MOBILE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME

• US 20140285686A1
• Filed: 02/10/2014
• Published: 09/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/20/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: CHO, Eunhyung, CHUN, Sinae, KIM, Jihwan
• Granted Patent: US 8,866,953 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/231.99
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3276 using a pictured code, e.g. barcode or QR-code, being read by the M-device
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 10/225 based on a marking or identifier characterising the area
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/52 including functional features of a camera constructional features concerning the integration of cameras in portable phones H04M1/0264
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00334 with an apparatus processing barcodes or the like arrangements for sensing record carriers G06K7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2125 Display of information relating to the still picture recording
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32144 embedded in the image data, i.e. enclosed or integrated in the image, e.g. watermark, super-imposed logo or stamp
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0084 Digital still camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3242 of processing required or performed, e.g. for reproduction or before recording H04N2201/3256 and subgroups take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3249 data relating to a linked page or object, e.g. hyperlink
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3269 of machine readable codes or marks, e.g. bar codes or glyphs
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/61 based on recognised objects
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/611 where the recognised objects include parts of the human body
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/66 Remote control of cameras or camera parts, e.g. by remote control devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/67 Focus control based on electronic image sensor signals

Abstract

A mobile device and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. The mobile device includes a camera unit configured to sense an image, a display unit configured to display the image, a sensor unit configured to detect an input signal and transmit the detected input signal to a processor, and the processor configured to control the display unit, the camera unit and the sensor unit. The processor is further configured to provide an image capturing interface, wherein the image capturing interface displays the image sensed by the camera unit and an image capturing trigger for storing the image, and adjust focus of the image to an area corresponding to a location of a pattern code automatically and simultaneously display a pattern code trigger in the image capturing interface, only when the pattern code is recognized from the image.

Claims

1. A mobile device comprising:

a camera unit configured to sense an image;

a display unit configured to display the image;

a sensor unit configured to detect an input signal and transmit the detected input signal to a processor; and

the processor configured to control the display unit, the camera unit and the sensor unit,

wherein the processor is further configured to;

provide an image capturing interface, wherein the image capturing interface displays the image sensed by the camera unit and an image capturing trigger for storing the image,

automatically adjust focus of the image to an area corresponding to a location of a pattern code, and simultaneously display a pattern code trigger in the image capturing interface, only when the pattern code is recognized from the image,

store the image when an input signal for the image capturing trigger is detected, and

display content linked to the pattern code when an input signal for the pattern code trigger is detected.

2. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to adjust the focus of the image in an area other than the pattern code when an input signal for the area other than the pattern code is detected.

3. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to adjust the focus of the image to a predetermined area of the sensed image when the pattern code is not recognized from the image.

4. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein, when the pattern code is recognized from the image and a size of the pattern code in the image exceeds a predetermined size, the processor is further configured to adjust focus of the image to the area corresponding to the location of the pattern code automatically.

5. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the pattern code trigger is displayed in an area corresponding to the location of the pattern code.

6. The mobile device according to claim 2, wherein the processor is further configured to display a time indicator indicating a preset time range when the input signal for the pattern code trigger is detected.

7. The mobile device according to claim 2, wherein a location of the pattern code trigger is determined by the image capturing interface based on the location of the pattern code.

8. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to simultaneously display a pattern code indicator for identifying the pattern code and a pattern code trigger for storing the information of the pattern code in the image capturing interface at the same time only when the pattern code is recognized from the image.

9. The mobile device according to claim 8, wherein the pattern code indicator indicates at least one of a type of the pattern code, a location of the pattern code, and a size of the pattern code.

10. The mobile device according to claim 8, wherein the pattern code trigger is displayed at a fixed location of the image capturing interface.

11. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to display a focus indicator used to adjust focus of the image.

12. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to display the image of the pattern code on the display unit when the input signal for the pattern code trigger is detected.

13. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to store the image and an image of the pattern code when the input signal for the image capturing trigger is detected, wherein storage paths of the image and the image of the pattern code are differently set.

14. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to display a first additional trigger for displaying the contents linked to the stored image of the pattern code when the image of the pattern code is stored.

15. The mobile device according to claim 14, wherein the processor is further configured to display the contents linked to the pattern code when an input signal for the first additional trigger is detected.

16. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to display a second additional trigger for displaying at least one of the image of the pattern code included in the stored image and the contents linked to the pattern code when the image is stored.

17. The mobile device according to claim 16, wherein the processor is further configured to display at least one of the image of the pattern code and the information of the pattern code when an input signal for the second additional trigger is detected.

18. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the contents linked to the pattern code includes at least one of thumbnail of the contents linked to the pattern code and title of the contents linked to the pattern code.

19. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the input signal includes at least one of a touch input, a voice input and a gesture input.

20. A method for controlling a mobile device sensing an image including a pattern code, the method comprising the steps of:

providing an image capturing interface, wherein the image capturing interface displays the image and an image capturing trigger for storing the image;

automatically adjusting focus of the image to an area corresponding to a location of a pattern code and simultaneously displaying a pattern code trigger in the image capturing interface, only when the pattern code is recognized from the image;

storing the image when an input signal for the image capturing trigger is detected; and

displaying content linked to the pattern code when an input signal for the pattern code trigger is detected.