Method for shooting image and electronic device thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9716828-B2
Application number	US-201414263228-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 28, 2014
Priority date	Aug 28, 2013
Publication date	Jul 25, 2017
Grant date	Jul 25, 2017

Abstract

An apparatus and a method for performing spherical panorama shooting in an electronic device are provided. The method includes, displaying, if it is determined that the electronic device is positioned in an outdoor environment, a first summary guide corresponding to the outdoor environment, and displaying, if it is determined that the electronic device is positioned in an indoor environment, a second summary guide corresponding to the indoor environment. The first summary guide and the second summary guide are graphic User Interfaces (UI) for informing a spherical panorama shooting progress, and the second summary guide has a number of image shootings that are required for generating a spherical panoramic image, different from the number of image shootings in a case where the first summary guide is displayed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method in an electronic device, the method comprising:
displaying, when it is determined that the electronic device is positioned in an outdoor environment, a first summary guide corresponding to the outdoor environment; and
displaying, when it is determined that the electronic device is positioned in an indoor environment, a second summary guide corresponding to the indoor environment,
wherein the first summary guide and the second summary guide comprise graphic user interfaces (UIs) for informing a spherical panorama shooting progress,
wherein the first number of image shootings is different from the second number of image shootings,
wherein the displaying of the first summary guide comprises displaying a first number of image shootings that are required for generating a spherical panoramic image in the outdoor environment, and
wherein the displaying of the second summary guide comprises displaying a second number of image shootings that are required for generating the spherical panoramic image in the indoor environment.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second summary guide has a greater number of shootings required for generating the spherical panoramic image than a case where the first summary guide is displayed.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the first summary guide and the second summary guide comprise a spherical shape divided into a plurality of regions, and the regions represent a position on which each image is to be disposed.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
displaying a region on which a previewed image is to be disposed via one of the first summary guide and the second summary guide such that the region is discriminated from other regions.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
displaying a region on which at least one shooting-completed image is to be disposed via one of the first summary guide and the second summary guide such that the region is discriminated from other regions.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
changing a direction in which one of the first summary guide and the second summary guide is shown depending on at least one of left and right movement, up and down movement, and rotation of the electronic device.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining whether the electronic device is positioned in one of the outdoor environment and the indoor environment based on a user's selection.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining whether the electronic device is positioned in one of the outdoor environment and the indoor environment based on an analysis result of at least one of illuminance, a boundary direction, and a color direction of a previewed image.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the analysis result comprises Edge Orientation Histogram (EOH) and Color Orientation Histogram (COH).

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
generating, when it is determined that the electronic device is positioned in the outdoor environment, after a number of image shootings corresponding to the outdoor environment are completed, the spherical panoramic image by combining the shot images; and
generating, when it is determined that the electronic device is positioned in the indoor environment, after a number of image shootings corresponding to the indoor environment are completed, the spherical panoramic image by combining the shot images,
wherein the number of shootings corresponding to the indoor environment is greater than the number of shootings corresponding to the outdoor environment.

11. An electronic device comprising:
a display configured to display one of a first summary guide and a second summary guide; and
a processor configured to:
control the display to display the first summary guide corresponding to an outdoor environment, when it is determined that the electronic device is positioned in the outdoor environment, and
control the display to display the second summary guide corresponding to an indoor environment, when it is determined that the electronic device is positioned in the indoor environment,

wherein the first summary guide and the second summary guide comprise graphic user interfaces (UIs) for informing a spherical panorama shooting progress,
wherein the first number of image shootings is different from the second number of image shootings, and
wherein the processor is configured to control the display to display a required number of image shootings corresponding to one of the indoor environment and the outdoor environment.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the second summary guide comprises a greater number of shootings required for generating the spherical panoramic image than a case where the first summary guide is displayed.

13. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein each of the first summary guide and the second summary guide comprise a spherical shape divided into a plurality of regions, and the plurality of regions represent a position on which each image is to be disposed.

14. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the display is further configured to display a region on which a previewed image is to be disposed via one of the first summary guide and the second summary guide such that the region is discriminated from other regions.

15. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the display is further configured to display a region on which at least one shooting-completed image is to be disposed via one of the first summary guide and the second summary guide such that the region is discriminated from other regions.

16. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the display is further configured to change and display a direction in which one of the first summary guide and the second summary guide is shown depending on at least one of a left and right movement, an up and down movement, and a rotation of the electronic device.

17. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine whether the electronic device is positioned in one of the outdoor environment and the indoor environment based on a user's selection.

18. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine whether the electronic device is positioned in one of the outdoor environment and the indoor environment based on an analysis result of at least one of an illuminance, a boundary direction, and a color direction of a previewed image.

19. The electronic device of claim 18 , wherein the analysis result comprises an edge orientation histogram (EOH) and a color orientation histogram (COH).

20. The electronic device of claim 11 ,
wherein, when it is determined that the electronic device is positioned in the outdoor environment, after a number of image shootings corresponding to the outdoor environment are completed, the processor is further configured to generate the spherical panoramic image by combining the shot images,
wherein, when it is determined that the electronic device is positioned in the indoor environment, after a number of image shootings corresponding to the indoor environment are completed, the processor is further configured to generate the spherical panoramic image by combining the shot images, and
wherein the number of shootings corresponding to the indoor environment is greater than the number of shootings corresponding to the outdoor environment.

21. An electronic device comprising:
a processor;
a memory configured to store at

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yoo Sang-Hyeon
• Cho Sung-Dae
• Kim Dae-Sung
• Seo Jung-Ik

Classifications

• H04N23/698 Primary

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

• H04N23/62 Primary

  Control of parameters via user interfaces · CPC title

• H04N5/23216

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04N5/23238 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04N5/262

  Studio circuits, e.g. for mixing, switching-over, change of character of image, other special effects {; Cameras specially adapted for the electronic generation of special effects} · CPC title