IP Library Granted Patent US 8,712,207
Granted Patent B2
US 8,712,207 · App. 13/018,656 · Granted Apr 29, 2014

Digital photographing apparatus, method of controlling the same, and recording medium for the method

Inventors: Ji-hyun Goh (Seongnam-si, KR); Ung-sik Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Myung-kyu Choi (Suwon-si, KR); Hyun-ock Yim (Seoul, KR); Tae-hoon Kang (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,712,207
App. No.
13/018,656
Granted
Apr 29, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a digital photographing apparatus that is capable of displaying a slide show in which music and images are displayed in a harmonious manner to the user by replaying a plurality of image files according to an atmosphere created by the music by determining a replay order of the plurality of image files according to the music based on music information and image information, a method of controlling the digital photographing apparatus, and a recording medium for recording the method.

Claims (54)

1. A method of controlling a digital photographing apparatus, the method comprising:

selecting a music file;

selecting a plurality of image files to be replayed according to the music file;

dividing the music into a plurality of frames; analyzing the plurality of frames; and

determining a ranking of the plurality of frames according to a result of the analyzing;

analyzing image information of the plurality of image files;

determining a replay order of the plurality of image files based on the determined ranking of the plurality of frames and the image information; and

replaying the plurality of image files according to the determined replay order together with the selected music file.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein a number of the plurality of frames is the same as a number of the plurality of image files.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the analyzing of the image information comprises:

extracting the image information from each of the image files; and

ordering the plurality of image files according to the image information.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein when the plurality of image files include a face image, the analyzing of the image information comprises:

extracting a number of faces included in each of the image files and a degree of smiling; and

ordering the plurality of image files according to the number of faces and the degree of smiling.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein when the plurality of image files include a movement of a subject, the analyzing of the image information comprises:

extracting a degree of movement of a subject included in each of the image files; and

ordering the plurality of image files according to the degree of movement of the subject.

6. The method of claim 3 , wherein the analyzing of the image information comprises:

extracting an average intensity or average saturation of the plurality of image files; and

ordering the plurality of image files according to a greatness of the average intensity or the average saturation.

7. The method of claim 3 , wherein the analyzing of the image information comprises:

extracting edge information of the plurality of image files; and

ordering the plurality of image files according to the edge information.

8. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium having embodied thereon a method of controlling a digital photographing apparatus, the method comprising:

selecting a music file;

selecting a plurality of image files that are to be replayed according to the music file;

dividing the music into a plurality of frames, analyzing the plurality of frames; and determining a ranking of the plurality of frames according to a result of the analyzing;

analyzing image information of the plurality of image files;

determining a replay order of the plurality of image files based on the determined ranking of the plurality of frames and the image information; and

replaying the plurality of image files according to the determined replay order together with the selected music file.

9. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium of claim 8 , wherein the analyzing of the music information comprises:

dividing the music into a plurality of frames, a number of which equals a number of the plurality of image files; and

determining a ranking of the plurality of frames by analyzing the plurality of frames.

10. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium of claim 9 , wherein the analyzing of the image information comprises:

extracting the image information from each of the image files; and

ordering the plurality of image files according to the image information.

11. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium of claim 9 , wherein the determining of a replay order of the plurality of image files comprises reordering the plurality of image files according to the plurality of frames whose ranking is determined.

12. A digital photographing apparatus comprising:

a manipulation unit configured to generate a signal that selects a music file and a plurality of image files to be replayed according to the music file;

a music information analyzing unit configured to divide the music into a plurality of frames; to analyze the plurality of frames; and to determine a ranking of the plurality of frames according to a result of the analyzing performed by the frame analyzing unit;

an image information analyzing unit configured to analyze image information of the plurality of image files;

a replay order determining unit configured to determine a replay order of the plurality of image files based on the determined ranking of the plurality of frames and the image information; and

a replay unit configured to replay the plurality of image files according to the determined replay order together with the selected music file.

13. The digital photographing apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the image information analyzing unit comprises:

an image information extracting unit configured to extract image information from each of the image files; and

an image file ordering unit configured to order the plurality of image files according to the image information.

14. The digital photographing apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the replay order determining unit is configured to order the plurality of image files according to the plurality of frames whose ranking is determined.

15. The digital photographing apparatus of claim 12 , further comprising:

a display unit configured to display the plurality of image files according to music that is replayed using the replay unit; and

a speaker configured to output the music that is replayed by using the replay unit.

16. The digital photographing apparatus of claim 12 , further comprising:

a music file storage unit configured to store the music file; and

an image file storage unit configured to store the plurality of image files.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 1, 2011
From: GOH, JI-HYUN; KIM, UNG-SIK; CHOI, MYUNG-KYU; YIM, HYUN-OCK; KANG, TAE-HOON
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2010-0012402 · Feb 10, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20110193995A1 · Aug 11, 2011