US 11,671,710 B2
Foldable electronic device having rotatable camera and method for capturing images thereby
Wonkyu Sung, Gyeonggi-do (KR); Jungwon Lee, Gyeonggi-do (KR); Jinhoo Lee, Gyeonggi-do (KR); Daehyeong Park, Gyeonggi-do (KR); Yonghwa Han, Gyeonggi-do (KR); Minwoo Yoo, Gyeonggi-do (KR); Hyoungwook Yi, Gyeonggi-do (KR); Jongchul Choi, Gyeonggi-do (KR); and Changryong Heo, Gyeonggi-do (KR)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do (KR)
Filed on Jun. 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/836,216.
Application 17/836,216 is a continuation of application No. PCT/KR2020/017759, filed on Dec. 7, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2019-0162582 (KR), filed on Dec. 9, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0303473 A1, Sep. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. H04N 23/695 (2023.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01); H04N 23/63 (2023.01); H04N 23/667 (2023.01); H04N 23/53 (2023.01); H04N 23/58 (2023.01)
CPC H04N 23/695 (2023.01) [G06F 1/1641 (2013.01); H04N 23/531 (2023.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01); H04N 23/58 (2023.01); H04N 23/632 (2023.01); H04N 23/667 (2023.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A foldable electronic device, comprising:
a foldable housing including:
a first housing structure having a first surface and a second surface disposed opposite to the first surface,
a second housing structure having a third surface and a fourth surface disposed opposite to the third surface, and
a hinge structure connecting the first housing and the second housing, such that the first surface of the first housing structure faces the third surface of the second housing structure when the foldable electronic device is disposed in a folded state;
a camera including at least one lens, coupled to the first housing structure, and configured to rotate with respect to the first housing structure to change field-of-view (FOV) of the camera;
a first display disposed so as to span across the first surface of the first housing structure and the third surface of the second housing structure;
a motion sensor configured to detect a posture of the foldable electronic device;
a folding angle sensor configured to detect a folding angle between the first housing structure and the second housing structure; and
at least one processor operatively connected to the first display, the motion sensor, and the folding angle sensor, wherein the processor is configured to:
based on detecting an input requesting a function associated with photographic capture by the camera, detect a present posture via the motion sensor and a present folding angle via the folding angle sensor; and
drive rotation of the camera, based on the detected present posture and the present folding angle, so as to adjust a present FOV of the camera.