Continuous video capture during switch between video capture devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016205302-A1
Application number	US-201615074237-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 18, 2016
Priority date	Jun 8, 2012
Publication date	Jul 14, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method provides capturing video information in an electronic device. Capturing video information comprises capturing video, using a first video capture device of the electronic device, switching video capture between the first video capture device and a second video capture device of the electronic device, and continuing video capture while switching between the first video capture device and the second video capture device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method of capturing video information in an electronic device, comprising:
capturing video, using a first video capture device of the electronic device; switching video capture between the first video capture device and a second video capture device of the electronic device; and continuing video capture while switching between the first video capture device and the second video capture device.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
processing video capture from the first video capture device by displaying the video capture on a display of the electronic device; and processing video capture from the second video capture device by displaying the video capture on the display of the electronic device.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein:
processing video capture from the first video capture device further comprises recording the video capture from the first video capture device; and processing video capture from the second video capture device further comprises recording the video capture from the second video capture device.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:
switching video capture between the first video capture device and the second video capture device comprises switching video capture from the first video capture device to the second video capture device only.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:
switching video capture between the first video capture device and the second video capture device comprises switching video capture to the second video capture device, and capturing video from the first video capture device and the second video capture device simultaneously.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein:
processing video capture from the first video capture device further comprises displaying the video capture from the first video capture device on said display; and processing video capture from the second video capture device further comprises displaying the video capture from the second video capture device on said display, along with the video capture from the first video capture device.

7 . The method of claim 5 , wherein:
processing video capture from the first video capture device further comprises recording the video capture from the first video capture device; and processing video capture from the second video capture device further comprises recording the video capture from the second video capture device, along with the video capture from the first video capture device.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the electronic device comprises a mobile phone.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the electronic device comprises a mobile tablet device.

10 . An electronic device, comprising:
a capture module, comprising:
a first video capture device; and
a second video capture device,
wherein the capture module is configured to capture video using the first video capture device, and switches video capture between the first video capture device and the second video capture device, wherein the capture module continues video capture while switching between the first video capture device and the second video capture device.

11 . The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the capture module comprises a processing module that displays captured video on a display of the electronic device.

12 . The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the processing module records captured video.

13 . The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the capture module switches video capture between the first video capture device and the second video capture device by switching video capture from the first video capture device to the second video capture device only.

14 . The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the capture module switches video capture between the first video capture device and the second video capture device by switching video capture to the second video capture device, and capturing video from the first video capture device and the second video capture device simultaneously.

15 . The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the capture module comprises a processing module that selectively displays video captured from the first video capture device on a display of the electronic device, and displays the video captured from the second video capture device along with the video capture from the first video capture device.

16 . The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the capture module comprises a processing module that selectively records video captured from the first video capture device, and records video captured from the second video capture device, along with the video capture from the first video capture device.

17 . The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the electronic device comprises a mobile phone.

18 . The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the electronic device comprises a mobile tablet device.

19 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions which when executed on a computer perform a method comprising:
capturing video via a first video capture device of the electronic device; switching video capture between the first video capture device and a second video capture device of the electronic device; and continuing video capture while switching between the first video capture device and the second video capture device.

20 . The medium of claim 18 , further comprising:
processing video capture from the first video capture device by displaying the video capture on a display of the electronic device; and processing video capture from the second video capture device by displaying the video capture on the display of the electronic device.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Desai Prashant
• Alvarez Jesse

Classifications

• H04N23/631

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

• H04N23/698

  for achieving an enlarged field of view, e.g. panoramic image capture · CPC title

• H04N23/45 Primary

  for generating image signals from two or more image sensors being of different type or operating in different modes, e.g. with a CMOS sensor for moving images in combination with a charge-coupled device [CCD] for still images · CPC title

• H04N23/667

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

• H04N23/63

  by using electronic viewfinders · CPC title