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US 10,771,728 · App. 16/269,535 · Granted Sep 8, 2020

Electronic device, control method, and recording medium for displaying images based on determined state

Inventors: Shigeki Tanabe (Yokohama, JP); Yasuhiro Ueno (Yokohama, JP); Hideki Morita (Yokohama, JP); Isao Masuike (Machida, JP); Koutaro Yamauchi (Yokohama, JP); Manabu Sakuma (Yokohama, JP); Kenji Shimada (Yokohama, JP)
Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
H04N5/44504H04N5/272G01K1/14G01L19/0092G01V7/00G06F3/0488G06F3/04847
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,771,728
App. No.
16/269,535
Filed
Feb 6, 2019
Granted
Sep 8, 2020
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2697
USPC
348/333.02
Abstract

An electronic device includes a display (display unit), a camera (imaging unit), sensors, and a controller. The controller determines the state of the electronic device on the basis of a detection result of a first sensor among the sensors. The controller causes the display to display, when the determined state is a first state, a first overlay image in which first sensor information based on a detection result of a second sensor among the sensors is overlaid on an image captured by the camera. The controller causes the display to display, when the determined state is a second state, a second overlay image in which second sensor information based on the detection result of the second sensor among the plurality of sensors is overlaid on the image captured by the camera. The second sensor information differs from the first sensor information.

Claims (84)

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a display;

a camera;

a plurality of sensors; and

a controller configured to

determine a state of the electronic device on the basis of a detection result of a first sensor among the plurality of sensors,

cause the display to display, when the determined state is a first state, a first overlay image in which first sensor information based on a detection result of a second sensor among the plurality of sensors is overlaid on an image captured by the camera, and

cause the display to display, when the determined state is a second state, a second overlay image in which second sensor information based on the detection result of the second sensor among the plurality of sensors is overlaid on the image captured by the camera,

wherein

the second sensor information differs from the first sensor information,

the first sensor information and the second sensor information include numerical information and text information based on the detection result of the second sensor,

the text information differs between the first sensor information and the second sensor information, and

the controller is configured to

determine whether the electronic device is underwater on the basis of the detection result of the first sensor,

cause the display to display the first overlay image when the electronic device is determined not to be underwater, and

cause the display to display the second overlay image when the electronic device is determined to be underwater.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first sensor comprises a number of sensors.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second sensor comprises a number of sensors.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first sensor comprises a sensor identical to a sensor comprised in the second sensor.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second sensor comprises a temperature sensor.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second sensor comprises a barometric pressure sensor.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein

the numerical information in the first sensor information and the second sensor information are calculated on the basis of the detection result of the second sensor, and

a calculation method of the numerical information differs between the first sensor information and the second sensor information.

8. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the second sensor comprises a temperature sensor.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the second sensor further comprises a barometric pressure sensor.

10. A method for controlling an electronic device comprising a display, a camera, a plurality of sensors, and a controller, the method comprising:

determining, using the controller, a state of the electronic device on the basis of a detection result of a first sensor among the plurality of sensors;

causing the display to display, using the controller, when the determined state is a first state, a first overlay image in which first sensor information based on a detection result of a second sensor among the plurality of sensors is overlaid on an image captured by the camera; and

causing the display to display, using the controller, when the determined state is a second state, a second overlay image in which second sensor information based on the detection result of the second sensor among the plurality of sensors is overlaid on the image captured by the camera,

wherein

the second sensor information differs from the first sensor information,

the first sensor information and the second sensor information include numerical information and text information based on the detection result of the second sensor,

the text information differs between the first sensor information and the second sensor information, and

the method further comprises

determining whether the electronic device is underwater on the basis of the detection result of the first sensor,

causing the display to display the first overlay image when the electronic device is determined not to be underwater, and

causing the display to display the second overlay image when the electronic device is determined to be underwater.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium including computer program instructions to be executed by an electronic device comprising a display, a camera, a plurality of sensors, and a controller, the instructions causing the controller to:

determine a state of the electronic device on the basis of a detection result of a first sensor among the plurality of sensors;

