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US 12,548,161 · App. 18/091,960 · Granted Feb 10, 2026

Electronic device providing image-based image effect and method for controlling the same

Inventors: Euihwa Noh (Suwon-si, KR); Jiyoon Park (Suwon-si, KR); Sungoh Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Bohee Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Jaehee Jeon (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
G06T7/11G06T5/00G06T5/70G06T7/194H04N5/2621G06T2207/10144G06T2207/20104G06T2207/20208G06V2201/07
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Patent No.
US 12,548,161
App. No.
18/091,960
Granted
Feb 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device may include a camera, a display, and at least one processor. The at least one processor may be configured to display a first image obtained through the camera in a first area of the display, identify a plurality of areas included in the first image, identify a plurality of image effects applicable to the plurality of areas, display a plurality of second images to which the plurality of image effects are applied, respectively, in a second area adjacent to the first area, and display a third image resulting from applying an image effect corresponding to an image selected from among the plurality of second images to the first image.

Claims (59)

1 . An electronic device comprising:

a camera;

a display;

at least one processor including processing circuitry; and

memory storing executable instructions,

wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to:

display a first image obtained through the camera in a first display area of the display;

identify a plurality of areas included in the first image;

identify a plurality of image effects applicable to the plurality of areas;

based on designating a partial area of the first image from among the plurality of areas, display a plurality of second images related to the partial area of the first iamge and to which image effects of the plurality of image effects are applied, respectively, wherein the plurality of second images are dipslayed in a second display area adjacent to the first display area and wherein at least one of the plurality of second images comprises a plurality of separately selectable areas to which different image effects are applied;

based on identifying selection of one of the plurality of selectable areas in the second display area, display a third image resulting from applying an image effect to the partial in the first display area; and

based on identifying a touch on the partial area in the first display area, cancel the image effect applied to the partial area in the first display area.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to:

provide information about the first image to a server,

obtain, from the server, the plurality of image effects, based on the information about the first image, and

provide the plurality of second images to which the plurality of image effects obtained from the server is applied.

3 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the information about the first image includes at least one of a capture time, capture place, weather, or user context information about the first image.

4 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to:

recognize at least one object in the first image,

segment the first image into a main object, an auxiliary object, and a background based on a recognition result, and

identify the plurality of areas as respectively including the main object, the auxiliary object, and the background.

5 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to:

provide information about the designated partial area to a server,

obtain, from the server, image effects based on the information about the designated partial area, and

provide the plurality of second images to which the image effects obtained from the server are applied.

6 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of second images are images in which a different image effect is applied to each of the plurality of areas.

7 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of image effects include at least one of a filter, white balance, camera exposure value adjustment, high dynamic range (HDR) correction, or noise correction.

8 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to, in response to a plurality of images being selected from among the plurality of second images, obtain the third image by applying image effects corresponding to each of the selected plurality of images to respective corresponding areas among the plurality of areas included in the first image.

9 . A method for providing an image-based image effect by an electronic device, the method comprising:

displaying a first image obtained through a camera in a first display area of a display of the electronic device;

identifying a plurality of areas included in the first image;

identifying a plurality of image effects applicable to the plurality of areas;

based on designating a partial area of the first image from among the plurality of areas, displaying a plurality of second images related to the partial of the first image and to which image effects of the plurality of image effects are applied, respectively, wherein the plurality of second images are displayed in a second display area adjacent to the first display area and wherein at least one of the plurality of second images comprises a plurality of separately selectable areas to which different image effects are applied;

based on identifying selection of one of the plurality of selectable areas in the second display area, displaying a third image resulting from applying an image effect to the partial area in the first display area; and

based on identifying a touch on the partial area in the first display area, cancel the image effect applied to the partial area in the first display area.

10 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

providing information about the first image to a server;

obtaining, from the server, the plurality of image effects based on the information about the first image; and

providing the plurality of second images to which the plurality of image effects obtained from the server are applied.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the information about the first image includes at least one of a capture time, capture place, weather, or user context information about the first image.

12 . The method of claim 9 , wherein identifying the plurality of areas included in the first image includes:

recognizing at least one object in the first image;

segmenting the first image into a main object, an auxiliary object, and a background based on a recognition result; and

identifying the plurality of areas as respectively including the main object, the auxiliary object, and the background.

13 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

providing information about the designated partial area to a server;

obtaining, from the server, image effects based on the information about the designated partial area; and

providing the plurality of second images to which the image effects obtained form the server are applied.

14 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of second images are images in which a different image effect is applied to each of the plurality of areas.

15 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of image effects includes at least one of a filter, white balance, camera exposure value adjustment, high dynamic range (HDR) correction, or noise correction.

16 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

in response to a plurality of images being selected from among the plurality of second images, obtaining the third image by applying image effects corresponding to the selected plurality of images to respective corresponding areas among the plurality of areas included in the first image.

17 . A non-transitory storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of an electronic device individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to perform a plurality of operations, the plurality of operations comprising:

displaying a first image obtained through a camera in a first display area of a display of the electronic device;

identifying a plurality of areas included in the first image;

identifying a plurality of image effects applicable to the plurality of areas;

based on designating a partial area of the first image from among the plurality of areas, displaying a plurality of second images related to the partial area and to which image effects of the plurality of image effects are applied, wherein the plurality of second images are displayed respectively, wherein the plurality of second images are displayed in a second display area adjacent to the first display area and wherein at least one of the plurality of second images comprises a plurality of separately selectable areas to which different image effects are applied;

based on identifying selection of one of the plurality of selectable areas in the second display area, displaying a third image resulting from applying an image effect to the partial area of in the first display area; and

based on identifying a touch on the partial area in the first display area, cancel the image effect applied to the partial area in the first display area.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 30, 2022
From: NOH, EUIHWA; PARK, JIYOON; KIM, SUNGOH; LEE, BOHEE; JEON, JAEHEE
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062246/0972 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2022-0000519 · Jan 3, 2022 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2022021077 · Dec 22, 2022
Related Publication 20230216978A1 · Jul 6, 2023
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