Electronic Device Continuous Shooting Image Synthesis

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing electronic devices face limitations in processing continuous shooting commands, as they cannot process new shooting commands while collecting image frames for synthesis, leading to delayed image sharing and quality improvement operations.

Innovation Solution

An electronic device with a processor that obtains and stores multiple image frames before a shooting command, allowing for immediate processing and synthesis of images, enabling faster image generation and improved quality without interrupting continuous shooting.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Manufacturing precision

If the electronic device collects image frames to generate synthesized images in response to a shooting command, then image quality is improved, but the time required to process subsequent shooting commands increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveimage qualityVSAvoidprocessing time for subsequent commands
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The electronic device collects and stores multiple image frames in advance (before a shooting command is received) during continuous shooting operation. When a shooting command is received, the processor can immediately generate synthesized images from the pre-collected frames without waiting for frame collection, thus improving processing speed for subsequent commands while maintaining image quality enhancement

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Manufacturing precision

If the processor collects and synthesizes image frames after a shooting command, then image quality is improved, but the device cannot process new shooting commands during synthesis

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveimage qualityVSAvoidcommand processing capability
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

Image frames are collected and stored in advance during continuous shooting before a shooting command is received. This preliminary collection allows the processor to immediately generate synthesized images upon receiving a shooting command without needing to collect frames afterward, enabling the device to accept and process new shooting commands continuously without interruption

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The continuous shooting operation continuously collects and stores image frames in real-time. This continuous collection ensures that when shooting commands are received at any time, the processor always has available frames to work with, maintaining uninterrupted command processing capability while continuously improving image quality through synthesis

Inventive Principle:
Principle #20Continuity of useful action

3Manufacturing precision

If the electronic device generates synthesized images by collecting frames after shooting command, then image quality is improved, but sharing and transmission operations are delayed

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveimage qualityVSAvoidtime for sharing and transmission
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

Multiple image frames are collected and stored in advance during continuous shooting operation. When a shooting command is received, the processor can immediately generate synthesized images from the pre-collected frames, and the user can promptly perform sharing or transmission operations on the generated images without experiencing delays from frame collection

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS12200370B2Electronic device for processing continuous shooting input and method thereof
Publication Date: 2025.01.14 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a camera, a memory, and at least one processor electrically coupled to the camera and the memory. The at least one processor may obtain a plurality of image frames through the camera, in response to a shooting start command, obtain a shooting command subsequent to the shooting start command, select a first number of image frames from among the plurality of image frames obtained before the shooting command, in response to the shooting command, and generate a first image synthesized based on the selected first number of image frames.