# US 10,310,731 B2 · Photographic apparatus, control method thereof, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium

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- Number: US 10,310,731 B2
- Document ID: US10310731B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/085,115
- Filed: 2016-03-30
- Published: 2016-10-06
- Granted: 2019-06-04
- Earliest claimed: 2015-04-01
- Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Won-seok Song; Myung-kyu Choi; Tae-hoon Kang
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10310731B2

## CPC

- G06F 3/04883: for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
- G06F 3/0482: Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
- G06F 3/0485: Scrolling or panning
- G06F 3/04817: using icons (graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34)
- G06F 3/04842: Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence)
- G06F 3/04845: for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
- H04N 1/00: Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission; Details thereof
- H04N 5/23216
- H04N 5/23293
- G06F 2203/04803: Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas
- G06F 2203/04806: Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION

## Abstract

A method comprising: displaying a live view image on a screen; detecting a first gesture that is performed on the screen when the live view image is displayed; and displaying a thumbnail menu on the screen together with the live view image based on a duration of the first gesture.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method comprising:
displaying a live view image on a touchscreen of an apparatus;
receiving user input to configure one or more of a plurality of available gestures via a setting window superimposed over the live view image, the user input associating each of the one or more of the plurality of available gestures with a function selected from a plurality of available functions;
detecting a first gesture that is performed on the touchscreen when the live view image is displayed;
displaying a thumbnail menu on the touchscreen together with the live view image based on a duration of the first gesture, the thumbnail menu including a plurality of thumbnails each corresponding to a pre-captured image;
detecting a second gesture that is performed on the touchscreen selecting one of the plurality of thumbnails;
determining an operation to be performed corresponding to the second gesture,
wherein the operation to be performed is the function associated with the second gesture that was configured by the user input; and
performing the determined operation.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein:
the thumbnail menu is displayed in response to the duration of the first gesture meeting a threshold.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the duration of the first gesture includes a period starting at a start time of the first gesture and ending at an end time of the first gesture.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the thumbnail menu comprises increasing a count of pre-captured images included in the thumbnail menu in proportion to the duration of the first gesture.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the operation to be performed includes at least one of:
transmitting the pre-captured image corresponding to the selected thumbnail to an external device or deleting the pre-captured image corresponding to the selected thumbnail.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the operation to be performed includes at least one of magnifying the selected thumbnail and entering a gallery mode.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the operation to be performed includes at least one of filtering on the pre-captured image corresponding to the selected thumbnail, setting a timer of the apparatus, activating a flash of the apparatus, or powering off the apparatus.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
detecting a third gesture that is performed outside of the thumbnail menu; and
hiding the thumbnail menu in response to the third gesture.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a computer-readable program for performing the method of claim 1.

### Claim 10

An apparatus comprising:
a touchscreen display;
a memory; and
at least one processor operatively coupled to the memory, the at least one processor configured to:
display a live view image on the touchscreen display;
receive user input to configure one or more of a plurality of available gestures via a setting window superimposed over the live view image, the user input associating each of the one or more of the plurality of available gestures with a function selected from a plurality of available functions;
detect a first gesture that is performed on the touchscreen display when the live view image is displayed;
display a thumbnail menu on the touchscreen display together with the live view image based on a duration of the first gesture, the thumbnail menu including a plurality of thumbnails each corresponding to a pre-captured image;
detect a second gesture that is performed on the touchscreen display selecting one of the plurality of thumbnails;
determine an operation to be performed corresponding to the second gesture, wherein the operation to be performed is the function associated with the second gesture that was configured by the user input and
perform the determined operation.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The apparatus of claim 10, wherein:
the thumbnail menu is displayed in response to the duration of the first gesture meeting a threshold.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the duration of the first gesture includes a period starting at a start time of the first gesture and ending at an end time of the first gesture.

### Claim 13 (depends on 10)

The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to increase a count of images included in the thumbnail menu in proportion to the duration of the first gesture.

### Claim 14 (depends on 10)

The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the operation to be performed includes at least one of
transmitting the pre-captured image corresponding to the selected thumbnail to an external device or deleting the pre-captured image corresponding to the selected thumbnail.

### Claim 15 (depends on 10)

The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the operation to be performed includes at least one of magnifying the selected thumbnail and entering a gallery mode.

### Claim 16 (depends on 10)

The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the operation to be performed includes at least one of filtering on the pre-captured image corresponding to the selected thumbnail, setting a timer of the apparatus, activating a flash of the apparatus, or powering off the apparatus.

### Claim 17 (depends on 10)

The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
detect a third gesture that is performed outside of the thumbnail menu; and
hide the thumbnail menu in response to the third gesture.