KR101867928B1

KR101867928B1 - Stick for taking a self picture and control method thereof

Info

Publication number: KR101867928B1
Application number: KR1020150160866A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 김연수
Original assignee: (주)아이티버스
Priority date: 2015-11-17
Filing date: 2015-11-17
Publication date: 2018-07-23
Also published as: WO2017086694A1; KR20170057574A

Abstract

A self-photographing stick according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a mount for mounting a portable device including a camera function; A first motor portion for rotating the mounting portion in the left-right direction; A stick portion having one side connected to the first motor portion and a handle portion formed on the other side; A control unit for controlling at least one of the portable device and the first motor unit; And an input unit formed on the handle, wherein the control unit controls at least one of the camera application installed in the portable device, the first motor unit, and the portable device by communicating with the portable device.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a self-photographing stick and a self-

The present invention relates to a self-photographing stick and a control method thereof, and more particularly to a self-photographing stick which can easily adjust the angle of a portable device and easily control a camera function included in the portable device To a stick for self-photographing and a control method thereof.

Generally speaking, self-expression is a new term made in Korea that reduces self-camera, which is Korean expression of English, and refers to the act of self-photographing oneself by itself. The lens of the phone camera provided in the photographing means faces the self and photographs itself as a subject. The self-expression is called as self-expression in English, and the self- .

Especially, smart phones equipped with high-quality phone cameras have become popular all over the world, so it is common for them to easily photograph themselves through a smart phone instead of a camera, and the photographs taken by self- Sharing with others through SNS.

Conventionally, in the method of taking a self-portrait, the lens of the photographing means is directed toward the user, and the user stretches his / her arm forward to take a picture of himself, but the photographer can not preview his / her own image to be photographed. In recent years, a camera or a portable terminal having a self-photographing function is popularized, and a photographer can take a self-portrait while previewing his / her own image to be photographed. However, it is inconvenient for a photographer to take a self-portrait and take a self-portrait, which is troublesome because the photographer's head or upper body is largely out of the background and the background is hardly displayed.

In order to solve such a problem, a stick for a cell phone has been recently developed and is on the market. However, when the rotation of the portable terminal is required, the user must directly rotate the portable terminal by hand.

The following prior art documents relate to self-camera reporting mechanism rods, which can be easily and easily set up on the floor using a self-supporting rods, The invention is directed to an auxiliary device rod for a self-camera that allows a wider angle of view and a wider background to be captured at a time by adjusting the distance according to the distance, and does not include the technical gist of the present invention.

Korean Utility Model Publication No. 20-2015-0000421

The self-photographing stick according to an embodiment of the present invention has the following problems in order to solve the above-mentioned problems.

There is provided a self-photographing stick having an input unit for controlling a motor and a motor, so that the user can easily and stably change the angle of a portable device mounted on the self-photographing stick.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a self-photographing stick capable of performing a wide self photographing or a panoramic photographing, not an easy user.

Furthermore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a self-photographing stick capable of performing wide self photographing and panoramic photographing without direct contact of a portable device mounted on a mount.

The solution to the problem of the present invention is not limited to those mentioned above, and other solutions not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

It is preferable that the control unit controls the driving of the first motor unit or controls the camera application installed in the portable device based on the operation of the input unit.

Wherein the portable device includes a front camera module and a rear camera module disposed on a front surface and a rear surface, respectively, wherein the camera application has a plurality of shooting modes, and the control unit controls the plurality of shooting modes It is preferable to set at least one photographing mode.

Wherein the plurality of photographing modes include a front photographing mode for photographing using the front camera module; A rear photographing mode for photographing using the rear camera module; A wide self photographing mode for photographing using the front camera module and the first motor unit; And a panoramic photographing mode for photographing using the rear camera module and the first motor unit.

Wherein the input unit comprises: a first button for generating an execution signal of the wide self photographing mode; A second button for generating a performance signal of the panoramic photographing mode; And a third button for generating an execution signal of at least one of the front photographing mode and the rear photographing mode.

When the first button or the second button is operated, it is preferable that the photographing mode is automatically switched to the wide self photographing mode or the panoramic photographing mode to perform photographing.

When the first mode is the panorama shooting mode, the camera operating in the portable device is switched from the rear camera to the front camera, and after the operating camera is switched to the front camera, It is preferable that the wide self photographing is performed.

When the photographing mode is the wide self photographing mode, when the second button is pressed, the camera operating in the portable device is switched from the front camera to the rear camera, and after the operating camera is switched to the rear camera, It is preferable that the panoramic photographing is performed when the button is pressed again.

It is preferable that the front photographing mode is performed when the third button is pressed when the photographing mode is the wide self photographing mode and the rear photographing mode is performed when the third button is pressed when the photographing mode is the panoramic photographing mode Do.

When the third button is pressed for at least a predetermined time or continuously for at least two times, a photo gallery mode is displayed in which the photo stored in the portable device is displayed, and when the third button is pressed again in the gallery mode It is preferable to return to the photographing mode.

When the first button is pressed, the control unit controls the portable device so that the photographing mode of the camera application is set to the wide self photographing mode, and controls the first motor unit so that the stationary unit rotates.

It is preferable that the first motor unit rotates the mounting portion from the initial position in one direction by a first predetermined angle based on the driving signal inputted from the control portion and then rotates the mounting portion by a second predetermined angle in the other direction.

And the control unit controls the first motor unit so that the mounting unit returns to the initial position after the mounting unit rotates by a predetermined second angle.

