Terminal and controlling method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10375308-B2
Application number	US-201615368046-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 2, 2016
Priority date	Aug 25, 2016
Publication date	Aug 6, 2019
Grant date	Aug 6, 2019

Abstract

Disclosed are a terminal and controlling method thereof. The present invention includes enabling an AoC (always on camera) mode for maintaining a state for a camera to capture an image, obtaining a shot input of capturing the image in the enabled AoC mode, and controlling the camera to capture the image instantly.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A terminal comprising:
a touchscreen;
a camera configured to capture an image; and
a controller configured to:
enable an AoC (always on camera) mode for maintaining a state for the camera to capture the image,
control the state for the camera to capture the image to be maintained and display a shot button for capturing the image in the enabled AoC mode,
control the camera to capture a first image in the AoC mode without displaying a preview image of the first image and display the captured first image in response to a first touch input to the displayed shot button,
display a preview image of a second image and control the camera to capture the second image in the AoC mode without displaying the captured second image in response to a second touch input to the displayed shot button, and
after capturing the first image, display a plurality of images including the first image which were captured in the AoC mode without displaying preview images of the plurality of images.

2. The terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller displays the preview image of the second image to be captured on at least a region of the touchscreen, and wherein when a pinch-in input is received in the course of displaying the preview image the AoC mode is enabled.

3. The terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller controls the touchscreen to display a screen of at least one launched application in the AoC mode.

4. The terminal of claim 1 , wherein the shot button is located on a prescribed region of the touchscreen.

5. The terminal of claim 4 , wherein the controller displays the shot button of an FAB (floating action button) type and wherein the controller displays the preview image of the second image to be captured by the camera on an inner region of the displayed shot button of the FAB type.

6. The terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller determines a quality of the captured image based on at least one selected from the group consisting of focus, brightness, color and blur of the captured image taken in the AoC mode and wherein if the determined quality is below a reference quality, the controller outputs a guide information on the image taken in the AoC mode.

7. The terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller determines a quality of the captured image based on at least one selected from the group consisting of focus, brightness, color and blur of the captured image taken in the AoC mode and wherein the controller provides a user interface for handling the image below a reference quality among captured images taken in the AoC mode.

8. The terminal of claim 7 , wherein the controller displays the image below the reference quality among the captured images taken in the AoC mode on the touchscreen, wherein the controller displays a DELETE menu for deleting the image below the reference quality and a SAVE menu for saving the image below the reference quality, wherein if obtaining an input of selecting the displayed DELETE menu, the controller deletes the displayed image below the reference quality, and wherein if obtaining an input of selecting the displayed SAVE menu, the controller saves the displayed image below the reference quality.

9. A method of operating a terminal, comprising:
enabling an AoC (always on camera) mode for maintaining a state for a camera to capture an image and displaying a shot button for capturing the image on a touchscreen of the terminal;
capturing a first image in the AoC mode without displaying a preview image of the first image and displaying the captured first image in response to a first touch input to the displayed shot button;
displaying a preview image of a second image and capturing the second image in the AoC mode without displaying the captured second image in response to a second touch input to the displayed shot button; and
after capturing the first image, displaying a plurality of images including the first image which were captured in the AoC mode without displaying preview images of the plurality of images.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising the steps of:
displaying a preview image of the second image to be captured on at least a region of the touchscreen,
receiving a pinch-in input in the course of displaying the preview image; and
enabling the AoC mode.

11. The method of claim 9 , further comprising displaying a screen of at least one launched application in the AoC mode.

12. The method of claim 9 , the displaying the shot button, comprising:
displaying the shot button of an FAB (floating action button) type; and
displaying the preview image of the second image to be captured by the camera on an inner region of the displayed shot button of the FAB type.

13. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
determining a quality of the captured image based on at least one selected from the group consisting of focus, brightness, color and blur of the captured image taken in the AoC mode; and
if the determined quality is below a reference quality, outputting a guide information on the image taken in the AoC mode.

14. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
determining a quality of the captured image based on at least one selected from the group consisting of focus, brightness, color and blur of the captured image taken in the AoC mode; and
providing a user interface for handling the image below a reference quality among captured images taken in the AoC mode.

15. The method of claim 14 , the providing the user interface for handling the image below the reference quality, comprising:
displaying the image below the reference quality among the captured images taken in the AoC mode;
displaying a DELETE menu for deleting the image below the reference quality and a SAVE menu for saving the image below the reference quality;
if obtaining an input of selecting the displayed DELETE menu, deleting the displayed image below the reference quality; and
if obtaining an input of selecting the displayed SAVE menu, saving the displayed image below the reference quality.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Cho Taehoon
• Hyun Juha
• Kwon Arim
• Kim Changmok
• Chu Junghoon
• Kim Eunhye
• Jang Yujune
• Lee Juhye

Classifications

• G06F3/0486

  Drag-and-drop · CPC title

• G06F3/04883

  for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text · CPC title

• G06F3/0482

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title

• G06F3/04817

  using icons (graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34) · CPC title

• H04N23/632 Primary

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