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Patent No.:

US 11297237 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2022

Filed:

Mar. 17, 2020

Electronic device for auto focusing function and operating method thereof

Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Inventors:

Kyongtae Park, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Jeongki Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Kyunghoon Yoon, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Junsik Choi, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Hyungok Choi, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Assignee:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd;

Attorney:

The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Jason A Flohre

Assistant Examiner:

Dwight C Tejano

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23287 (2013.01); H04N 5/23254 (2013.01); H04N 5/232127 (2018.08);
Abstract

A method and an apparatus for operating an electronic device is provided. A first image is obtained at a first position of a focus lens of a camera module of the electronic device. The first image is output through a display. A second image is obtained at a second position of the focus lens while the first image is being output. A defocus amount of the focus lens at the second position is calculated based on the first image and the second image. An on-focus region is detected based on the calculated defocus amount.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Park, Kyongtae. (2022). Electronic device for auto focusing function and operating method thereof (U.S. Patent No. 11297237). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11297237

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