Electronic device including camera and method of operating the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11997378-B2
Application number	US-202117161131-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 28, 2021
Priority date	Jan 31, 2020
Publication date	May 28, 2024
Grant date	May 28, 2024

Abstract

A device and method are provided for providing a function related to a camera in an electronic device. The electronic device includes a display device; a first camera; a processor; and a memory configured to store instructions, which when executed, instruct the processor to acquire a plurality of first images having a first attribute and one or more second images having a second attribute through the first camera for a predetermined time, when an input associated with image acquisition is received, generate one or more image content based on the plurality of first images or the one or more second images, and store instructions that cause the one or more image content to be output through the display device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a display;
a first camera;
a processor; and
a memory configured to store instructions, which when executed, instruct the processor to:
acquire a plurality of first images and one or more second images through the first camera for a predetermined time, when an input associated with image acquisition is received, and
in response to the received input associated with image acquisition, generate a plurality of image contents based on at least one of the plurality of first images or the one or more second images such that the plurality of image contents are outputted to different regions of the display, wherein the plurality of image contents include one or more moving images generated based on the plurality of first images and one or more still images generated based on the one or more second images.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a housing including a first surface and a second surface facing away from the first surface,
wherein the display is exposed through the first surface of the housing, and
wherein the first camera is configured to acquire the plurality of first images through the first surface or the second surface of the housing.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of first images are acquired in a first cycle and have a first resolution, and
wherein the one or more second images have a second resolution different from the first resolution.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a second camera,
wherein the instructions, when executed, further instruct the processor to:
acquire one or more third images through the second camera for the predetermined time, when the input associated with image acquisition is received,
generate, in response to the received input associated with image acquisition, the plurality of image contents based on at least one of the plurality of first images, the one or more second images, or the one or more third images, and
output the plurality of image contents to different regions of the display.

5. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the second camera is configured to acquire an image related to an external environment.

6. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the plurality of first images are acquired in a first cycle and have a first resolution,
wherein the one or more second images have a second resolution different from the first resolution, and
wherein the one or more third images have a third resolution different from the first resolution and the second resolution.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further instruct the processor to:
select one or more first images based on a motion image of an external object included in the plurality of first images, and
generate the one or more moving images based on the one or more first images.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further instruct the processor to:
detect one or more first candidate images from among the one or more second images based on at least one of image quality of the one or more second images, brightness information of the one or more second images, a composition of an external object included in the one or more second images, or face recognition information detected from the one or more second images,
detect one or more second candidate images by removing an overlapping image from among the one or more first candidate images,
select an image effect to be applied to the one or more second candidate images based on scene information of the one or more candidate images, and
generate the one or more image content including one or more still images by applying the selected image effect to the one or more second candidate images.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further instruct the processor to:
detect scene information from the plurality of first images,
detect one or more first images having time information that is identical to time information of the one or more second candidate images from among the plurality of first images, and
determine the scene information detected from the plurality of first images as scene information of the one or more second candidate images.

10. A method of operating an electronic device, the method comprising:
acquiring a plurality of first images and one or more second images through a first camera of the electronic device for a predetermined time, when an input associated with image acquisition is received; and
in response to the received input associated with image acquisition, generating a plurality of image contents based on at least one of the plurality of first images or the one or more second images such that the plurality of image contents are outputted to different regions of a display of the electronic device, wherein the plurality of image contents include one or more moving images generated based on the plurality of first images and one or more still images generated based on the one or more second images.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of first images are acquired in a first cycle and having a first resolution, and
wherein the one or more second images have a second resolution different from the first resolution.

12. The method of claim 10 , further comprising acquiring one or more third images through a second camera for the predetermined time, when the input associated with image acquisition is received,
wherein generating the plurality of image contents comprises generating the one or more image content based on at least one of the plurality of first images, the one or more second images, or the one or more third images.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising acquiring, via the second camera, an image related to an external environment.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the plurality of first images are acquired in a first cycle and have a first resolution,
wherein the one or more second images have a second resolution different from the first resolution, and
wherein the one or more third images have a third resolution different from the first resolution and the second resolution.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein generating the one or more image content comprises:
selecting one or more first images based on a motion image of an external object included in the plurality of first images; and
generating the one or more moving images based on the one or more first images.

16. The method of claim 10 , wherein generating the one or more image content comprises:
detecting one or more first candidate images from among the one or more second images;
detecting one or more second candidate images by removing an overlapping image from among the one or more first candidate images;
selecting an image effect to be applied to the one or more second candidate images based on scene information of the one or more candidate images; and
generating one or more still images by applying the selected image effect to the one or more second candidate images.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein detecting the one or more first candidate images comprises:
detecting the one or more first candidate images based on at least one of image quality of the one or more second images, brightness information of the one or more second images, a composition of an external object included in the one or more second images, or face recognition information detected from the one or more second images.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Moon Sunho
• Bong Yeonjong
• Srinivasakannan Ramakrishnan
• Jain Gaurav Kumar
• Kulkarni Girish
• Somanathan Karthikeyan
• Dev Sachin
• Velusamy Sudha
• Yoon Uison
• Yoon Jehan
• Jeon Cheolyong
• Lee Kihuk

Classifications

• H04N23/632 Primary

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

• H04N23/633

  for displaying additional information relating to control or operation of the camera · CPC title

• H04N5/2621 Primary

  Cameras specially adapted for the electronic generation of special effects during image pickup, e.g. digital cameras, camcorders, video cameras having integrated special effects capability · CPC title

• H04M1/72403 Primary

  with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality · CPC title

• H04M2250/52

  including functional features of a camera · CPC title