Granted Patent B2

US 12,613,670 · App. 19/048,569 · Granted Apr 28, 2026

Inventors: Seokbeom Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Jinkyu Yu (Suwon-si, KR)

Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

G06F3/1446

Abstract

Claims (85)

1 . An electronic device comprising:

at least one memory storing one or more instructions; and

one or more processors configured to execute the one or more instructions, wherein the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause to the electronic device to:

obtain a first captured image of a display device in a state of outputting a first image to a screen area,

obtain a second captured image of the display device in a state in which the screen area is turned off,

obtain a second operation image in which a value component has been extracted from the first captured image,

obtain a third operation image in which a value component has been extracted from the second captured image, and

identify the screen area based on a result image obtained by performing a second operation on the second operation image and the third operation image.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the first captured image comprises a value component of the screen area and a value component of a peripheral area corresponding to a periphery of the screen area, and

wherein the second captured image comprises the value component of the peripheral area.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the display device comprises a plurality of display modules, and

wherein the first image comprises an image formed by the plurality of display modules outputting a same pattern or a same color.

4 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the electronic device to:

obtain a first operation image in which the value component of the screen area has been removed by performing an AND operation on the first captured image and the second captured image.

5 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the electronic device to:

obtain the second operation image by extracting, from the first captured image, the value component of the screen area and the value component of the peripheral area,

obtain the third operation image by extracting, from the second captured image, the value component of the peripheral area, and

obtain the result image by performing an XOR operation on the second operation image and the third operation image, wherein the result image does not include the value component of the peripheral area.

6 . The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the electronic device to:

identify a portion of the result image comprising a value component greater than a predetermined threshold as the screen area.

7 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the electronic device to:

obtain value data from the result image, wherein the value data corresponds to each of one or more units of the result image, wherein the each of the one or more units comprises a predefined number of pixels of the result image, and wherein the value data comprises first value data and second value data,

based on identifying the second value data in a unit of the one or more units, identify the value data of a next unit adjacent to the unit, and

based on identifying the second value data in the next unit, determine, as one end of the screen area, a location of a last unit in which the first value data has been identified.

8 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the electronic device to:

obtain size information and aspect-ratio information of the screen area based on the result image.

9 . The electronic device of claim 8 ,

wherein the first image comprises an image formed by a plurality of display modules of the display device, and

wherein the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the electronic device to:

obtain, from the display device, display module information related to the plurality of display modules,

identify layout information of the display device based on the aspect-ratio information and the display module information, and

obtain, based on the layout information, location information of a plurality of areas in the first captured image corresponding to the plurality of display modules.

10 . The electronic device of claim 9 ,

wherein the display module information comprises at least one of a number of the plurality of display modules or size information of each of the plurality of display modules, and

wherein the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the electronic device to:

obtain candidate layout information based on the number of the plurality of display modules, and

identify a layout included in the candidate layout information as the layout information based on the size information and the aspect-ratio information.

11 . The electronic device of claim 9 , further comprising:

a communication module,

wherein the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the electronic device to:

transmit at least one of the location information or the layout information to the display device through the communication module.

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

obtaining a first captured image of a display device in a state of outputting a first image to a screen area;

obtaining a second captured image of the display device in a state in which the screen area is turned off;

obtaining a second operation image by extracting a value component from the first captured image;

obtaining a third operation image in which a value component has been extracted from the second captured image; and

identifying the screen area based on a result image obtained by performing a second operation on the second operation image and the third operation image.

13 . The method of claim 12 ,

wherein the first captured image comprises a value component of the screen area and a value component of a peripheral area corresponding to a periphery of the screen area, and

wherein the second captured image comprises the value component of the peripheral area.

14 . The method of claim 12 ,

wherein the display device comprises a plurality of display modules, and

wherein the first image comprises an image formed by the plurality of display modules outputting a same pattern or a same color.

15 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

obtaining a first operation image in which the value component of the screen area has been removed by performing an AND operation on the first captured image and the second captured image.

16 . The method of claim 13 ,

wherein the obtaining the second operation image further comprises extracting, from the first captured image, the value component of the screen area and the value component of the peripheral area,

wherein the obtaining the third operation image further comprises extracting, from the second captured image, the value component of the peripheral area, and

wherein the identifying the screen area based on the result image further comprises obtaining the result image by performing an XOR operation on the second operation image and the third operation image, wherein the result image does not include the value component of the peripheral area.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the identifying the screen area based on the result image further comprises identifying the screen area a portion of the result image comprising a value component greater than a predetermined threshold as the screen area.

18 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

obtaining value data from the result image, wherein the value data corresponds to each of one or more units of the result image, wherein the each of the one or more units comprises a predefined number of pixels of the result image, and wherein the value data comprises first value data and second value data,

based on identifying the second value data in a unit of the one or more units, identifying the value data of a next unit adjacent to the unit, and

based on identifying the second value data in the next unit, determining, as one end of the screen area, a location of a last unit in which the first value data has been identified.

19 . The method of claim 12 ,

wherein the first image comprises an image formed by a plurality of display modules of the display device, and

wherein the method further comprises:

obtaining size information and aspect-ratio information of the screen area based on the result image;

identifying layout information of the display device based on the aspect-ratio information and display module information obtained from the display device; and

obtaining, based on the layout information, location information of a plurality of areas in the first captured image corresponding to each of the plurality of display modules.

20 . A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to execute a method of operating an electronic device, the method comprising:

obtaining a first captured image of a display device in a state of outputting a first image to a screen area;

obtaining a second captured image of the display device in a state in which the screen area is turned off;

obtaining a second operation image by extracting a value component from the first captured image;

obtaining a third operation image in which a value component has been extracted from the second captured image; and

identifying the screen area based on a result image obtained by performing a second operation on the second operation image and the third operation image.

21 . An electronic device comprising:

at least one memory storing one or more instructions; and

one or more processors configured to execute the one or more instructions, wherein the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the electronic device to:

obtain a first captured image of a display device in a state of outputting a first image to a screen area,

obtain a second captured image of the display device in a state in which the screen area is turned off,

identify difference information based on a comparison of the first captured image and the second captured image, and

identify the screen area based on the difference information.

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