IP Library Granted Patent US 9,807,306
Granted Patent B2
US 9,807,306 · App. 14/136,524 · Granted Oct 31, 2017

Apparatus and method for photographing image in camera device and portable terminal having camera

Inventors: Seockhyun Yu (Seoul, KR); Kyunghwa Kim (Seoul, KR); Seonhwa Kim (Seoul, KR); HeeJin Kim (Seoul, KR); Mijung Park (Hwaseong-si, KR); Joah Choi (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04N5/23293H04N5/144H04N5/2356H04N5/23254H04N5/2621
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Patent No.
US 9,807,306
App. No.
14/136,524
Granted
Oct 31, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for photographing an image and a portable terminal having a camera for photographing an image are provided. The method includes buffering a burst shot image and displaying a frame image, erasing an object having a movement in the displayed image, and generating and displaying a still image by replacing the displayed image including the object having the movement, at location where the object is erased, with a buffered image.

Claims (39)

1. A method for photographing an image with a portable terminal having a camera, the method comprising:

buffering burst shot images;

displaying an image among the buffered burst shot images;

extracting at least one object having a movement based on the buffered burst shot images;

displaying the extracted at least one object through highlighting;

displaying at least one of the buffered burst shot images corresponding to the extracted at least one object;

selecting an image of the displayed burst shot images;

erasing, automatically, the at least one object having the movement from the displayed image; and

generating and displaying a still image by replacing the displayed image including the at least one object having the movement, at a location where the at least one object is erased, with the selected image among the buffered burst shot images,

wherein the still image excludes the at least one object having the movement.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the erasing of the at least one object comprises:

selecting the at least one object having the movement based on the buffered burst shot images; and

erasing the selected at least one object having the movement based on the buffered burst shot images.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein an eraser button is displayed in a screen displaying the image, and further comprising:

erasing an image area at which a touch interaction is detected, if the eraser button is selected after erasing the at least one object.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the displaying of the at least one object having the movement is performed by distinguishing a border line and/or color of the at least one object having the movement.

5. An apparatus for photographing an image, the apparatus comprising:

a camera configured to obtain an image by a burst shot;

a memory configured to buffer burst shot images;

a display configured to display an image; and

a processor configured to:

control the camera to perform the burst shot, if the burst shot is requested,

buffer the burst shot images in the memory,

display an image among the buffered burst shot images,

extract at least one object having a movement based on the buffered burst shot images,

display the extracted at least one object through highlighting,

display at least one of the buffered burst shot images corresponding to the extracted at least one object,

select an image of the displayed burst shot images,

erase, automatically, the at least one object having the movement from the displayed image, and

generate and display a still image by replacing the displayed image including the at least one object having the movement, at a location where the at least one object is erased, with the selected image among the buffered burst shot images,

wherein the still image excludes the at least one object having the movement.

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

select the at least one object having the movement based on the buffered burst shot images, and

erase the selected at least one object having the movement based on the buffered burst shot images.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

display an eraser button in a screen displaying the image, and

erase an image at a location where a touch interaction is detected, if the eraser button is selected after erasing the at least one object.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to display the at least one object having the movement by distinguishing a border line and/or color of the at least one object having the movement.

9. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the processor comprises an error editing mode and is further configured to display images corresponding to an erroneous area selected from buffered images, if the error editing mode is selected, wherein an erroneous area is selected from a display screen, and to replace the image of the erroneous area with a selected image, if the displayed image is selected.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 20, 2013
From: YU, SEOCKHYUN; KIM, KYUNGHWA; KIM, SEONHWA; KIM, HEEJIN; PARK, MIJUNG; CHOI, JOAH
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2013-0000665 · Jan 3, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20140184858A1 · Jul 3, 2014