13. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

selecting one of the plurality of images as a reference image; and

changing the orientations of the first object included in the plurality of images based on the orientations of the first object included in the selected reference image.

14. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

displaying one of the plurality of images comprising the first object of which the orientations and magnifications are changed through the display.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

identifying a second motion of the electronic device through the at least one sensor while the one of the plurality of images is displayed through the display; and

display another one of the plurality of images corresponding to the identified second motion of the electronic device in place of the one of the plurality of images.

16. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

identifying a second motion of the electronic device through the at least one sensor while the one of the plurality of images is displayed through the display; and

changing a magnification of the one of the plurality of images displayed on the display in response to the identified second motion of the electronic device.

17. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

changing, when the first motion matches a preset second motion, the preview image obtained through the camera into a first scale and displaying the changed preview image on the display; and

changing, when the first motion matches a preset third motion, the preview image obtained through the camera into a second scale and displaying the changed preview image on the display.

18. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

determining whether an image of a front face is detected through the camera;

measuring, when the image of the front face is detected, a distance between the electronic device and the front face;

resizing the detected image of the front face based on the measured distance; and

displaying the resized image of the front face through the display.

19. At least one non-transitory computer readable recording medium configured to store a program for executing a method for obtaining an image through an electronic device, the method comprising:

receiving a signal for obtaining an image;

obtaining a preview image through a camera in response to the received signal;

identifying a first motion of the electronic device through at least one sensor while the preview image obtained through the camera is displayed through a display; and

in response to the first motion being a first preset motion:

obtaining a plurality of images comprising a first object through the camera,

identifying orientations of the electronic device each corresponding to times when the plurality of images are obtained, respectively,

changing orientations of the first object in the plurality of images based on the identified orientations of the electronic device, and

displaying at least one image from among the plurality of images comprising the first object of which the orientations are changed through the display.

20. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the processor is further configured to detect an acceleration, angular speed, and direction of geomagnetic field of the electronic device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 6, 2017
From: LEE, JEONG-WON; MOON, JAE-JOON; KIM, HAN-SUNG; PARK, JAE-HYOUNG
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 044318/0979 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2017-0002506 · Jan 6, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180198982A1 · Jul 12, 2018
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