Wherein the control unit transmits the driving signal of the first motor unit and the wide self photographing signal to the first motor unit and the portable device, respectively, and the wide self photographing signal is generated continuously or periodically based on the rotation angle of the mounting unit desirable.

It is preferable that the first wide self photographing signal is generated at a time point when the mounting portion rotates in one direction by the first angle and then rotates in the other direction.

The time at which the first wide self photographing signal is generated is preferably detected based on at least one of a gyro sensor provided in the portable device or a driving signal of the first motor unit.

The control unit transmits a wide self photographing end signal for ending wide self photographing to the portable device, and the wide self photographing end signal is a signal for detecting at least one of a detection signal of the gyro sensor provided in the portable device and a drive signal of the first motor unit It is preferable to be generated based on one.

Wherein the wide self-photographing end signal is generated when the gyro sensor detects a predetermined rotation angle after the rotation of the portable device in the other direction, or when the control unit transmits a drive signal to the first motor unit It is preferable that the generation of the signal is stopped.

When the second button is pressed, the control unit controls the portable device so that the photographing mode of the camera application is set to the panoramic photographing mode, and controls the first motor unit so that the stationary unit rotates.

It is preferable that the first motor unit rotates the mounting portion from the initial position in one direction based on the drive signal inputted from the control portion.

Preferably, the control unit transmits the driving signal of the first motor unit and the panoramic photographing signal to the first motor unit and the portable equipment, respectively, and the panoramic photographing signal is generated continuously or periodically based on the rotational angle of the mounting unit .

It is preferable that the first panoramic photographing signal is generated at a time point when the mounting portion rotates in one direction from the initial position.

It is preferable that a time point at which the first panoramic photographing signal is generated is detected by a gyro sensor provided in the portable device or generated based on at least one of driving signals of the first motor unit.

The control unit sends a panoramic photographing end signal for ending panoramic photographing to the portable device, and the panoramic photographing end signal is based on at least one of a detection signal of the gyro sensor provided in the portable device and a drive signal of the first motor unit .

Wherein the panorama photographing end signal is generated when the gyro sensor detects a movement that reaches a predetermined angle after rotation of the portable device in one direction or when the control unit detects that the rotation of the first motor unit When the generation of the driving signal to be transmitted to the driving circuit is interrupted.

Preferably, the panoramic photographing end signal is generated while the generation of the driving signal to be transmitted to the first motor unit is stopped when the second button is pressed again.

The input unit may further include a fourth button for synthesizing a first image captured by the front camera module and a second image captured by the rear camera module and outputting the combined image to a display of the portable device .

Preferably, the plurality of photographing modes include a moving image photographing mode and a photograph photographing mode, and the control unit sets any one of the moving picture photographing mode and the photograph photographing mode based on an operation of the input unit.

Preferably, the input unit includes a fifth button for selecting entry of the moving picture photographing mode and the photograph photographing mode of the camera application.

The input unit may include a sixth button for transmitting a photograph or a moving picture photographed by the first camera application to a preset SNS application.

Wherein the input unit includes a plurality of buttons, and when at least one of the plurality of buttons is pressed in a power off state, the power is turned on and the camera application is driven, When at least one of the buttons is pressed, the power is turned off and the driving of the camera application is terminated.

Preferably, the mounting portion, the first motor portion, the stick portion, and the handle portion are separable from each other.

A control method for a self-photographing stick according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a mounting portion on which a portable device is mounted, a first motor portion that rotates the mounting portion in the left-right direction, And a controller for controlling at least one of the portable device and the first motor unit based on an operation of the input unit formed on the handle unit, Setting a photographing mode of a camera application installed in the portable device; Generating a photographing signal of a camera and a driving signal of the first motor unit, which are provided in the portable device, based on the determined photographing mode; Operating the camera application and the first motor unit based on a photographing signal of the camera and a driving signal of the first motor unit; And generating a photographing end signal when it is determined that photographing based on the photographing mode is completed.

Wherein when the photographing mode is the wide self photographing mode, the operation of the camera application and the first motor unit is performed by rotating the mount part in the one direction from the initial position by a predetermined first angle based on the drive signal of the first motor part ; And a step of rotating the mounting portion by a second predetermined angle that is set in the other direction based on a driving signal of the first motor portion, wherein the camera application includes a time when the mounting portion rotates in one direction, The photographing is performed based on the photographing signal of the camera for at least one of the time period during which the camera is rotated by the camera.

Preferably, the photographing signal of the camera is generated continuously or periodically based on the rotation angle of the mounting portion.

It is preferable that the first photographing signal is generated at a time point when the mounting portion rotates in the one direction by the first angle and then rotates in the other direction.

It is preferable that a time point at which the first photographing signal is generated is detected by a gyro sensor provided in the portable device or determined based on at least one of a driving signal of the first motor section.

Preferably, the photographing end signal is detected by a gyro sensor provided in the portable device, or is generated based on at least one of driving signals of the first motor unit.

Wherein the photographing end signal is generated when the gyro sensor detects a predetermined rotation angle after the rotation of the portable device in the other direction or when the control unit detects that the driving signal transmitted to the first motor unit It is preferable that the occurrence occurs when the generation is stopped.

After the step of generating the photographing end signal, the control unit preferably controls the first motor unit to return the stationary unit to the initial position.

