Portable device and control method thereof
First Claim
1. A portable device comprising:
- a first camera unit configured to capture a first image and a second camera unit configured to capture a second image, wherein the first camera unit is located at a front surface of the portable device and the second camera unit is located at a rear surface of the portable device respectively;
a transmitter/receiver configured to transmit and receive data to and from a wearable device; and
a processor configured to control the first camera unit, the second camera unit, and the transmitter/receiver,wherein the processor is further configured to;
detect a state of a third camera unit contained in the wearable device when activating at least one of the first camera unit and the second camera unit, the state of the third camera unit including an active state and an inactive state,detect a direction of the third camera unit when the third camera unit is in the active state,activate at least one of the first camera unit and the second camera unit in a different direction from the detected direction of the third camera unit, andprovide a notification when switching of a state of at least one of the first camera unit, the second camera unit, and the third camera unit is detected.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a portable device including a first camera unit configured to capture a first image and a second camera unit configured to capture a second image; a communication unit configured to transmit and receive data to and from an external device; and a processor configured to control the first camera unit, the second camera unit, and the communication unit, wherein the processor is further configured to: detect a state of a third camera unit contained in the external device when activating at least one of the first camera unit and the second camera unit, the state of the third camera unit including an active state and an inactive state, detect a direction of the third camera unit when the third camera unit is in the active state, and activate at least one of the first camera unit and the second camera unit in a different direction from the detected direction of the third camera unit.
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18 Claims
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1. A portable device comprising:
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a first camera unit configured to capture a first image and a second camera unit configured to capture a second image, wherein the first camera unit is located at a front surface of the portable device and the second camera unit is located at a rear surface of the portable device respectively; a transmitter/receiver configured to transmit and receive data to and from a wearable device; and a processor configured to control the first camera unit, the second camera unit, and the transmitter/receiver, wherein the processor is further configured to; detect a state of a third camera unit contained in the wearable device when activating at least one of the first camera unit and the second camera unit, the state of the third camera unit including an active state and an inactive state, detect a direction of the third camera unit when the third camera unit is in the active state, activate at least one of the first camera unit and the second camera unit in a different direction from the detected direction of the third camera unit, and provide a notification when switching of a state of at least one of the first camera unit, the second camera unit, and the third camera unit is detected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A control method of a portable device, the method comprising:
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detecting a state of a third camera unit contained in a wearable device when activating at least one of a first camera unit configured to capture a first image and a second camera unit configured to capture a second image, wherein the state of the third camera unit includes an active state and an inactive state, wherein the first camera unit is located at a front surface of the portable device and the second camera unit is located at a rear surface of the portable device respectively; detecting a direction of the third camera unit when the third camera unit is in the active state; activating at least one of the first camera unit and the second camera unit in a different direction from the detected direction of the third camera unit; and providing a notification when switching of a state of at least one of the first camera unit, the second camera unit, and the third camera unit is detected.
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