Method and apparatus for providing image service

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11032514-B2
Application number	US-202016883705-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 26, 2020
Priority date	Feb 2, 2016
Publication date	Jun 8, 2021
Grant date	Jun 8, 2021

Abstract

An electronic device includes a camera; a display; at least one sensor; a communication unit configured to establish wireless communication with another electronic device using at least one protocol; and a processor configured to be functionally connected to the camera, the display, the at least one sensor, and the communication unit, wherein the processor is configured to perform a call with the other electronic device, detect a state change of the electronic device based on sensing information sensed by the at least one sensor while the call is maintaining, determine whether the state change of the electronic device corresponds to a user gesture for switching a call mode, and in response to determining that the state change or the electronic device corresponds to the user gesture for switching the call mode, switch the call mode.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a camera;
a display;
at least one sensor;
a communication unit configured to establish wireless communication with another electronic device using at least one protocol; and
a processor configured to be functionally connected to the camera, the display, the at least one sensor, and the communication unit,
wherein the processor is configured to:
perform a call with the other electronic device,
detect a state change of the electronic device based on sensing information sensed by the at least one sensor while the call is maintained,
determine whether the state change of the electronic device corresponds to a user gesture for switching a call mode, and
in response to determining that the state change of the electronic device corresponds to the user gesture for switching the call mode, switch the call mode,
wherein switching the call mode comprises switching the call mode from a voice call mode to a video call mode, and from a video call mode to a voice call mode, and
in response to detecting switching of the call mode from the voice call mode to the video call mode, display information about a call mode of the other electronic device through a user interface displayed on the display.

2. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
detect a change in a contact area between the electronic device and another object, based on the sensing information, and
if an amount of the change in the contact area is greater than a certain threshold, determine that the state change corresponds to the user gesture for switching the call mode.

3. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
detect a change in a distance between the electronic device and another adjacent object, based on the sensing information, and
if an amount of the change in the distance is greater than a certain threshold, determine that the state change corresponds to the user gesture for switching the call mode.

4. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
detect a force feedback change detected by a force sensor of the electronic device, based on the sensing information, and
if an amount of the force feedback change is greater than a certain threshold, determine that the state change corresponds to the user gesture for switching the call mode.

5. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
detect a magnitude of a bio-signal detected by a bio-signal sensor of the electronic device, based on the sensing information, and
determine that the state change corresponds to the user gesture for switching the call mode, according to whether the detected magnitude of the bio-signal is greater than a certain threshold.

6. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
request a video call connection to the other electronic device or request to end the video call connection, in response to switching the call mode.

7. The electronic device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
before or after requesting the video call connection to the other electronic device, check at least one of an installation state of a related application of the other electronic device, an installation state of a related module of the other electronic device, and a call service state of the other electronic device, in order to check an availability of a video communication connection.

8. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
detect a user input associated with function execution on the user interface, and
process at least one of camera switching, video pausing, pointing, zooming, capturing, and recording in response to the user input.

9. The electronic device as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
pause a video according to a first user input and display a pointer on the paused video according to a second user input.

10. An operating method of an electronic device comprising:
performing a call with another electronic device;
detecting a state change of the electronic device based on sensing information sensed by the at least one sensor while the call is maintained;
determining whether the state change of the electronic device corresponds to a user gesture for switching a call mode; and
in response to determining that the state change of the electronic device corresponds to the user gesture for switching the call mode, switching the call mode,
wherein switching the call mode comprises switching the call mode from a voice call mode to a video call mode, and from a video call mode to a voice call mode, and
in response to detecting switching of the call mode from the voice call mode to the video call mode, display information about a call mode of the other electronic device through a user interface displayed on the display.

11. The operating method of the electronic device as claimed in claim 10 , further comprising:
detecting a change in a contact area between the electronic device and another object, based on the sensing information, and
if an amount of the change in the contact area is greater than a certain threshold, determining that the state change corresponds to the user gesture for switching the call mode.

12. The operating method of the electronic device as claimed in claim 10 , further comprising:
detecting a change in a distance between the electronic device and another adjacent object, based on the sensing information, and
if an amount of the change in the distance is greater than a certain threshold, determining that the state change corresponds to the user gesture for switching the call mode.

13. The operating method of the electronic device as claimed in claim 10 , further comprising:
detecting a force feedback change detected by a force sensor of the electronic device, based on the sensing information, and
if an amount of the force feedback change is greater than a certain threshold, determining that the state change corresponds to the user gesture for switching the call mode.

14. The operating method of the electronic device as claimed in claim 10 , further comprising:
detecting magnitude of a bio-signal detected by a bio-signal sensor of the electronic device, based on the sensing information, and
determining that the state change corresponds to the user gesture for switching the call mode, according to whether the detected magnitude of the bio-signal is greater than a certain threshold.

15. The operating method of the electronic device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein switching the call mode comprises requesting a video call connection to the other electronic device or requesting to end the video call connection.

16. The operating method of the electronic device as claimed in claim 15 , further comprising:
before or after requesting the video call connection to the other electronic device, checking at least one of an installation state of a related application of the other electronic device, an installation state of a related module of the other electronic device, and a call service state of the other electronic device, in order to check an availability of a video communication connection.

17. The operating method of the electronic device as claimed in claim 10 , further comprising:
detecting a user input associated with function execution on the user interface, an

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Wonsik
• Shin Jongkyun
• Lee Hyunyeul
• Rathore Pragam
• Kwon Yang-Hee
• Kim Young-Rim
• Kim June-Seok
• Song Jinho
• Won Ji-In
• Lee Dong Oh
• Lee Sunjung
• Lee Jingoo
• Rhee Taik Heon
• Lim Wan-Soo
• Jeon Sung-Bin
• Chung Seungyeon
• Choi Kyuhyung
• Park Taegun
• Yeom Dong-Hyun
• Yoon Suha
• Jung Euichang
• Cheong Cheolho

Classifications

• H04N7/147 Primary

  Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals (selecting H04Q) · CPC title

• H04N2007/145

  Handheld terminals · CPC title

• H04W76/10

  Connection setup · CPC title

• H04W76/15

  Setup of multiple wireless link connections · CPC title

• H04W4/18

  Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals · CPC title