ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING IMAGE

• US 20180160108A1
• Filed: 12/07/2017
• Published: 06/07/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/07/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: PARK, Hee-Bae, Song, Woo-Taek, Choi, Young-Jae, Kang, Hyuk, Kim, Tae-Ho, Park, Tae-Gun, Choi, Gyu-Cheol
• Granted Patent: US 10,681,340 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/14 Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0613 The adjustment depending on the type of the information to be displayed
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/0407 Resolution change, inclusive of the use of different resolutions for different screen areas
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2350/00 Solving problems of bandwidth in display systems
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2360/02 Graphics controller able to handle multiple formats, e.g. input or output formats
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/003 to produce spatial visual effects
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/172 image signals comprising non-image signal components, e.g. headers or format information
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/194 Transmission of image signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/344 with head-mounted left-right displays
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/359 Switching between monoscopic and stereoscopic modes
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/633 for displaying additional information relating to control or operation of the camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/698 for achieving an enlarged field of view, e.g. panoramic image capture

Abstract

An electronic device and method are disclosed herein. The electronic device includes a display, a memory and a processor. The processor implements the method, including displaying a first image through the display, storing screen information associated with the first image in a memory, detecting whether the electronic device is mounted on the wearable device, generating a second image corresponding to a view point of the first image based on the stored screen information, and displaying the generated second image through the display.

Claims

1. An electronic device detachably mountable on a wearable device, the electronic device comprising:

a display;

a memory; and

at least one processor electrically connected with the display and the memory, the at least one processor is configured to;

control the display to display a first image,

store screen information associated with the first image in the memory,

detect whether the electronic device is mounted on the wearable device,

generate a second image corresponding to a view point of the first image based on the stored screen information, and

control the display to display the generated second image.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

temporarily terminate display of the first image in response to detecting an input,

wherein the input is detected while displaying the first image in a first mode, the screen information is stored responsive to detecting the input.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

if detecting that the electronic device is mounted on the wearable device, convert the first image into the second image to be displayed in a second mode based on the stored screen information,

wherein the first mode includes display of the first image in a single mode, and the second mode includes display of the second image in a dual mode.

4. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the screen information includes at least one of:

a time at which display of the first image was temporarily terminated and coordinates indicating a viewing position within the first image if display of the first image was temporarily terminated, and

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to control the display to display the second image having a viewing position corresponding to the time and the coordinates.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

obtain resolution information associated with the wearable device responsive to detecting mounting of the electronic device on the wearable device, and

transmit the obtained resolution information to an external camera.

6. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

receive a third image captured by the external camera according to the obtained resolution information, and

execute an application display the received third image in a three-dimensional (3D) display mode on the display.

7. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the external camera captures images with a 360-degree viewing angle, and

wherein the first image is captured in real-time by the external camera, or is pre-stored in the external camera.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising:

a communication module,

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to;

maintain by the communication module a wireless connection between the electronic device and the wearable device,

receive image information associated with the wearable device from the wearable device,

transmit the received image information associated with the wearable device to an external camera,

receive an image from the external camera, the image captured by the external camera according to the transmitted image information, and

transmit the received image to the wearable device.

9. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the image information further includes a command enabling the received image to be directly transmitted to the wearable device, and enabling the image information about the wearable device to be transmitted to the external camera.

10. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the input includes at least one of selection of a power key, an touch contact to the display, and a select to a menu generated by an application executing display of the first image.

11. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

while display of the first image is temporarily terminated, detecting movement indicating that the wearable device is worn, and

in response to detective movement indicating movement of the wearable device, release temporary termination of display of the first image.

12. A method in an electronic device mountable on a wearable device, the method comprising:

displaying a first image through a display;

storing screen information associated with the first image in a memory;

detecting whether the electronic device is mounted on the wearable device;

generating a second image corresponding to a view point of the first image based on the stored screen information; and

displaying the generated second image through the display.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

temporarily terminating display of the first image in response to detecting an input,

wherein the input is detected while displaying the first image in a first mode, and

wherein the screen information is stored responsive to detecting the input.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

when detecting that the electronic device is mounted on the wearable device, convert the first image into the second image based on the stored screen information, and

wherein a first mode includes display of the first image in a single mode, and a second mode includes display of the second image in a dual mode.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the screen information includes at least one of:

a time at which display of the first image was temporarily terminated and coordinates indicating a viewing position within the first image when display of the first image was temporarily terminated, and

wherein the second image is displayed having a viewing position corresponding to the time and the coordinates.

16. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

obtaining resolution information associated with the wearable device responsive to detecting mounting of the electronic device on the wearable device and transmitting the obtained resolution information to an external camera.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

receiving a third image captured by the external camera according to the obtained resolution information, and executing an application display the received third image in a three-dimensional (3D) display mode on the display.

18. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

communicatively coupling the electronic device with the wearable device;

transmitting wearable device information including resolution information about the wearable device received from the wearable device to an external camera; and

responsive to receiving an image captured according to the wearable device information from the external camera, transmitting the received image to the wearable device.

19. The method of claim 13, further comprising

while display of the first image is temporarily terminated, detecting movement indicating that the wearable device is worn;

and

in response to detective movement indicating movement of the wearable device, releasing temporary termination of display of the first image.

20. A method in an electronic device detachably mounted on a wearable device, the method comprising:

displaying an image in a normal mode, the image received from an external camera;

in response to detecting mounting of the electronic device on the wearable device, terminating display of the image in the normal mode and transmitting resolution information about the wearable device to the external camera; and

receiving an image based on the resolution information from the external camera for display in a dual mode.