Electronic apparatus and method for controlling the same

• US 9,661,222 B2
• Filed: 12/12/2014
• Issued: 05/23/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Eom, Tae-won
• Primary Examiner(s): Chen, Chia-Wei A
• Application Number:
  US14/568,757
• Publication Number:
  US 20150189179A1
• Time in Patent Office: 893 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/51 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00307 with a mobile telephone apparatus constructional features of portable telephone sets H04M1/0202; mobile radio systems H04W84/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/0097 Storage of instructions or parameters, e.g. customised instructions or different parameters for different user IDs
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32117 in a separate transmission or protocol signal prior to or subsequent to the image data transmission, e.g. in digital identification signal [DIS], in non standard setup [NSS] or in non standard field [NSF] for mode signalling H04N1/333
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/4406 Restricting access, e.g. according to user identity mechanisms actuated y cards, PIN or the like in apparatus for dispensing G07F7/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/006 Using near field communication, e.g. an inductive loop
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0084 Digital still camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3205 of identification information, e.g. name or ID code H04N2201/3209 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3276 of a customised additional information profile, e.g. a profile specific to a user ID
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/61 based on recognised objects
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/611 where the recognised objects include parts of the human body
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/631 Graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for controlling image capture or setting capture parameters
• 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

Disclosed herein is a digital photographing apparatus which identifies a registered user and applies digital photographing apparatus setting information corresponding to the identified user and a method of controlling the same. The apparatus includes an input unit that receives user identification information; an identifying unit that identifies a user registered to the digital photographing apparatus based on received user identification information; a storage unit that stores setting information regarding the digital photographing apparatus corresponding to a user registered to the digital photographing apparatus; and a control unit that confirms setting information regarding the digital photographing apparatus corresponding to the identified user and applies a setting corresponding to the confirmed setting information to the digital photographing apparatus.

Claims

1. A digital photographing apparatus comprising:

an input unit that receives user identification information, the input unit comprising a communication interface that receives device information regarding a mobile terminal from at least one mobile terminal operable to perform wireless communication with the digital photographing apparatus;

an identifying unit that identifies a user registered to the digital photographing apparatus based on received user identification information, wherein the identifying unit identifies the user registered to the digital photographing apparatus based on the received device information;

a storage unit that stores setting information regarding the digital photographing apparatus corresponding to the user registered to the digital photographing apparatus; and

a control unit that confirms setting information regarding the digital photographing apparatus corresponding to the identified user and applies a setting corresponding to the confirmed setting information to the digital photographing apparatus;

wherein, if no setting information regarding the digital photographing apparatus is stored in the storage unit, the control unit transmits at least one parameter constituting the setting information regarding the digital photographing apparatus to a mobile terminal of the registered user; and

in response thereto, the control unit receives setting information regarding the mobile terminal of the registered user corresponding to the at least one parameter from the mobile terminal of the registered user and applies a setting corresponding to the received setting information to the digital photographing apparatus.

2. The digital photographing apparatus of claim 1, wherein, if the confirmed setting information differs from a current setting information regarding the digital photographing apparatus, the control unit changes the current setting information to the confirmed setting information.

3. The digital photographing apparatus of claim 1, wherein, if the confirmed setting information relates to photographing conditions, the control unit applies the photographing conditions when the digital photographing apparatus is in a photographing mode.

4. The digital photographing apparatus of claim 1, wherein, if the confirmed setting information relates to file storage setting, the control unit applies the file storage setting when the digital photographing apparatus stores a file.

5. The digital photographing apparatus of claim 4, wherein the file storage setting is a setting for automatically setting filenames of files stored in the digital photographing apparatus based on user information of the identified user.

6. The digital photographing apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a user interface unit, which, if the communication interface receives a plurality of device information from a plurality of mobile terminals, displays user information corresponding to device information regarding identified users from the plurality of received device information and receives a selection for one of the plurality of displayed user information, and

the identifying unit identifies the user registered to the digital photographing apparatus based on the selected user information.

7. The digital photographing apparatus of claim 1, wherein, if the communication interface receives a plurality of device information from a plurality of mobile terminals, the control unit determines reception sensitivities of the respective device information regarding registered users from the plurality of received device information and automatically selects device information regarding the mobile terminal with the highest reception sensitivity, and

the identifying unit identifies the user registered to the digital photographing apparatus based on the device information automatically selected by the control unit.

