Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10154186-B2
Application number	US-201514986017-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 31, 2015
Priority date	Jul 8, 2015
Publication date	Dec 11, 2018
Grant date	Dec 11, 2018

Abstract

A mobile terminal including a first camera on a front surface of the mobile terminal and configured to capture images at a first angle of view; a second camera on the front surface of the mobile terminal and configured to capture images at a second angle of view different from the first angle of view; a display; and a controller configured to display at least a first image with the first angle of view from the first camera, and display a second image with the second angle of view from the second camera, in response to a request to obtain the second image from the second camera instead of obtaining the first image from the first camera.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:
a camera including a first camera and a second camera;
a touch screen; and
a controller configured to:
cause the touch screen to display a first preview image being received from the first camera with a first focal length,
detect at least one facial object included in the first preview image,
cause the touch screen to display a second preview image, being received from the second camera with a second focal length shorter than the first focal length, including the at least one facial object based on the detection with respect to the at least one facial object,
execute different functions for different images to which a preset type of touch is applied, wherein the preset type of touch includes a pinch-in touch and a pinch-out touch,
when the pinch-in touch is applied to the first preview image while the first preview image is displayed on the touch screen, switch a main camera from the first camera with the first focal length to the second camera with the second focal length,
when the pinch-in touch is applied to the second preview image while the second preview image is displayed on the touch screen, display the first preview image and the second preview image together,
set both the first camera with the first focal length and the second camera with the second focal length as the main camera and capture the first preview image and the second preview image when the pinch-out touch is applied to the first preview image while the first preview image is displayed on the touch screen, and
when performing a camera switching function by the pinch-in touch or the pinch-out touch, control not to zoom-in or zoom-out the first preview image in response to the pinch-in touch or the pinch-out touch.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to display the first preview image on the touch screen together with a thumbnail image corresponding to the second preview image on the touch screen.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 2 , wherein the controller is further configured to display the second preview image together with a thumbnail image corresponding to the first preview image on the touch screen, in response to a preset type of touch on the thumbnail image of the second image.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to capture the first and second images corresponding to the first and second preview images respectively received from the camera sequentially or simultaneously, upon receiving an image capture request.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 4 , wherein the controller is further configured to sequentially capture the first and second images corresponding to the first and second preview images respectively through the camera to a preset order.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein each display size corresponding to the at least one facial image in the second preview image is smaller than the each display size of the at least one facial object in the first preview image.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to detect facial features of the at least one facial object and display the second preview image based on the facial features being satisfied with a preset condition related to the at least one facial object.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to display the second preview image when a part of the at least one facial object is not included in the first preview image.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the first preview image corresponds to a first angle of view of the camera and the second preview corresponds to a second angle of view of the camera, the second angle of view being wider than the first angle of view.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to detect the at least one facial object based on a facial recognition algorithm with respect to the first preview image.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
when the second preview image is displayed on the touch screen, detect one or more facial objects included in the second preview image, and
cause the touch screen to display the first preview image based on the detection with respect to the one or more facial objects.

12. A method of controlling a mobile terminal having a camera, the camera including a first camera and a second camera, the method comprising:
displaying, on a touch screen, a first preview image being received from the first camera with a first focal length;
detecting at least one facial object included in the first preview image;
displaying, on the touch screen, a second preview image, being received from the second camera with a second focal length shorter than the first focal length, including the at least one facial object based on the detection with respect to the at least one facial object;
executing different functions for different images to which a preset type of touch is applied, wherein the preset type of touch includes a pinch-in touch and a pinch-out touch;
when the pinch-in touch is applied to the first preview image while the first preview image is displayed on the touch screen, switching a main camera from the first camera with the first focal length to the second camera with the second focal length;
when the pinch-in touch is applied to the second preview image while the second preview image is displayed on the touch screen, displaying the first preview image and the second preview image together;
setting both the first camera with the first focal length and the second camera with the second focal length as the main camera and capture the first preview image and the second preview image when the pinch-out touch is applied to the first preview image while the first preview image is displayed on the touch screen; and
when performing a camera switching function by the pinch-in touch or the pinch-out touch, controlling not to zoom-in or zoom-out the first preview image in response to the pinch-in touch or the pinch-out touch.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein a request to obtain the second preview image corresponds to a preset type of touch while the first preview image is displayed on the touch screen.

14. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
displaying, via the touch screen, the first preview image together with a thumbnail image of the second preview image.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein each display size corresponding to the at least one facial image in the second preview image is smaller than the each display size of the at least one facial object in the first preview image.

16. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
detecting facial features of the at least one facial object and displaying the second preview image based on the facial features being satisfied with a preset condition related to the at least one facial object.

17. The method of claim 12 , wherein the second preview image is displayed when a part of the at least one facial object is not included in the first preview image.

18. The method of claim 12 , wherein the first preview image corresponds to a first angle of view of the camera and the second preview corresponds to a second angle of view of the camera, the second angle of view being wider than the first angle of view.

19. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
detecting the at least one facial object based on a facial recognition algorithm with respect to the first

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Kang Raehoon
• Kim Moonjung
• Eum Hyomin
• Kim Seongeun

Classifications

• H04N23/632

  for displaying or modifying preview images prior to image capturing, e.g. variety of image resolutions or capturing parameters · CPC title

• H04N23/61

  based on recognised objects · CPC title

• H04N23/675

  comprising setting of focusing regions · CPC title

• H04N23/60

  Control of cameras or camera modules · CPC title

• H04N23/90

  Arrangement of cameras or camera modules, e.g. multiple cameras in TV studios or sports stadiums · CPC title