Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsAyoung Cho, Yunsup Shin, Salkmann Ji, Jinwon Kang
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Abstract
There are provided a mobile terminal including light emitting devices and a method for controlling the same. A mobile terminal includes a camera, a light emitting unit including a plurality of light emitting devices, the light emitting unit emitting light toward a space corresponding to an image received through the camera, and a controller for controlling light emitting devices, which emit light toward a space corresponding to a portion of the image among the plurality of light emitting devices, to be used in extracting depth information of the portion.
Claims28
An electronic device comprising:
- a light emitting unit comprising a plurality of light generating elements, wherein the plurality of light generating elements are grouped into a plurality of groups;
- a camera;
- a controller operably connected to the light emitting unit and the camera and configured to:
- control at least one of the plurality of groups to emit light to an object, and
- determine depth information of the object using the at least one image captured via the camera based on the light emitted from the at least one of the plurality of groups to the object,
- wherein the plurality of light generating elements included in each of the plurality of groups are arranged to form different patterns such that all of the plurality of groups emit different light patterns,
- wherein the plurality of light generating elements included in each of the plurality of groups generate light to form the different patterns while at least one image of the object is received from the camera,
- wherein each pattern of the different patterns is formed based on arrangement of the plurality of light generating elements included in a corresponding group of the plurality of groups, and
- wherein the controller is further configured to control two or more of the plurality of groups to emit light simultaneously during at least a portion of time that the at least one of the plurality of groups are emitting light to the object.
An electronic device comprising:
- a light emitting unit comprising a plurality of light generating elements, wherein the plurality of light generating elements are grouped into a plurality of groups;
- a camera;
- a controller operably connected to the light emitting unit and the camera and configured to:
- control the plurality of groups to emit light to an object, and
- determine depth information of the object using at least one image captured via the camera based on the light emitted from the at least one of the plurality of groups to the object,
- wherein the plurality of light generating elements included in each of the plurality of groups are arranged to form different patterns such that all of the plurality of groups emit different light patterns,
- wherein the plurality of light generating elements included in each of the plurality of groups generate light to form the different patterns while at least one image of the object is received from the camera,
- wherein each pattern of the different patterns is formed based on arrangement of the plurality of light generating elements included in a corresponding group of the plurality of groups, and
- wherein the controller is further configured to control two or more of the plurality of groups to emit light simultaneously during at least a portion of time that the at least one of the plurality of groups are emitting light to the object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.