ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND TIME-LAPSE IMAGE GENERATION METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20220394166A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-08

    申请号:US17886224

    申请日:2022-08-11

    Abstract: An electronic device includes a display; a camera; a memory; and a processor operatively connected to the display, the camera, and the memory where the memory stores instructions which, when executed, enable the processor to determine a number of at least one source frame per unit second based on a specified maximum exposure time, receive light reflected from an external object by using the camera, for an exposure time determined according to a specified exposure value, generate source frames based on the received light, and generate a time-lapse image including at least one target frame indicating movement of the external object based on source frames, and the instructions cause the processor to generate the source frames at a speed different from a speed at which the time-lapse image including the at least one target frame is played.

    Electronic device for recording image as per multiple frame rates using camera and method for operating same

    公开(公告)号:US11290633B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-29

    申请号:US16896651

    申请日:2020-06-09

    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes at least one processor configured to obtain a plurality of first images as per a first frame rate using the camera based on a signal related to image recording and control the camera to perform focusing of a lens included in the camera on at least one of one or more objects in the plurality of first images while obtaining the plurality of first images, provide a first portion of the plurality of first images as a preview through the display, control the camera to lock the focusing on the at least one object, identify a designated event for slow motion recoding while obtaining the plurality of first images, based at least in part on the designated event, obtain a plurality of second images as per a second frame rate higher than the first frame rate using the camera focusing-locked on the at least one object, and provide a video related to the at least one object using a second portion of the plurality of first images and at least one of the plurality of second images.

    Automatic focus detection method of camera and electric device supporting same

    公开(公告)号:US12177565B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-24

    申请号:US17957541

    申请日:2022-09-30

    Abstract: An electronic device includes a camera device configured to adjust a focus; a distance extraction device; and a processor configured to: obtain a first image using the camera device; set a first region of interest for focus detection in a portion of the first image; obtain first depth information using the distance extraction device, the first depth information including a depth distance corresponding to at least one pixel included in the first image; set a second region of interest in another portion of the first image based on at least two portions which differ in depth distance being included in the first region of interest based on the first depth information; and capture an image based on a focus determined corresponding to the second region of interest.

    Biometric authentication system and electronic device for same

    公开(公告)号:US12135772B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-05

    申请号:US17961324

    申请日:2022-10-06

    Abstract: A foldable electronic device includes a first housing and a second housing that are foldable with respect to each other; at least one sensor; a display; a camera configured to operate in a first mode associated with user recognition, and a second mode associated with user authentication; a memory storing instructions; at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to: control the display to display notification information about an event corresponding to the foldable electronic device; based on a folding state of the foldable electronic device detected using the at least one sensor satisfying a predetermined condition, obtain at least one first image using the camera operating in the first mode; identify whether a face is present in the at least one first image; based on identifying that the face is present in the at least one first image, obtain at least one second image using the camera operating in the second mode; perform face recognition-based biometric authentication using at least part of the at least one second image; and based on the biometric authentication being successful, control the display to display content corresponding to the event.

    BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20230026684A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-26

    申请号:US17961324

    申请日:2022-10-06

    Abstract: A foldable electronic device includes a first housing and a second housing that are foldable with respect to each other; at least one sensor; a display; a camera configured to operate in a first mode associated with user recognition, and a second mode associated with user authentication; a memory storing instructions; at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to: control the display to display notification information about an event corresponding to the foldable electronic device; based on a folding state of the foldable electronic device detected using the at least one sensor satisfying a predetermined condition, obtain at least one first image using the camera operating in the first mode; identify whether a face is present in the at least one first image; based on identifying that the face is present in the at least one first image, obtain at least one second image using the camera operating in the second mode; perform face recognition-based biometric authentication using at least part of the at least one second image; and based on the biometric authentication being successful, control the display to display content corresponding to the event.

    Method for generating depth information and electronic device supporting the same

    公开(公告)号:US11252306B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-15

    申请号:US16386855

    申请日:2019-04-17

    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first camera, a second camera spaced apart from the first camera, and a processor. The processor is configured to obtain a first image of external objects using the first camera, obtain a second image of the external objects using the second camera, identify a specified object in which pieces of depth information are generated from among the external objects included in the first image and the second image based on phase difference comparison between the first image and the second image, then select depth information about the specified object among the pieces of depth information based on a degree of spreading of a point corresponding to the specified object included in at least one of the first image and the second image, and generate depth information about the external objects including the specified object using the selected depth information.

    Method and electronic device for controlling plurality of cameras

    公开(公告)号:US11140325B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-05

    申请号:US16468463

    申请日:2017-11-28

    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention comprise: a first image sensor for acquiring a first image of an external object; a second image sensor for acquiring a second image of the external object; and a processor, wherein the processor is set so as to: acquire, through the first image sensor, the first image by using a first setting related to an exposure for the external object; acquire, through the second image sensor, the second image by using a second setting related to the exposure, during the operation of acquiring the first image; select one corresponding setting from among the first setting and the second setting on the basis of at least the first image or the second image; and acquire, through the first image sensor or the second image sensor, a third image of the external object on the basis of at least the one corresponding setting, thereby enabling an entry time of a dual camera mounted on a rear surface of an electronic device to be reduced. Other various embodiments are possible in addition to the embodiments disclosed in the present invention.

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