Image display apparatus and photographing apparatus that sets a display format according to a sensed motion

• US 8,520,117 B2
• Filed: 10/10/2011
• Issued: 08/27/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Ozone, Takayoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Hernndez, Nelson D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): HOGUE, DENNIS A
• Application Number:
  US13/269,792
• Publication Number:
  US 20120026350A1
• Time in Patent Office: 687 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 348/333.02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4184 providing storage capabilities, e.g. memory stick
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/440272 for performing aspect ratio conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/633 for displaying additional information relating to control or operation of the camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/772 the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/907 using static stores, e.g. storage tubes or semiconductor memories H04N5/91 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8205 involving the multiplexing of an additional signal and the colour video signal

Abstract

Provided is an image display apparatus whose display images can be viewed regardless of an orientation or an aspect ratio of a display image. When a user sets the orientation and the aspect ratio of a live view display, a background frame corresponding to the orientation and the aspect ratio set by the user is selected. Then, a spare region is determined, and icons are placed in the determined spare region. When the orientation or aspect ratio of the display image is changed, the position of the icons is also changed so that the appearance of the display images is not overlapped with icons or information.

Claims

1. An image display apparatus for a photographing apparatus, the image display apparatus comprising:

a display unit that displays at least one of an image and a background frame;

a motion sensing unit that senses motion of a body of the photographing apparatus while at least one of the image and the background frame is displayed on the display unit and while an orientation of the body of the photographing apparatus is retained; and

an image display setting unit that sets a display format of the image and the background frame according to the motion sensed by the motion sensing unit,

wherein the image display setting unit changes an aspect ratio of the image sequentially among a plurality of predetermined aspect ratio types whenever the motion is sensed, and the image display setting unit changes the format of the background frame according to the change of the aspect ratio of the image.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the motion sensing unit is selected from the group consisting of accelerometers and gyroscopes.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the motion sensing unit includes at least one sensor configured to detect motion of the photographing apparatus along at least one axis.

4. A photographing apparatus comprising:

a photographing module that photographs an image of a subject;

a display unit that displays the image, a background frame, and on screen display (OSD) information relative to the image within the background frame;

a motion sensing unit that senses motion of a body of the photographing apparatus while at least one of the image and the background frame is displayed on the display unit and while an orientation of the body of the photographing apparatus is retained;

an image display setting unit that formats image data of the image for reproduction on a first portion of the display unit according to the motion sensed by the motion sensing unit; and

an OSD information position determination unit that reproduces the OSD information within the background frame on a second portion of the display unit according to a format of the image data set by the image display setting unit,

wherein the image display setting unit changes an aspect ratio of the image sequentially among a plurality of predetermined aspect ratio types whenever the motion is sensed, and the image display setting unit changes a format of the background frame according to the change of the aspect ratio of the image.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein at least one of characteristic and content of the OSD information reproduced varies according to at least one of a size and position of the background frame on the second portion of the display unit.

6. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the motion sensing unit includes at least one sensor selected from the group consisting of accelerometers and gyroscopes.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the at least one sensor is configured to detect motion of the photographing apparatus along at least one axis.

8. A digital camera comprising:

a device that captures an image of a subject;

a display unit that displays at least one of the image, a background frame, and a plurality of informational icons relative to the image within the background frame;

a motion sensing unit that senses motion of a body of the digital camera while at least one of the image and the background frame is displayed on the display unit and while an orientation of the body of the digital camera is retained;

a processing unit that adjusts image data of the image for reproduction on a first portion of the display unit according to the motion sensed by the motion sensing unit; and

an information position determination unit that reproduces the plurality of informational icons within the background frame on a second portion of the display unit according to a format of the image data set by the processing unit,

wherein the processing unit changes an aspect ratio of the image sequentially among a plurality of predetermined aspect ratio types whenever the motion is sensed, and the processing unit changes a format of the background frame according to the change of the aspect ratio of the image.

9. The digital camera of claim 8, wherein the plurality of predetermined aspect ratio types comprises 4:

3, 16;

9, and 1;

1.

10. The digital camera of claim 9, wherein the second portion of the display unit comprises two non-adjacent, non-contiguous spare regions configured between the first portion and a perimeter of the display unit.

11. The digital camera of claim 10, wherein the perimeter of the display unit is generally square-shaped.

12. The digital camera of claim 11, wherein both of the two non-adjacent, non-contiguous spare regions are oriented substantially parallel and at least one of horizontally and vertically.

13. The digital camera of claim 8, wherein the motion sensing unit detects at least one of an inclination, direction, speed, and acceleration of the body of the digital camera.

14. The digital camera of claim 8, wherein the motion sensing unit communicates with at least one of the processing unit and the information position determination unit.

15. The digital camera of claim 8, wherein the motion sensing unit includes at least one sensor selected from the group consisting of accelerometers and gyroscopes.

16. The digital camera of claim 15, wherein the at least one sensor is configured to detect motion of the body of the digital camera along at least one axis.

17. The digital camera of claim 16, wherein a first axis of the at least one axis is a horizontal axis and a second axis of the at least one axis is a vertical axis.