Wherein when the photographing mode is the panoramic photographing mode, the step of operating the camera application and the first motor unit includes the step of photographing the camera while the camera unit is rotated from the initial position to one direction based on the drive signal of the first motor unit And a step in which the camera application performs imaging based on the signal.

It is preferable that an initial photographing signal is generated at a time point when the mounting portion rotates in one direction.

Wherein the photographing end signal is generated when the gyro sensor detects a movement of the gyro sensor reaching a predetermined angle after the rotation of the portable device in one direction or when the control unit is moved to the first motor unit It is preferable that the generation of the driving signal to be transmitted is stopped.

And the photographing end signal is generated when the generation of the driving signal to be transmitted to the first motor unit is stopped when the second button is pressed again.

The self-photographing stick according to an embodiment of the present invention is configured to control the angle of the portable device mounted on the self-photographing stick using the input unit as well as the camera application inside the portable device, It is possible to perform shooting of various functions easily and stably without direct manipulation.

Furthermore, there is an effect that the wide self photographing and the panoramic photographing can be automatically performed through only the operation of the input part included in the stick for self photographing without any additional operation of the portable device.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to those mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned may be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

1 is a perspective view of a self-photographing stick according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram showing a control signal transmission path in the self-photographing stick according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a front view specifically showing a handle of the self-photographing stick according to the embodiment of the present invention.
4 to 6 are views for explaining the wide self photographing mode of the self-photographing stick according to the embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a self-photographing stick according to an embodiment of the present invention in a time-series manner.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a control method in the case of the wide self photographing mode in a time-series manner in the self-photographing stick according to the embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a flowchart showing a control method in a panoramic photographing mode in a time-series manner in a self-photographing stick according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the like elements throughout.

In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail. It is to be noted that the accompanying drawings are only for the purpose of facilitating understanding of the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Hereinafter, a self-photographing stick according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a self-photographing stick according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a path for transmitting a control signal in a self-photographing stick according to an embodiment of the present invention, 1 is a front view showing a handle portion of a self-photographing stick according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the self-photographing stick according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a mounting unit 100, a first motor unit 300, a handle unit 400, a stick unit 500, and a control unit.

The mounting portion 100 is configured such that the portable device 10 capable of realizing a camera function is mounted. The mounting portion 100 is preferably formed such that the portable device 10 can be easily mounted, but is not easily detached after mounting. 1, a lower surface and a side surface of the portable device 10 are configured to be in contact with the portable device 10, and have separate fixing portions formed on the lower surface so as to be able to expand and contract in the upward direction, To be fixed to the bottom surface, and then to fix the portable device 10 to the fixing portion. It is preferable that the mounting portion 100 is made of a material capable of preventing scratches or the like from being generated on the outer surface of the portable device 10 when the portable device 10 is in contact with the portable device 10. [

1 motor unit 300 has one side connected to the mounting unit 100 and serves to rotate the mounting unit 100 in the left and right direction, that is, to perform a pan rotation. It is also possible to additionally mount the second motor unit 200 that rotates the mounting portion 100 in the up-and-down direction, that is, the tilt rotation, in addition to the first motor unit 300, The first motor unit 300 may be disposed between the first motor unit 300 and the mounting unit 100 as shown in FIG. 1 and may be disposed between the first motor unit 300 and the stick unit 500 It would be possible.

The length of the stick portion 500 is connected to the other side of the first motor portion 300. The length of the stick portion 500 can be adjusted manually. The length of the stick portion 500 can be manually adjusted, It is also possible to additionally provide a length adjusting motor so as to be able to adjust the length.

The handle 400 may be configured to be easily grasped by the user, and may be detachably attached to the stick 300. 1, an input unit for generating signals for controlling at least one of the portable device 10, the first motor unit 200, and the second motor unit 300 is included in the handle unit 400 do.

The control unit 600 controls at least one of the portable device 10 and the first motor unit 300 and specifically communicates with the portable device 10 as shown in FIG. 10, the first motor unit 300, and the camera application installed in the portable device 10. The control unit 600 may be disposed in the handle 400 together with the input unit and may receive the signal generated by the operation of the input unit to control the first motor unit 300 and the portable device 10, It is also possible to control the first motor unit 300 based on the signal received from the portable device 10. [

Meanwhile, it is preferable that the mounting portion 100, the first motor portion 300, the stick portion 500, and the handle portion 400 constituting the self-photographing stick according to an embodiment of the present invention are separable. That is, if a problem arises in some of the above-described configurations, it is not necessary to replace or purchase the self-photographing stick as a whole, and only the problematic configuration can be separated and replaced, thereby reducing the consumer cost burden.

The portable device 10 includes a front camera module 11 disposed on a front surface of the portable device 10, that is, a surface on which the display is formed, and a rear camera module disposed on a surface facing the surface on which the display is formed. The front camera module 11 is generally a camera for a self-photographing function, and the rear camera module is a camera for a general photographing function such as a landscape. In addition, the camera application installed in the portable device 10 may have a plurality of photographing modes, and it is possible for the control unit 600 to set at least one photographing mode among a plurality of photographing modes based on the operation of the input unit.

