IMAGE STORAGE METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN A CAMERA

• US 20140063316A1
• Filed: 08/28/2013
• Published: 03/06/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: LEE, Jaemyoung, LEE, Sungsik, LEE, Hoyoung
• Granted Patent: US 10,033,929 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/333.02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/63 by using electronic viewfinders
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/772 the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8042 involving data reduction

Abstract

A image storing apparatus and method is provided for storing live view image in a camera device with the indication of the progress of storing the image. The method includes displaying a live view image in a preview mode; capturing the image in response to a capture request; processing a preconfigured image to generate an animation image, the animation image indicating progress of storing the captured image; and displaying, when the captured image is completely stored, a thumbnail image of the captured image instead of the animation image.

Claims

1. An image storage method of a camera device, the method comprising:

displaying a live view image in a preview mode;

capturing the image in response to a capture request;

processing a preconfigured image to generate an animation image, the animation image indicating progress of storing the capture image; and

displaying, when the captured image is completely stored, a thumbnail image of the captured image instead of the animation image.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein processing a preconfigured image to generate an animation image comprises:

converting the preconfigured image to the thumbnail image, the thumbnail image being displayed;

transforming the thumbnail image to a predetermined shape, the transformed thumbnail image being displayed; and

animating the transformed thumbnail image as the animation image, the animation image being displayed along with the live view image.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the preconfigured image is the captured image.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the preconfigured image is a dummy image.

5. The method of claim 2, further comprising moving the transformed thumbnail image to a predetermined position on a screen.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the predetermined position is around a center of the screen.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein animating the transformed thumbnail image comprises rotating the transformed thumbnail image to indicate the progress of storing the capture image.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the transformed thumbnail image is generated by rolling the thumbnail image to rotate in a shape of cylinder.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein displaying a thumbnail image comprises unrolling the transformed thumbnail image rotating in the shape of a cylinder, the unrolled thumbnail image being displayed at a predetermined position on the screen.

10. A camera device comprising:

a camera for acquiring an image;

a display unit configured to display the acquired image;

a memory configured to store the image; and

a control unit configured to control the display unit to display a live view image in a preview mode, capture the image in response to a capture request, process a preconfigured image to generate an animation image, the animation image indicating progress of storing the captured image, and control the display unit to display, when the captured image is completely stored, a thumbnail image of the captured image instead of the animation image.

11. The camera device of claim 10, wherein the control unit is further configured to convert the preconfigured image to the thumbnail image, transforms the thumbnail image to a predetermined shape, and animate the transformed thumbnail image as the animation image, the animation image being displayed along with the live view image.

12. The camera device of claim 11, wherein the preconfigured image is the captured image.

13. The camera device of claim 11, wherein the preconfigured image is a dummy image.

14. The camera device of claim 11, wherein the control unit is further configured to move the transformed thumbnail image to a predetermined position on a screen.

15. The camera device of claim 14, wherein the predetermined position is around a center of the screen.

16. The camera device of claim 11, wherein the control unit is further configured to rotate the transformed thumbnail image to indicate the progress of storing the capture image.

17. The camera device of claim 16, wherein the transformed thumbnail image is generated by rolling the thumbnail image to rotate in a shape of a cylinder.

18. The camera device of claim 16, wherein the control unit is further configured to unroll the transformed thumbnail image rotating in the shape of cylinder, the unrolled thumbnail image being displayed at a predetermined position on the screen.