KR20110023376A - Capture terminal using camera and capture method using same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a capture terminal using a camera and a capture method using the same. The capture terminal of the present invention includes a camera for generating shooting data of a subject; An input unit for receiving a point designation by a user; An output unit for outputting the photographing data and the point designation; And receiving the photographing data photographed from the camera, outputting the photographed data to the output unit, receiving the point designation from the input unit, and if the point designation is one, additionally designating the point designation from the input unit. A control unit which receives a selection signal of a figure to which the points are to be connected from the input unit and outputs a designated area by the figure to which the points are to be connected to the output unit when there are two or less; It includes. Thereby, the technique to be provided can be provided. As a result, a region of a specific part can be extracted from the photographed data, and output and stored, and a rephotograph of a designated region can be performed as necessary.

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Description

Capture terminal using camera and capture method using same

The present invention relates to a capture terminal using a camera and a capture method using the same, and more particularly, to a capture terminal using a camera and a capture method using the same.

Conventional 'camcorders' or video cameras use light signals to produce electrical signals (R. Nixon, S. Kemeny, B. Pain, C. Staler & E. Fossum, 256 × 256 CMOS Active Pixel Sensor Camera-on-a-Chip, As disclosed in IEEE J. Solid State CIRS., Vol. 31, no. 12, p. 2046-2050, Dec., 1996, although the CCD will soon be replaced by a CMOS optical sensor) And a charge coupled device or CCD. In general, the camera or camcorder has a circuit for continuously capturing a predetermined image at 60 field rate per second, 30 frame rate per second or other rate. The camcorder outputs analog moving image video signals that include continuously captured video signals and other control signals such as vertical and horizontal blanking pulses. The outputted video signal, called a composite video signal, generally includes an analog version of each individual picture and is made in accordance with certain standards such as NTSC, PAL, S-Video, and the like. The camcorder also has an analog audio signal output for outputting an analog audio signal. The camera can also be used for a series of simple outputs of video signal images, such as (instead or in addition) digital bitstreams.

On the other hand, methods and systems for displaying and processing panoramic images and portions thereof are already known and known. The prior art method is a special software processing method or mathematical method for indicating the beginning of a grainy appearance or correcting the distortion that appears during magnification of a portion of a panoramic image obtained with a fish-eye lens. It was a processing method.

U. S. Patent No. 5,185, 667 discloses a technique for using mathematical functions to correct distortion in the region of interest of a panoramic image.

Similarly, French Patent No. 2,827,680 discloses a method of enlarging a panoramic image with a longitudinal image sensor and a fisheye lens adapted to anamorphically distort the image.

Finally, U. S. Patent No. 5,680, 667 discloses a conference call system wherein an automatically selected portion of a panoramic image corresponding to a person speaking at a given time is electronically corrected prior to transmission.

In summary, the method and system described above digitally process a panoramic image to enlarge its region of interest.

All of the aforementioned methods have the disadvantage that the resolution of the selected image portion is limited by the resolution of the fisheye lens used to obtain the panoramic image.

As another prior art, US Patent Application Publication No. 2002/0012059 (Driscol) discloses a system for replicating an image plane using a fisheye lens.

The system includes a first matrix sensor disposed in the first image plane and a second matrix sensor disposed in the second image plane, wherein pixels of the first matrix sensor are smaller than pixels of the second matrix sensor. The first matrix sensor performs translational or rotational motion with respect to one of the two image planes to scan the wide area at higher resolution.

Accordingly, in the related art, there is a demand for technology development to perform a capture function for output and storage by extracting a region of a certain portion simultaneously with photographing on a terminal having an imaging device such as a camera or a camcorder.

An object of the present invention devised to improve the above problems is to provide a capture terminal using a camera capable of outputting by extracting a specific portion of the photographing data and a capture method using the same.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an object of the present invention is to provide a capture terminal using a camera capable of re-photographing a designated area and a capture method using the same.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, an object of the present invention is to provide a capture terminal using a camera capable of extracting and storing a specific area of the photographing data and a capture method using the same.

However, the objects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

The capture terminal using the camera according to the present invention includes a camera for generating shooting data of a subject; An input unit for receiving a point designation by a user; An output unit for outputting the photographing data and the point designation; And receiving the photographing data photographed from the camera, outputting the photographed data to the output unit, receiving the point designation from the input unit, and if the point designation is one, additionally designating the point designation from the input unit. A control unit which receives a selection signal of a figure to which the points are to be connected from the input unit and outputs a designated area by the figure to which the points are to be connected to the output unit when there are two or less; It includes.

The figure may be a circle or a quadrangle, and the point may be set to a point opposite to one point of the circle, or may be set to a point opposite to one point of the rectangle.

The control unit receives a connection line selection signal for connecting each point from the input unit when the point designation is not two or less, that is, three or more points, and outputs a region designated by the connection line for connecting the point to the output unit. Can be controlled.

