Electronic device for compressing image acquired by using camera, and operation method therefor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11330227-B2
Application number	US-201916969107-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 12, 2019
Priority date	Feb 12, 2018
Publication date	May 10, 2022
Grant date	May 10, 2022

Abstract

An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device according to various embodiments comprises: a memory for storing data related to an application; a display comprising a first area in which a first sensor of a first method is disposed, and a second area in which a second sensor of the first method and a third sensor of a second method are disposed; and a processor, wherein the processor is set to display an object related to the application via the first area, detect a first input for the object, while the first sensor and the second sensor are activated, deactivate the first sensor and the second sensor at least on the basis of the first input, and execute a specified function related to the application on the basis of a second input inputted according to the second method via the second area, while the third sensor is activated. Other various embodiments can be provided.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
an image sensor;
an image processor; and
a control circuit electrically connected with the image sensor through a first interface and electrically connected with the image processor through a second interface,
wherein the control circuit is configured to:
obtain a first image and a second image for an external object by using the image sensor through the first interface,
transfer the first image to the image processor through the second interface such that the image processor determines attribute information related to correction of the first image,
receive the attribute information from the image processor,
compress the second image according to parameter information related to compression of the second image determined at least based on the attribute information, and
transfer the compressed second image to the image processor through the second interface.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the control circuit is configured to generate first compression data by compressing the first image using a first parameter and transfer the first compression data as the first image to the image processor, as a part of the transferring of the first image to the image processor.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the image processor is configured to decode the compressed second image received through the second interface.

4. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the image processor is configured to correct the second image at least based on attribute information related to correction of the first image.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the control circuit is configured to determine the attribute information based on at least one of information related to auto white balance (AWB), information related to color correction (CC), lens information related to shading correction (LSC), or information related to gamma curve of the first image.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the control circuit is configured to assign a bit to each region included in the second image at least based on a parameter related to the compression of the second image to compress the second image.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the control circuit is configured to receive the attribute information from the image processor through a third interface that is different from the second interface.

8. An electronic device comprising:
an image processor; and
an image sensor module comprising an image sensor and a control circuit, the control circuit electrically connected with the image processor through a designated interface,
wherein the image sensor module is configured to:
obtain a first image and a second image for an external object by using the image sensor,
transfer the first image to the image processor by using the control circuit through the designated interface such that the image processor determines attribute information related to correction of the first image,
receive the attribute information from the image processor by using the control circuit,
compress the second image by using the control circuit, according to parameter information related to compression of the second image determined at least based on the attribute information, and
transfer the compressed second image to the image processor by using the control circuit through the designated interface.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the control circuit is configured to generate first compression data by compressing the first image using a first parameter and transfer the first compression data as the first image to the image processor, as a part of the transferring of the first image to the image processor.

10. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the image processor is configured to decode the compressed second image received through the second interface.

11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the image processor is configured to correct the second image at least based on attribute information related to correction of the first image.

12. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the control circuit is configured to determine the attribute information based on at least one of information related to auto white balance (AWB), information related to color correction (CC), information related to lens shading correction (LSC), or information related to gamma curve of the first image.

13. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the control circuit is configured to assign a bit to each region included in the second image at least based on a parameter related to the compression of the second image to compress the second image.

14. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the control circuit is configured to receive the attribute information from the image processor through a third interface that is different from the designated interface.

15. An electronic device comprising:
a communication module;
an image sensor; and
a control circuit electrically connected with the image sensor, wherein the control circuit is configured to:
obtain a first image and a second image for an external object by using the image sensor through a first interface,
transfer the first image to an external electronic device through the communication module such that the external electronic device determines attribute information related to correction of the first image, receive the attribute information from the external electronic device, compress the second image according to parameter information related to compression of the second image determined at least based on the attribute information, and transfer the compressed second image to the external electronic device through the communication module.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Arang
• Kim Sungoh
• Kim Youngjo
• Park Hyunhee
• Chun Hyungju
• Choi Jongbum
• Han Changsu
• Park Hajoong
• Yeom Donghyun

Classifications

• H04N19/115 Primary

  Selection of the code volume for a coding unit prior to coding · CPC title

• H04N25/00

  Circuitry of solid-state image sensors [SSIS]; Control thereof · CPC title

• H04N25/61

  the noise originating only from the lens unit, e.g. flare, shading, vignetting or "cos4" · CPC title

• H04N23/80

  Camera processing pipelines; Components thereof · CPC title

• H04N23/95

  Computational photography systems, e.g. light-field imaging systems · CPC title