The plurality of photographing modes may include a front photographing mode, a rear photographing mode, a wide self photographing mode, and a panorama photographing mode. The front photographing mode and the rear photographing mode are modes in which photographing is performed using the front camera and the rear camera, respectively. The wide self photographing mode is a type of self photographing. In order to photograph a wider range of view angle than a fixed angle of view of the front camera, the portable device 10 is rotated in left and right directions with respect to the subject, And is capable of acquiring a wide range of self photographs by synthesizing a plurality of images finally captured. Accordingly, in the case of the self-photographing stick according to the embodiment of the present invention, the portable device 10 stably mounted on the mount 100 is stably rotated in the left and right directions using the first motor unit 300, It is possible to stably acquire a plurality of images without shaking, and it is possible to photograph the wide self photographs with precision. In the panoramic photographing mode, the photographing is performed using the front camera module of the portable device 10, and the portable device 10, which is seated on the mounting part 100 based on the rotation axis of the first motor part 300, Dimensional image of the portable device 10 so that the 360-degree surroundings around the portable device 10 can be expressed on a two-dimensional plane. Therefore, in the case of the self-photographing stick according to the embodiment of the present invention, by stably rotating the portable device 10 like the above-described wide self photographing mode, a plurality of images can be stably acquired without wobbling, This makes it possible to acquire precise panoramic photographs.

In order to perform the above-described shooting mode and perform various other functions, the input unit of the self-photographing stick according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a plurality of input buttons, which will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3 . The self-photographing stick according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a direction button unit 411 and a photographing button unit 412 as shown in FIG.

The direction button unit 411 functions to generate a rotation direction signal for controlling at least one of the first motor unit 300 and the second motor unit 200 to rotate. Specifically, when pushing the direction button portion 411 upward or downward, the mounting portion 100 is rotated upward or downward by driving the second motor portion 200, and the direction button portion 411 is rotated to the left Or when the right side is pushed, the mounting portion 100 is rotated to the left or right by the driving of the twenty-first motor portion 300. This rotation direction signal is generated only when an external force is applied to the direction button unit 411. When the application of the external force is canceled, the generation of the rotation direction signal is stopped and the first motor unit 300 or the second motor unit 300, The driving of the motor 200 is stopped. The first motor unit 300 and the second motor unit 200 are driven at the same time so that the stationary unit 100 is moved vertically and horizontally Direction of the vehicle.

The photographing button unit 412 functions to generate a camera shutter signal of the portable device 10, that is, a signal for controlling the camera photographing application of the portable device 10, Accordingly, when the photographing button unit 412 is pressed while the camera photographing application of the portable device 10 is being executed, a shutter signal is generated so that the camera photographing can be completed. Furthermore, it is also possible to execute the camera photographing application of the portable device 10 by using the photographing button unit 412. [

The directional button unit 411 and the photographing button unit 412 described above can be realized by applying the pushing signal input device 400 disclosed in the Korean Registered Patent No. 10-1425949 filed and registered by the present applicant, It is possible to generate various signals by a combination of push buttons.

In addition, the input unit may include an input button that can directly perform the shooting modes described above in addition to the direction button unit 411 and the shooting button unit 412. Specifically, the input button may generate a wide self shooting mode performance signal A first button 420, a second button 430 for generating a performance signal of the panoramic shooting mode, and a third button 440 for generating a performance signal of at least one of a front photographing mode and a rear photographing mode .

When the first button 420 or the second button 430 is operated, the photographing mode is automatically switched to the wide self photographing mode or the panoramic photographing mode to perform photographing, and when the current photographing mode is the panoramic photographing mode When the first button 420 is pressed, the camera in operation in the portable device 10 is switched from the rear camera to the front camera, and the first self-photographing can be performed by pressing the first button 420 again after the switching. On the contrary, when the current photographing mode is the wide self photographing mode, when the second button 430 is pressed, the camera in operation in the portable device 10 is switched from the front camera to the rear camera, The panoramic photographing may be performed by pressing the button 430 again. That is, when the first button 420 or the second button 430 is depressed when the photographing mode is not being performed, the wide self photographing mode or the panoramic photographing mode may be performed immediately. In the wide self photographing mode or the panoramic photographing mode When the input button of another mode is pressed during the operation, the operation camera is switched for shooting the corresponding mode first, and then the shooting of the corresponding mode is performed through the additional input, so that it is possible to freely switch between the shooting modes .

If the third button 440 is pressed in a state where the photographing mode is the wide self photographing mode, the rear photographing mode is performed when the third button 440 is pressed in the panorama photographing mode , The wide self photographing mode or the panoramic photographing mode to the front photographing mode or the rear photographing mode. Meanwhile, it is possible to control the portable device 10 so as to perform a photo gallery mode in which a photo stored in the portable device can be viewed using the third button 440. Specifically, when the third button 440 is pressed for at least a predetermined time or continuously for at least two or more times, a photo gallery mode for viewing a photo stored in the portable device is performed, When the third button is pushed, it is possible to return to the photographing mode.

Hereinafter, the wide self photographing mode of the self-photographing stick according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 4 to FIG. 4 to 6 are views for explaining the wide self photographing mode of the self-photographing stick according to the embodiment of the present invention. 4 to 6, "F" denotes the front direction of the portable device 10, that is, the direction in which the display of the portable device 10 is installed, and "R" denotes the back direction of the portable device 10. A point at which the horizontal and vertical dotted lines O intersect indicates a rotation axis of the first motor unit 300, that is, a rotation axis of the stationary unit 100 and the portable device 10.

4, the self-photographing stick according to the embodiment of the present invention is configured such that when the first button 420 is depressed in a state in which the mounting portion 100, in which the portable device 10 is disposed, The photographing mode of the camera application installed in the device 10 is set to the wide self photographing mode. At the same time, the control unit 600 can control the first motor unit 300 to rotate the mounting unit 100 Thereby generating a driving signal.

