Mobile terminal and method of controlling the same

• US 10,015,308 B2
• Filed: 06/09/2014
• Issued: 07/03/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Cho, Kyungmin, Lee, Jeonghyun, Song, Minah
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Tam T
• Application Number:
  US14/300,046
• Publication Number:
  US 20150033129A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,485 Days
• Field of Search: 715728, 715718
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/52 including functional features of a camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/74 with voice recognition means
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/62 Control of parameters via user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/632 for displaying or modifying preview images prior to image capturing, e.g. variety of image resolutions or capturing parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/635 Region indicators; Field of view indicators

Abstract

A mobile terminal including a camera; a display unit configured to display an image input through the camera; and a controller configured to display at least one user-defined icon corresponding to linked image-setting information, receive a touch signal indicating a touch is applied to a corresponding user-defined icon, and control the camera to capture the image based on image-setting information linked to the corresponding user-defined icon in response to the received touch signal.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal comprising:

a camera;

a touch screen; and

a controller configured to;

receive an image signal through the camera,

display, on the touch screen, a preview image corresponding to the image signal and a basic capture icon;

receive, via the touch screen, a first touch input in a state where the preview image and the basic capture icon are displayed on the touch screen;

display, on the touch screen, a plurality of further preview images as further capture icons that apply different image-setting information, respectively, in response to the first touch input,

wherein the plurality of further preview images as the further capture icons is displayed by processing the image signal based on the different image-setting information,

wherein the plurality of further preview images as the further capture icons is displayed with the preview image and the basic capture icon, and

wherein the further capture icons are changed in real time based on the image signal received through the camera,

receive, via the touch screen, a second touch input applied to one of the plurality of further preview images in a state where the preview image, the basic capture icon and the plurality of further preview images as the further capture icons are displayed on the touch screen, and

control the camera to capture an image and process the captured image to apply image-setting information corresponding to the one of the further plurality of preview images to the capture image, in response to the second touch input.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the basic capture icon corresponds to linked basic image-setting information, and

wherein the controller is further configured to:

receive a first or second type of touch applied to the basic capture icon, and

capture the image corresponding to the basic image-setting information when the first type of touch is received or display the plurality of further preview images on the touch screen when the second type of touch is received.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein the first type of touch is a short touch applied to the basic capture icon, and the second type of touch is a long touch applied to the basic capture icon.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 3, wherein the controller is further configured to stop displaying the plurality of further preview images after the image is captured.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to change what image-setting information corresponds to the plurality of further preview images based on a user'"'"'s selection.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 5, wherein the controller is further configured to:

display items corresponding to multiple setting values on one region of the touch screen, and

edit the image-setting information based on touch inputs applied to corresponding multiple setting values.

7. A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

receiving an image signal through a camera of the mobile terminal;

displaying, on a touch screen of the mobile terminal, a preview image corresponding to the image signal, and a basic capture icon;

receiving, via the touch screen, a first touch input in a state where the preview image and the basic capture icon are displayed on the touch screen;

displaying, via the touch screen, a plurality of further preview images as further capture icons that apply different image-setting information, respectively, in response to the first touch input,

wherein the plurality of further preview images as the further capture icons is displayed by processing the image signal based on the different image-setting information,

wherein the plurality of further preview images as the further capture icons is displayed with the preview image and the basic capture icon, and

wherein the further capture icons are changed in real time based on the image signal received through the camera,

receiving, via the touch screen, a second touch input applied to one of the plurality of further preview images, in a state where the preview image, the basic capture icon and the plurality of further preview images as further capture icons are displayed on the touch screen; and

controlling the camera to capture an image and processing the captured image to apply image-setting information corresponding to the one of the plurality of further preview images to the captured imaged, in response to the second touch input.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the basic capture icon corresponds to linked basic image-setting information, and

wherein the method further comprises:

receiving, via the controller, a first or second type of touch applied to the basic capture icon; and

capturing, via the controller, the image corresponding to the basic image-setting information when the first type of touch is received or displaying the one of the plurality of further preview images on the touch screen when the second type of touch is received.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the first type of touch is a short touch applied to the basic capture icon, and the second type of touch is a long touch applied to the basic capture icon.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

stop displaying the plurality of further preview images after the image is captured.