Photographing apparatus providing image transmission based on communication status, method of controlling the same, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for executing the method

• US 9,723,194 B2
• Filed: 09/25/2013
• Issued: 08/01/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Ki-deok, Kim, Hyon-soo, Son, Sang-ryoon, Oh, Seung-tae, Jo, Sang-hyun
• Primary Examiner(s): Villecco, John
• Application Number:
  US14/036,529
• Publication Number:
  US 20140168452A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,406 Days
• Field of Search: 3482111, 3482112, 3482113, 3482071
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00244 with a server, e.g. an internet server fax-servers or the like for store and forward H04N1/324
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/33353 according to the available bandwidth used for a single communication, e.g. the number of ISDN channels used
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2101/00 Still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0036 Detecting or checking connection
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0055 By radio
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0084 Digital still camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/661 Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/667 Camera operation mode switching, e.g. between still and video, sport and normal or high- and low-resolution modes

Abstract

A photographing apparatus includes a photographing unit that captures an image from incident light thereon; a communication status checking unit that checks a communication status of the photographing apparatus; a resolution determination unit that sets a resolution for a first image file for the captured image according to the communication status; a file generation unit that generates the first image file from the captured image, the first image file having the set resolution; and a communication unit that transmits the first image file to an external device.

Claims

1. A photographing apparatus comprising:

a sensor being configured to capture an image from incident light thereon; and

at least one processor being configured to;

determine an operation mode of the photographing apparatus prior to capturing the image;

wherein when the photographing apparatus is in a picture upload mode, the processor is configured to;

determine a communication status of the photographing apparatus, wherein the communication status is determined based on determining i) a communication type and ii) a communication speed from among a plurality of communication speeds corresponding to the determined communication type;

set a resolution for a first image file for the captured image according to the communication status;

generate the first image file from the captured image, the first image file having the set resolution; and

transmit the first image file to an external device; and

when the photographing apparatus is not in the picture upload mode, the processor is configured to generate a second image file having a pre-set resolution independent of the communication status.

2. The photographing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to set the resolution higher for a first communication speed than for a second communication speed, wherein the first communication speed is higher than the second communication speed.

3. The photographing apparatus of claim 1, wherein a maximum resolution for the first image file, set by the at least one processor, varies with the communication type.

4. The photographing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to set the operation mode of the photographing apparatus to the picture upload mode for generation of the first image file to be transmitted to the external device.

5. The photographing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to store the second image file.

6. A method of controlling a photographing apparatus, the method comprising:

determining an operation mode of the photographing apparatus prior to capturing an image, wherein when the photographing apparatus is in a picture upload mode, the method comprises;

capturing the image;

determining a communication status of the photographing apparatus, wherein the communication status is determined based on determining i) a communication type and ii) a communication speed from among a plurality of communication speeds corresponding to the determined communication type;

setting a resolution for a first image file for the captured image according to the communication status;

generating the first image file from the captured image, the first image file having the set resolution; and

transmitting the first image file to an external device; and

when the photographing apparatus is not in the picture upload mode, the method comprises generating a second image file having a pre-set resolution independent of the communication status.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the setting of the resolution comprises setting the resolution higher for a first communication speed than for a second communication speed, wherein the first communication speed is higher than the second communication speed.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein a maximum resolution for the first image file varies with the communication type.

9. The method of claim 6, further comprising, before the capturing of the image, setting the operation mode of the photographing apparatus to the picture upload mode for generation of the first image file to be transmitted to the external device.

10. The method of claim 6, further comprising

storing the second image file.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon computer program codes to perform a method of controlling a photographing apparatus via a processor,

wherein the method of controlling the photographing apparatus comprises:

determining an operation mode of the photographing apparatus prior to capturing an image, wherein when the photographing apparatus is in a picture upload mode, the method comprises;

capturing the image;

determining a communication status of the photographing apparatus, wherein the communication status is determined based on determining i) a communication type and ii) a communication speed from among a plurality of communication speeds corresponding to the determined communication type;

setting a resolution for a first image file for the captured image according to the communication status;

generating the first image file from the captured image, the first image file having the set resolution; and

transmitting the first image file to an external device; and

when the photographing apparatus is not in the picture upload mode, the method comprises generating a second image file having a pre-set resolution independent of the communication status.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of claim 11, wherein the setting of the resolution comprises setting the resolution higher for a first communication speed than for a second communication speed, wherein the first communication speed is higher than the second communication speed.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of claim 11, wherein a maximum resolution for the first image file varies with the communication type.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of claim 11, wherein the method of controlling the photographing apparatus further comprises, before the capturing of the image, setting the operation mode of the photographing apparatus to the picture upload mode for generation of the first image file to be transmitted to the external device.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of claim 11, wherein the method of controlling the photographing apparatus further comprises

storing the second image file.