Electronic device and method for controlling screen thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12101550-B2
Application number	US-202217860653-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 8, 2022
Priority date	Aug 4, 2020
Publication date	Sep 24, 2024
Grant date	Sep 24, 2024

Abstract

An electronic device and a method for controlling a screen thereof is provided. The electronic device includes a flexible display, an image sensor, at least one processor, and a memory, wherein the memory may store instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to display a first preview image on the flexible display in response to activation of the image sensor, divide the flexible display into at least two regions in response to detecting a designated first event, display a second preview image in a first region among the divided regions, and display at least one captured image in a second region among the divided regions, wherein the second region may include at least one first control menu varying based on a property of the at least one captured image.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a flexible display;
an image sensor;
memory storing one or more computer programs; and
at least one processor communicatively coupled to the flexible display, the image sensor, and the memory,
wherein the one or more computer programs include computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
display a first preview image on the flexible display in response to activation of the image sensor,
divide the flexible display into at least two regions in response to detecting a designated first event,
display a second preview image with an indication of a shoot mode for image capture via the image sensor in a first region among the divided at least two regions, and
display at least one captured image, which is captured via the image sensor using the shoot mode, with at least one first control menu corresponding to the shoot mode in a second region among the divided at least two regions, and

wherein the at least one first control menu is a control menu not provided by a dedicated viewer application, and includes one of a plurality of different combinations of menu items depending on which one of a plurality of different shoot modes corresponds to the shoot mode.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more computer programs further include computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
change, in response to detecting a designated second event, a position of the first region for displaying the second preview image and a position of the second region for displaying the at least one captured image.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the dividing of the flexible display into the at least two regions comprises further dividing the flexible display such that the flexible display has a third region distinguished from the first region and the second region, and
wherein the one or more computer programs further include computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
display, in the third region, at least one second control menu for controlling image capture through the image sensor.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more computer programs further include computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
identify a user's gripping state with respect to the electronic device by using a touch sensor or a separate sensor included in the flexible display, and
determine a position of the first region in which the second preview image is displayed, based on the identified gripping state.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the electronic device comprises a foldable electronic device or a rollable electronic device.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the designated first event comprises:
an event for folding the foldable electronic device;
an event for rolling the flexible display of the rollable electronic device; or
an event for selecting a designated menu included in the first preview image.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the displaying of the at least one captured image in the second region comprises displaying the at least one captured image by reducing a size thereof by a specific ratio.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first control menu included in the second region comprises at least some of third control menus provided by a viewer application that manages a captured image displayed in the second region or at least one of new menus which are not provided by the viewer application.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more computer programs further include computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
execute an image playback application corresponding to a captured image displayed in the second region, in response to a designated first input detected in the second region; and
display the captured image displayed in the second region in a full screen on the flexible display.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more computer programs further include computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
display a previous image;
display a next image; or
play a video, in the second region in response to a designated second input detected in the second region.

11. A method performed by an electronic device, the method comprising:
displaying a first preview image on a display of the electronic device in response to activation of an image sensor of the electronic device;
dividing the display into at least two regions in response to detecting a designated first event;
displaying a second preview image with an indication of a shoot mode for image capture via the image sensor in a first region of the divided at least two regions; and
displaying at least one captured image, which is captured via the image sensor using the shoot mode, with at least one first control menu corresponding to the shoot mode in a second region of the divided at least two regions,
wherein the at least one first control menu is a control menu not provided by a dedicated viewer application, and includes one of a plurality of different combinations of menu items depending on which one of a plurality of different shoot modes corresponds to the shoot mode.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising changing, in response to detecting a designated second event, a position of the first region for displaying the second preview image and a position of the second region for displaying the at least one captured image.

13. The method of claim 11 ,
wherein the dividing of the display into the at least two regions further comprises dividing the display such that the display has a third region distinguished from and the first region and the second region, and
wherein the method further comprises displaying at least one second control menu for controlling image capture in the third region.

14. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
identifying a user's gripping state of the electronic device; and
determining a position of the first region in which the second preview image is displayed, based on the identified gripping state.

15. The method of claim 11 ,
wherein the electronic device comprises a foldable electronic device or a rollable electronic device and the display comprises a flexible display, and
wherein the designated first event comprises an event for folding the foldable electronic device, an event for rolling the flexible display of the rollable electronic device, or an event for selecting a designated menu included in the first preview image.

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the displaying of the at least one captured image in the second region comprises displaying the at least one captured image by reducing a size thereof by a specific ratio.

17. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first control menu included in the second region comprises at least some of third control menus provided by a viewer application that manages a captured image displayed in the second region or at least one of new menus which are not provided by the viewer application.

18. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
executing an image playback application corresponding to a c

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Shin Hyungwoo
• Jang Kwanghyun
• Park Joonil
• Yoon Jihee
• Lim Yujin
• Jung Woojin
• Choi Nari
• Choi Junho

Classifications

• H04N23/667

  Camera operation mode switching, e.g. between still and video, sport and normal or high- and low-resolution modes · CPC title

• H04N23/635

  Region indicators; Field of view indicators · CPC title

• H04N23/53

  of electronic viewfinders, e.g. rotatable or detachable · CPC title

• H04N5/2628

  Alteration of picture size, shape, position or orientation, e.g. zooming, rotation, rolling, perspective, translation · CPC title

• H04N23/631

  Graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for controlling image capture or setting capture parameters · CPC title