5, the first motor unit 300 rotates the mounting unit 100 from the initial position by a predetermined first angle a in one direction based on the driving signal received from the control unit 600 . Thereafter, the mounting portion 100 is further rotated in the other direction by a predetermined second angle b. In this case, the second angle b may be set to be larger than the first angle a, and more preferably, the second angle b may be set to be about twice the first angle a.

On the other hand, the amount of rotation of the stationary part 100 can be varied based on the number of continuous inputs of the first button 420. For example, when the first button 420 is pressed once, the first angle a and the second angle b are set to 20 degrees and 40 degrees, respectively. When the first button 420 is pressed twice, It is also possible to set the first angle (a) and the second angle (b) to 30 degrees and 60 degrees, respectively. Thus, the user can easily set the photographing range at the time of the wide self photographing.

The control unit 600 rotates the mounting unit 100 by applying a driving signal to the first motor unit 300 and generates a wide self photographing signal so that the camera application installed in the portable device 10 performs photographing To the portable device (10). The wide self photographing signal is generated continuously or periodically based on the rotation angle of the mounting part 100. For example, the wide self photographing signal can be generated every time the mounting part 100 rotates three degrees, The wide self-photographing signal can be generated every time the camera rotates 1 degree.

Meanwhile, the wide self photographing signal generated first among the wide self photographing signals should be generated at a time when the mounting part 100 rotates in one direction by the first angle (a) and then rotates in the other direction. The time at which such a wide self photographing signal is first generated may be detected by a gyro sensor provided in the portable device 10 or by a driving signal of the first motor unit 100. [ That is, when the gyro sensor senses the rotation in one direction of the portable device 10 and senses the rotation in the other direction, the portable device 10 controls the camera application to transmit the first wide self photographing signal When the first motor unit 300 rotates the mounting portion 100 in one direction and rotates in the other direction, the control unit 600 determines whether the first motor unit 300 is the first It is also possible to generate the wide self photographing signal of the portable device 10 and transmit it to the portable device 10.

The control unit 600 transmits a wide self photographing end signal for ending the wide self photographing to the portable device 10. The wide self photographing end signal is also transmitted to the portable device 10 through the detection signal of the gyro sensor provided in the portable device 10 And may be generated based on at least one of the drive signals of the first motor unit 300. Specifically, when the gyro sensor detects a predetermined rotation angle after the rotation of the portable device in the other direction, or when the control unit 600 detects that the driving signal (the driving signal) is transmitted to the first motor unit 300 so that the mounting unit 100 rotates in the other direction, The control unit 600 can generate a wide self photographing end signal.

When the control unit 600 generates a wide self photographing end signal, the camera application synthesizes a plurality of photographed images and stores them in a memory provided in the portable device 10, and outputs the combined images. At the same time, it is preferable to apply the driving signal to the first motor unit 300 so that the mounting portion 100 returns to the initial position.

Hereinafter, the panoramic photographing mode of the self-photographing stick according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail.

When the second button 430 is pressed in a state where the mounting portion 100 is in the initial position, the self-photographing stick according to the embodiment of the present invention is configured such that the photographing mode of the camera application installed in the portable device 10 is the panorama photographing mode At the same time, the control unit 600 generates a driving signal for controlling the first motor unit 300 so that the mounting unit 100 can rotate.

The first motor unit 300 rotates the mounting unit 100 from the initial position to one direction based on the driving signal input from the control unit 600. On the other hand, the amount of rotation of the stationary part 100 can be varied based on the number of consecutive inputs of the second button 430. For example, when the second button 430 is pressed once, the mounting portion 100 may be rotated 180 degrees from the initial position. When the second button 430 is pressed twice continuously, the mounting portion 100 It can be set to rotate 360 degrees from the initial position. Thus, the user can easily set the photographing range at the time of panoramic photographing.

The control unit 600 rotates the mounting unit 100 by applying a driving signal to the first motor unit 300 and generates a panoramic photographing signal so that the camera application installed in the portable device 10 performs photographing, To the device (10). The panoramic photographing signal is generated continuously or periodically based on the rotational angle of the mount 100. For example, the panoramic photographing signal can be generated every time the mount 100 rotates three degrees, The panoramic photographing signal can be generated every time the camera is rotated.

On the other hand, the panoramic photographing signal generated first among the panoramic photographing signals should be generated at a time when the mounting portion 100 rotates from the initial position to one direction. The time when the panoramic photographing signal is first generated may be detected by a gyro sensor provided in the portable device 10 or by a driving signal of the first motor unit 100. [ That is, when the gyro sensor senses the rotation of the portable device 10 from the initial position to the one direction, the portable device 10 can control the camera application to transmit the first panoramic photographing signal, The control unit 600 generates the first panorama photographing signal and transmits the first panorama photographing signal to the portable device 10 based on confirmation of the change in the power applied when the first motor unit 300 rotates the mount unit 100 in one direction It is also possible to do.

On the other hand, the control unit 600 transmits a panoramic photographing end signal for ending the panoramic photographing to the portable device 10. The panoramic photographing end signal is also transmitted to the portable device 10 by the detection signal of the gyro sensor provided in the portable device 10, And the driving signals of the first and second units 300 and 300, respectively. Specifically, the gyro sensor detects a movement of the gyro sensor to reach a predetermined angle after rotating the portable device in one direction, or the control unit 600 transmits the gyro sensor to the first motor unit 300 so that the mounting unit 100 rotates in one direction The control unit 600 can generate a panoramic photographing end signal. In addition, the panoramic photographing end signal may be generated while the generation of the driving signal transmitted to the first motor unit 300 is stopped when the second button 430 is pressed again.

