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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2014
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Hyun-Kyoung Kim, Seoul, KR;
Dae-Sung Kim, Seoul, KR;
So-Ra Kim, Seoul, KR;
Hang-Kyu Park, Seoul, KR;
Seung-Kyung Lim, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics, Co., Ltd, Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for obtaining image data for video communication in an electronic device are provided. In an embodiment, a method and an apparatus for providing a video communication function that simultaneously uses image data obtained via a plurality of cameras. In the method, first image data is obtained using a first camera. Second image data is obtained using a second camera. The first image data is merged with the second image data. The merged image data is transmitted to a second electronic device. Other embodiments are possible.