Method and apparatus for displaying image

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9621810-B2
Application number	US-201514631053-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 25, 2015
Priority date	Feb 25, 2014
Publication date	Apr 11, 2017
Grant date	Apr 11, 2017

Abstract

A method of operating an electronic device is provided. The method includes acquiring an image including one or more objects, detecting distances between the one or more objects and the electronic device, determining a display methods to display information related to the one or more objects based on the distances, and displaying the information related to the one or more objects based on the determined display method.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of operating an electronic device, the method comprising:
acquiring an image including one or more objects;
detecting distances between the one or more objects and the electronic device;
receiving a touch input for selecting an object among the one or more objects; and
displaying a symbol for focusing on the selected object in response to receiving the touch input,
wherein a size of the symbol is determined according to a distance between the selected object and the electronic device among the detected distances.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the acquiring of the image comprises acquiring the image from an image sensor functionally connected to the electronic device.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the detecting of the distances comprises detecting the distances based on values of phase difference detection pixels included in the image sensor.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising acquiring depth map information based on the detected distances.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining a display method for displaying the symbol based on a first attribute of the symbol when the detected distance is within a first range; and
determining the display method for displaying the symbol based on a second attribute of the symbol when the detected distance is within a second range.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the first attribute and the second attribute include at least one of a size, color, or transparency of the symbol.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining a color of the symbol according to a distance between the selected object and the electronic device among the detected distances.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining priorities of the one or more objects according to the detected distances.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the displaying of the symbol comprises displaying the symbol on the image.

10. An apparatus comprising:
a memory configured to store instructions therein;
an image sensor; and
at least one processor configured, upon execution of the instructions, to:
acquire an image including one or more objects from the image sensor,
detect distances between the one or more objects and the electronic device,
display a symbol for focusing on the selected object in response to receiving the touch input; and

a touch panel configured to:
receive a touch input for selecting an object among the one or more objects,

wherein a size of the symbol is determined according to a distance between the selected object and the electronic device among the detected distances.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to detect the distances based on values of phase difference detection pixels included in the image sensor.

12. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
determine a display method for displaying the symbol based on a first attribute of the symbol when the detected distance is within a first range, and
determine the display method for displaying the symbol based on a second attribute of the symbol when the detected distance is within a second range.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the first attribute and the second attribute include at least one of a size, color, or transparency of the symbol.

14. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to determine colors of the symbol according to a distance between the selected object and the electronic device among the detected distances.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Choi Hong-Suk
• Kim Moon-Soo

Classifications

• H04N23/672

  based on the phase difference signals · CPC title

• H04N23/633 Primary

  for displaying additional information relating to control or operation of the camera · CPC title

• H04N23/62

  Control of parameters via user interfaces · CPC title

• H04N25/704

  Pixels specially adapted for focusing, e.g. phase difference pixel sets · CPC title

• H04N5/2226 Primary

  Determination of depth image, e.g. for foreground/background separation (determining depth by image analysis in general G06T7/50; segmentation by image analysis in general G06T7/10) · CPC title