IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,966,317
Granted Patent B2
US 11,966,317 · App. 16/768,452 · Granted Apr 23, 2024

Electronic device and method for controlling same

Inventors: Yehoon Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Chanwon Seo (Suwon-si, KR); Sojung Yun (Suwon-si, KR); Junik Jang (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
G06F11/3438G06N3/08
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,966,317
App. No.
16/768,452
Filed
May 29, 2020
Granted
Apr 23, 2024
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2444
USPC
709/224
Abstract

An electronic device and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. The method for controlling an electronic device according to the present disclosure comprises the steps of: detecting at least one user and acquiring user information of the detected at least one user; determining a user mode on the basis of the acquired user information; determining a service to be provided to the detected at least one user, by inputting the user information and the determined user mode as input data to a model learned by an artificial intelligence algorithm; and providing the determined service corresponding to the user mode. A method for providing the service by the electronic device may at least partially use an artificial intelligence model learned according to at least one of machine learning, neural network, and deep learning algorithms.

Claims (56)

1. A method for controlling an electronic device, the method comprising:

obtaining, by the electronic device, image data regarding persons around the electronic device;

providing, by the electronic device, a display based on the obtained image data;

identifying, by the electronic device, a number of persons in the obtained image data;

determining, by the electronic device, a user mode of the electronic device based on the identified number of persons; and

performing, by the electronic device, a camera-related operation of the electronic device according to the determined user mode.

2. The method claim 1 , further comprising:

based on identifying a first number of persons, determining, by the electronic device, a first user mode; and

based on identifying a second number of persons, determining, by the electronic device, a second user mode different from the first user mode.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the camera-related operation performed by the electronic device comprises driving a component of the electronic device.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a relationship between persons in the obtained image data.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the relationship is determined based on facial features of the persons.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the image data is obtained by a camera of the electronic device.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the electronic device comprises a smartphone.

8. An electronic device comprising:

a camera;

a display; and

a processor configured to:

obtain image data regarding persons around the electronic device, using the camera;

provide a display on the display based on the obtained image data;

identify a number of persons in the obtained image data;

determine a user mode of the electronic device based on the identified number of persons; and

control a camera-related operation of the electronic device according to the determined user mode.

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

based on identifying a first number of persons, determine a first user mode; and

based on identifying a second number of persons, determine a second user mode different from the first user mode.

10. The device of claim 8 , wherein the camera-related operation controlled by the processor comprises driving a component of the electronic device.

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

determine a relationship between persons in the obtained image data.

12. The device of claim 11 , wherein the relationship is determined based on facial features of the persons.

13. The device of claim 8 , comprising a smartphone.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processor of an electronic device configure the processor to perform operations comprising:

obtaining image data regarding persons around the electronic device;

providing a display based on the obtained image data;

identifying a number of persons in the obtained image data;

determining a user mode of the electronic device based on the identified number of persons; and

performing a camera-related operation of the electronic device according to the determined user mode.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the operations further comprise:

based on identifying a first number of persons, determining a first user mode; and

based on identifying a second number of persons, determining a second user mode different from the first user mode.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the camera-related operation performed by the electronic device comprises driving a component of the electronic device.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining a relationship between persons in the obtained image data.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the relationship is determined based on facial features of the persons.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the image data is obtained by a camera of the electronic device.

20. A smartphone comprising the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 .

21. The device of claim 8 , wherein the processor comprises an artificial intelligence (AI) processor.

22. The device of claim 21 , wherein the AI processor is configured to at least control the camera-related operation.

23. The device of claim 21 , wherein the AI processor is configured to identify a number of persons in the obtained image data.

24. A method for controlling a smartphone including a camera, a display, and a processor, the method comprising:

obtaining, by the camera of the smartphone, image data regarding persons around the smartphone;

providing, by the display of the smartphone, a display based on the obtained image data;

identifying, by the processor of the smartphone, a number of persons in the obtained image data;

determining, by the processor of the smartphone, a user mode of the smartphone based on the identified number of persons; and

performing, by the processor of the smartphone, camera-related operation of the smartphone according to the determined user mode.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 29, 2020
From: KIM, YEHOON; SEO, CHANWON; YUN, SOJUNG; JANG, JUNIK
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052790/0871 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0001692 · Jan 5, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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