KR20210101621A - Method of controlling a camera and an electronic device supporting the same - Google Patents

Abstract

According to various embodiments, an electronic device includes a camera, a communication module, a processor, and a memory. The processor is configured to: receive a signal related with the control of the camera from an external electronic device through the communication module; identify a user account, corresponding to the received signal, among a plurality of user accounts which can control the camera; identify a limited area corresponding to the identified user account, based on information about limited areas set for each of the plurality of user accounts; determine whether a photographing area of the camera enters the identified limited area, based on the signal; and control the camera such that the photographing area of the camera bypasses the identified limited area, based on a result of the determination. Besides, various embodiments identified through the present document can be possible. Therefore, the present invention is capable of preventing a set limited area from being photographed.

Description

Method of controlling a camera and an electronic device supporting the same

Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method of controlling a camera and an electronic device supporting the same.

An electronic device (eg, an Internet protocol (IP) camera) may be installed in a designated space, and may acquire a captured image by photographing the designated space. For example, the electronic device may be functionally connected to an external electronic device, and a user may remotely control an electronic device installed in a designated space through the external electronic device to acquire a captured image of the designated space.

However, when the electronic device is remotely controlled, an area sensitive to privacy (eg, a privacy zone) is photographed, and there is a risk of personal information leakage. This privacy concern has been partially resolved if some rights for camera control included in the electronic device (eg, rights for pan & tilt) are not shared with other users, but conversely, other users may There may be problems that cannot be monitored.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, when a user controls a camera included in an electronic device by setting a restricted area (eg, a privacy zone) for a plurality of users, the user who controls the camera does not set the Provided are a method for controlling a camera of an electronic device that prevents an unrestricted area from being photographed, and an electronic device supporting the same.

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure includes a camera, a communication module, a processor, and a memory, wherein the processor receives a signal related to control of the camera from an external electronic device through the communication module, Identifies a user account corresponding to the received signal from among a plurality of user accounts capable of controlling the camera, and based on information on a restricted area set in each of the plurality of user accounts, Identifies a restricted area, based on the signal, determines whether the photographing area of the camera enters the identified restricted area, and based on the determination result, controls the camera so that the photographing area of the camera is the identified and an electronic device configured to bypass the restricted area.

A method of controlling a camera according to various embodiments of the present disclosure includes an operation of receiving a signal related to control of a camera from an external electronic device through a communication module, and receiving the received signal from a plurality of user accounts capable of controlling the camera. The operation of identifying a user account corresponding to the signal, the operation of identifying a limited area corresponding to the identified user account based on information on the restricted area set in each of the plurality of user accounts, the operation of identifying the restricted area corresponding to the identified user account, based on the signal, the It may include an operation of determining whether the photographing area of the camera enters the identified limited area, and an operation of controlling the camera to bypass the identified limited area by controlling the camera .

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure includes a display, a communication module, a processor, and a memory, and the processor includes an external electronic device through the communication module while a first user account among a plurality of user accounts is connected. When a captured image is obtained from a , the obtained captured image is displayed on the display, and a user input is detected on the display on which the captured image is displayed, based on the user input, at least a portion of an area within the captured image and an electronic device configured to set an area as the restricted area of the first user account and transmit information on the restricted area of the first user account to the external electronic device.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, a restricted area (eg, a privacy zone) may be set for each of a plurality of user accounts, and when an electronic device is controlled, the set restricted area may not be photographed .

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, even if the location of the electronic device is changed, the same space as the previously set limited region may be reset as the limited region.

In addition, various effects directly or indirectly identified through this document may be provided.

1 is a block diagram of an electronic device in a network environment according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;
2 is a block diagram of an electronic device for controlling a camera according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram for explaining a method of controlling a camera according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram for explaining another method of controlling a camera according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram for explaining a method of controlling a camera through an external electronic device, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a method of bypassing a restricted area by a photographing area of a camera according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a view for explaining a method of bypassing or passing a restricted area by a photographing area of a camera according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a diagram for explaining a method of moving a photographing area of a camera by entering a restricted area according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a diagram for describing a method of calculating a size of a limited area overlapping a photographing area according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a diagram for explaining a method of resetting a restricted area according to an embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a diagram for explaining another method of resetting a restricted area according to an embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a diagram for explaining a method of setting a restricted area through a user interface (UI) according to an embodiment of the present invention.
13 is a diagram for explaining a user interface (UI) for setting a restricted area according to an embodiment of the present invention.
14 is a diagram for explaining a limited area set in a captured image according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. For convenience of description, the sizes of the components shown in the drawings may be exaggerated or reduced, and the present invention is not necessarily limited to the illustrated ones.

