# US 9,438,884 B2 · Method for processing an image and electronic device for same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,438,884 B2 - Document ID: US9438884B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/239,125 - Filed: 2011-08-17 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Granted: 2016-09-06 - Earliest claimed: 2011-08-17 - Assignees: LG Electronics Inc. - Applicants: Salkmann Ji; Kyuyeol Chae - Inventors: Salkmann Ji; Kyuyeol Chae - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9438884B2 ## CPC - H04N 13/204: using stereoscopic image cameras (stereoscopic photography G03B35/00) - H04N 13/207: using a single two-dimensional [2D] image sensor - H04N 13/211: using temporal multiplexing - H04N 13/218: using spatial multiplexing - H04N 13/296: Synchronisation thereof; Control thereof - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract In one embodiment of the present invention, a method for processing an image in an electronic device having a plurality of optical lenses is provided. The method for processing an image may comprise the steps of: obtaining a first image according to a first mode by means of a first optical lens; obtaining a second image simultaneously with or after the obtaining of the first image according to a second mode by means of a second optical lens; and processing and storing the first image obtained according to the first mode and the second image obtained according to the second mode. Here, the first and second modes are different from each other and may vary. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for processing an image in an electronic device having a plurality of optical lenses, the method comprising: obtaining a first image through a first optical lens in a first mode; obtaining a second image through a second optical lens in a second mode simultaneously with or subsequently after the obtaining of the first image; and processing the first image obtained in the first mode and the second image obtained in the second mode and storing the same, wherein the first mode and the second mode are different and changeable. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: adjusting a convergence point between the first optical lens and the second optical lens to a main subject in obtaining the first image and the second image. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein, in obtaining the first image and the second image, the first image and the second image are obtained after a disparity value between a main subject appearing in the first image and a main subject appearing in the second image is minimized. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first image and the second image are related to the same object or scene. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first mode is a mode in which the main subject is focused and the second mode is a mode in which the main subject is not focused, the first mode is a mode in which an image is captured to have a first color tone and the second mode is a mode in which an image is captured to have a second color tone, the first mode is a mode in which an image is captured by using a first effect and the second mode is a mode in which an image is captured by using a second effect, the first mode is a mode in which an image is captured with a first aperture value and the second mode is a mode in which an image is captured with a second aperture value, the first mode is a mode in which an image is captured with a first shutter speed value and the second mode is a mode in which an image is captured with a second shutter speed value, and the first mode is a mode in which video is captured and the second mode is a mode in which a still image is captured. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein when the first image is an image in which a color of a person is emphasized according to the first mode and the second image is an image in which a color of a background is emphasized according to the second mode, the processing is synthesizing the first image with the second image to generate an image in which both the color of the person and the color of the background are emphasized. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein, in the storing, at least one of the first image, the second image, the image obtained by synthesizing the first and second images, and descriptors with respect to any one of the first image, the second image, and the synthesized image, is stored in a single file. ### Claim 8 An electronic device comprising: a first optical lens; a second optical lens; and a processor configured to control the first optical lens and the second optical lens to obtain a first image in a first mode through the first optical lens and obtain a second image in a second mode through the second optical lens, process the first image and the second image, and store the same, wherein the first mode and the second mode are changeable. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the processor adjusts a convergence point between the first optical lens and the second optical lens to a main subject. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The electronic device of claim 8, wherein after the processor minimizes a disparity value between the main subject appearing in the first image and the main subject appearing in the second image, the processor obtains the first image and the second image. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the first mode is a mode in which the main subject is focused and the second mode is a mode in which the main subject is not focused, the first mode is a mode in which an image is captured to have a first color tone and the second mode is a mode in which an image is captured to have a second color tone, the first mode is a mode in which an image is captured by using a first effect and the second mode is a mode in which an image is captured by using a second effect, the first mode is a mode in which an image is captured with a first aperture value and the second mode is a mode in which an image is captured with a second aperture value, the first mode is a mode in which an image is captured with a first shutter speed value and the second mode is a mode in which an image is captured with a second shutter speed value, and the first mode is a mode in which video is captured and the second mode is a mode in which a still image is captured. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The electronic device of claim 8, wherein when the first image is an image in which a color of a person is emphasized according to the first mode and the second image is an image in which a color of a background is emphasized according to the second mode, the processing is synthesizing the first image with the second image to generate an image in which both the color of the person and the color of the background are emphasized. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the electronic device is a portable terminal, and the portable terminal includes one or more of a camera, a mobile communication terminal, a multimedia player, and a tablet terminal.