cause the display to display, when the determined state is a first state, a first overlay image in which first sensor information based on a detection result of a second sensor among the plurality of sensors is overlaid on an image captured by the camera; and

cause the display to display, when the determined state is a second state, a second overlay image in which second sensor information based on the detection result of the second sensor among the plurality of sensors is overlaid on the image captured by the camera,

wherein

the second sensor information differs from the first sensor information,

the first sensor information and the second sensor information include numerical information and text information based on the detection result of the second sensor,

the text information differs between the first sensor information and the second sensor information, and

the instructions, when executed by the controller, cause the controller to further:

determine whether the electronic device is underwater on the basis of the detection result of the first sensor,

cause the display to display the first overlay image when the electronic device is determined not to be underwater, and

cause the display to display the second overlay image when the electronic device is determined to be underwater.

12. An electronic device, comprising:

a display;

a camera;

a plurality of sensors; and

a controller configured to

determine a state of the electronic device on the basis of a detection result of a first sensor among the plurality of sensors,

cause the display to display, when the determined state is a first state, a first overlay image in which first sensor information based on a detection result of a second sensor among the plurality of sensors is overlaid on an image captured by the camera, and

cause the display to display, when the determined state is a second state, a second overlay image in which second sensor information based on a detection result of a third sensor among the plurality of sensors is overlaid on the image captured by the camera,

wherein the controller is configured to

determine whether the electronic device is underwater on the basis of the detection result of the first sensor,

cause the display to display the first overlay image when the electronic device is determined not to be underwater, and

cause the display to display the second overlay image when the electronic device is determined to be underwater.

13. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the first sensor comprises a number of sensors.

14. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the second sensor comprises a number of sensors.

15. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the third sensor comprises a number of sensors.

16. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein at least one of the first sensor, the second sensor, and the third sensor comprises a sensor identical to a sensor comprised in another one of the first sensor, the second sensor, and the third sensor.

17. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein

the second sensor comprises an acceleration sensor or a position sensor, and

the third sensor comprises a temperature sensor or a barometric pressure sensor.

18. A method for controlling an electronic device comprising a display, a camera, a plurality of sensors, and a controller, the method comprising:

determining, using the controller, a state of the electronic device on the basis of a detection result of a first sensor among the plurality of sensors;

causing the display to display, using the controller, when the determined state is a first state, a first overlay image in which first sensor information based on a detection result of a second sensor among the plurality of sensors is overlaid on an image captured by the camera; and

causing the display to display, using the controller, when the determined state is a second state, a second overlay image in which second sensor information based on a detection result of a third sensor among the plurality of sensors is overlaid on the image captured by the camera, wherein the method further comprises

determining whether the electronic device is underwater on the basis of the detection result of the first sensor,

causing the display to display the first overlay image when the electronic device is determined not to be underwater, and

causing the display to display the second overlay image when the electronic device is determined to be underwater.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium including computer program instructions to be executed by an electronic device comprising a display, a camera, a plurality of sensors, and a controller, the instructions causing the controller to:

determine a state of the electronic device on the basis of a detection result of a first sensor among the plurality of sensors;

cause the display to display, when the determined state is a first state, a first overlay image in which first sensor information based on a detection result of a second sensor among the plurality of sensors is overlaid on an image captured by the camera; and

cause the display to display, when the determined state is a second state, a second overlay image in which second sensor information based on a detection result of a third sensor among the plurality of sensors is overlaid on the image captured by the camera,

wherein the instructions, when executed by the controller, cause the controller to further:

determine whether the electronic device is underwater on the basis of the detection result of the first sensor,

cause the display to display the first overlay image when the electronic device is determined not to be underwater, and

cause the display to display the second overlay image when the electronic device is determined to be underwater.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 6, 2019
From: TANABE, SHIGEKI; UENO, YASUHIRO; MORITA, HIDEKI; MASUIKE, ISAO; YAMAUCHI, KOUTARO; SAKUMA, MANABU; SHIMADA, KENJI
To: KYOCERA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 048283/0813 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-020238 · Feb 7, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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