1 is a block diagram of an electronic device in a network environment according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

Referring to FIG. 1 , in a network environment 100 , the electronic device 101 communicates with the electronic device 102 through a first network 198 (eg, a short-range wireless communication network) or a second network 199 . It may communicate with the electronic device 104 or the server 108 through (eg, a long-distance wireless communication network). According to an embodiment, the electronic device 101 may communicate with the electronic device 104 through the server 108 . According to an embodiment, the electronic device 101 includes a processor 120 , a memory 130 , an input device 150 , a sound output device 155 , a display device 160 , an audio module 170 , and a sensor module ( 176 , interface 177 , haptic module 179 , camera module 180 , power management module 188 , battery 189 , communication module 190 , subscriber identification module 196 , or antenna module 197 . ) may be included. In some embodiments, at least one of these components (eg, the display device 160 or the camera module 180 ) may be omitted or one or more other components may be added to the electronic device 101 . In some embodiments, some of these components may be implemented as one integrated circuit. For example, the sensor module 176 (eg, a fingerprint sensor, an iris sensor, or an illuminance sensor) may be implemented while being embedded in the display device 160 (eg, a display).

The processor 120, for example, executes software (eg, the program 140) to execute at least one other component (eg, a hardware or software component) of the electronic device 101 connected to the processor 120 . It can control and perform various data processing or operations. According to one embodiment, as at least part of data processing or operation, the processor 120 converts commands or data received from other components (eg, the sensor module 176 or the communication module 190 ) to the volatile memory 132 . may be loaded into the volatile memory 132 , process commands or data stored in the volatile memory 132 , and store the resulting data in the non-volatile memory 134 . According to an embodiment, the processor 120 includes a main processor 121 (eg, a central processing unit or an application processor), and a secondary processor 123 (eg, a graphic processing unit, an image signal processor) that can operate independently or together with the main processor 121 . , a sensor hub processor, or a communication processor). Additionally or alternatively, the auxiliary processor 123 may be configured to use less power than the main processor 121 or to be specialized for a designated function. The auxiliary processor 123 may be implemented separately from or as a part of the main processor 121 .

The auxiliary processor 123 may be, for example, on behalf of the main processor 121 while the main processor 121 is in an inactive (eg, sleep) state, or when the main processor 121 is active (eg, executing an application). ), together with the main processor 121, at least one of the components of the electronic device 101 (eg, the display device 160, the sensor module 176, or the communication module 190) It is possible to control at least some of the related functions or states. According to an embodiment, the coprocessor 123 (eg, an image signal processor or a communication processor) may be implemented as part of another functionally related component (eg, the camera module 180 or the communication module 190). have.

The memory 130 may store various data used by at least one component (eg, the processor 120 or the sensor module 176 ) of the electronic device 101 . The data may include, for example, input data or output data for software (eg, the program 140 ) and instructions related thereto. The memory 130 may include a volatile memory 132 or a non-volatile memory 134 .

The program 140 may be stored as software in the memory 130 , and may include, for example, an operating system 142 , middleware 144 , or an application 146 .

The input device 150 may receive a command or data to be used by a component (eg, the processor 120 ) of the electronic device 101 from the outside (eg, a user) of the electronic device 101 . The input device 150 may include, for example, a microphone, a mouse, a keyboard, or a digital pen (eg, a stylus pen).

The sound output device 155 may output a sound signal to the outside of the electronic device 101 . The sound output device 155 may include, for example, a speaker or a receiver. The speaker can be used for general purposes such as multimedia playback or recording playback, and the receiver can be used to receive incoming calls. According to one embodiment, the receiver may be implemented separately from or as part of the speaker.

The display device 160 may visually provide information to the outside (eg, a user) of the electronic device 101 . The display device 160 may include, for example, a display, a hologram device, or a projector and a control circuit for controlling the corresponding device. According to an embodiment, the display device 160 may include a touch circuitry configured to sense a touch or a sensor circuit (eg, a pressure sensor) configured to measure the intensity of a force generated by the touch. there is.

