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Portable apparatus and method for taking a photograph by using widget

US9674445B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 19, 2014
Grant dateJun 6, 2017
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Expiry dateFeb 19, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N23/633
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for taking a photograph by using a widget are provided. The method includes displaying, on a touch screen, a widget including a storage location name corresponding to a storage location where an image photographed in a camera application is stored, a preview area which displays a photo image stored in the storage location, and a photographing button, changing the preview area to a view finder area in response to a first touch detected in the widget, photographing a subject displayed on the view finder area in response to a second touch detected in the photographing button, and storing a photographed image corresponding to the subject in the storage location.

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