Portable apparatus and method for taking a photograph by using widget
US9674445B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 19, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2034 |
Classification
- 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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