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Mobile terminal and control method thereof

US11979515B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 26, 2018
Grant dateMay 7, 2024
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Expiry dateMay 7, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M2250/52
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal comprising a lighting device and a control method thereof. The mobile terminal according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a lighting device comprising a pattern light source for irradiating light of a predetermined pattern; a camera; and a control unit for photographing a 3D image by using the lighting device and the camera, wherein the pattern light source comprises a plurality of light-emitting elements, the plurality of light emitting elements are grouped into a plurality of groups, and the control unit turns on the plurality of groups sequentially and controls the pattern light source so that light emission times of at least some of the plurality of groups are different.

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