Apparatus and method for controlling user interface to select object within image and image input device
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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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Abstract
A method for controlling a user interface of an apparatus to enable intuitive manipulation for an object included in an image is provided. An object with deeper depth in a rear image of the apparatus may become selectable when the user holds a user input means close to the apparatus, while an object with shallower depth in the rear image may become selectable when the user draws the user input means away from the apparatus, thereby allowing the user to intuitively select an object in the rear image.
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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:
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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, and select 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for selecting an object included in an image in an electronic device for controlling a user interface, the method comprising:
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detecting first depth information of a user input by using a first sensor and second depth information of partly overlapping multiple objects by using a second sensor; capturing an image of the multiple objects; displaying the captured image in which the multiple objects are displayed to partly overlap each other; selecting, 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 apart from the electronic device in a shallowest depth from among the multiple objects displayed to partly overlap each other detected by the second sensor; selecting the first image portion of the first object in the captured image in response to selecting the first image portion of the first object; selecting, 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; and selecting the second image portion in the captured image in response to selecting 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. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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