Electronic device for acquiring image by using light-emitting module having polarizing filter and method for controlling same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11558556-B2
Application number	US-202117371962-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 9, 2021
Priority date	Jul 9, 2020
Publication date	Jan 17, 2023
Grant date	Jan 17, 2023

Abstract

An electronic device includes a display; a camera; a first light emitting module, wherein each of the camera and the first light emitting module comprises a first type polarizing filter; a second light emitting module including a second type polarizing filter that is different from the first type polarizing filter; and at least one processor configured to: obtain a first image by using the camera, based on a first light output from the first light emitting module and a second light output from the second light emitting module; identify at least one feature point in the first image; and control the display to display the first image and information related to the at least one feature point.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a display;
a camera;
a first light emitting module, wherein each of the camera and the first light emitting module comprises a first type polarizing filter;
a second light emitting module comprising a second type polarizing filter that is different from the first type polarizing filter; and
at least one processor configured to:
obtain a plurality of images of a skin by using the camera, based on different ratios between an amount of a first light output from the first light emitting module and an amount of a second light output from the second light emitting module;
identify a ratio between the amount of the first light and the amount of the second light, at which a corresponding first image has a ratio of a saturation area that is equal to or greater than a threshold ratio, among the plurality of images;
control the display to display the first image and to display information on a state of the skin based on the identified ratio between the amount of the first light and the amount of the second light.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to obtain a second image by using the camera, based on the first light only.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to obtain a third image by using the camera, based on the second light only.

4. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to generate a depth map of at least one feature point by using the first image, the second image, and the third image.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first type polarizing filter is configured to remove a substantially horizontally vibrating component from the first light.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second type polarizing filter is configured to remove a substantially vertically vibrating component from the second light.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
identify whether a target area is in a saturation state; and
based on the target area not being in the saturation state, control the camera to capture the first image including the target area.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to control the first light emitting module and the second light emitting module such that the amount of the first light and the amount of the second light have a particular ratio.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first type polarizing filter and the second type polarizing filter is rotatable.

10. A method for controlling an electronic device, the method comprising:
obtaining a plurality of images of a skin by using a camera of the electronic device, based on different ratios between an amount of a first light output from a first light emitting module and an amount of a second light output from a second light emitting module;
identifying a ratio between the amount of the first light and the amount of the second light, at which a corresponding first image has a ratio of a saturation area that is equal to or greater than a threshold ratio, among the plurality of images; and
providing the first image and to display information on a state of the skin based on the identified ratio between the amount of the first light and the amount of the second light,
wherein each of the camera and the first light emitting module comprises a first type polarizing filter, and
wherein the second light emitting module comprises a second type polarizing filter that is different from the first type polarizing filter.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising obtaining a second image by using the camera based on the first light only.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising obtaining a third image by using the camera based on the second light only.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising generating a depth map of at least one feature point by using the first image, the second image, and the third image.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first type polarizing filter is configured to remove a substantially horizontally vibrating component from the first light.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the second type polarizing filter is configured to remove a substantially vertically vibrating component from the second light.

16. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
identifying whether a target area is in a saturation state; and
based on the target area not being in the saturation state, controlling the camera to capture the first image including the target area.

17. The method of claim 10 , further comprising controlling the first light emitting module and the second light emitting module such that the amount of the first light and the amount the second light have a particular ratio.

18. The method of claim 10 , wherein at least one of the first type polarizing filter and the second type polarizing filter is rotatable.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Oh Youngjae
• Min Jinhong
• Choi Hyoungseon
• Kim Joonho
• Son Changwon
• Jung Jiwoon

Classifications

• G06V40/171

  Local features and components; Facial parts (eye characteristics G06V40/18); Occluding parts, e.g. glasses; Geometrical relationships · CPC title

• H04N23/632

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

• H04N23/55 Primary

  Optical parts specially adapted for electronic image sensors; Mounting thereof · CPC title

• H04N23/74 Primary

  by influencing the scene brightness using illuminating means · CPC title

• H04N13/271

  wherein the generated image signals comprise depth maps or disparity maps · CPC title