Granted Patent B2

US 12,541,285 · App. 18/376,317 · Granted Feb 3, 2026

Inventors: Eunjin Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Haeree Na (Suwon-si, KR); Jibum Moon (Suwon-si, KR); Haein Lee (Suwon-si, KR)

Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

G06F3/0484G06F9/451

Abstract

Claims (69)

1 . An electronic apparatus comprising:

a display;

a communication interface;

a memory storing at least one instruction; and

at least one processor operatively connected with the display, the communication interface, and the memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction to:

based on identifying that a second content is related to a first content and based on identifying a capture event, obtain a first image that captures a screen of an external apparatus providing the first content, and obtain a second image that captures a screen of the display providing the second content, the external apparatus being communicatively connected, through the communication interface, with the electronic apparatus,

obtain a third image comprising the first content and the second content based on the first image and the second image, and

store the third image in the memory,

wherein identifying that the second content is content related to the first content is based on the first content being provided through at least one of a same application, a same service, a same function, or a same server, as the second content.

2 . The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the capture event comprises at least one of an event wherein the screen of the display is captured, an event wherein a predetermined button is manipulated, or an event wherein a predetermined menu is selected, and

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to:

receive the first image from the external apparatus through the communication interface.

3 . The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first content comprises one of a video content and a user content,

wherein the second content comprises one of the video content and the user content that is different than the first content, and

wherein the user content comprises at least one of a chatting content, a writing content, a photographing content, a health content, or an environment content of a user.

4 . The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to:

obtain information on the first content; and

identify whether the second content is related to the first content based on the information on the first content.

5 . The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to:

based on identifying the capture event, obtain a fourth image that captures a screen of another external apparatus providing a third content;

obtain a fifth image comprising the first content, the second content, and the third content, based on the first image, the second image, and the fourth image; and

store the fifth image in the memory.

6 . The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to:

based on obtaining the third image, display the third image in at least a portion of the display;

provide, through the display, a list comprising a plurality of third images, the plurality of third images comprising a plurality of first contents and a plurality of second contents, the plurality of first contents being provided on the screen of the external apparatus and the plurality of second contents being provided on the screen of the display, the plurality of first contents and the plurality of second contents corresponding to a time range between a threshold time before and after a time when the capture event is identified; and

selecting the third image from among the plurality of third images.

7 . The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to:

based on obtaining the third image, display the third image in at least a portion of the display;

based on the third image being at least one of a live image or a video image, display the third image on an entire area of the display; and

based on the third image being selected, provide a replay function by reproducing the third image.

8 . The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to:

based on obtaining the third image, transmit, through the communication interface, the third image to the external apparatus.

9 . The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to:

obtain at least one of context information of the electronic apparatus or context information of the external apparatus corresponding to a time when the capture event is identified;

map the context information to the third image and store them in the memory; and

based on the third image being displayed on the display according to a user instruction, provide the context information on the display together with the third image.

10 . The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the capture event comprises an event wherein the screen of the external apparatus is photographed through a camera, and

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to:

obtain the first image by photographing the screen of the external apparatus.

11 . The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to:

provide information on the second content to the external apparatus; and

receive, from the external apparatus, information indicating whether the second content is related to the first content.

12 . A method for obtaining a capture image of an electronic apparatus, comprising:

based on identifying that a second content is related to a first content and based on identifying a capture event, obtaining a first image that captures a screen of an external apparatus providing the first content, and obtaining a second image that captures a screen of the display providing the second content, the external apparatus being communicatively connected with the electronic apparatus through a communication interface of the electronic apparatus;

obtaining a third image comprising the first content and the second content based on the first image and the second image; and

storing the third image,

wherein identifying that the second content is related to the first content is based on the first content being provided through at least one of a same application, a same service, a same function, or a same server, as the second content.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the capture event comprises:

at least one of an event wherein the screen of the electronic apparatus is captured, an event wherein a predetermined button is manipulated, or an event wherein a predetermined menu is selected, and

the obtaining the first image comprises:

receiving the first image from the external apparatus.

14 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the first content comprises one of a video content and a user content,

wherein the second content comprises one of the video content and the user content that is different than the first content, and

wherein the user content comprises at least one of a chatting content, a writing content, a photographing content, a health content, or an environment content of a user.

15 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the capture event comprises an event wherein the screen of the external apparatus is photographed through a camera, and

the obtaining the first image comprises obtaining the first image by photographing the screen of the external apparatus.

16 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

based on identifying the capture event, obtaining a fourth image that captures a screen of another external apparatus providing a third content;

obtaining a fifth image comprising the first content, the second content, and the third content, based on the first image, the second image, and the fourth image; and

storing the fifth image.

17 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

based on obtaining the third image, displaying the third image in at least a portion of the display;

providing a list comprising a plurality of third images, the plurality of third images comprising a plurality of first contents and a plurality of second contents, the plurality of first contents being provided on the screen of the external apparatus and the plurality of second contents being provided on the screen of the display, the plurality of first contents and the plurality of second contents corresponding to a time range between a threshold time before and after a time when the capture event is identified; and

selecting the third image from among the plurality of third images.

18 . A non-transitory computer readable medium for storing computer readable program code or instructions which are executable by a processor to perform a method for obtaining a capture image of an electronic apparatus, the method comprising:

based on identifying that a second content is a content related to a first content and based on identifying a capture event, obtaining a first image that captures a screen of an external apparatus providing the first content, and obtaining a second image that captures a screen of the display providing the second content, the external apparatus being communicatively connected with the electronic apparatus through a communication interface of the electronic apparatus;

obtaining a third image comprising the first content and the second content based on the first image and the second image; and

storing the third image,

wherein the identifying that the second content is related to the first content is based on the first content being provided through at least one of a same application, a same service, a same function, or a same server, as the second content.

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