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EP-3796635-B1 - CONTINUOUS VIDEO CAPTURE DURING SWITCH BETWEEN VIDEO CAPTURE DEVICES

EP3796635B1EP 3796635 B1EP3796635 B1EP 3796635B1EP-3796635-B1

Inventors

  • DESAI, PRASHANT
  • Alvarez, Jesse

Dates

Publication Date
20260513
Application Date
20130606

Claims (15)

  1. An electronic device (10), comprising: a display (512); a first camera (15); a second camera (16); and a processor (511) configured to: control the display (512) to display video captured by the first camera (15) based on a first user input; receive a second user input while video captured by the first camera (15) is being displayed by the display (512); control the display (512) to display both video captured by the first camera (15) and video captured by the second camera (16) based on the second user input; and store video captured by the first camera (15) and video captured by the second camera (16) as a combined video in a single video file, wherein the single video file includes an embedded interactive property that provides for toggling between video captured by the first camera (15) and video captured by the second camera (16) during playback.
  2. The electronic device (10) of claim 1, wherein the video captured by the first camera (15) is displayed in a first display area of the display (512), and the video captured by the second camera (16) is displayed in a second display area of the display (512).
  3. The electronic device (10) of claim 2, wherein the first display area is a full screen view and the second display area is a thumbnail view.
  4. The electronic device (10) of claim 1, wherein the first camera (15) is front camera and the second camera (16) is rear camera.
  5. The electronic device (10) of claim 3, wherein the processor further configured to change a location of the thumbnail based on a fourth user input; wherein the fourth user input is a swipe; and wherein the second camera (16) is a rear camera and the first camera (15) is a front camera.
  6. The electronic device (10) of claim 2, wherein the first display area and the second display area are disposed in a side-by-side screen format on the display (512).
  7. A method of video display comprising: controlling, using a processor, a display (512) to display video captured by a first camera (15) based on a first user input; receiving a second user input while video captured by the first camera (15) is being displayed by the display (512); controlling the display (512) to display both video captured by the first camera (15) and video captured by a second camera (16) based on the second user input; and storing video captured by the first camera (15) and video captured by the second camera (16) as a combined video in a single video file, wherein the single video file includes an embedded interactive property that provides for the toggling between video captured by the first camera (15) and video captured by the second camera (16) during playback.
  8. The method of claim 7, wherein the video captured by the first camera (15) is displayed in a first display area of the display (512), and the video captured by the second camera (16) is displayed in a second display area of the display (512).
  9. The method of claim 8, wherein the first display area is a full screen view and the second display area is a thumbnail view.
  10. The method of claim 7, wherein the video captured by the first camera (15) is a forward facing video and the second camera (16) is a rearward facing video in relation to the display (512).
  11. The method of claim 9, further comprising changing a location of the thumbnail based on a fourth user input; wherein the fourth user input is a swipe; and wherein the second camera (16) is a rear camera and the first camera (15) is a front camera.
  12. The method of claim 8, wherein the first display area and the second display area are disposed in a side-by-side screen format on the display (512).
  13. A non-transitory computer readable medium with instructions thereon for execution by a processor of a method of video display comprising: controlling, using a processor, a display (512) to display video captured by a first camera (15) based on a first user input; receiving a second user input while video captured by the first camera (15) is being displayed by the display (512); controlling the display (512) to display both video captured by the first camera (15) and video captured by a second camera (16) based on the second user input; and storing video captured by the first camera (15) and video captured by the second camera (16) as a combined video in a single video file, wherein the single video file includes an embedded interactive property that provides for the toggling between video captured by the first camera (15) and video captured by the second camera (16) during playback.
  14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein the video captured by the first camera (15) is displayed in a first display area of the display (512), and the video captured by the second camera (16) is displayed in a second display area of the display (512)
  15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14, wherein the first display area is a full screen view and the second display area is a thumbnail view or wherein the first display area and the second display area are disposed in a side-by-side screen format on the display (512).

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention One or more embodiments relate generally to video capture using mobile electronic devices, and in particular, to continuous video capture during camera switch. 2. Description of the Related Art With the proliferation of electronic devices such as mobile electronic devices, users increasingly rely on such devices for capturing information of interest to them. Conventionally, when utilizing a mobile imaging product to capture video, the user can only record video from either the front, or rear cameras of the imaging product. The user is unable to switch between the front and rear cameras while continuing to record video, or record from both the front and rear cameras simultaneously. EP 1 560 421 A1 discloses a digital camera and a portable telephone equipped with a digital camera in which while a user views one monitor screen, the user can selectively photograph an image located in the side of the face of the user and an image located in an opposite side to the face of the user without turning out the digital camera or the portable telephone having the digital camera under a state that the user holds the digital camera or the portable telephone having the digital camera. The digital camera and the portable telephone having the digital camera include a first camera mounted on a first surface of a casing member, a second camera mounted on a second surface in the back side of the first surface of the casing member and a camera selecting unit for selecting a photographing camera. Thus, while the user holds the portable telephone having the camera, the user can photograph the face of the user himself or herself by the first camera, can photograph a scene viewed by the user himself or herself by the second camera or can photograph both the face and the scene at the same time. Further, a synthesizing unit is provided for synthesizing the images respectively photographed by the first camera and the second camera. Accordingly, a synthesized photograph obtained by synthesizing both the images can be taken or after the images are photographed, the images can be synthesized. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION One or more embodiments relate generally to capturing video information in an electronic device. One embodiment provides a method comprising capturing video, using a first video capture device of the electronic device. In one embodiment, video capture is switched between the first video capture device and a second video capture device of the electronic device. In one embodiment, video capture is continued while switching between the first video capture device and the second video capture device. The present invention is defined by the independent claims. Further embodiments of the present invention are outlined in the dependent claims. These and other aspects and advantages of one or more embodiments will become apparent from the following detailed description, which, when taken in conjunction with the drawings, illustrate by way of example the principles of one or more embodiments. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS For a fuller understanding of the nature and advantages of one or more embodiments, as well as a preferred mode of use, reference should be made to the following detailed description read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of architecture on a system for continuous video capture during camera switch, according to an embodiment.FIG. 2A shows a functional block diagram of a capturing module for continuous video capture during camera switch, according to an embodiment.FIG. 2B shows example camera source output for continuous video capture during camera switch in FIG. 2A, according to an embodiment.FIG. 3 shows an example process for the video information display by a capturing module in FIG. 2A, according to an embodiment.FIG. 4A shows a functional block diagram of a capturing module for continuous video capture during camera switch, according to another embodiment.FIG. 4B shows example camera source output for continuous video capture during camera switch in FIG. 4A, according to an embodiment.FIG. 5 shows an example process for the video information display by a capturing module in FIG. 4A, according to another embodiment.FIG. 6 shows a flowchart of a discovery process for continuous video capture during camera switch, according to an embodiment.FIG. 7 is a high-level block diagram showing an information processing system comprising a computing system implementing an embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The following description is made for the purpose of illustrating the general principles of one or more embodiments and is not meant to limit the inventive concepts claimed herein. Further, particular features described herein can be used in combination with other described features in each of the various possible combinations and permutations. Unless otherwise specifically defined herein, all terms