The audio module 170 may convert a sound into an electric signal or, conversely, convert an electric signal into a sound. According to an embodiment, the audio module 170 acquires a sound through the input device 150 , or an external electronic device (eg, a sound output device 155 ) connected directly or wirelessly with the electronic device 101 . The electronic device 102) (eg, a speaker or headphones) may output a sound.

The sensor module 176 detects an operating state (eg, power or temperature) of the electronic device 101 or an external environmental state (eg, user state), and generates an electrical signal or data value corresponding to the sensed state. can do. According to an embodiment, the sensor module 176 may include, for example, a gesture sensor, a gyro sensor, a barometric sensor, a magnetic sensor, an acceleration sensor, a grip sensor, a proximity sensor, a color sensor, an IR (infrared) sensor, a biometric sensor, It may include a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, or an illuminance sensor.

The interface 177 may support one or more specified protocols that may be used by the electronic device 101 to directly or wirelessly connect with an external electronic device (eg, the electronic device 102 ). According to an embodiment, the interface 177 may include, for example, a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI), a universal serial bus (USB) interface, an SD card interface, or an audio interface.

The connection terminal 178 may include a connector through which the electronic device 101 can be physically connected to an external electronic device (eg, the electronic device 102 ). According to an embodiment, the connection terminal 178 may include, for example, an HDMI connector, a USB connector, an SD card connector, or an audio connector (eg, a headphone connector).

The haptic module 179 may convert an electrical signal into a mechanical stimulus (eg, vibration or movement) or an electrical stimulus that the user can perceive through tactile or kinesthetic sense. According to an embodiment, the haptic module 179 may include, for example, a motor, a piezoelectric element, or an electrical stimulation device.

The camera module 180 may capture still images and moving images. According to an embodiment, the camera module 180 may include one or more lenses, image sensors, image signal processors, or flashes.

The power management module 188 may manage power supplied to the electronic device 101 . According to an embodiment, the power management module 188 may be implemented as, for example, at least a part of a power management integrated circuit (PMIC).

The battery 189 may supply power to at least one component of the electronic device 101 . According to one embodiment, the battery 189 may include, for example, a non-rechargeable primary cell, a rechargeable secondary cell, or a fuel cell.

The communication module 190 is a direct (eg, wired) communication channel or a wireless communication channel between the electronic device 101 and an external electronic device (eg, the electronic device 102, the electronic device 104, or the server 108). It can support establishment and communication through the established communication channel. The communication module 190 may include one or more communication processors that operate independently of the processor 120 (eg, an application processor) and support direct (eg, wired) communication or wireless communication. According to one embodiment, the communication module 190 is a wireless communication module 192 (eg, a cellular communication module, a short-range wireless communication module, or a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) communication module) or a wired communication module 194 (eg, : It may include a local area network (LAN) communication module, or a power line communication module). Among these communication modules, a corresponding communication module may be a first network 198 (eg, a short-range communication network such as Bluetooth, WiFi direct, or infrared data association (IrDA)) or a second network 199 (eg, a cellular network, the Internet, or It may communicate with an external electronic device via a computer network (eg, a telecommunication network such as a LAN or WAN). These various types of communication modules may be integrated into one component (eg, a single chip) or may be implemented as a plurality of components (eg, multiple chips) separate from each other. The wireless communication module 192 uses subscriber information (eg, International Mobile Subscriber Identifier (IMSI)) stored in the subscriber identification module 196 within a communication network such as the first network 198 or the second network 199 . The electronic device 101 may be identified and authenticated.

The antenna module 197 may transmit or receive a signal or power to the outside (eg, an external electronic device). According to an embodiment, the antenna module 197 may include one antenna including a conductor formed on a substrate (eg, a PCB) or a radiator formed of a conductive pattern. According to an embodiment, the antenna module 197 may include a plurality of antennas. In this case, it may be selected from the first plurality of antennas. A signal or power may be transmitted or received between the communication module 190 and an external electronic device through the selected at least one antenna. According to some embodiments, other components (eg, RFIC) other than the radiator may be additionally formed as a part of the antenna module 197 .

At least some of the components are connected to each other through a communication method between peripheral devices (eg, a bus, general purpose input and output (GPIO), serial peripheral interface (SPI), or mobile industry processor interface (MIPI)) and a signal ( e.g. commands or data) can be exchanged with each other.

