METHOD FOR SETTING IMAGE CAPTURE CONDITIONS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE PERFORMING THE SAME

• US 20170366743A1
• Filed: 09/05/2017
• Published: 12/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/15/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: PARK, Wan Je
• Granted Patent: US 10,855,911 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/62 Control of parameters via user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/631 Graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for controlling image capture or setting capture parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/675 comprising setting of focusing regions
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/69 Control of means for changing angle of the field of view, e.g. optical zoom objectives or electronic zooming
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/70 Circuitry for compensating brightness variation in the scene
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/18 Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast

Abstract

Electronic devices and a method for setting image capture conditions are provided. An electronic device includes a camera module; a touch screen; and a processor configured to display a first user interface (UI) and a second UI on the touch screen if an input on the touch screen is held for at least a first period of time, wherein the first UI is configured to execute a first function of the camera module and the second UI is configured to execute a second function of the camera module.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a camera module;

a touch screen; and

a processor configured to;

display a first user interface (UI) and a second UI on the touch screen if an input on the touch screen is held for at least a first period of time, wherein the first UI is configured to execute a first function of the camera module and the second UI is configured to execute a second function of the camera module.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein each of the first UI and the second UI is one of an auto focus function, an auto exposure function, a white balance function, a zoom function, and shooting-related function.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to perform image capturing by applying at least one of the first function and the second function.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to move the second UI on the touch screen in accordance with a movement of a second input on the second UI.

5. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the second UI is moved to a position corresponding to the second input until the second input is released on the touch screen.

6. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the processor is further configured to execute the second function of the camera module based on a position of the second UI if the second input is released on the touch screen.

7. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the first UI is maintained at a position on the touch screen while the second UI moves.

8. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the processor is further configured to move the first UI on the touch screen in accordance with a movement of a third input on the first UI.

9. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the first UI is moved to a position corresponding to the third input until the third input is released on the touch screen.

10. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to execute the first function of the camera module based on a position of the first UI if the third input is released on the touch screen.

11. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the second UI is maintained at a position on the touch screen while the first UI moves.

12. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to move the second UI on the touch screen in accordance with a movement of the input,

wherein the second UI is moved to a position corresponding to the input until the input is released on the touch screen.

13. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to:

remove the second UI and display a third UI if the input is maintained for at least a second period of time that is longer than the first period of time, wherein the third UI is configured to execute a third function of the camera module; and

move the third UI on the touch screen in accordance with a movement of the input,

wherein the third UI is moved to a position corresponding to the input until the input is released on the touch screen.

14. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to:

display a third UI if a second input on the second UI is held for at least the first period of time, wherein the third UI is configured to execute a third function of the camera module; and

move the third UI on the touchscreen in accordance with a movement of the second input,

wherein the third UI is moved to a position corresponding to the second input until the second input is released on the touch screen.

15. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to:

display a third UI if a second input on the second UI is held for at least the first period of time, wherein the third UI is configured to execute the second function of the camera module and has a size that is different than that of the second UI; and

move the third UI on the touch screen in accordance with a movement of the input,

wherein the third UI is moved to a position corresponding to the second input until the second input is released on the touch screen.

16. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the processor is further configured to execute the second function based on an average of the second UI and the third UI.

17. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the processor is further configured to:

execute the second function for each of the second UI and the third UI; and

sequentially perform image capturing based on each executing of the second function.

21. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to:

execute the first function of the camera module based on a position of the first UI, and

execute the second function of the camera module based on a position of the second UI.

22. The electronic device of claim 21, wherein at least part of the position of the first UI and at least part of the position of the second UI are overlapped.

18. A method for setting image capture conditions, the method comprising:

receiving, by a touch screen, an input;

displaying on the touch screen, by a processor, a first user interface (UI) and a second UI if the input on the touch screen is held for at least a first period of time, wherein the first UI is configured to execute a first function of a camera module and the second UI is configured to execute a second function of the camera module.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

moving the second UI on the touch screen in accordance with a movement of a second input on the second UI.

20. An electronic device, comprising:

a camera module;

a touch screen; and

a processor configured to;

display a first user interface (UI) and a second UI on the touch screen if an input on a preview image on the touch screen is held for at least a first period of time, wherein the first UI is configured to execute a first function of the camera module and the second UI is configured to execute a second function of the camera module.