When the control unit 600 generates the panorama photographing end signal, the camera application synthesizes the plurality of photographed images and stores them in a memory provided in the portable device 10, and outputs the combined images. At the same time, it is preferable to apply the driving signal to the first motor unit 300 so that the mounting portion 100 returns to the initial position.

Hereinafter, another embodiment of the self-photographing stick according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. 3, in addition to the first to third buttons described above, a first image captured by the front camera module and a second image captured by the rear camera module are synthesized in the input unit, And a fourth button 450 for outputting to the display. That is, when the user presses the fourth button 340, the controller 600 activates both the front camera module and the rear camera module of the portable device 10 and applies a photographing signal to the front camera module and the rear camera module, respectively , And acquires the first image and the second image. Generally, the first image is a self-photographed image of a user photographed through a front camera, and the second image is a surrounding landscape image photographed through a rear camera. Thus, by combining the first image and the second image, Can be replaced with a landscape image photographed through a rear camera.

In addition, the input unit of the self-photographing stick according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a fifth button 460 functioning to facilitate the switching of the moving image / photographing mode. The camera application installed in the portable device 10 generally includes a moving image photographing mode and a photograph photographing mode. When the user presses the fifth button 460, the user does not directly touch the portable device 10, It is possible to select the entry of the moving picture photographing mode and the photograph photographing mode of FIG.

In addition, a photograph or a moving picture photographed by a camera application installed in the portable device 10 may be transmitted to a preset social networking service (SNS) application, or a preset mail account may be provided in the input part of the stick for self photographing according to an embodiment of the present invention And a sixth button 470 for transmitting the information. A plurality of photographs or moving images photographed by the camera application may be stored in the storage unit of the portable device 10. In this case, a photograph or a moving image, which needs to be transmitted among the plurality of photographs, is transmitted through the direction button unit 411 If the sixth button 470 is pressed after the selection is completed, it is automatically transmitted to the established SNS application or mail account.

In addition, as described above, the input unit may include a plurality of buttons such as the first button 420 to the sixth button 470. When the self-photographing stick is in the power off state, at least one of the plurality of buttons When one is pressed, the power is turned on and the camera application can be driven. On the other hand, when at least one of the plurality of buttons is pressed while the self-photographing stick is turned on, the power is turned off and the driving of the camera application is terminated. Furthermore, the input unit may further include a seventh button (not shown) for performing the above-described functions in addition to the first button 420 to the sixth button 470. Further, the power on / off function of the above-described self-photographing stick may be executed by simultaneously pressing a part of the plurality of buttons, or when the button is pressed for a predetermined time or more, If it exists, it can be set variously.

Hereinafter, a method of controlling a self-photographing stick according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 9. In the following description of the self-photographing stick according to the embodiment of the present invention, The detailed description will be omitted.

The method for controlling a self-photographing stick according to an embodiment of the present invention is a method for controlling a self-photographing stick according to an embodiment of the present invention, which includes setting a photographing mode as shown in FIG. 7 A step S200 of generating a photographing signal of the camera and a driving signal of the first motor unit 300, a step S300 of operating the camera application and the first motor unit 300, Step S400. The step S100 of setting the photographing mode controls the camera application installed in the portable device 10 by operating the input unit formed on the handle 400. More specifically, Mode is set. After the step S100 of setting the photographing mode, the control unit 600 generates a photographing signal of the camera included in the portable device 10 and a driving signal of the first motor unit 300 based on the set photographing mode S200) is performed. The camera application installed in the portable device 10 and the step S300 in which the first motor unit 300 is operated based on the photographing signal of the camera generated in the previous step and the driving signal of the first motor unit 300 proceed do. Finally, when it is determined that the photographing based on the set photographing mode is completed, the step of generating the photographing end signal (S400) proceeds.

The case in which the photographing mode of the camera application is set to the wide self photographing mode among the control methods of the self-photographing stick according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. First, when the photographing mode is set to the wide self photographing mode (S100), the control unit 600 generates a photographing signal of the camera and a driving signal of the first motor unit 300 for performing the wide self photographing mode ).

Thereafter, the camera application and the first motor unit 300 are operated based on the photographing signal and the driving signal generated in the previous step S200 (S300). When the photographing mode is the wide self photographing mode, A step S310 of rotating the mounting part in one direction, and a step S320 of photographing while rotating the mounting part in the other direction. That is, based on the driving signal of the first motor unit 300 generated by the control unit 600, the mounting unit 100 rotates by one predetermined angle a from the initial position in one direction (S310) Thereafter, based on the driving signal of the first motor unit 300, the mounting unit 100 is rotated by the second predetermined angle b in the other direction. At the same time, based on the photographing signal of the camera, (S320). 8, the camera application may be rotated while the mounting portion rotates in one direction and while the mounting portion rotates in the other direction. In this case, It is also possible to set the photographing to be performed based on the photographing signal of the camera.

On the other hand, an image pickup signal of the camera is generated continuously or periodically based on the rotation angle of the mount 100, and the image pickup signal of the camera, which is generated first among the image pickup signals of the camera generated by the control unit 600, Should rotate at a first angle a in one direction and then rotate in the other direction. It is preferable that the time point at which the first photographing signal is generated is detected by the gyro sensor provided in the portable device 10 or generated based on at least one of the driving signals of the first motor unit 300, Is the same as that already described in the control method of the self-photographing stick according to the embodiment of the present invention described above.