According to an embodiment, the command or data may be transmitted or received between the electronic device 101 and the external electronic device 104 through the server 108 connected to the second network 199 . Each of the electronic devices 102 and 104 may be the same or a different type of the electronic device 101 . According to an embodiment, all or a part of operations executed in the electronic device 101 may be executed in one or more of the external electronic devices 102 , 104 , or 108 . For example, when the electronic device 101 needs to perform a function or service automatically or in response to a request from a user or other device, the electronic device 101 may perform the function or service itself instead of executing the function or service itself. Alternatively or additionally, one or more external electronic devices may be requested to perform at least a part of the function or the service. The one or more external electronic devices that have received the request may execute at least a part of the requested function or service, or an additional function or service related to the request, and transmit a result of the execution to the electronic device 101 . The electronic device 101 may process the result as it is or additionally and provide it as at least a part of a response to the request. For this purpose, for example, cloud computing, distributed computing, or client-server computing technology may be used.

2 is a block diagram of an electronic device for controlling a camera according to an embodiment of the present invention.

A plurality of users may use an external electronic device (eg, the electronic device 102, the electronic device 104, or the server 104 of FIG. 1) using the account they use (or have permission) (eg, a mobile phone, The electronic device 200 (eg, the electronic device 101 of FIG. 1 ) may be accessed through a communication device such as a PC or a tablet, and the camera 201 (eg, the camera of FIG. 1 ) of the electronic device 200 may be connected. The captured image may be acquired by controlling the module 180). The electronic device 200 (eg, an IP camera) according to an embodiment may set a restricted area (eg, a photographing prohibited area) so that privacy is not infringed while acquiring a photographed image through the camera. For example, the plurality of users who use the electronic device 200 may set a restricted area of the electronic device 200 based on a user account they use (or have permission).

According to an embodiment, a first user among the plurality of users may access the electronic device 200 by using a first user account among the plurality of user accounts. For example, the first user may access the electronic device 200 through an external electronic device logged in with the first user account. The first user may control the camera 201 of the electronic device 200 through the connected external electronic device. When the camera 201 of the electronic device 200 controlled by the first user tries to enter the restricted area set in the second user account of the second user, the electronic device 200 controls the camera 201 By controlling the shooting area of the camera 201, it is possible to bypass the restricted area set based on the second user account. Also, when it is determined that the capturing area of the camera 201 does not bypass the restricted area set in the second user account, the electronic device 200 protects the captured image that protects the restricted area set based on the second account. data can be obtained. For example, the electronic device 200 replaces, in the acquired image data, image data corresponding to the restricted area set in the second user account with other specified image data (eg, a default image) or black (black). ) processing or blur processing, the captured image may be transmitted to the external electronic device.

According to various embodiments, the electronic device 200 (eg, the electronic device 101 of FIG. 1 ) includes a camera 201 (eg, the camera module 180 of FIG. 1 ) and a communication module 202 (eg, FIG. 1 ). 1 ), a memory 203 (eg, the memory 130 of FIG. 1 ), and a processor 204 (eg, the processor 120 of FIG. 1 ). However, the configuration of the electronic device 200 is not limited thereto. According to various embodiments, the electronic device 200 may omit at least one of the above-described components, and may further include at least one other component. As an example, the electronic device 200 may further include a display (eg, the display device 160 of FIG. 1 ).

The camera 201 may acquire a photographed image by photographing a photographable area within the designated space. For example, a photographed image may be acquired in a space installed in a public place such as a bank, school, or elevator, and/or in a private place such as a home or office.

The communication module 202 may support communication between the electronic device 200 and an external electronic device (eg, the electronic device 102 , the electronic device 104 of FIG. 1 , or the server 108 ). According to an embodiment, the communication module 202 may receive a signal related to the control of the camera 201 from the external electronic device. According to another embodiment, the captured image acquired by the electronic device 200 may be transmitted to the external electronic device.

The memory 203 may store various data used by at least one component of the electronic device 200 . According to an embodiment, the memory 203 may store a captured image obtained through the camera 201 . Also, in the memory 203, image data corresponding to the restricted area in the captured image is replaced with default image data, which is designated image data, or image data to which a graphic effect (eg, black processing or blur processing) is applied. can be saved. Additionally, the memory 203 may store in advance information on a restricted area set for each user account.

