APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH OBJECT

• US 20150370070A1
• Filed: 06/19/2015
• Published: 12/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KANG, Woo-sung
• Granted Patent: US 10,209,514 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0138 comprising image capture systems, e.g. camera
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/014 comprising information/image processing systems
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0178 Eyeglass type eyeglass details G02C
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/017 Head mounted

Abstract

A method of operating a device is provided. The method includes acquiring an image, determining whether an object registered in a device exists in the image, and if it is determined that the registered object exists in the image, displaying associated information of the registered object.

Claims

1. A method of operating a device, the method comprising:

registering an object detected from an image acquired by the device in the device based on a preset criterion;

acquiring an image;

determining whether the object registered in the device exists in the image; and

if it is determined that the registered object exists in the image, displaying associated information of the registered object.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the object is registered based on at least one selected from a detection frequency indicating a number of times the object appears in the image acquired by the device and an interaction frequency indicating a number of times the object contacts a user of the device in the acquired image.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

if it is determined that the registered object does not exist in the acquired image, displaying information about the registered object based on a detection cycle of the registered object.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the information about the registered object comprises a most recent image from which the registered object is detected.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the associated information comprises information about at least one object associated with the registered object.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the information about the at least one object comprises a most recent image from which the at least one object is detected.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the associated information comprises information that is input for the registered object by a user.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the registered object indicates a place, and the associated information comprises information about at least one object associated with the registered object.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the displaying of the associated information comprises displaying information about at least one object associated with the registered object with reference to a time interval between a detection time of the registered object and a detection time of the at least one object associated with the registered object.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the associated information comprises a most recent image from which at least one object associated with the registered object is detected.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the registered object indicates a place, and the associated information comprises information that is input for the registered object by a user.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing by at least one processor the method of claim 1.

13. A device comprising:

an input unit configured to acquire an image;

a controller configured to;

register an object detected from the acquired image in the device based on a preset criterion,

determine whether the object registered in the device exists in the image, and

if it is determined that the registered object exists in the image, control to display associated information of the registered object; and

a display unit configured to display the associated information.

14. The device of claim 13, wherein the object is registered based on at least one selected from a detection frequency indicating a number of times the object appears in the image acquired by the device and an interaction frequency indicating a number of times the object contacts a user of the device in the acquired image.

15. The device of claim 13, wherein if it is determined that the registered object does not exist, the controller is further configured to control to display information about the registered object based on a detection cycle of the registered object, and the display unit is further configured to display the information about the registered object.

16. The device of claim 15, wherein the information about the registered object comprises a most recent image from which the registered object is detected.

17. The device of claim 13, wherein the associated information comprises information about at least one object associated with the registered object.

18. The device of claim 17, wherein the information about the at least one object comprises a most recent image from which the at least one object is detected.

19. The device of claim 13, wherein the associated information comprises information that is input for the registered object by a user.

20. The device of claim 13, wherein the registered object indicates a place, and the associated information comprises information about at least one object associated with the registered object.

21. The device of claim 20, wherein the controller is further configured to control to display information about at least one object associated with the registered object, with reference to a time interval between a detection time of the registered object and a detection time of at least one object associated with the registered object.

22. The device of claim 20, wherein the associated information comprises a most recent image from which at least one object associated with the registered object is detected.

23. The device of claim 13, wherein the registered object indicates a place, and the associated information comprises information about the registered object based on an input of a user.