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Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017

Filed:

Aug. 17, 2016
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Namjin Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Sora Hyun, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Hyunho Seo, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Changhyun Chun, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Yunemo Koo, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Gaeyoun Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Geonsoo Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Heedeog Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Sunghyuk Shin, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Kihuk Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Chulhwan Lee, Seoul, KR;

Cheolho Cheong, Seoul, KR;

Seungmin Choi, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/024 (2006.01); H04N 9/73 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); A61B 5/0205 (2006.01); A61B 5/1455 (2006.01); A61B 5/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23216 (2013.01); A61B 5/024 (2013.01); A61B 5/0205 (2013.01); A61B 5/02416 (2013.01); A61B 5/02438 (2013.01); A61B 5/14551 (2013.01); A61B 5/165 (2013.01); A61B 5/6898 (2013.01); G06F 3/011 (2013.01); H04N 5/232 (2013.01); H04N 5/23212 (2013.01); H04N 5/23293 (2013.01); H04N 9/73 (2013.01); A61B 5/02405 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method is provided. The method includes executing a camera application at an electronic device; activating a heart rate monitor (HRM) sensor operatively coupled with a first surface of the electronic device in response to the execution of the camera application; receiving an input signal via the HRM sensor; and capturing, using a processor operatively coupled with the electronic device, an image via an image sensor operatively coupled with a second surface of the electronic device based at least in part on the input signal.


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