The control unit 600 generates a photographing end signal after the rotation of the mounting unit 100 in the other direction and the photographing step S320 are performed. The photographing end signal is transmitted to the gyro sensor Or may be generated based on at least one of the drive signals of the first motor unit 300. Specifically, when the gyro sensor detects a predetermined rotation angle after the rotation of the portable device 10 in the other direction, or when the gyro sensor detects the rotation angle of the driving signal transmitted to the first motor unit 300 such that the mounting unit 100 rotates in the other direction It is preferable that the occurrence occurs when the generation is stopped.

In addition, when the photographing mode is the wide self photographing mode, the step S500 of returning the mounting portion 100 to the initial position after the above-described photographing end signal generating step (S400) may be further performed. That is, the control unit 600 controls the first motor unit 300 to return the mounting unit 100 to the initial position.

The case where the photographing mode of the camera application is set to the panoramic photographing mode among the control methods of the self-photographing stick according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. First, when the photographing mode is set to the panoramic photographing mode (S100), the control unit 600 generates a photographing signal of the camera and a driving signal of the first motor unit 300 for performing the panoramic photographing mode (S200).

Thereafter, the camera application and the first motor unit 300 operate on the basis of the photographing signal and the driving signal generated in the previous step S200 (S300). When the photographing mode is the panoramic photographing mode, Is rotated in one direction by the driving of the first motor unit 300, and the camera application performs photographing based on the photographing signal while the mounting unit 100 rotates (S300).

On the other hand, an image pickup signal of the camera is generated continuously or periodically based on the rotation angle of the mount 100, and the image pickup signal of the camera, which is generated first among the image pickup signals of the camera generated by the control unit 600, ) Should rotate in one direction. It is preferable that the time point at which the first photographing signal is generated is detected by the gyro sensor provided in the portable device 10 or generated based on at least one of the driving signals of the first motor unit 300, Is the same as that already described in the control method of the self-photographing stick according to the embodiment of the present invention described above.

The control unit 600 generates a photographing end signal after the rotation of the mounting unit 100 in the other direction and the photographing step S320 are performed. The photographing end signal is transmitted to the gyro sensor Or may be generated based on at least one of the drive signals of the first motor unit 300. Specifically, when the gyro sensor detects a movement that reaches a preset angle after the rotation of the portable device 10 in one direction, or when the gyro sensor 100 transmits to the first motor unit 300 so as to rotate in one direction It is preferable that the generation of the driving signal is stopped. Further, the panoramic photographing end signal may be generated while the generation of the driving signal transmitted to the first motor unit 300 is stopped when the second button 430 is pressed again.

The embodiments and the accompanying drawings described in the present specification are merely illustrative of some of the technical ideas included in the present invention. Therefore, it is to be understood that the embodiments disclosed herein are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention but to limit the scope of the present invention. It will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents. It should be interpreted.

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Claims

A mount for mounting a portable device including a camera function;
A first motor portion for rotating the mounting portion in the left-right direction;
A stick portion having one side connected to the first motor portion and a handle portion formed on the other side;
A control unit for controlling at least one of the portable device and the first motor unit; And
A first button for generating a performance signal of a wide self photographing mode using the front camera module of the portable device, a second button for generating a performance signal of the panoramic photographing mode using the rear camera module of the portable device, And a third button for generating an execution signal of at least one of a front photographing mode and a rear photographing mode;
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Wherein the control unit controls the camera application installed in the portable device by communicating with the portable device,
When the first button is pressed, the control unit generates a wide self photographing signal and transmits it to the portable device, generates a driving signal of the first motor unit and transmits the driving signal to the first motor unit, And the first angle and the second angle are rotated in the other direction by a predetermined second angle, and the first angle and the second angle are determined to be continuous with the first button Based on the number of input times,
Wherein the control unit generates the first wide self photographing signal at a time point when the mounting unit rotates in the one direction by the first angle and then rotates in the other direction based on the confirmation of the change of the power source applied to the first motor unit, When the generation of the drive signal to be transmitted to the first motor unit is stopped so as to rotate in the other direction of the mount unit, the wide self photographing end signal And transmits it to the portable device,
When the second button is pressed, the control unit generates a panoramic photographing signal, transmits the panoramic photographing signal to the portable device, generates a driving signal of the first motor unit, and transmits the driving signal to the first motor unit, And the third angle is varied on the basis of the number of consecutive inputs of the second button,
Wherein the control unit generates the first panoramic photographing signal at a time point when the mounting unit rotates from the initial position to one direction based on the confirmation of the change of the power source applied to the first motor unit, A panoramic photographing signal generating unit for generating a panoramic photographing end signal and transmitting the panoramic photographing end signal to the portable device when the generation of the driving signal to be transmitted to the first motor unit is stopped so that the mounting unit rotates in one direction, stick.

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The method according to claim 1,
The portable device includes a front camera module and a rear camera module disposed on the front and rear, respectively,
Wherein the camera application has a plurality of photographing modes,
And the control section sets at least one of the plurality of shooting modes based on an operation of the input section.

The apparatus according to claim 3,
A front photographing mode for photographing using the front camera module;
A rear photographing mode for photographing using the rear camera module;
A wide self photographing mode for photographing using the front camera module and the first motor unit; And
A panoramic photographing mode for photographing using the rear camera module and the first motor unit;
And a self-photographing stick.

