Electronic apparatus and operating method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10635902-B2
Application number	US-201715612601-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 2, 2017
Priority date	Jun 2, 2016
Publication date	Apr 28, 2020
Grant date	Apr 28, 2020

Abstract

An unmanned photographing device and method thereof is provided which includes establishing a wireless connection with an external electronic device using a communication device, receiving a first signal at a first three-dimensional (3D) position from the external electronic device through the wireless connection, the first signal comprising data associated with a first image comprising a first object, determining a second 3D position based on at least part of the data and the first 3D position, controlling the unmanned photographing device to fly to or near the second 3D position, tracking a second object corresponding to the first object using a camera, and capturing a second image comprising the second object at or near the second 3D position such that the second image corresponds to the first image.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An unmanned photographing device comprising:
a housing;
a navigation device attached to or integrated with the housing and configured to fly an electronic device to a three-dimensional (3D) position;
at least one wireless communication device;
a camera attached to or integrated with the housing;
a processor electrically connected to the navigation device, the at least one wireless communication device, and the camera; and
a memory electrically connected to the processor and storing instructions, which when executed, cause the processor to:
establish a wireless connection with an external electronic device, using the at least one wireless communication device,
receive a first signal at a first 3D position from the external electronic device through the wireless connection, the first signal comprising data associated with a first image comprising a first object,
determine a second 3D position based on at least part of the data and the first 3D position,
control the navigation device to fly the electronic device to or near the second 3D position,
track a second object corresponding to the first object using the camera,
capture a second image comprising the second object at or near the second 3D position such that the second image corresponds to the first image, and
send the second image to the external electronic device through the wireless connection.

2. The unmanned photographing device of claim 1 , wherein the navigation device comprises:
at least one propeller; and
a controller for controlling the at least one propeller.

3. The unmanned photographing device of claim 1 , wherein the data comprises a composition of the first image.

4. The unmanned photographing device of claim 3 , wherein the data further comprises a relative position of the first object in the first image.

5. The unmanned photographing device of claim 1 , wherein the first object comprises a face of a person.

6. The unmanned photographing device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions cause the processor to change an orientation of the camera based on at least part of the data.

7. An electronic device comprising:
a housing;
at least one wireless communication device;
a camera attached to or integrated with the housing;
a display;
a processor electrically connected to the at least one wireless communication device and the camera; and
a memory electrically connected to the processor and storing instructions, which when executed, cause the processor to:
establish a wireless connection with an unmanned photographing device using the at least one wireless communication device,
send a first signal to the unmanned photographing device at a first 3D position through the wireless connection, the first signal comprising data associated with a first image comprising a first object, and
receive a second image taken at or near a second 3D position such that the second image corresponds to the first image, from the unmanned photographing device through the wireless connection.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the data comprises a composition of the first image.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the data further comprises a relative position of the first object in the first image.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the first object comprises a face of a person.

11. A method for operating an unmanned photographing device comprising:
establishing a wireless connection with an external electronic device using a communication device;
receiving a first signal at a first three-dimensional (3D) position from the external electronic device through the wireless connection, the first signal comprising data associated with a first image comprising a first object;
determining a second 3D position based on at least part of the data and the first 3D position;
controlling the unmanned photographing device to fly to or near the second 3D position;
tracking a second object corresponding to the first object using a camera;
capturing a second image comprising the second object at or near the second 3D position such that the second image corresponds to the first image; and
sending the second image to the external electronic device through the wireless connection.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein controlling the unmanned photographing device to fly is performed by a control command calculated based on comparing first 3D position information and second 3D position information.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the data comprises a composition of the first image.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the data further comprises a relative position of the first object in the first image.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first object comprises a face of a person.

16. The method of claim 11 , further comprising changing an orientation of the camera based on at least part of the data.

17. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
sending target composition data to the unmanned photographing device through the wireless connection, the target composition data comprising data of the first image comprising an object; and
receiving the second image from the unmanned photographing device through the wireless connection.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein sending the target composition data comprises:
recognizing a selection of the first image;
recognizing the object based on the selected first image;
extracting object information of the recognized object; and
generating the target composition data based on the object information.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the target composition data comprises a position and a size of the object in the first image.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the target composition data further comprises a feature point.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Wu Seong
• Kim Sihong
• Kim Taekyun
• Shin Young-Chul
• Lee Jung-Jae
• Han Jonghee
• Kim Seung-Nyun
• Yoon Byoung-Uk
• Lee So-Young

Classifications

• H04N13/296

  Synchronisation thereof; Control thereof · CPC title

• G01C11/02

  Picture taking arrangements specially adapted for photogrammetry or photographic surveying, e.g. controlling overlapping of pictures · CPC title

• H04N13/239 Primary

  using two two-dimensional [2D] image sensors having a relative position equal to or related to the interocular distance (H04N13/243 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06K9/00228

  Physics · mapped topic

• B64C2201/127

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic