# US 2014/0192232 A1 · Method for obtaining image data and electronic device for processing method thereof > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0192232 A1 - Document ID: US20140192232A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/147,893 - Filed: 2014-01-06 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-04 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Hang-Kyu PARK; Seung-Kyung LIM; Dae-Sung KIM; So-Ra KIM; Hyun-Kyoung KIM - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140192232A1 ## CPC - H04N 5/76: Television signal recording - H04N 23/61: based on recognised objects - H04N 23/611: where the recognised objects include parts of the human body - H04N 23/62: Control of parameters via user interfaces - 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: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract A method and an apparatus for recording image data in an electronic device are provided. The method includes storing image data of different directions obtained via a plurality of cameras. In the method for storing image data in an electronic device, first image data and second image data are obtained. A state of an object of the second image data is determined while the first image data is stored. When the state of the object of the second image data meets a certain condition, the second image data is stored together with the first image data. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method in an electronic device, the method comprising: obtaining first image data and second image data; determining a state of an object of the second image data while storing the first image data; and when the state of the object of the second image data meets a certain condition, storing the second image data together with the first image data. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the storing of the second image data together with the first image data comprises: merging the second image data with the first image data; and displaying the merged image data. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the merging of the second image data with the first image data comprises: changing at least one of a size, a position, and a shape of a region with which the second image data merges. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the storing of the second image data together with the first image data comprises: extracting audio data from the first image data and the second image data; and after applying a weight to the extracted audio data, synthesizing the weight-applied audio data in the image data. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining of the first image data and the second image data comprises: obtaining the first image data and the second image data using a plurality of cameras having different capturing directions, respectively. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining of first image data and second image data comprises obtaining the first image data and the second image data using one camera. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, further comprising: displaying the first image data and the second image data captured using the plurality of cameras on different regions of a display unit. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, further comprising: displaying only image data obtained by a camera selected by a user on a preview screen; and temporarily storing image data obtained by an unselected camera, wherein the image data displayed on the preview screen is the first image data, and the temporarily stored image data is the second image data. ### Claim 9 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, further comprising: storing only the first image data in a memory while displaying only the first image data on a preview screen, and merging the second image data in the first image data and storing the first image data where the second image data has merged in the memory while displaying the first image data where the second image data has merged on the preview screen at a point where a condition for displaying the second image data is met. ### Claim 10 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein the plurality of cameras operate simultaneously to merge the first image data and the second image data, wherein one camera operates independently and the electronic device only operates another camera at a point where a condition for image data merger is met to obtain image data regarding an object to merge. ### Claim 11 An electronic device comprising: a display unit; and at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to obtain first image data and second image data, determine a state of an object of the second image data while storing the first image data, and when the state of the object of the second image data meets a certain condition, process to store the second image data together with the first image data. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the at least one processor processes to merge the second image data with the first image data and display the merged image data. ### Claim 13 (depends on 13) The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the at least one processor processes to change at least one of a size, a position, and a shape of a region with which the second image data merges. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the at least one processor processes to extract audio data from the first image data and the second image data, apply a weight to the extracted audio data, and synthesize the weight-applied audio data in image data. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the at least one processor processes to obtain the first image data and the second image data using a plurality of cameras having different capturing directions, respectively. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the at least one processor processes to obtain the first image data and the second image data using one camera. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the at least one processor processes to display the first image data and the second image data captured using the plurality of cameras on different regions of the display unit. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the display unit is configured to display only image data obtained by a camera selected by a user on a preview screen, wherein image data obtained by an unselected camera is temporarily stored, and wherein the image data displayed on the preview screen is the first image data, and the temporarily stored image data is the second image data. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the at least one processor processes to store only the first image data in a memory while displaying only the first image data on a preview screen, and merges the second image data in the first image data and processes to store the first image data where the second image data has merged in the memory while displaying the first image data where the second image data has merged on the preview screen at a point where a condition for displaying the second image data is met. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the plurality of cameras operate simultaneously to merge the first image data and the second image data, wherein one camera operates independently and the electronic device only operates another camera at a point where a condition for image data merger is met to obtain image data regarding an object to merge. ### Claim 21 A computer-readable storage medium storing a program, wherein the program, when executed by an electronic device, allows the electronic device to obtain first image data and second image data, determines a state of an object of the second image data while storing the first image data, and when the state of the object of the second image data meets a certain condition, stores the second image data together with the first image data.