Method for providing image and electronic device supporting the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12184990-B2
Application number	US-202217954544-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 28, 2022
Priority date	Oct 12, 2021
Publication date	Dec 31, 2024
Grant date	Dec 31, 2024

Abstract

According to an embodiment, an electronic device may include a first camera configured to obtain an image using light introduced through a first area of a display and a second camera configured to obtain an image using light introduced through a second area of the display, the display including the first area, the second area, and a third area other than the first area and the second area and at least one processor. The first area may include a first light emitting unit and a first line connecting the first light emitting unit and a first light emitting circuit disposed in the third area, the first line being arranged in a first direction. The second area may include a second light emitting unit and a second line connecting the second light emitting unit and a second light emitting circuit disposed in the third area, the second line being arranged in a second direction different from the first direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a camera module including a first camera configured to obtain an image using light introduced through a first area of a display and a second camera configured to obtain an image using light introduced through a second area of the display;
the display including the first area, the second area, and a third area other than the first area and the second area; and
at least one processor electrically connected with the display and the camera module,
wherein the first area includes a first light emitting unit and a first line connecting the first light emitting unit and a first light emitting circuit disposed in the third area, the first line being arranged in a first direction, and
wherein the second area includes a second light emitting unit and a second line connecting the second light emitting unit and a second light emitting circuit disposed in the third area, the second line being arranged in a second direction different from the first direction.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first line and the second line are transparent lines.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the first light emitting circuit is configured to transfer a data signal to the first light emitting unit through the first line, and
wherein the second light emitting circuit is configured to transfer a data signal to the second light emitting unit through the second line.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein pixels per inch (PPI) of the first area and PPI of the second area are lower than PPI of the third area.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first direction is a left or right direction, and the second direction is a vertical direction.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first camera is disposed under the first area, and the second camera is disposed under the second area.

7. An electronic device comprising:
a display including a first area having a first light emitting unit connected with a first line arranged in a first direction and a second area having a second light emitting unit connected with a second line arranged in a second direction different from the first direction;
a camera module including a first camera configured to obtain a first image using light introduced through the first area and a second camera configured to obtain a second image using light introduced through the second area; and
at least one processor electrically connected with the display and the camera module,
wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
obtain the first image through the first camera and the second image through the second camera,
detect a first portion generated by the first line in the first image and a second portion generated by the second line in the second image, and
obtain a third image by synthesizing the first image and the second image based on the first portion and the second portion.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to detect, as the first portion, a plurality of pixels having pixel values greater than or equal to a threshold pixel value in the first image, and detect, as the second portion, a plurality of pixels having pixel values greater than or equal to the threshold pixel value in the second image.

9. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
detect a center position of the first portion in the first image, wherein a number of pixels having pixel values greater than or equal to a threshold pixel value and distributed in the first portion is greater than or equal to a designated number,
detect a center position of the second portion in the second image, wherein a number of pixels having pixel values greater than or equal to the threshold pixel value and distributed in the second portion is greater than or equal to the designated number,
detect the first portion generated in the first direction with respect to the center position of the first portion, and
detect the second portion generated in the second direction with respect to the center position of the second portion.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
obtain weights for each of pixels of the first image and for each of pixels of the second image, and
obtain the third image by synthesizing the first image and the second image, based on the weights.

11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
align the first image and the second image based on the center position of the first portion and the center position of the second portion,
generate a first weight map including pixels corresponding to the first portion by subtracting the aligned second image from the aligned first image, for each of positions of corresponding pixels, and
generate a second weight map including pixels corresponding to the second portion by subtracting the aligned first image from the aligned second image, for each of positions of corresponding pixels.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to synthesize the first image and the second image by assigning lower weights to pixels included in the first weight map and pixels included in the second weight map than weights assigned to remaining pixels of the first image and the second image.

13. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the first line and the second line are transparent lines.

14. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the first line is configured to connect the first light emitting unit with a first light emitting circuit disposed in a third area other than the first area and the second area in the display, and
wherein the second line is configured to connect the second light emitting unit with a second light emitting circuit disposed in the third area.

15. The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the first light emitting circuit is configured to transfer a data signal to the first light emitting unit through the first line, and
wherein the second light emitting circuit is configured to transfer a data signal to the second light emitting unit through the second line.

16. The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein pixels per inch (PPI) of the first area and PPI of the second area are lower than PPI of the third area.

17. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the first portion and the second portion include flares.

18. The electronic device of claim 17 , wherein the first portion is generated as light introduced through the first area is diffracted by the first line, and
wherein the second portion is generated as light introduced through the second area is diffracted by the second line.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yu Sangjun
• Lee Kihuk
• Prushinskiy Valeriy
• Yeo Hyungsok

Classifications

• H04N23/76 Primary

  by influencing the image signals · CPC title

• H04N23/90 Primary

  Arrangement of cameras or camera modules, e.g. multiple cameras in TV studios or sports stadiums · CPC title

• G06T2207/20224

  Image subtraction · CPC title

• G06T2207/20221

  Image fusion; Image merging · CPC title

• G06T5/50

  using two or more images, e.g. averaging or subtraction · CPC title