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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015

Filed:

Oct. 15, 2013
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Jin-Hee Na, Seoul, KR;

Ki-Huk Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Assignee:

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

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/235 (2006.01); H04N 5/243 (2006.01); H04N 1/387 (2006.01); H04N 1/407 (2006.01); H04N 1/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23229 (2013.01); H04N 1/387 (2013.01); H04N 1/4072 (2013.01); H04N 1/6027 (2013.01); H04N 5/2258 (2013.01); H04N 5/2353 (2013.01); H04N 5/2355 (2013.01); H04N 5/23245 (2013.01); H04N 5/243 (2013.01);
Abstract

An image combining method in an electronic device having a plurality of cameras. In response to a photographing signal, images successively photographed through at least a first camera are successively stored. A first image is selected from the successively photographed images which satisfies a predetermined classification reference, such as a degree of blurring, a facial expression, and/or a shooting composition. A second image is captured through a second camera; and the first and second images are then combined. The combined image may be a picture-in-picture (PIP) type combination image. The first and second cameras may be front and rear cameras of a portable terminal, or vice versa. The successive image capture and selection technique may also be applied to the second camera.


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