Electronic device and screen capturing method thereof

US11188359B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. · KR

Inventors

• Siva Prasad THOTA · Bengaluru, IN
• Naresh PURRE · Kanchinakote, IN
• Debi Prasanna MOHANTY · Kanchinakote, IN
• Sukumar MOHARANA · Kanchinakote, IN
• Rachit S Munjal · Bengaluru, IN
• Manoj Kumar Goyal · Kanchinakote, IN
• Divija Nagaraju · Bengaluru, IN
• Kriti Singh · Bengaluru, IN
• Deepak Garg · Nashua, US
• Chirag Batra · Bengaluru, IN

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 21, 2020
• Grant date: Nov 30, 2021
• Expiry date: Sep 21, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06V30/414
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method for intelligent screen capture in an electronic device includes: receiving, by the electronic device, a user input for capturing a screenshot of contents displayed on a screen of the electronic device; dividing, by the electronic device, the screen of the electronic device into a plurality of blocks, each of the plurality of blocks including inter-related contents displayed on the screen of the electronic device; identifying, by the electronic device, at least one block from the plurality of blocks based on a plurality of parameters; and displaying, by the electronic device, a guide user interface for capturing the screenshot of the at least one block.