Granted Patent B2

US 12,335,621 · App. 18/188,139 · Granted Jun 17, 2025

Inventors: Miseon Hwang (Suwon-si, KR); Eunhye Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Kangmin Lee (Suwon-si, KR)

Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

H04N23/69H04N23/632H04N23/633H04N23/667H04W4/027

Abstract

Claims (72)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a communication circuit;

memory storing one or more computer programs;

at least one camera; and

one or more processors communicatively coupled to the communication circuit, the memory, and the at least one camera,

wherein the one or more computer programs include computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to:

based on a first signal received through the communication circuit from at least one external electronic device, acquire information related to a location of the at least one external electronic device,

receive, from the at least one external electronic device through the communication circuit, information of a subject related to the at least one external electronic device, the information of the subject including size information of the subject, the size information including at least one of a horizontal length of the subject indicating a shoulder width of the subject, a vertical length of the subject indicating a height of the subject, or a diagonal length of the subject, and

based on the information related to the location of the at least one external electronic device and the information of the subject including the size information of the subject, configure image capturing information of the at least one camera.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein

the one or more computer programs further include computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to:

based on the information related to the location of the at least one external electronic device and the size information of the subject, configure an angle of view included in the image capturing information.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the at least one camera comprises a plurality of cameras having different angles of view, and

wherein the one or more computer programs further include computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to:

based on the information related to the location of the at least one external electronic device and the size information of the subject, select an angle of view for capturing the subject, and

select a camera corresponding to the selected angle of view among the plurality of cameras as a camera for capturing the subject.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more computer programs further include computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to:

receive, from the at least one external electronic device through the communication circuit, movement information according to a change in the location of the at least one external electronic device, and

based on the movement information of the at least one external electronic device, change the image capturing information of the at least one camera.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more computer programs further include computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to:

based on a second signal received from the at least one external electronic device through the communication circuit, acquire movement information according to a change in the location of the at least one external electronic device, and

based on the movement information of the at least one external electronic device, change the image capturing information of the at least one camera.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a display,

wherein the one or more computer programs further include computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to:

in response to receiving the first signal, display, on the display, a display object corresponding to the at least one external electronic device connected through the communication circuit, and

in response to receiving a selection of the display object, select the subject related to the at least one external electronic device corresponding to the display object as a capturing target.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a display,

wherein the one or more computer programs further include computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to:

in case that the electronic device is connected to a plurality of external electronic devices through the communication circuit, display, on the display, a plurality of display objects corresponding to each of the plurality of external electronic devices, respectively, and

in case that at least one display object is selected among the plurality of display objects, select the subject related to the at least one external electronic device corresponding to the selected at least one display object as a capturing target.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the one or more computer programs further include computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to:

in case that the selected at least one display object comprises a plurality of display objects, acquire a size of a capturing area for capturing the capturing target based on information related to a location of each of the plurality of external electronic devices corresponding to the plurality of display objects and a size of each of the subjects related to the plurality of external electronic devices, respectively, and

based on the size of the capturing area, configure an angle of view included in the image capturing information.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the communication circuit is configured to support at least one of ultra-wideband (UWB) communication, wireless-fidelity (Wi-Fi) communication, wireless gigabit (WiGig) communication, bluetooth (BT) communication, or BT low energy (BLE) communication.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a display,

wherein the one or more computer programs further include computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to:

in response to receiving the first signal, display, on the display, a display object corresponding to the at least one external electronic device connected through the communication circuit together with a preview image including the subject, and

wherein the display object is displayed outside of the preview image.

11. The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the information of the subject further includes profile information of the subject, and

wherein the profile information of the subject includes at least one of information indicating a type of the subject, information of a phone number of the subject, information regarding a skin tone of the subject, or information regarding a type of filter preferred when the subject is captured.

12. An image capturing method performed by an electronic device by using wireless communication of the electronic device, the image capturing method comprising:

based on a first signal received from at least one external electronic device through a communication circuit of the electronic device, acquiring, by the electronic device, information related to a location of the at least one external electronic device;

receiving, by the electronic device from the at least one external electronic device through the communication circuit, information of a subject related to the at least one external electronic device, the information of the subject including size information of the subject, the size information including at least one of a horizontal length of the subject indicating a shoulder width of the subject, a vertical length of the subject indicating a height of the subject, or a diagonal length of the subject; and

based on the information related to the location of the at least one external electronic device and the information of the subject including the size information of the subject, configuring, by the electronic device, image capturing information of at least one camera included in the electronic device.

13. The image capturing method of claim 12 , wherein the configuring of the image capturing information comprises:

based on the information related to the location of the at least one external electronic device and the size information of the subject, configuring, by the electronic device, an angle of view included in the image capturing information.

14. The image capturing method of claim 12 ,

wherein the at least one camera comprises a plurality of cameras having different angles of view, and

wherein the configuring of the image capturing information comprises:

based on the information related to the location of the at least one external electronic device and the size information of the subject, selecting, by the electronic device, an angle of view for capturing the subject; and

selecting, by the electronic device, a camera corresponding to the selected angle of view among the plurality of cameras as a camera for capturing the subject.

15. The image capturing method of claim 12 , further comprising:

receiving, by the electronic device from the at least one external electronic device through the communication circuit, movement information according to a change in the location of the at least one external electronic device; and

based on the movement information of the external electronic device, changing, by the electronic device, the image capturing information of the at least one camera.

16. The image capturing method of claim 12 , further comprising:

based on a second signal received by the electronic device from the at least one external electronic device through the communication circuit, acquiring, by the electronic device, movement information according to a change in the location of the at least one external electronic device; and

based on the movement information of the at least one external electronic device, changing, by the electronic device, image capturing information of the at least one camera.

17. The image capturing method of claim 12 , further comprising:

in response to receiving the first signal, displaying, by the electronic device on a display of the electronic device, a display object corresponding to the at least one external electronic device connected through the communication circuit; and

in response to a selection of the display object, selecting, by the electronic device, the subject related to the at least one external electronic device corresponding to the selected display object as a capturing target.

18. The image capturing method of claim 12 , further comprising:

in case that the electronic device is connected to a plurality of external electronic devices through the communication circuit, displaying, by the electronic device on a display of the electronic device, a plurality of display objects corresponding to each of the plurality of external electronic devices, respectively; and

in case that at least one display object is selected among the plurality of display objects, selecting, by the electronic device, the subject related to the at least one external electronic device corresponding to the selected at least one display object as a capturing target.

19. The image capturing method of claim 18 , further comprising:

in case that the selected at least one display object comprises a plurality of display objects, acquiring, by the electronic device, a size of a capturing area for capturing the capturing target based on information related to a location of each of the plurality of external electronic devices corresponding to the plurality of display objects and a size of each of the subjects related to the plurality of external electronic devices, respectively; and

based on the size of the capturing area, configuring, by the electronic device, an angle of view included in the image capturing information.

20. The image capturing method of claim 12 , wherein the communication circuit is configured to support at least one of ultra-wideband (UWB) communication, wireless-fidelity (Wi-Fi) communication, wireless gigabit (WiGig) communication, bluetooth (BT) communication, or BT low energy (BLE) communication.

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