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US 12,302,001 · App. 18/075,550 · Granted May 13, 2025

Method of providing preview image and electronic device therefor

Inventors: Bongseok Park (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Jinhyun Kim (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Jongwoon Jang (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Sungoh Kim (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Donghyuk Ahn (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Hyungsok Yeo (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Taehoon Lee (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., LTD
H04N23/698G06F1/1652G06F1/1686H04N5/265H04N23/632H04N23/635H04N23/6812H04N23/683H04N23/695H04N23/90
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Patent No.
US 12,302,001
App. No.
18/075,550
Granted
May 13, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device according to an embodiment may include a display; a first camera and a second camera mounted at different positions with respect to a screen of the display; a sensor; and a processor operatively connected to the sensor, the plurality of cameras, and the display, wherein the processor may be configured to acquire state information according to a change in state of the display based on a detection signal of the sensor, to control the first camera and the second camera to acquire a first image from the first camera in real time and a second image from the second camera in real time, to generate a third image by synthesizing the first image and the second image based on the state information, and to display at least a portion of the third image as a preview image on the display in real time.

Claims (39)

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a flexible display;

memory;

a plurality of cameras including a first camera and a second camera mounted at different positions with respect to a screen of the flexible display, wherein the positions of the plurality of cameras change according to state of the flexible display, and the state of the flexible display comprises a folded, unfolded, increased or reduced state of the flexible display;

a sensor; and

a processor operatively connected to the sensor, the plurality of cameras, and the flexible display,

wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to:

acquire state information according to a change in the state of the flexible display based on a detection signal of the sensor, wherein the first camera has a first field of view and the second camera has a second field of view, the state information further comprising a distance between the camera and an intersection point where the first field of view and the second field of view intersect, or a distance between the first camera and the second camera,

control the first camera and the second camera to acquire a first image from the first camera in real time and a second image from the second camera in real time,

generate a third image by synthesizing the first image and the second image based on the state information, and

display at least a portion of the third image as a preview image on the flexible display in real time.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the electronic device to correct the third image based on a designated movement correction position determined based on the state of the flexible display.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the flexible display is configured to be expanded or reduced by moving in a left and/or right direction, and

the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the electronic device to correct the third image based on the designated movement correction position in the left and/or right direction.

4. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the electronic device to provide a user notification when expansion or bending of the flexible display is performed such that at least a portion of the first image and/or the second image is beyond the designated movement correction position.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a driving unit configured to adjust a direction of a field of view of the first camera or the second camera.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the electronic device to generate the third image by synthesizing the first image and the second image acquired according to direction adjustment of the field of view of the first camera or the second camera by the driving unit.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the electronic device to apply a parameter for one of the first camera or the second camera to the other one according to an input corresponding to a specific position of the third image displayed on the flexible display to acquire the first image and the second image through the first camera and the second camera.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the electronic device to apply a designated parameter to one of the first camera or the second camera and to apply a different parameter to the other one according to an input corresponding to a specific position of the third image displayed on the flexible display to acquire the first image and the second image through the first camera and the second camera.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the electronic device to:

acquire the state information corresponding to the change in state of the flexible display in real time; and

display a corrected image on the flexible display by correcting distortion of the third image when the change in state of the flexible display stops.

10. A method of operating an electronic device comprising a first camera and a second camera mounted at different positions with respect to a screen of a flexible display, the method comprising:

acquiring state information according to a change in state of the flexible display based on a detection signal of a sensor, wherein the state of the flexible display comprises a folded, unfolded, increased or reduced state of the flexible display, and wherein the first camera has a first field of view and the second camera has a second field of view, the state information further comprising a distance between the camera and an intersection point where the first field of view and the second field of view intersect;

acquiring a first image from the first camera in real time and a second image from the second camera in real time by controlling the first camera and the second camera;

generating a third image by synthesizing the first image and the second image based on the state information; and

displaying at least a portion of the third image as a preview image on the flexible display in real time.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising correcting the third image based on a designated movement correction position determined based on the state of the flexible display.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the flexible display is configured to move in a left and/or right direction to be expanded or reduced according to the change in state of the flexible display, and

correcting the third image comprises correcting the third image based on the designated movement correction position in the left and/or right direction.

13. The method of claim 11 , further comprising providing a user notification when expansion or bending of the flexible display is performed such that at least a portion of the first image and/or the second image is beyond the designated movement correction position.

14. The method of claim 10 , further comprising adjusting a direction of a field of view of the first camera or the second camera.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising generating the third image by synthesizing the first image and the second image acquired according to direction adjustment of the field of view of the first camera or the second camera.

16. The method of claim 10 , further comprising applying a parameter for one of the first camera or the second camera to the other one according to an input corresponding to a specific position of the third image displayed on the flexible display to acquire the first image and the second image through the first camera and the second camera.

17. The method of claim 10 , further comprising applying a designated parameter to one of the first camera or the second camera and applying a different parameter to the other one according to an input corresponding to a specific position of the third image displayed on the flexible display to acquire the first image and the second image through the first camera and the second camera.

18. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

acquiring the state information corresponding to the change in the state of the flexible display in real time; and

displaying a corrected image on the flexible display by correcting distortion of the third image when the change in the state of the flexible display stops.

19. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to display guide information prompting a user change the folding or expansion of the flexible display based on a distance between the camera and an intersection point.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 6, 2022
From: PARK, BONGSEOK; KIM, JINHYUN; JANG, JONGWOON; KIM, SUNGOH; AHN, DONGHYUK; YEO, HYUNGSOK; LEE, TAEHOON
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0157577 · Nov 16, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2022018032 · Nov 16, 2022
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