Electronic device and method of operating the same
US8873628B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 20, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 28, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N7/147
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic device and a method of operating the electronic device are provided. The method includes obtaining a first image including an interesting object and at least one peripheral object, obtaining relevance of the at least one peripheral object with respect to the interesting object based on at least one of attributes including a state, a motion, and a location of the interesting object, and replacing an area of the whole area of the first image, which is occupied by the interesting object and the other remaining peripheral objects than a specific peripheral object determined based on the relevance, with a second image. According to the embodiments of the present invention, the electronic device and method may provide a vivid video conference.
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