8. The digital photographing apparatus of claim 1, wherein:

the input unit comprises at least one unit selected from the group consisting of a recognizing unit that receives input of a fingerprint of the user and a photographing unit that receives input of a face image of the user, and

the identifying unit identifies the user registered to the digital photographing apparatus based on at least one piece of information selected from the group consisting of the fingerprint of the user and the face image of the user.

9. The digital photographing apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

an application executing unit that executes an user registration application installed on the digital photographing apparatus; and

a user interface unit that receives user information corresponding to user identification information input via the input unit when the user registration application is executed,

wherein the control unit stores the user identification information and the user information in the storage unit as a user profile.

10. The digital photographing apparatus of claim 1, wherein, when the digital photographing apparatus is turned off, the control unit associates a current setting information regarding the digital photographing apparatus to the identified user and stores the current setting information in the storage unit.

11. The digital photographing apparatus of claim 1, wherein, when the digital photographing apparatus is turned off, the control unit performs a user registration, associates a current setting information regarding the digital photographing apparatus to a registered user, and stores the current setting information in the storage unit.

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

receiving input of user identification information;

identifying a user registered to the digital photographing apparatus based on the received user identification information;

confirming setting information regarding the digital photographing apparatus corresponding to the identified user; and

applying a setting corresponding to the confirmed setting information to the digital photographing apparatus,

wherein, if the user identification information is device information regarding a mobile terminal of a user, the receiving of the input comprises receiving the device information from at least one mobile terminal operable to perform wireless communication with the digital photographing apparatus,

wherein, if no setting information regarding the digital photographing apparatus is stored in the digital photographing apparatus, the confirming of the setting information comprises transmitting at least one parameter constituting the setting information regarding the digital photographing apparatus to the mobile terminal of the identified user, and

in response thereto, receiving setting information regarding the mobile terminal of the identified user corresponding to the at least one parameter from the mobile terminal of the identified user and confirming the received setting information.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein, if the confirmed setting information differs from a current setting information regarding the digital photographing apparatus, the applying of the setting comprises changing the current setting information to the confirmed setting information.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein, if the confirmed setting information relates to photographing conditions, the applying of the setting comprises applying the photographing conditions when the digital photographing apparatus is in a photographing mode.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein, if the confirmed setting information relates to file storage setting, the applying of the setting comprises applying the file storage setting when the digital photographing apparatus stores a file.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the file storage setting is a setting for automatically setting filenames of files stored in the digital photographing apparatus based on user information of the identified user.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein, if a plurality of device information are received from a plurality of mobile terminals, the recognizing of the user comprises:

displaying user information corresponding to device information regarding identified users from the plurality of received device information;

receiving a selection for one of the plurality of displayed user information; and

identifying the user registered to the digital photographing apparatus based on the selected user information.

18. The method of claim 12, wherein, if a plurality of device information are received from a plurality of mobile terminals, the recognizing of the user comprises:

determining reception sensitivities of the respective device information regarding registered users from among the plurality of received device information;

automatically selecting device information regarding the mobile terminal with the highest reception sensitivity; and

identifying the user registered to the digital photographing apparatus based on the automatically selected device information.

19. The method of claim 12, wherein the receiving of the input comprises receiving at least one piece of information selected from the group consisting of a fingerprint of the user and a face image of the user.

20. The method of claim 12, further comprising performing a user registration to the digital photographing apparatus,

wherein the performing of the user registration comprises:

executing an user registration application installed on the digital photographing apparatus;

receiving input of user identification information and corresponding user information; and

storing the user identification information and the user information as a user profile.

21. The method of claim 12, further comprising, when the digital photographing apparatus is turned off, storing a current setting information by associating the current setting information regarding the digital photographing apparatus to the identified user.

22. The method of claim 12, further comprising, when the digital photographing apparatus is turned off, storing a current setting information by performing a user registration and associating the current setting information regarding the digital photographing apparatus to the registered user.

23. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a computer program executable by a processor for implementing the method of claim 12.