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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2014
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Kyunghwa Kim, Seoul, KR;
Seonhwa Kim, Seoul, KR;
Heejin Kim, Seoul, KR;
Mijung Park, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Seockhyun Yu, Seoul, KR;
Joah Choi, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G03B 13/36 (2006.01); G03B 17/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23212 (2013.01); H04N 5/23219 (2013.01); H04N 5/23293 (2013.01); G03B 13/36 (2013.01); G03B 17/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
This disclosure provides an apparatus and a method for auto-focusing in a device having a camera. The method includes displaying a focus item in a preview screen while driving a camera, auto-focusing by searching an image of the focus item from a preview image and displaying a focus mark, and processing a focused image if the auto-focusing is completed.