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US 12,401,900 · App. 18/678,780 · Granted Aug 26, 2025

Electronic device for stabilizing image and method for operating same

Inventors: Wonseok Song (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Bohee Lee (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Sehyun Lee (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Junghwan Jo (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Yonghyun Ha (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H04N23/683H04N23/6812
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Patent No.
US 12,401,900
App. No.
18/678,780
Granted
Aug 26, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device includes a processor causing the electronic device to enter a video capturing mode in which a camera is activated, display a live-preview corresponding to the video capturing mode using images obtained via the camera, while in the video capturing mode, display a user interface including a first graphical object indicative of a first degree of motion stabilization and a second graphical object indicative of a second degree of motion stabilization greater than the first degree, receive an input via the user interface to select one of the first graphical object or the second graphical object, based on the first graphical object being selected, display a live-preview by performing, based on motion information and a first marginal area having a first size, a first stabilization with respect to the obtained images, and based on the second graphical object being selected, display the live-preview by performing, based on the motion information and a second marginal area having a second size larger than the first size, a second stabilization with respect to the obtained images.

Claims (73)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a camera;

a motion sensor configured to obtain motion information of the electronic device;

a display;

a memory storing at least one instruction; and

a processor executing the at least one instruction stored in the memory,

wherein the processor causes the electronic device to:

enter a video capturing mode in which the camera is activated;

display a live-preview corresponding to the video capturing mode using images obtained via the camera;

while in the video capturing mode, display a user interface including a first graphical object indicative of a first degree of motion stabilization and a second graphical object indicative of a second degree of motion stabilization greater than the first degree of motion stabilization;

receive an input via the user interface to select one of the first graphical object or the second graphical object;

based on the first graphical object being selected, display a live-preview by performing, based on the motion information and a first marginal area having a first size, a first stabilization with respect to the obtained images; and

based on the second graphical object being selected, display the live-preview by performing, based on the motion information and a second marginal area having a second size larger than the first size, a second stabilization with respect to the obtained images.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine an image acquisition speed at which a plurality of images is acquired; and

determine a frequency of detection by the motion sensor based on at least one of the image acquisition speed and a motion size of the electronic device.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 ,

wherein the processor is further configured to process the motion information if a change to the determined frequency of detection is not possible.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is further configured to determine a parameter for stabilization path determination for correction of at least one of the images, based on the motion information of the electronic device.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine an ambient brightness of the electronic device; and

determine an intensity of a stabilization operation, based on at least one of the ambient brightness and a motion size of the electronic device.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 ,

wherein the processor is further configured to output notification information corresponding to the determined intensity of the stabilization operation through the display.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

detect motion of the electronic device in a state in which one of the first stabilization or the second stabilization is selected; and

change the selected image stabilization to another image stabilization if the detected motion satisfies a stabilization scheme change condition.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 ,

wherein the processor is further configured to output, through the display, information providing notification of the changed image stabilization scheme.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

while the live-preview is displayed using a corresponding set of a first set of images and a second set of images, receive a request to capture a video;

in response to the corresponding set being the first set of images, generate the video using at least one image of the first set of images as stabilized according to the first stabilization; and

in response to the corresponding set being the second set of images, generate the video using at least one image of the second set of images as stabilized according to the second stabilization.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

as part of performing the first stabilization, cropping a first area determined based at least in part on the motion information from one or more images; and

as part of performing the second stabilization, cropping a second area determined based at least in part on the motion information from the one or more images.

11. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

present, via the display, a first notification indicative of the first degree of motion stabilization in response to an activation of a first digital stabilization; and

present, via the display, a second notification indicative of the second degree of motion stabilization in response to an activation of a second digital stabilization.

12. A method of operating an electronic device comprising a camera, the method comprising:

entering a video capturing mode in which the camera is activated;

displaying a live-preview corresponding to the video capturing mode using images obtained via the camera;

while in the video capturing mode, displaying a user interface including a first graphical object indicative of a first degree of motion stabilization and a second graphical object indicative of a second degree of motion stabilization greater than the first degree of motion stabilization;

receiving an input via the user interface to select one of the first graphical object or the second graphical object;

obtaining motion information of the electronic device via a motion sensor;

based on the first graphical object being selected, displaying a live-preview by performing, based on the motion information and a first marginal area having a first size, a first stabilization with respect to the obtained images; and

based on the second graphical object being selected, displaying the live-preview by performing, based on the motion information and a second marginal area having a second size lager than the first size, a second stabilization with respect to the obtained images.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

determining an image acquisition speed at which a plurality of images is acquired; and

determining a frequency of detection by the motion sensor based on at least one of the image acquisition speed and a motion size of the electronic device.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

processing the motion information if a change to the determined frequency of detection is not possible.

15. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

determining a parameter for a stabilization path determination for correction of at least one of the images, based on the motion information of the electronic device.

16. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

determining an ambient brightness of the electronic device; and

determining an intensity of a stabilization operation, based on at least one of the ambient brightness and a motion size of the electronic device.

17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:

outputting notification information corresponding to the determined intensity of the stabilization operation through a display.

18. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

detecting motion of the electronic device in a state in which one of the first stabilization or the second stabilization is selected; and

changing the selected image stabilization scheme to another image stabilization scheme if the detected motion satisfies a stabilization scheme change condition.

19. The method of claim 18 , further comprising:

outputting, through a display, information providing notification of the changed image stabilization scheme.

20. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of an electronic device, cause the electronic device to perform operations comprising:

entering a video capturing mode in which a camera is activated;

displaying a live-preview corresponding to the video capturing mode using images obtained via the camera;

while in the video capturing mode, displaying a user interface including a first graphical object indicative of a first degree of motion stabilization and a second graphical object indicative of a second degree of motion stabilization greater than the first degree of motion stabilization;

receiving an input via the user interface to select one of the first graphical object or the second graphical object;

obtaining motion information of the electronic device via a motion sensor;

based on the first graphical object being selected, displaying a live-preview by performing, based on the motion information and a first marginal area having a first size, a first stabilization with respect to the obtained images; and

based on the second graphical object being selected, display the live-preview by performing, based on the motion information and a second marginal area having a second size lager than the first size, a second stabilization with respect to the obtained images.

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0019477 · Feb 19, 2019 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 18080398 · Dec 13, 2022
Continuation 16795340 · Feb 19, 2020
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