ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING IMAGE USING ASSISTANT ICON

• US 20160127651A1
• Filed: 12/29/2014
• Published: 05/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/04/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Chiun Mai Communication Systems, Inc. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Chiun Mai Communication Systems, Inc. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: LIU, PEI-FANG
• Application Number:
  US14/584,638
• Publication Number:
  US 20160127651A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0489 using dedicated keyboard keys or combinations thereof
• 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 23/64 Computer-aided capture of images, e.g. transfer from script file into camera, check of taken image quality, advice or proposal for image composition or decision on when to take image

Abstract

An electronic device obtains a preview of a video captured by the electronic device. The electronic device generates an assistant icon in the preview of the video. The electronic device captures an image of a scene when a desired object enters into the preview of the video and moves to a predetermined position.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

at least one processor; and

a storage device configured to store one or more programs, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to;

obtain a preview of a video captured by the electronic device;

generate an assistant icon in the preview of the video;

move the assistant icon to a predetermined position; and

capture an image of a scene when a desired object enters into the preview of the video and moves to the predetermined position.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the preview of the video comprises one or more virtual buttons for adjusting the preview of the video.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the assistant icon is selected from a group consisting of a human shape, a circular shape, a rectangle, a line and a point.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the assistant icon is moved to the predetermined position upon a condition that the predetermined position is clicked by the stylus or the finger of a user.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor further detects a position of the desired object in the preview of the video.

6. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the image is captured upon the condition that the position of the desired object matches the predetermined position.

7. A computer-based method for capturing an image using an electronic device, the method comprising:

obtaining a preview of a video captured by the electronic device;

generating an assistant icon in the preview of the video;

moving the assistant icon to a predetermined position; and

capturing an image of a scene when a desired object enters into the preview of the video and moves to the predetermined position.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the preview of the video comprises one or more virtual buttons for adjusting the preview of the video.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the assistant icon is selected from a group consisting of a human shape, a circular shape, a rectangle, a line and a point.

10. The method claim 7, wherein the assistant icon is moved to the predetermined position upon a condition that the predetermined position is clicked by the stylus or the finger of a user.

11. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

detecting a position of the desired object in the preview of the video.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the image is captured upon the condition that the position of the desired object matches the predetermined position.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of an electronic device, causing the electronic device to perform a method, the method comprising:

obtaining a preview of a video captured by the electronic device;

generating an assistant icon in the preview of the video;

moving the assistant icon to a predetermined position; and

capturing an image of a scene when a desired object enters into the preview of the video and moves to the predetermined position.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the preview of the video comprises one or more virtual buttons for adjusting the preview of the video.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the assistant icon is selected from a group consisting of a human shape, a circular shape, a rectangle, a line and a point.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the assistant icon is moved to the predetermined position upon a condition that the predetermined position is clicked by the stylus or the finger of a user.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the method further comprises:

detecting a position of the desired object in the preview of the video.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the image is captured upon the condition that the position of the desired object matches the predetermined position.