According to various embodiments, in the restricted area, the first user account among the plurality of user accounts is the first user account in order to protect privacy from other user accounts (eg, user accounts other than the first user account). It may be an area in which a restricted area is set for each account except for the first user account, so that accounts other than the first user account cannot acquire image data corresponding to the restricted area set by the first user account. . According to an embodiment, when setting the restricted area, at least a partial area in the captured image is defined as the restricted area based on a captured image displayed on a display of at least one of the electronic device 200 and the external electronic device. can be set to According to an embodiment, the restricted area is a first user account among a plurality of user accounts that does not set the restricted area to an account other than the first user account by a first user account among a plurality of user accounts. The restricted area may be set in a first user account, and a second user account may set the restricted area in the second user account. According to an embodiment, the restricted area may be set for each of the plurality of accounts. For example, the restricted area set in the first user account may prevent accounts other than the first user account from acquiring image data corresponding to the restricted area of the first user account, and the second user account The restricted area set in may be an area in which accounts other than the second user account cannot acquire image data corresponding to the restricted area of the second user account.

According to an embodiment, the information on the restricted area may include location coordinate information on the restricted area and information in which a user account in which the restricted area is set is mapped with location coordinate information on the restricted area. According to another embodiment, the information on the restricted area may include the same as a zoom magnification set by zooming in/out of a captured image output through a display of the electronic device, such as a camera of the electronic device. may include location coordinate information of the restricted area according to the setting value of .

The processor 204 may control at least one other component of the electronic device 200 and may perform various data processing or operations. According to an embodiment, the processor 204 receives a signal related to control of the camera 201 from the external electronic device through the communication module 202, and based on the received signal, the camera 201 ) can be controlled. The signal related to the control of the camera 201 may include a signal for controlling the movement of the camera 201 of the electronic device 200, and information about a user account (eg, personal information of a user who has registered a user account) , the address of the terminal to which the user account is logged in, and the electronic device use permission level of the user account). The processor 204 may control the movement of the camera 201 based on a signal related to the control of the camera 201 . Also, based on the information about the user account, an account accessing the external electronic device and a user account controlling the external electronic device may be identified. According to an embodiment, the processor 204 controls the camera 201 when the photographing area of the camera 201 tries to enter the restricted area while controlling the camera 201 in the designated space. to bypass the restricted area. According to an embodiment, when the camera 201 cannot bypass the restricted area, the processor acquires a captured image including the restricted area, and an image corresponding to the restricted area included in the obtained captured image. Data can be replaced with default image data. As another example, the processor may secure image data corresponding to the restricted area by applying a graphic effect (eg, black processing or blur processing) to the image data corresponding to the restricted region included in the acquired captured image. .

As described above, according to various embodiments, the electronic device (eg, the electronic device 200) includes a camera (eg, the camera 201), a communication module (eg, the communication module 202), and a processor (eg, a processor). 204) and a memory (eg, memory 203), wherein the processor includes a signal related to control of the camera from an external electronic device (eg, electronic device 102 or 104) through the communication module , identify a user account corresponding to the received signal from among a plurality of user accounts capable of controlling the camera, and based on information on a restricted area set in each of the plurality of user accounts, the identified user Identifies a restricted area corresponding to the account, based on the signal, determines whether the photographing area of the camera enters the identified restricted area, and controls the camera based on the determination result to control the photographing area of the camera This may be set to bypass the above identified restricted area.

According to various embodiments, when the identified user account is the first user account, the processor sets the photographing path of the camera according to the received signal to the first path, and the identified user account is the second path In the case of a user account, it may be set to designate a photographing path of the camera according to the received signal as a second path.

According to various embodiments, the processor acquires a captured image including the identified restricted area through the camera, when the capturing area of the camera cannot be bypassed with respect to the identified restricted area, and It may be set to secure image data for the identified restricted area in the image.

According to various embodiments, the security processing is configured to replace image data for the identified restricted area with specified image data (default image) or to perform at least one of black processing and blur processing can be

According to various embodiments, the electronic device further includes a display (eg, the display device 160 ) for displaying the captured image obtained through the camera, and based on a user input received on the display, the photographing is performed. At least a partial region in the image may be set as the limited region.

According to various embodiments, when displaying the captured image on the display, the processor divides and displays a region within the captured image into a plurality of regions, and displays at least one of the divided regions based on the user input It can be set to select an area of .

According to various embodiments, the processor, when displaying the captured image on the display, detects a user input for zooming in or out of the captured image on the display, the user Based on the zoom magnification set by the input, location coordinate information for the restricted area may be set.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, when the location of the electronic device is changed, the processor may be configured to reset the restricted area by comparing the location information of the camera with the location information of the identified restricted area.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, when the location of the electronic device is changed, the processor is configured to: After the location of the electronic device is changed and the captured image acquired by the camera at the first location before the location of the electronic device is changed By analyzing the captured image obtained by the camera at two positions, it may be set to reset the restricted area.

