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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2012
Applicants:
Ji-su Jung, Chungcheongbuk-do, KR;
Yong-gook Park, Yongin-si, KR;
Ju-il Eom, Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, , KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); H04M 1/725 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 (2013.01); G06F 1/1626 (2013.01); G06K 9/00228 (2013.01); H04M 1/72569 (2013.01); G06F 2200/1614 (2013.01); G09G 2320/0261 (2013.01); G09G 2340/0492 (2013.01); H04M 2250/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device and method for controlling rotation of a displayed image is provided. The device includes a sensor unit for detecting whether the device has been rotated; a photography unit for taking a picture of the face of a user in response to a determination that the device is rotated; a rotation determination unit for determining a rotation of the displayed image based on the captured face image of the user; and an image rotation unit for rotating the displayed image according to the determined rotation of the displayed image.