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US 9,794,461 B2Granted
Camera activation and illuminance
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorSung-Deuk Park
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are an electronic device and method for activating a camera. It is identified whether the illuminance received by a second camera is below a threshold. When the illuminance received by the second camera falls below the threshold a predefined function is performed such as activating a first camera.
Claims25
An electronic device comprising:
- a housing;
- a first camera positioned at a first side of the housing;
- a second camera positioned at a second side of the housing opposite the first side;
- a processor electrically coupled to the first camera and the second camera;
- and
- a memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to:
- determine, while the first camera is active, whether an illuminance value of light received by the second camera is less than an illuminance value threshold, and
- execute a shutter function associated with the first camera to photograph a picture when the illuminance value is less than the illuminance value threshold.
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An electronic device comprising:
- a housing;
- a first camera positioned at a first side of the housing;
- a second camera positioned at a second side of the housing opposite the first side;
- a processor electrically coupled to the first camera and the second camera;
- and
- a memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to:
- determine, while the first camera is active, whether an illuminance value of light received by the second camera is less than an illuminance value threshold as the second camera is gradually covered by an object during a gradual movement of the object,
- determine a direction of the gradual movement of the object as it gradually covers the second camera, and
- execute a particular function associated with the first camera based on the determined direction, when the illuminance value is less than the illuminance value threshold.
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A method for operating an electronic device, the method comprising:
- exposing, by an electronic device including a first camera and a second camera, the second camera to light;
- determining, while the first camera is active, by the electronic device, whether an illuminance value of the light received by the second camera is less than an illuminance value threshold;
- and
- executing, by the electronic device, a shutter function associated with the first camera to photograph a picture when the illuminance value is less than the illuminance value threshold.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.