Content display method and electronic device for implementing same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018332233-A1
Application number	US-201615774148-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 31, 2016
Priority date	Nov 6, 2015
Publication date	Nov 15, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

Various embodiment provide a method and device comprising: a display; a memory; and a control unit operatively connected to the display and the memory, wherein the control unit is configured to control the display to display an original image on the display, detect a roll generation event, identify an object from the original image according to the roll generation event, convert the original image into a roll image using the identified object, and store the same in the memory. In addition, other embodiments are also possible.

First claim

1 . An electronic device comprising:
a display; a memory; and a controller operatively connected with the display and the memory, wherein the controller is configured to:
control the display to display an original image,
detect a roll creation event,
identify objects from the original image in accordance with the roll creation event,
convert the original image into a roll image, using the identified objects, and
store the roll image in the memory.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to:
control the display to display an area setting frame on the displayed image in accordance with the roll creation event, determine a roll image creation area by moving the position of the area setting frame in accordance with selection by a user, and identify objects in the roll image creation area.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to determine a boundary line, using the identified objects, and convert the original image into a roll image, using the objects or the boundary line.

4 . The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the controller is configured to determine the size of the roll image on the basis of at least one of the size of the original image, the objects, and the boundary line.

5 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to select a representative object on the basis of at least one of priority, sizes, and properties of the objects and properties of the original image and create the roll image on the basis of the representative object.

6 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to determine the boundary line on the basis of at least one of a color difference in the original image, the properties of the original image, and the sizes of the objects.

7 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a camera module,
wherein the controller is configured to determine the kind of an image obtained through the camera module and determine whether to create a roll image on the basis of the kind of the image.

8 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to create the roll image by converting the original image into a 3D spherical or circular image on the basis of the identified objects.

9 . The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the objects include at least one of a subject, a person, a thing, a background, and a natural environment, and
the roll image is displayed such that a representative object of one or more objects in the original image is discriminated from other objects on the edge of the 3D sphere or circle.

10 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein in the roll image, a lower area from the boundary line of the original image is shown in a 3D spherical or circular shape, an upper area from the boundary line of the original image is shown as the outside of the 3D sphere or circle, and the identified objects are positioned at the center of the 3D sphere or circle.

11 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to control the display to display the roll image, detect user input, and change the sizes of the objects or the sphere in the roll image on the basis of the user input.

12 . The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the controller is configured to adjust the size of the sphere when the sizes of the objects are changed on the basis of the user input, and to adjust the sizes of the objects when the size of the sphere is changed on the basis of the user input.

13 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to search for a roll image of images stored in the memory and control the display to display an image list including the found roll image when a roll image display event is detected.

14 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to create a roll image by checking metadata of contents displayed on the display and determining text and a spherical shape to display on the basis of the metadata.

15 . A method of displaying contents of an electronic device, the method comprising:
displaying an original image on a display; detecting a roll creation event; identifying objects from the original image in accordance with the roll creation event; and converting the original image into a roll image, using the identified objects.

16 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
displaying an area setting frame on the displayed image in accordance with the roll creation event; and determining a roll image creation area by moving the position of the area setting frame in accordance with selection by a user.

17 . The method of claim 15 , wherein converting the original image into a roll image comprising:
selecting a representative object on the basis of at least one of priority, sizes, and properties of the objects and properties of the original image; and creating the roll image on the basis of the representative object.

18 . The method of claim 15 , wherein converting the original image into a roll image comprising:
determining the boundary line on the basis of at least one of a color difference in the original image, the properties of the original image, and the sizes of the objects; and creating the roll image by using a lower area and upper area of the original image based on the boundary line.

19 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
determining the kind of an image obtained through a camera module; and determining whether to create a roll image on the basis of the kind of the image.

20 . The method of claim 15 ,
wherein the objects include at least one of a subject, a person, a thing, a background, and a natural environment, and wherein the roll image is displayed such that a representative object of one or more objects in the original image is discriminated from other objects on the edge of the 3D sphere or circle.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Yongyeon
• Kim Yunkyung
• Kwak Jiyeon

Classifications

• H04N23/635

  Region indicators; Field of view indicators · CPC title

• H04N23/61

  based on recognised objects · CPC title

• H04N23/632 Primary

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

• H04N5/232945

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04N5/2628

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