IP Library Granted Patent US 11,637,968
Granted Patent B2
US 11,637,968 · App. 16/764,210 · Granted Apr 25, 2023

Image photographing method of electronic device and electronic device

Inventor: Dug In Lyu (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H04N5/247B25J9/0003B25J9/12B25J9/1697G06T7/0002G06T7/248G06T7/70H04N5/23299
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Patent No.
US 11,637,968
App. No.
16/764,210
Granted
Apr 25, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device, according to various embodiments, may comprise: a first camera having a first viewing angle; a second camera having a second viewing angle; and a processor for causing the first camera to monitor each of one or more subjects, and causing the second camera to photograph a subject that has moved from among the one or more subjects. Other embodiments are possible.

Claims (35)

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a first camera with a first viewing angle;

a second camera with a second viewing angle;

a main body;

a moving unit including one or more wheels placed on the bottom of the main body and one or more motors for moving the one or more wheels;

a first arm part connected with the main body and having the second camera placed thereon;

a driving module including one or more motors for controlling a movement of the first arm part; and

a processor configured to monitor each of one or more objects using the first camera, determine whether each of the one or more objects has been moved while monitoring each of the one or more objects, identify an order of the capturing moved objects among the one or more objects obtained by the first camera, and sequentially capture the moved objects among the one or more objects using the second camera based on a relocation of the one or more objects while monitoring each of the one or more objects according to the identified order of capturing,

wherein the order of capturing is identified to perform capturing to one side from the other side, and

wherein the processor is configured to control the driving module to relocate the second camera based on the position of the moved objects to capture the moved objects without movement of the main body, if the moved objects are positioned within the first viewing angle of the first camera, and control the moving unit to move the main body so that the moved objects are positioned within the first viewing angle of the first camera, if the moved objects are positioned off the first viewing angle of the first camera.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to identify a position of the one or more objects using the first camera, capture each of the one or more objects using the second camera based on the identified position of the one or more objects, and capture the moved objects using the second camera based on the position of the moved objects.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the processor is configured to capture an image including the one or more objects using the first camera and identify the position of the one or more objects by analyzing the captured image.

4. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the processor is configured to adjust a capturing composition of the second camera according to a designated capturing composition based on the identified position of the one or more objects, and, upon identifying the relocation of the one or more objects while monitoring the position of each of the one or more objects, adjust the capturing composition of the second camera according to the designated capturing composition based on the position of the moved objects.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to adjust a capturing composition of the second camera according to a designated capturing composition based on a position of the first object, capture a first object, and then adjust the capturing composition of the second camera according to the designated capturing composition based on a position of a second object, and capture the second object.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a third camera with the second viewing angle, wherein the one or more objects include a first object, and wherein the processor is configured to, upon identifying a position of the first object using the first camera, identify a position of a second object using the first camera, capture the second object using the third camera based on the identified position of the second object, upon monitoring the first object using the first camera, monitor the second object using the first camera, and upon identifying a relocation of the second object while monitoring the second object, capture the moved second object using the third camera based on the position of the moved second object.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the processor is configured to adjust a capturing composition of the third camera according to a designated capturing composition based on the identified position of the second object and, upon identifying a relocation of the second object while monitoring the second object, adjust the capturing composition of the third camera according to the designated capturing composition based on the position of the moved second object.

8. The electronic device of claim 6 ,

wherein the processor is configured to determine whether a relocation of the second camera is needed based on the position of the moved first object and, if the relocation of the second camera is needed, control the driving module based on the position of the moved first object to move the first arm part to relocate the second camera.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , further comprising a second arm part connected with the main body and having the third camera placed thereon, wherein the processor is configured to determine whether a relocation of the third camera is needed based on the position of the moved second object and, if the relocation of the third camera is needed, control the driving module based on the position of the moved second object to move the second arm part to relocate the third camera.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the processor is configured to, when at least one of the second camera or the third camera needs to be relocated, control the driving module to move the moveable mechanism based on at least one of the position of the moved first object or the position of the moved second object to relocate at least one of the second camera or the third camera.

11. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first camera includes a wide-angle camera with a wide-angle lens or a plurality of lenses and includes a 360-degree camera configured to capture an image for a plurality of different directions to generate one wide-angle image.

12. A method of capturing an image by an electronic device, the method comprising:

monitoring each of one or more objects using a first camera with a first viewing angle of the electronic device;

determining whether each of the one or more objects has been moved while monitoring each of the one or more objects;

identifying an order of capturing moved objects among the one or more objects obtained by the first camera; and

sequentially capturing the moved objects among the one or more objects using a second camera with a second viewing angle of the electronic device based on a relocation of the one or more objects while monitoring each of the one or more objects according to the identified order of capituring,

wherein the order of capturing is identified to perform capturing to one side from the other side, and

wherein the capturing the moved objects includes controlling a driving module, including one or more motors for controlling a movement of a first arm part, to relocate the second camera based on the position of the moved objects to capture the moved objects without movement of a main body, if the moved objects are positioned within the first viewing angle of the first camera, and controlling a moving unit, including one or more wheels placed on the bottom of the main body and one or more motors for moving the one or more wheels, to move the main body so that the moved objects are positioned within the first viewing angle of the first camera, if the moved objects are positioned off the first viewing angle of the first camera.

13. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium recording a program for capturing an image by an electronic device, the program, when executed, causing a processor of the electronic device to perform operations comprising:

monitoring each of one or more objects using a first camera with a first viewing angle of the electronic device;

determining whether each of the one or more objects has been moved while monitoring each of the one or more objects;

identifying an order of capturing moved objects among the one or more objects obtained by the first camera; and

sequentially capturing a moved object among the one or more objects using a second camera with a second viewing angle of the electronic device based on a relocation of the one or more objects while monitoring each of the one or more objects according to the identified order of capturing,

wherein the order of capturing is identified to perform capturing to one side from the other side, and

wherein the capturing the moved objects includes controlling a driving module, including one or more motors for controlling a movement of a first arm part, to relocate the second camera based on the position of the moved objects to capture the moved objects without movement of a main body, if the moved objects are positioned within the first viewing angle of the first camera, and controlling a moving unit, including one or more wheels placed on the bottom of the main body and one or more motors for moving the one or more wheels, to move the main body so that the moved objects are positioned within the first viewing angle of the first camera, if the moved objects are positioned off the first viewing angle of the first camera.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 14, 2020
From: LYU, DUG IN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2017-0152448 · Nov 15, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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