Digital device and method for controlling the same

US8964091B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8964091-B2
Application numberUS-201414326277-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 8, 2014
Priority dateFeb 28, 2013
Publication dateFeb 24, 2015
Grant dateFeb 24, 2015

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A digital device according to an embodiment includes a sensor unit configured to sense a user input to the digital device and to provide a signal corresponding to a sensed result to a processor, a camera unit configured to acquire an image, a display unit configured to display the acquired image, and the processor configured to control the sensor unit, the camera unit, and the display unit. The processor is further configured to: display the image acquired through the camera unit on the display unit, and provide a preview interface indicating a to-be-captured area in the displayed image, wherein the preview interface includes a first frame indicating a preview area of a first picture and a second frame indicating a preview area of a second picture.

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What is claimed is: 1. A digital device comprising: a sensor unit configured to sense a user input to the digital device; a camera unit configured to acquire an image; a display unit configured to display the acquired image; and a processor configured to control the sensor unit, the camera unit, and the display unit, wherein the processor is further configured to: display the image acquired through the camera unit on the display unit, provide a preview interface includ…

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What does patent US8964091B2 cover?
A digital device according to an embodiment includes a sensor unit configured to sense a user input to the digital device and to provide a signal corresponding to a sensed result to a processor, a camera unit configured to acquire an image, a display unit configured to display the acquired image, and the processor configured to control the sensor unit, the camera unit, and the display unit. The…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Lg Electronics Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04N23/631. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).