The connecting line may be set in a curved line or a straight line.

The controller may control the camera to retake the designated area when the photographed area is re-photographed from the input unit, and may output the re-photographed photographing data to the output unit.

In the capturing method using a capture terminal according to the present invention, in a capture method using a capture terminal including a camera, an input unit, an output unit and a control unit, the control unit receives the photographing data photographed from the camera and outputs it to the output unit. First step; And after the control unit receives the point designation from the input unit, when the point designation is one, the controller receives an additional point designation from the input unit. A second step of controlling the output unit to receive the input from the input unit and the designated area by the figure to connect the point to the output unit; It includes.

When the control unit performs the second step, if the point designation is not more than two, that is, more than three, the control unit receives a connection line selection signal for connecting the respective points from the input unit. Controlling to output a designated area to the output unit; It may further include.

If the control unit is performed after the second step, the control unit controls the camera to retake the designated area when the re-capture of the designated area is input from the input unit, and outputs the re-captured photographing data to the output unit. Controlling to; It may further include.

Capture terminal using a camera and a capture method using the same according to the present invention provides an effect that can be output by extracting a region of a specific portion from the photographing data.

In addition, the present invention provides an effect in which rephotography of a designated area may be possible as required.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to extract and store an area of a specific portion in the photographing data.

Hereinafter, a detailed description of a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description of the present invention, detailed descriptions of well-known functions or configurations will be omitted when it is deemed that they may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention.

In the present specification, when one component 'transmits' data or a signal to another component, any one component may directly transmit data or a signal to another component, and at least one other component. This means that data or a signal can be transmitted to other components through the APC.

1 is a view showing a capture terminal 100 using a camera according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the capture terminal 100 using a camera may include a camera 110 and an output unit 130.

Here, the capture terminal 100 may be a camera terminal as shown, and may include a camera 110 and an output unit 130. The camera 110 photographs a subject to generate photographing data. The output unit 130 outputs photographing data photographed by the camera 110.

2 is a view showing a capture terminal 100 using a camera according to another embodiment of the present invention. 1 and 2, the capture terminal 100 may be a notebook as shown, and may include an output unit 130 composed of a camera 110 and an LCD, which are webcams.

3 is a view showing a capture terminal 100 using a camera according to another embodiment of the present invention. 1 to 3, the capture terminal 100 may be a desktop computer as shown, and may include an output unit 130 composed of a camera 110, which is a webcam, and an LCD.

4 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the capture terminal 100 using the camera of FIGS. 1 to 3. 1 to 4, the capture terminal 100 using the camera may include a camera 110, an input unit 120, a controller 130, an output unit 150, and a storage unit 170.

The camera 110 photographs a subject according to an input to the input unit 120 and then transmits the photographing data to the controller 130.

The input unit 120 receives a point designation by a user and transmits the point designation to the controller 130.

The controller 130 receives the captured data from the camera 110 and controls the output data to the output unit 150. The controller 130 controls to receive a point designation from the input unit 120. The controller 130 determines whether there is one point designation. If the determination result is one point designation, the controller 130 receives an additional point designation from the input unit 120. On the other hand, if it is determined that the point designation is not one, the controller 130 determines whether there are two or less designated points.

If the determination result is less than two points specified, the control unit 130 receives the selection signal of the figure to connect the point from the input unit 120. The figure may be a circle or a rectangle. That is, the two points may be set to one point of the circle and the opposite side, and as another example, may be set to one point and the opposite side of the shooting type.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the point designation is not less than two, that is, more than three, the controller 130 may receive input from the input unit 120 to select a connection line to connect each point. In other words, the connecting line may be set to a curved line or a straight line.

Meanwhile, after receiving the selection signal of the figure to connect the point or the connection line selection signal to connect the point, the controller 130 receives from the input unit 120 whether to retake the designated area. When the re-shooting request is not input as a result of the determination, the controller 130 outputs the designated area to the output unit 150 and then controls the storage unit 170 to store it in the storage unit 170. On the contrary, when the re-shooting request is input as a result of the determination, the controller 130 controls the camera 110 to re-photograph the designated area, outputs the re-photographed photographing data to the output unit 150, and sends it to the storage unit 170. Control to save.

The output unit 150 receives and outputs captured image data under the control of the controller 130, and outputs a point designation.

The storage unit 170 receives and stores the photographed data photographed under the control of the controller 130. The storage unit 170 is a non-volatile memory (NVM). Even when power is not supplied, the storage unit 170 maintains and does not delete stored data. The storage unit 170 is a flash memory, a magnetic random access memory (MRAM), and a PRAM ( Phase-change random access memory (PRAM), ferroelectric RAM (FRAM), and the like.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a capture method using the capture terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 to 5, the capture terminal 100 outputs photographed data by photographing a subject (S201).

