METHOD FOR ADJUSTING PREVIEW AREA AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF

• US 20150103222A1
• Filed: 10/10/2014
• Published: 04/16/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: CHOI, Hong-Suk, KIM, Moon-Soo, HAN, Dae-Jung
• Application Number:
  US14/511,685
• Publication Number:
  US 20150103222A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/333.05
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00411 the display also being used for user input, e.g. touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00458 Sequential viewing of a plurality of images, e.g. browsing or scrolling
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00506 Customising to the data to be displayed
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/6812 based on additional sensors, e.g. acceleration sensors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/6842 by controlling the scanning position, e.g. windowing

Abstract

An operating method of adjusting a preview area of images of an electronic device equipped with a dual camera is provided. The method includes determining whether a coordinate value of a current frame and an immediately previous frame among a plurality of frames configuring a first image has a change of less than a set value, adjusting a preview area of the first image to match a preview area of the current frame and a preview area of the immediately previous frame when it is determined that the there is the change of less than the set value, and adjusting a preview area of a second image by using a coordinate value adjusting the preview area of the first image.

Claims

1. A method of adjusting a preview area of images in an electronic device, the method comprising:

detecting whether a coordinate value of a current frame and an immediately previous frame among a plurality of frames configuring a first image has a change of less than a set value;

adjusting a preview area of the first image to match a preview area of the current frame and a preview area of the immediately previous frame when it is determined that the there is the change of less than the set value; and

adjusting a preview area of a second image by using a coordinate value adjusting the preview area of the first image.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

extracting a coordinate value of a preview area of the plurality of frames configuring the first image and the second image; and

storing each of the extracted coordinate value.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining of whether there is the change of less than the set value comprises determining whether there is the change of less than the set value by using at least one sensor equipped to sense a movement.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the sensor comprises at least one of a gyro sensor, an acceleration sensor, a gravitational sensor, and a displacement sensor.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising, not adjusting when it is determined that there is the change of more than the set value, the preview area of the first image.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the adjusting of the preview area of the first image comprises:

comparing a coordinate value of the preview area of the current frame with a coordinate value of the preview area of the immediately previous frame; and

matching the coordinate value of the preview area of the current frame and the coordinate value of the preview area of the immediately previous frame.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the adjusting of the preview area of the second image comprises:

comparing a coordinate value of the preview area of the current frame of the first image and a coordinate value of the preview area of the previous frame of the first image;

calculating a changed coordinate value by comparing the calculated coordinate values; and

adjusting the preview area of the current frame of the second image to match the preview area of the immediately previous frame by using the calculated coordinate value.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the adjusting of the preview area of the current frame of the second image to match the preview area of the immediately previous frame by using the calculated coordinate value comprises:

moving the preview area of the current frame of the second image by a change of the calculated coordinate value; and

checking whether the moved preview area of the current frame matches the preview area of the immediately previous frame.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the first image and the second image are displayed in respective areas in a Picture In Picture (PIP) format.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising, when it is detected that the coordinate value of the preview area of the first image does not change within the change of less than the set value, not adjusting the preview area of the first image.

11. An electronic device comprising:

a processor configured to detect whether a coordinate value of a current frame and an immediately previous frame among a plurality of frames configuring a first image has a change of less than a set value, adjust a preview area of the first image to match a preview area of the current frame and a preview area of the immediately previous frame when it is determined that the there is the change of less than the set value, and adjust a preview area of a second image by using a coordinate value adjusting the preview area of the first image; and

a memory configured to store data controlled by the processor.

12. The device of claim 11, wherein

the processor extracts a coordinate value of a preview area of the plurality of frames configuring the first image and the second image;

and

the memory stores each of the extracted coordinate value.

13. The device of claim 11, further comprising at least one sensor configured to determine whether there is the change of less than the set value by sensing a movement.

14. The device of claim 13, wherein the sensor comprises at least one of a gyro sensor, an acceleration sensor, a gravitational sensor, and a displacement sensor.

15. The device of claim 11, wherein, when it is determined that there is the change of more than the set value, the processor does not adjust the preview area of the first image.

16. The device of claim 11, wherein the processor compares a coordinate value of the preview area of the current frame with a coordinate value of the preview area of the immediately previous frame and matches the coordinate value of the preview area of the current frame and the coordinate value of the preview area of the immediately previous frame.

17. The device of claim 11, wherein the processor compares a coordinate value of the preview area of the current frame of the first image and a coordinate value of the preview area of the previous frame of the first image, calculates a changed coordinate value by comparing the calculated coordinate values, and adjust the preview area of the current frame of the second image to match the preview area of the immediately previous frame by using the calculated coordinate value.

18. The device of claim 17, wherein the processor moves the preview area of the current frame of the second image by a change of the calculated coordinate value and checks whether the moved preview area of the current frame matches the preview area of the immediately previous frame.

19. The device of claim 11, wherein the first image and the second image are displayed in respective areas in a Picture In Picture (PIP) format.

20. The device of claim 11, wherein, when it is detected that the coordinate value of the preview area of the first image does not change within the change of less than the set value, the processor does not adjust the preview area of the first image.

21. The device of claim 11, wherein the set value is determined by determining a coordinate value change that indicates an intended movement of a user of the electronic device.