Photographing method of an electronic device and the electronic device thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9894275-B2
Application number	US-201414582681-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 24, 2014
Priority date	Feb 11, 2014
Publication date	Feb 13, 2018
Grant date	Feb 13, 2018

Abstract

A photographing method of an electronic device and the electronic device thereof are provided. The method includes activating a first camera module and a second camera module, displaying an image captured by the activated first camera module on a screen, and capturing an image of the first camera module displayed on the screen based on information of an image captured by the second camera module photographing. An image captured by the activated first camera module is displayed on a screen. An image of the first camera module displayed on the screen is captured based on information of an image captured by the second camera module.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for controlling camera photographing in an apparatus that uses a multi-camera, the method comprising:
activating a first camera and a second camera in response to detecting an event, the event being entry into a self-camera mode by the first camera, wherein the second camera is further activated once a predetermined time has elapsed after the first camera is activated;
displaying a camera shutter, and an image received from the activated first camera on a screen; and
capturing the image using the first camera in response to detecting a predefined input obtained via the second camera while the camera shutter is displayed on the screen.

2. The method of claim 1 ,
wherein the first camera is a camera photographing in one direction of the apparatus, and
wherein the second camera is a camera photographing in another direction different from the photographing direction of the first camera.

3. The method of claim 1 ,
wherein the first camera performs photographing at a maximum resolution, and
wherein the second camera performs photographing at a resolution lower than the maximum resolution.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the activating of the first camera and the second camera comprises:
activating the first camera when the event is detected; and
activating the second camera when the activation of the first camera is maintained for the predetermined time.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the displaying of the image comprises displaying the image captured by the first camera as a main image and displaying an image received from the second camera as a sub-image of a smaller size than a size of the main image.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the sub-image overlaps the main image or is displayed within a region where one or more icons are displayed.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the capturing of the image by the first camera comprises capturing the image using the first camera when it is determined that a lens of the second camera has been intentionally hidden based on information of an image received from the second camera.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the capturing of the image by the first camera is performed during a self-camera mode.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the determination is based on a change in at least one of a luminance component or a color component of the image received from the second camera.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the determination comprises determining the lens of the second camera has been intentionally hidden when the change in the at least one of the luminance component or the color component of the image received from the second camera occurs for all of pixels of the second camera.

11. The method of claim 7 , wherein the determination is based on a change in at least one of a luminance component or a color component of pixels set as a plurality of representative points inside the image received from the second camera.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the determination comprises determining the lens of the second camera has been intentionally hidden when the change in the at least one of the luminance component or the color component of the pixels set as the plurality of representative points occurs for all of the pixels.

13. An electronic device comprising:
a display;
a first camera;
a second camera;
a memory configured to store computer program instructions therein; and
at least one processor,
wherein the computer program instructions, when executed, configure the at least one processor to:
activate the first camera and the second camera in response to detecting an event, the event being entry into a self-camera mode by the first camera, wherein the second camera is further activated once a predetermined time has elapsed after the first camera is activated,
display a camera shutter, and an image received from the activated first camera on the display, and
capture the image using the first camera in response to detecting a predefined input obtained via the second camera while the camera shutter is displayed on the display.

14. The electronic device of claim 13 ,
wherein the first camera is a camera configured to photograph in one direction of the apparatus, and
wherein the second camera is a camera configured to photograph in another direction different from the photographing direction of the first camera.

15. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
set the first camera to perform photographing at a maximum resolution, and
set the second camera to perform photographing at a resolution lower than the maximum resolution.

16. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
activate, when the event is detected, the first camera, and
activate, when the activation of the first camera is maintained for the predetermined time, the second camera.

17. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
display the image captured by the first camera as a main image, and
display an image received from the second camera as a sub-image of a smaller size than a size of the main image.

18. The electronic device of claim 17 , wherein the sub-image overlaps the main image or is displayed within a region where one or more icons are displayed.

19. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to capture the image using the first camera when it is determined that a lens of the second camera has been intentionally hidden based on information of an image received from the second camera.

20. The electronic device of claim 19 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to determine the second camera has been intentionally hidden based on a change in at least one of a luminance component or a color component of the image received from the second camera.

21. The electronic device of claim 20 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to determine the second camera has been intentionally hidden when the change in the at least one of the luminance component or the color component of the image received from the second camera has occurred for all of pixels of the second camera.

22. The electronic device of claim 19 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to determine the second camera has been intentionally hidden based on a change in at least one of a luminance component or a color component of pixels set as a plurality of representative points inside a video frame of an image received from the second camera.

23. The electronic device of claim 22 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to determine the second camera has been intentionally hidden when the change in the at least one of the luminance component or the color component of pixels set as the plurality of representative points inside the video frame of the image received from the second camera has occurred for all of the pixels.

24. A non-transitory computer-readable recordable medium on which a computer program for executing a method is recorded, the method comprising:
activating a first camera and a second camera in response to detecting an event, the event being entry into a self-camera mode by the first camera, the second camera being activated in a reduced power consumption mode, wherein the second camera is further ac

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Shin Young Wook

Classifications

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• H04N23/667 Primary

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