# US 10,484,589 B2 · Electronic device and image capturing method thereof

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- Number: US 10,484,589 B2
- Document ID: US10484589B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/636,897
- Filed: 2017-06-29
- Published: 2018-01-04
- Granted: 2019-11-19
- Earliest claimed: 2016-06-30
- Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Sung Oh Kim; Dong Hyun Yeom; Yong Man Lee; Kwang Tai Kim; Soo Hyung Kim; Hyun Hee Park; Ki Huk Lee; Hyung Ju Chun
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10484589B2

## CPC

- 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
- G06F 3/005: {Input arrangements through a video camera}
- H04N 1/00281: {with a telecommunication apparatus, e.g. a switched network of teleprinters for the distribution of text-based information, a selective call terminal (details of transmission H04N1/00095; establishing a communication with one of a facsimile machine or another apparatus sharing a single line H04N1/32704; interfacing cordless telephone terminals with an accessory to increase the functionality of user interface H04M1/72409)}
- H04N 23/631: {Graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for controlling image capture or setting capture parameters}
- H04N 23/635: {Region indicators; Field of view indicators}
- H04N 23/64: {Computer-aided capture of images, e.g. transfer from script file into camera, check of taken image quality, advice or proposal for image composition or decision on when to take image}
- H04N 23/6811: {based on the image signal}
- H04N 23/6812: {based on additional sensors, e.g. acceleration sensors}
- H04N 23/683: {performed by a processor, e.g. controlling the readout of an image memory}
- H04N 23/687: {by shifting the lens or sensor position}
- H04N 23/698: for achieving an enlarged field of view, e.g. panoramic image capture
- H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

## Abstract

An electronic device includes a first camera supporting a first FOV, a second camera supporting a second FOV, and a processor. The processor is configured to obtain a first image having the first FOV using the first camera, to obtain a second image, which is associated with the first image and has the second FOV using the second camera, to adjust at least one operation attribute of the first camera based on the second image, and to obtain a third image having the first FOV based on the adjusted at least one operation attribute using the first camera.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An electronic device comprising:
a first camera supporting a first field of view (FOV);
a second camera supporting a second FOV, the first and second FOVs being different from each other; and
a processor,
wherein the processor is configured to:
obtain a first image having the first FOV using the first camera;
obtain a second image, which is associated with the first image and having the second FOV using the second camera;
adjust at least one operation attribute of the first camera based on the second image;
obtain a third image having the first FOV based on the adjusted at least one operation attribute using the first camera; and
generate a panoramic image using at least the first image and the third image.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the second FOV is wider than the first FOV.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to:
display a guide providing a capture direction for obtaining the third image.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one operation attribute includes at least one of: an exposure value, a color temperature value, and a shutter speed value.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to:
identify an identical-image area with respect to the second image and the third image; and
generate a fourth image by composing the first image and the third image based on the identical-image area.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to:
obtain a fourth image using the second camera;
obtain the third image associated with the fourth image using the first camera; and
generate a fifth image by composing the first image and the third image based on the second image and the fourth image.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the processor is configured to:
identify an identical-image area with respect to the second image and the fourth image; and
generate the fifth image based on the identical-image area.