Mobile Terminal Dual Camera Orientation Control

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing mobile terminals with multiple cameras face challenges in capturing high-quality images of specific objects without degrading image quality, and users find it inconvenient to switch between different camera views based on the device's orientation.

Innovation Solution

A mobile terminal with two cameras, where one camera captures a wide-angle view and the other a normal view, allows simultaneous image capture and optimizes image quality based on the device's orientation, enabling users to easily switch between views by manipulating the terminal's housing orientation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Manufacturing precision

If a mobile terminal uses a single camera for image capture, then the device structure remains simple, but it cannot capture high-quality images of specific objects without degrading image quality

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveimage qualityVSAvoidcamera system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The mobile terminal divides the imaging function into two separate cameras: a wide-angle camera for capturing the overall scene and a telephoto camera for capturing specific objects. This segmentation allows each camera to be optimized for its specific function, thereby improving image quality for both wide shots and close-ups without requiring a single complex camera system

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The mobile terminal implements multi-functionality by equipping it with both wide-angle and telephoto cameras, enabling the device to perform multiple imaging functions (wide-angle photography, telephoto photography, and panorama capture) simultaneously. This allows the terminal to adapt to different shooting scenarios and maintain high image quality across various use cases

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Manufacturing precision

If users manually switch between different camera views, then image quality can be optimized for specific scenarios, but the operation becomes inconvenient and time-consuming

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveimage quality optimizationVSAvoidcamera view switching
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The mobile terminal implements self-service by automatically detecting the user's intended shooting scenario through gesture recognition (such as pinching or spreading motions on the touchscreen) and autonomously selecting the appropriate camera (wide-angle or telephoto) without requiring manual intervention. This maintains image quality optimization while significantly improving ease of operation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses feedback from user gestures detected on the touchscreen interface to dynamically adjust camera selection. When the user performs a specific gesture (e.g., pinching to zoom), the system interprets this feedback and automatically switches to the appropriate camera mode, creating a seamless and intuitive user experience

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Manufacturing precision

If the mobile terminal captures both wide-angle and telephoto images simultaneously, then image quality for specific objects is maintained, but the device consumes more energy

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveimage quality of specific objectsVSAvoidenergy consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The mobile terminal dynamically adjusts camera activation based on real-time shooting requirements. Instead of keeping both cameras continuously active, the system activates only the necessary camera (wide-angle or telephoto) based on the detected gesture or shooting mode, thereby maintaining high image quality for specific objects while significantly reducing energy consumption during normal operation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentEP3570525B1Mobile terminal and control method thereof
Publication Date: 2022.11.23 LG ELECTRONICS INC
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AI summary

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal having a plurality of cameras and a video image capturing control method thereof. The mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a memory; a display unit; a first camera for acquiring a first image corresponding to a preview image being displayed on the display unit; a second camera for detecting an object in the preview image by the first camera, and acquiring a second image for the detected object; and a control unit for controlling the first camera to respond to a signal for acquiring the first image, and the second camera to acquire the second image together.