Continuous video capture during switch between video capture devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9325889-B2
Application number	US-201313803885-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 14, 2013
Priority date	Jun 8, 2012
Publication date	Apr 26, 2016
Grant date	Apr 26, 2016

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;
recording video captured from the first video capture device;
switching video capture between the first video capture device and a second video capture device of the electronic device using one or more gestures for creating a viewable video output comprising a continuous clip of images based on switching a live video capture view between the first video capture device and the second video capture device during recording;
recording video captured from the second video capture device;
continuing video capture and recording while switching views between the first video capture device and the second video capture device; and
formatting the recording of the video capture from the first video capture device and the video capture from the second video capture device in a single video file format including embedded interactive properties that provide for toggling between video recorded from the first video capture device and video recorded from the second video capture device during playback.

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:
recording the video capture from the first video capture device and recording the video capture from second video capture device are performed simultaneously.

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 to the second video capture device, and capturing and recording video from the first video capture device and the second video capture device simultaneously.

5. The method of claim 4 , 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 in a side-by-side screen format on a display.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein:
the one or more gestures comprises swiping on a touch screen of the display, and switching video capture between the first video capture device and the second video capture device of the electronic device provides the continuous clip of images without breaks between images, and the continuous clip is accompanied by continuous sound.

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

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

9. An electronic device, comprising:
a capture interface, comprising:
a first video capture device; and
a second video capture device,

wherein the capture interface is configured to capture and record video using the first video capture device, and to switch video capture and recording between the first video capture device and the second video capture device, the capture interface continues video capture and record of video using the first video capture device and video capture and record of video using the second video capture device, while switching between views provided by the first video capture device and the second video capture device based on one or more gestures for creating a viewable video output comprising a continuous clip of images based on switching a live video capture view between the first video capture device and the second video capture device during recording, and the capture interface is further configured to format recording of both of the video capture from the first video capture device and the video capture from the second video capture device in a single video file format including embedded interactive properties that provide for toggling between video recorded from the first video capture device and video recorded from the second video capture device during playback.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the capture interface comprises a processing interface that displays captured video on a display of the electronic device.

11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the processing interface records captured video.

12. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the capture interface 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 and recording video from the first video capture device and the second video capture device simultaneously.

13. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the capture interface 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, and the one or more gestures comprises swiping on a touch screen of the display.

14. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the capture interface displays video captured from the first video capture device and video captured from the second video capture device in a side-by-side screen format on a display.

15. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the electronic device comprises a mobile phone.

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

17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium embodied thereon instructions being executable by at least one processor to perform a method comprising:
capturing video via a first video capture device of the electronic device;
recording video captured from the first video capture device;
switching video capture between the first video capture device and a second video capture device of the electronic device using one or more gestures for creating a viewable video output comprising a continuous clip of images based on switching a live video capture view between the first video capture device and the second video capture device during recording;
recording video captured from the second video capture device;
continuing video capture and recording while switching views between the first video capture device and the second video capture device; and
formatting the recording of both of the video capture from the first video capture device and the video capture from the second video capture device in a single video file format including embedded interactive properties that provide for toggling between video recorded from the first video capture device and video recorded from the second video capture device during playback.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , 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.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein:
recording the video capture fr

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

• H04N23/63

  by using electronic viewfinders · 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

• H04N23/698

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