MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF

• US 20150105123A1
• Filed: 08/29/2014
• Published: 04/16/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: SONG, Hosung, LEE, Keansub, KIM, Mina, KIM, Junyeop
• Application Number:
  US14/473,126
• Publication Number:
  US 20150105123A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/556.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0264 for a camera module assembly
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2007/145 Handheld terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/45 for generating image signals from two or more image sensors being of different type or operating in different modes, e.g. with a CMOS sensor for moving images in combination with a charge-coupled device [CCD] for still images
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/58 Means for changing the camera field of view without moving the camera body, e.g. nutating or panning of optics or image sensors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/611 where the recognised objects include parts of the human body
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/685 performed by mechanical compensation
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/14 Systems for two-way working H04N7/12, H04N7/173 take precedence

Abstract

A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which a photography desired subject can be photographed and watched more conveniently. The present invention includes at least one camera and a controller determining a 1^st subject in an image photographed through the at least one camera, the controller controlling at least one of a presence or non-presence of activation of the at least one camera and a view angle of the at least one camera to enable the 1^st subject to be continuously included in a photography result image.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal comprising:

at least one camera to obtain an image; and

a controller to determine a first subject in the obtained image, the controller to control one of a presence or non-presence of activation of the camera and a view angle of the camera so as to continuously provide the first subject in a displayed photography result image.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the camera is rotatable about at least one rotational axis based on control by the controller, and the controller to change the view angle by rotating the camera about the rotational axis.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein the controller controls the camera to rotate in a motion direction of the first subject.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 2, further comprising a sensing unit configured to sense a movement of the mobile terminal, wherein the controller controls the camera to rotate in a direction opposite a movement direction of the mobile terminal.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the at least one camera includes a first camera and a second camera separated by a predetermined space.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 5, wherein the controller controls either the first camera or the second camera to be activated based on a motion direction of the first subject.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 5, further comprising a sensing unit configured to sense a movement of the mobile terminal, wherein the controller activates the first or second camera in a direction opposite a movement direction of the mobile terminal based on view angles of the first and second cameras.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 5, wherein each of the first camera and the second camera is separately rotatable about a rotational axis based on control by the controller.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein the controller to determine a second subject, and the controller to rotate the first camera to continuously photograph the first subject by the first camera and the second camera such that the second subject is continuously photographed by the second camera.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 1, further comprising a third camera configured to photograph a user'"'"'s image, wherein the controller determines user'"'"'s eyes based on the user'"'"'s image and determines a subject corresponding to the determined eyes as the first subject.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 1, further comprising a touchscreen, wherein the controller controls a preview image obtained by the camera to be displayed on the touchscreen, and the controller determines the first subject in response to a touch input to the preview image.

12. The mobile terminal of claim 11, wherein the controller performs face recognition on the preview image and provides a prescribed visual effect to at least one recognized face.

13. The mobile terminal of claim 12, wherein when one visual effect is selected, the controller determines a subject corresponding to the selected visual effect as the first subject.

14. The mobile terminal of claim 1, further comprising a touchscreen, wherein when the first subject moves in a direction deviating from a maximum photographing available view angle of the camera, the controller controls a first visual effect to be provided in a region corresponding to the first subject in a preview image displayed on the touchscreen.

15. The mobile terminal of claim 14, wherein when the first visual effect is selected, the controller controls a second visual effect corresponding to a moving direction of the first subject.

16. A method of controlling a mobile terminal, comprising:

obtaining an image by at least one camera;

determining a first subject in the obtained image; and

controlling one of a presence or non-presence of activation of the camera and a view angle of the camera to continuously include the first subject in a displayed photography result image.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the camera is rotatable about at least one rotational axis.

18. The method of claim 17, when the controlling includes rotating the camera based on a motion direction of the first subject.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the camera includes a first camera and a second camera separated by a predetermined space.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the controlling includes activating either the first camera or the second camera based on a motion direction of the first subject.

21. A mobile terminal comprising:

a display;

at least one camera to obtain an image, wherein the at least one camera includes a first camera and a second camera separated by a predetermined space; and

a controller to determine a first subject in the obtained image, the controller to control activation of the camera and to control a view angle of one of the first and second cameras so as to continuously display, on the display, the first subject in a photography result image.

22. The mobile terminal of claim 21, wherein the controller controls either the first camera or the second camera to be activated based on a motion direction of the first subject.

23. The mobile terminal of claim 21, further comprising a sensing unit to sense movement of the mobile terminal, wherein the controller activates the first or second camera in a direction opposite the movement of the mobile terminal based on view angles of the first and second cameras.

24. The mobile terminal of claim 21, wherein each of the first camera and the second camera is rotatable about at least one rotational axis based on control by the controller.

25. The mobile terminal of claim 24, wherein the controller to determine a second subject, and the controller to rotate the first camera to continuously photograph the first subject by the first camera and the second camera such that the second subject is continuously photographed by the second camera.