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The method according to claim 1,
When the third button is pressed in the panoramic photographing mode, the rear photographing mode is performed, and when the first button is pressed for more than a predetermined time, the camera operating in the portable device is switched from the rear camera to the front camera,
When the first camera is switched to the front camera and then the first button is pressed again, wide self-photographing is performed,
When the third button is pressed in the wide self photographing mode, the front photographing mode is performed, and when the second button is pressed for more than a predetermined time, the camera operating in the portable device is switched from the front camera to the rear camera,
Wherein the panoramic photographing is performed when the operating camera is switched to the front camera and then the second button is pressed again.

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The method according to claim 1,
A photo gallery mode is performed in which, when the third button is pressed for a predetermined time or more or continuously at least two times, the photo stored in the portable device can be viewed,
And when the third button is pressed again in the gallery mode, the camera returns to the photographing mode.

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The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit controls the first motor unit so that the mounting unit returns to the initial position after the mounting unit rotates by a second predetermined angle.

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The panorama photographing method according to claim 1,
And the generation of the drive signal of the first motor unit is stopped when the second button is pressed again.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1,
The front camera module and the rear camera module of the portable device are all activated to synthesize a first image photographed by the front camera module and a second image photographed by the rear camera module and output to a display of the portable device A fourth button for allowing the first button to be pressed;
Further comprising a self-photographing stick.

The method of claim 3,
Wherein the plurality of photographing modes include a moving image photographing mode and a photograph photographing mode,
Wherein the input unit includes a fifth button for selecting entry of a moving picture photographing mode and a photograph photographing mode of the camera application,
Wherein the controller sets any one of the moving image photographing mode and the photo photographing mode on the basis of an operation of the input unit.

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The apparatus of claim 3,
A sixth button for transmitting a photograph or a moving picture photographed by the camera application to a preset SNS application;
And a self-photographing stick.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the input unit includes a plurality of buttons,
When at least one of the plurality of buttons is pressed in a power off state, the power is turned on and the camera application is driven,
Wherein when the at least one of the plurality of buttons is pressed in the power on state, the power is turned off and the driving of the camera application is terminated.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the mounting portion, the first motor portion, the stick portion, and the handle portion are detachable from each other.

A first motor portion for rotating the mounting portion in the left-right direction, a stick portion having one side connected to the first motor portion and a knob portion formed on the other side, An input unit including a first button for generating a performance signal of a wide self photographing mode using a front camera module of the portable device and a second button for generating a performance signal of a panoramic photographing mode using the rear camera module of the portable device; And a control unit for controlling at least one of the portable device and the first motor unit,
The control unit communicating with the portable device and setting a photographing mode of a camera application installed in the portable device based on an operation of an input unit formed on the handle unit;
Generating a photographing signal of a camera and a driving signal of the first motor unit provided in the portable device based on the set photographing mode;
Operating the camera application and the first motor unit based on a photographing signal of the camera and a driving signal of the first motor unit; And
Generating a photographing end signal when it is determined that photographing based on the photographing mode is completed;
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When the photographing mode is the wide self photographing mode,
Wherein the controller generates the wide self photographing signal to transmit the wide self photographing signal to the portable device, generates the driving signal of the first motor unit, and transmits the signal to the first motor unit,
Wherein the step of operating the camera application and the first motor unit comprises:
Rotating the mounting portion by a predetermined first angle in one direction from the initial position based on the driving signal; And
Rotating the mounting portion by a second predetermined angle in the other direction based on the driving signal; Lt; / RTI >
Wherein the first angle and the second angle are varied based on the number of consecutive inputs of the first button,
The control unit generates an initial wide self photographing signal at a time point when the mounting unit rotates in the other direction based on confirmation of a change in the power source applied to the first motor unit, A self-photographing signal is generated continuously or periodically,
Wherein when the generation of the driving signal to be transmitted to the first motor unit is stopped so that the mounting portion rotates in the other direction, the control unit generates a wide self photographing end signal and transmits the wide self photographing end signal to the portable device ,
When the photographing mode is the panorama photographing mode,
Wherein the control unit generates the panoramic photographing signal and transmits the panoramic photographing signal to the portable device, generates the driving signal of the first motor unit and transmits the driving signal to the first motor unit,
Wherein the step of operating the camera application and the first motor unit comprises:
Based on the drive signal, the first motor unit rotates the mounting portion by a third angle that is set in advance in one direction from the initial position on the basis of the drive signal,
Wherein the third angle is varied based on the number of successive inputs of the second button,
Wherein the control unit generates the first panoramic photographing signal at a time point when the mounting unit rotates from the initial position to one direction based on the confirmation of the change of the power source applied to the first motor unit, A panoramic photographing signal is generated continuously or periodically,
Wherein when the generation of the driving signal to be transmitted to the first motor unit is stopped, the control unit generates a panorama photographing end signal and transmits the panorama photographing end signal to the portable unit A method of controlling a stick for photographing.

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34. The method according to claim 33, wherein when the shooting mode is the wide self shooting mode,
After the photographing end signal is generated,
And the control unit controls the first motor unit to return the stationary unit to the initial position.

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34. The method of claim 33,
When the photographing mode is the panorama photographing mode,
The photographing end signal is a signal
And the generation of the drive signal of the first motor unit is stopped when the second button is pressed again.