The capture terminal 100 receives a point designation from the output photographing data (S203).

The capture terminal 100 determines whether there is one designated point designation (S205).

If it is determined that the point designation is one, the capture terminal 100 returns to step S203 to receive an additional point designation.

If it is determined that the point designation is not one, the capture terminal 100 determines whether there are two or less designated points (S207).

If it is determined in step S207 that the point designation is two or less, the capture terminal 100 receives a selection of a figure to connect the points (S209). The figure may be a circle or a rectangle. That is, the two points may be set to one point of the circle and the opposite side, and as another example, may be set to one point and the opposite side of the shooting type.

As a result of the determination in step S207, if the point designation is not less than two, that is, if more than three, the capture terminal 100 may select a connection line to connect each point (S211). In other words, the connecting line may be set to a curved line or a straight line.

On the other hand, after step S209 and step S213, the capture terminal 100 receives whether to retake the designated area (S213).

If the re-shooting request is not input as a result of the determination in step S213, the capture terminal 100 outputs and stores the designated area (S215).

On the other hand, when the re-shooting request is input as a result of the determination in step S213, the capture terminal 100 re-shoots the designated area and then outputs and stores it (S217).

The present invention can also be embodied as computer-readable codes on a computer-readable recording medium. Computer-readable recording media include all kinds of recording devices that store data that can be read by a computer system. Examples of computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disks, optical data storage devices, and the like, which are also implemented in the form of carrier waves (eg, transmission over the Internet). It also includes.

The computer readable recording medium can also be injected onto a networked computer system so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion. And functional programs, codes and code segments for implementing the present invention can be easily inferred by programmers in the art to which the present invention belongs.

Although the contents of the present invention have been described with reference to one embodiment shown in the drawings, this is merely exemplary, and those skilled in the art may realize various modifications and other equivalent embodiments therefrom. Will understand. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

By using a capture terminal using the camera of the present invention and a capture method using the same, it is possible to extract and output and store a specific region of the photographing data, and to retake the designated region as necessary, which is a disadvantage of the existing technology. It can provide a technology to complement.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In order to better understand the drawings cited in the detailed description of the invention, a brief description of each drawing is provided.

1 is a view showing a capture terminal 100 using a camera according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a view showing a capture terminal 100 using a camera according to another embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a view showing a capture terminal 100 using a camera according to another embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the capture terminal 100 using the camera of FIGS. 1 to 3.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a capture method using the capture terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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110: camera 120: input unit

130: control unit 150: output unit

170: storage unit

Claims (8)

A camera for generating photographing data of photographing a subject; An input unit for receiving a point designation by a user; An output unit for outputting the photographing data and the point designation; And Receives the photographing data taken from the camera and outputs it to the output unit, and after receiving the point designation from the input unit, when the point designation is one, additional point designations are received from the input unit, and the point designation is 2 A control unit configured to receive a selection signal of a figure to which the points are to be connected from the input unit, and to output a designated area by the figure to which the points are to be connected to the output unit; Capture terminal using a camera, characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 1, wherein the figure, A circle or a quadrangle, wherein the point is set to a point opposite to the one point of the circle, or is set to a point opposite to the one point of the rectangle. The method of claim 1, wherein the control unit, If the point designation is not less than two, that is, if more than three, the control unit is configured to receive a connection line selection signal for connecting each point from the input unit and output a designated area by the connection line for connecting the point to the output unit. Capture terminal using a camera, characterized in that. The method of claim 3, wherein the connecting line, Capture terminal using a camera, characterized in that the curve is set in a straight line. The method of claim 1 or 3, wherein the control unit, A capture terminal using a camera, characterized in that the camera is controlled to retake the designated area when the re-shooting of the designated area is input from the input unit and to output the re-photographed shooting data to the output unit; . In the capture method using a capture terminal including a camera, an input unit, an output unit and a control unit, A first step of the control unit receiving photographed data photographed from the camera and outputting the photographed data to the output unit; And After the control unit receives the point designation from the input unit, when the point designation is 1, the control unit receives an additional point designation from the input unit, and when there are two or less point designations, inputs a selection signal of a figure to which the point is connected. A second step of receiving an input from the controller and outputting the designated area by the figure to which the point is connected to the output unit; Capture method using a capture terminal comprising a. The method of claim 6, wherein the second step is performed, The control unit receives a connection line selection signal to connect each point from the input unit when the point designation is not two or less, that is, three or more points, and outputs a designated area by the connection line to connect the point to the output unit. Controlling; Capture method using a capture terminal, characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 6 or 7, wherein the step is performed after the second step, Controlling, by the controller, the camera to re-photograph the designated area when the photographed area is inputted from the input unit, and outputting the re-photographed photographing data to the output unit; Capture method using a capture terminal, characterized in that it further comprises.

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