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Apparatus and method for controlling user interface to select object within image and image input device

  • US 10,101,874 B2
  • Filed: 09/30/2013
  • Issued: 10/16/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An electronic device for controlling a user interface to select an object included in an image, the electronic device comprising:

  • a first sensor configured to detect first depth information of a user input;

    a second sensor configured to detect second depth information of partly overlapping multiple objects;

    a camera, located adjacent to the second sensor, configured to capture an image of the multiple objects;

    a display including a touch screen, configured to display the captured image in which the multiple objects are displayed to partly overlap each other; and

    a processor configured to;

    select, when the first depth information corresponding to a first distance between the user input and the electronic device is detected using the first sensor, a first image portion of a first object spaced a part from the electronic device in a shallowest depth from among the multiple objects displayed to partly overlap each other detected by the second sensor;

    select the first image portion of the first object in the captured image in response to t he selecting of the first image portion of the first object;

    select, when the first depth information corresponding to a second distance between the user input and the electronic device is detected using the first sensor, a second image portion of a second object spaced apart from the electronic device in a depth deeper than the shallowest depth from among the multiple objects displayed to partly overlap each other detected by the second sensor, andselect the second image portion of the second object in the captured image in response to the selecting of the second image portion of the second object,wherein the first distance is longer than a predetermined distance and the second distance is shorter than the predetermined distance.

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