Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130135196 | METHOD FOR OPERATING USER FUNCTIONS BASED ON EYE TRACKING AND MOBILE DEVICE ADAPTED THERETO - An eye tracking based user function controlling method and a mobile device adapted thereto are provided. A camera unit of a mobile device is activated while a specific user function is executed. A gaze angle of a user's eye is acquired from an image obtained via the camera unit. An eye tracking function is executed in which execution state is controlled according to the gaze angle. | 05-30-2013 |
20140056475 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING A CHARACTER IN TERMINAL EQUIPMENT - A text recognition apparatus and method recognizes text in the image taken by a camera. The text recognition method of a mobile terminal includes displaying a preview image input from a camera; recognizing a text image where a pointer is placed on the preview image; displaying recognized text data and at least one action item corresponding to the recognized text data; and executing, when the action item is selected, an action mapped to the selected action item. | 02-27-2014 |
20140062962 | TEXT RECOGNITION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A TERMINAL - A text recognition apparatus and method of the portable terminal is provided for recognizing text image selected by a pen on a screen image as text. The text recognition method of the present invention includes displaying an image; configuring a recognition area on the image in response to a gesture made with a pen; recognizing text in the recognition area; displaying the recognized text and action items corresponding to the text; and executing, when one of the action items is selected, an action corresponding to the selected action item. | 03-06-2014 |
20140240544 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PHOTOGRAPHING AN IMAGE IN A DEVICE HAVING A CAMERA - A method for photographing an image in a device having a camera according to the present invention includes displaying a preview image, identifying a face size of a person included in the preview image, displaying a guide in the preview image, according to a photographing type determined by the identified face size, and photographing and storing an image by capturing the image output by the camera when photographing is requested. | 08-28-2014 |
20140267796 | APPLICATION INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS OF MOBILE TERMINAL - An apparatus and method for associating information recognized from an image with an interoperating application are provided. The application information processing method of a mobile terminal includes displaying, when a camera application is running, a preview image input through a camera, presenting recognition information on a part selected from the preview image as information of an interoperation application, and associating the recognition information with the interoperating application. | 09-18-2014 |
20140307146 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTO-FOCUSING IN DEVICE HAVING CAMERA - This disclosure provides an apparatus and a method for auto-focusing in a device having a camera. The method includes displaying a focus item in a preview screen while driving a camera, auto-focusing by searching an image of the focus item from a preview image and displaying a focus mark, and processing a focused image if the auto-focusing is completed. | 10-16-2014 |
20140320724 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING INFORMATION IN PORTABLE DEVICE - A method of processing information of a portable device includes displaying a preview image output from a camera when a camera application is executed; displaying communication applications corresponding to recognition information of a selected image in the displayed preview image; executing a selected communication application among the displayed communication applications; and transmitting a content/file through the communication application. | 10-30-2014 |
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20130223695 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING INFORMATION OF IMAGE INCLUDING A FACE - A method of processing an image is provided. The method includes obtaining an image including a face, obtaining information about whether a preset condition is satisfied after the image is obtained, obtaining location information of a face part in the image when the preset condition is satisfied, and obtaining a synthesis image by adding an image corresponding to the satisfied condition at a location of the face part to the image. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227452 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING SIZE OF DISPLAYED OBJECTS - A method and apparatus for adjusting sizes of objects displayed on a screen are provided. The a method includes recognizing one or more objects appearing on the screen, displaying guides indicating regions of the recognized objects on the screen, receiving a selection command for one of the recognized objects, and adjusting, upon reception of a size adjustment command, a size of the region of the selected object with respect to a first axis of the guide associated with the selected object or a second axis thereof perpendicular to the first axis, and displaying the size-adjusted region. | 08-29-2013 |
20140184858 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PHOTOGRAPHING IMAGE IN CAMERA DEVICE AND PORTABLE TERMINAL HAVING CAMERA - A method for photographing an image and a portable terminal having a camera for photographing an image are provided. The method includes buffering a burst shot image and displaying a frame image, erasing an object having a movement in the displayed image, and generating and displaying a still image by replacing the displayed image including the object having the movement, at location where the object is erased, with a buffered image. | 07-03-2014 |
20140192217 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PHOTOGRAPHING PORTRAIT IN PORTABLE TERMINAL HAVING CAMERA - A method for photographing a portrait in an apparatus having a camera is provided. The method includes detecting a person in an image obtained by a camera in a photographing mode, determining occurrence of an error by identifying whether the detected person is located in a subject recognition area, generating an error warning including direction information so that the person moves into the subject recognition area if at least a portion of the person is out of the subject recognition area based on the determining of the occurrence of the error, and storing an image output by the camera if the person is located in the subject recognition area based on the determining of the occurrence of the error. | 07-10-2014 |