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US 12,574,636 · App. 18/164,068 · Granted Mar 10, 2026

Electronic device and method for controlling preview image to different magnifications

Inventors: Sungwook Youn (Suwon-si, KR); Yanggeun Oh (Suwon-si, KR); Sungjoo Ahn (Suwon-si, KR); Hyunsuk Won (Suwon-si, KR); Byungjun Son (Suwon-si, KR); Jiyoon Park (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H04N23/67G06V10/22G06V10/25H04N23/611H04N23/632H04N23/667H04N23/687H04N23/69G03B2205/0046G06V40/161
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Patent No.
US 12,574,636
App. No.
18/164,068
Granted
Mar 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

At least one processor included in an electronic device may: execute a camera; detect a first object within a field of view (FOV) of the camera; display a first preview image based on a first region of interest (ROI) including the first object on a display at a first magnification; additionally detect a second object within the FOV while the first preview image is displayed on the display; and display a second preview image based on a second ROI including the first object and the second object on the display at a second magnification different from the first magnification.

Claims (56)

1 . An electronic device comprising:

a camera;

a display;

memory, comprising one or more storage media, storing instructions; and

at least one processor communicatively connected to the camera, the display and the memory,

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

execute the camera;

detect a first object within a field of view (FOV) of the camera;

acquire a first preview image based on a first region of interest (ROI) comprising the first object on the display at a first magnification;

additionally detect a second object within the FOV while the first preview image is displayed on the display; and

acquire a second preview image based on a second ROI comprising the first object and the second object on the display at a second magnification different from the first magnification.

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

display a preview image based on the second ROI comprising the first object and the second object on the display in case that a motion of the first object and a motion of the second object are stable.

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

track at least one object in case that the center of at least one object region of a first object region corresponding to the first object and a second object region corresponding to the second object is included in a predefined region within the FOV.

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

additionally detect a third object within the FOV; and

perform a zooming out to display a third preview image in case that the third object is included in the predefined region.

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

display a preview image, based on the first object and the second object, in case that the additionally detected third object is not included in the predefined region for a predetermined time.

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

determine whether a motion of at least one object is repetitive within a predetermined range;

determine a region of interest, based on a size of a trajectory of the motion; and

display a preview image based on the determined region of interest on the display.

7 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein, in case that at least one of the first object and the second object is out of the FOV of the camera, the at least one processor is configured to display a fourth preview image, based on the remaining object excluding the object which is out of the FOV.

8 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein, in case that a specific gesture is detected, the at least one processor is configured to adjust a region to be output as a preview image, in response to the gesture.

9 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one is configured to:

display a second preview image based on the second ROI in a first region of the display; and

display an image of the detected first object and an image of the detected second object in a second region of the display.

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

compare a third object region corresponding to an object detected in an Mth frame and a fourth region corresponding to an object detected in an Nth frame, which is a frame after the Mth frame; and

change a region of interest in case that at least one of a variance of a size of the object region and a variance of a location of the object region is greater than or equal to a threshold value, based on the comparison.

11 . A method for operating an electronic device, the method comprising:

executing a camera;

detecting a first object within a field of view (FOV) of the camera;

acquiring a first preview image based on a first region of interest (ROI) comprising the first object on a display at a first magnification;

additionally detecting a second object within the FOV while the first preview image is displayed on the display; and

acquiring a second preview image based on a second ROI comprising the first object and the second object on the display at a second magnification different from the first magnification.

12 . The method of claim 11 , comprising displaying a preview image based on the second ROI comprising the first object and the second object on the display in case that a motion of the first object and a motion of the second object are stable.

13 . The method of claim 11 , comprising tracking at least one object in case that the center of at least one object region of a first object region corresponding to the first object and a second object region corresponding to the second object is included in a predefined region within the FOV.

14 . The method of claim 11 , comprising:

determining whether a motion of at least one object is repetitive within a predetermined range;

determining a region of interest, based on a size of a trajectory of the motion; and

displaying a preview image based on the determined region of interest on the display.

15 . The method of claim 11 , comprising displaying, in case that at least one of the first object and the second object is out of the FOV of the camera, a fourth preview image, based on the remaining object excluding the object which is out of the FOV.

16 . An electronic device comprising:

a camera configured to detect an object, detect a motion of the object, and to generate a preview image including the object detected by the camera;

a display including a screen configured to display the preview image including the object;

memory, comprising one or more storage media, storing instructions; and

a processor communicatively connected to the camera, the display and the memory,

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

adjust a location of the preview image in an object region of the screen and to adjust a zoom magnification of the preview image based on the motion of the object, and

wherein the processor determines a margin region in the object region based on the motion of the object and ignores a portion of the object located in the margin region so as to prevent movement of the preview image.

17 . The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, further cause the electronic device to

generate the preview image without moving the camera.

18 . The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the margin region is a region larger than the detected object.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 3, 2023
From: YOUN, SUNGWOOK; OH, YANGGEUN; AHN, SUNGJOO; WON, HYUNSUK; SON, BYUNGJUN; PARK, JIYOON
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062585/0646 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0097615 · Aug 4, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2021009579 · Jul 23, 2021
Related Publication 20230188845A1 · Jun 15, 2023
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