Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Samsung Techwin Co., Ltd.

Samsung Digital Imaging Co., Ltd.

Sung-cheol Bae

Ji-hyun Goh

Sung-ha Park

Won-jung Kim

Jong-hwan Lee

Jung-pa Seo

Jin-seon Seo

Yong-gi Kim

Dong-yub Cho

Seon-mi Lee

Don-yub Cho

An image reproduction apparatus for displaying images of image files including an image of a target point to be observed by using image files located adjacent to the target point. A method of reproducing an image of an image file on an electronic map including the image file so that position information of the image file matches position information on the electronic map includes: (a) selecting a target point to be observed on the electronic map and obtaining position information of the target point; (b) setting a search range of image files on the electronic map; (c) searching for image files including an image of the target point within the set search range; and (d) displaying images of the found image files on the electronic map.

Method and apparatus for displaying images related to a selected target point on an electronic map based on azimuth and view angle information

A method of processing tag information includes displaying a web page for designating media contents to be uploaded on a screen of the client terminal; receiving tag information on the media contents to be uploaded through the web page; converting the received tag information into metadata; storing the metadata in a local storage area of the client terminal; and storing the metadata in a storage area of a web server. Also provided is a client-server system using the method. Accordingly, the tag information, which provides additional information associated with multimedia contents, can be managed at a local area and on a web connected to the local area through the communication network. Also, a user environment in which the tag information can be applied in a useable way at the local area is provided. The tag information is added to the multimedia contents stored in the local area, so that it is not necessary to manually input the tag information each time the contents are uploaded.

Method of processing tag information and client-server system using the method

A dual lens optical system (OS) includes a photographing device, a first OS having a first reflection member and redirecting an optical axis of light representing an image of an object input from a first direction toward the photographing device, and a second OS having a second reflection member, redirecting an optical axis of light representing an image of an object input from a second direction toward the photographing device, and sharing at least one of optical elements of the first OS. The first and second OSs selectively redirect the image light from the first or second direction toward the photographing device. The photographing surface has a first region where the light representing the image of the object input through the first OS is formed, and a second region where light representing the image of the object input through the second OS is formed, have different sizes and are overlapped.

Compact lens optical system and digital camera module including the same

An apparatus and method of printing a personal image including at least one person, and individual information corresponding to the person or location information of a place in which the personal image was captured, on respective sides of a sheet of printing paper. The apparatus and method can print the image and individual information by providing an image file comprising a personal image including at least one person and face recognition information of the person to a printing apparatus, printing the personal image on a first side of the sheet of printing paper, and printing individual information corresponding to the face recognition information on a second side of the sheet of printing paper.

Method and apparatus for printing images comprising individual information corresponding to face recognition information on second side of sheet of printing paper

A method of printing an image and a photo printing system and a digital camera adapted for the printing method are provided. The method of printing an image is a printing method for outputting through a photo printer an image stored in an image storage device. The method includes: setting a temporary printing area on an image to be printed; determining whether or not an option for Paper-full printing in which no space is left on a printing material, is selected; if the Paper-full print option is selected, detecting a face area photographed on the image; determining whether or not the detected face area is included in a printing area; and according to the determination result, adjusting a printing area so that the face area can be included in the printing area.

Printing method of printing an image based on the position of a face area detected on the image, a photo-printing system and digital camera adapted to the method

Displaying images related to a selected target point on an electronic map based on azimuth and view angle information

A method of controlling a lens-interchangeable digital photographing apparatus including acquiring a temporary image using a first lens in response to a signal; producing additional temporary images that could be acquired were respective lenses used instead of the first lens, by processing the acquired temporary image; and displaying the temporary image and the additional temporary images on a display unit.

Lens-interchangeable digital photographing apparatus and method for controlling the same

Provided are a lens-interchangeable digital photographing apparatus that can use a suitable lens according to a photographing circumstance, a method of controlling the lens-interchangeable digital photographing apparatus, and a recording medium having recorded therein a program for the method. The lens-interchangeable digital photographing apparatus includes a photographing circumstance analysis unit, a lens suitability determination unit for determining whether a lens installed in the digital photographing apparatus is suitable for a photographing circumstance, a lens search unit for searching for lenses suitable for a photographing circumstance, and a display unit. If the lens suitability determination unit determines that the installed lens is not suitable for the photographing circumstance, lenses suitable for the photographing circumstance analyzed by the photographing circumstance analysis unit from among lenses searched by the lens search unit are displayed on the display unit to be recommended.

A digital image processing apparatus for easily obtaining information regarding a face, a method of controlling the same, and a recording medium for storing a program for executing the method. The digital image processing apparatus includes a face recognition unit recognizing a face from an image, a face index assignment unit assigning a face index to the recognized face if the face recognized from the image is not a previously recognized face, and a relation index update unit that, if the image includes a second face, updates a relation index corresponding to the number of times the first face and second face appear together in a plurality of images.

Digital image processing apparatus, method of controlling the same, and recording medium for storing program for executing the method

Provided is a control method used by a digital image processing apparatus, and more particularly, to a control method used by a digital image processing apparatus that records motion image data in a recording medium in a motion image photographing mode. The method includes (a) creating a motion image file in the recording medium and storing the motion image data in the motion image file in response to a first signal generated when a user presses a first button on the digital image processing apparatus; (b) temporarily stopping storing the motion image data in response to the first signal generated when the user presses a second button on the digital image processing apparatus; (c) zooming a zoom lens in response to a predetermined signal generated when the user presses a button for changing an angle of view; (d) continuing to store the motion image data input to the changed zooming position in the motion image file in response to a second signal generated when the user presses the second button; and (e) terminating storing of the motion image data and completing the motion image file in response to the second signal generated when the user presses the first button.

Control method used by digital image processing apparatus

A digital camera is provided that includes an imaging device that takes a picture of a subject's image and generates an image signal, an image signal processor that performs predetermined conversion and compression processes on the image signal and generates digital image information, a storage device that stores the digital image information, a setting device that sets the resolution and compression ratio at which the image signal is processed by the image signal processor, and a control device that sends the resolution and compression ratio set by the setting device to the image signal processor. In the digital camera, the image signal processor changes either the resolution or compression ratio, or both, when the storage device has an insufficient space to store new images.

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Sung-cheol Bae