Electronic device for providing graphic indicator for focus and method of operating electronic device
US10868954B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 22, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 15, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/741
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a camera, a display, a memory, and at least one processor. The at least one processor may be configured to generate, based on information on pixels included in an image including at least one subject obtained using the camera, depth information corresponding to the at least one subject, to determine, based on the depth information, a first area displaying a first graphic indicator for indicating a focusing area on which the camera is focused, in the image displayed on the display, in a case in which a focus of the camera is controlled, and to display the first graphic indicator on at least some of the at least one subject included in the first area.
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