According to various embodiments, the processor may be configured to store information on a restricted area set in each of the plurality of user accounts in a server (eg, the server 108 of FIG. 1 ).

As described above, according to various embodiments, the electronic device (eg, the electronic device 200) includes a display (eg, the display device 160), a communication module (eg, the communication module 202), and a processor (eg: a processor 204) and a memory (eg, memory 203), wherein the processor is configured to include an external electronic device (eg, electronic If a captured image is obtained from the device 102 or 104), the obtained captured image is displayed on the display, and a user input is detected on the display on which the captured image is displayed, based on the user input, the At least some of the areas in the captured image may be set as the restricted area of the first user account, and information on the restricted area of the first user account may be set to be transmitted to the external electronic device.

According to various embodiments, the processor may be configured to store information on a restricted area set in each of the plurality of user accounts in at least one of a server (eg, the server 108 of FIG. 1 ) and the external electronic device. have.

According to various embodiments, when the captured image is displayed on the display, the processor divides and displays a region within the captured image into a plurality of regions, and displays at least one of the divided regions based on the user input It can be set to select an area of .

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, when the captured image received from the external electronic device is displayed on the display, the processor zooms in or zooms out the captured image on the display. When a user input is detected, it may be set to set location coordinate information for the restricted area based on a zoom magnification set by the user input.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, when the captured image obtained from the external electronic device is a captured image including the restricted area set in a second user account among the plurality of user accounts, the processor is configured to: image data of the captured image To obtain the captured image to which at least one of black processing and blur processing is applied or replacing image data corresponding to the restricted area of the second user account included in the designated image data (default image) can be set.

3 is a diagram for explaining a method of controlling a camera according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3 , in operation 301 , the processor (eg, the processor 204 of FIG. 2 ) of the electronic device (eg, the electronic device 200 of FIG. 2 ) transmits a communication module (eg, the communication module 202 of FIG. 2 ). ) from an external electronic device (eg, the electronic device 102, the electronic device 104, or the server 108 of FIG. 1) through the control of a camera (eg, the camera 201 of FIG. 2) included in the electronic device It is possible to receive a signal related to For example, the signal related to the camera control may include a control right request to the electronic device. Also, the processor of the electronic device may identify identification information of the external electronic device that has transmitted the signal based on the signal received from the external electronic device. The identification information may include an ID of the external electronic device, a Mac address of the external electronic device, and information about a user account logged into the external electronic device.

Upon receiving the signal, the processor may identify the user account that transmitted the signal from among a plurality of accounts capable of controlling the camera from the received signal in operation 303 . For example, the processor may store information about the user account (eg, personal information of a user who has registered a user account, an address of a terminal for an external electronic device that has accessed the electronic device, and/or a user account for the electronic device. permission level), a user account controlling the external electronic device may be identified from among a plurality of user accounts. In an embodiment, the second user account among a plurality of user accounts may be used to access the external electronic device to control the electronic device. When the processor of the electronic device receives a signal related to control of the camera from the external electronic device, the processor of the electronic device may identify the second user account based on the received signal.

Based on the information about the user account included in the signal, the processor, which has identified a user account for controlling the external electronic device, performs the operation 305 , based on the information on the limited area stored in the memory of the electronic device. , it is possible to identify the location coordinate information of the restricted area set in the identified user account. For example, the restricted area set for the identified user account may be a restricted area set by other user accounts except for the identified user account. According to an embodiment, there may be a plurality of restricted areas corresponding to each of the plurality of user accounts. The processor may check location coordinate information of the restricted area corresponding to the identified user account based on information about the restricted area in which a plurality of user accounts are set stored in a memory (eg, the memory 203 of FIG. 2 ).

According to an embodiment, a first user account (eg, an administrator account or an owner account) among the plurality of user accounts may set a restricted area in each of the plurality of user accounts. For example, the first user account may set a first space as a restricted area in a second user account among the plurality of user accounts.

The processor, which has identified the second user account, may identify location coordinate information of the first space, which is a restricted area set in the second user account, based on the information on the restricted area. According to an embodiment, the information on the restricted area may be stored in the memory of the electronic device, and may be stored in an external device (eg, the server 108 of FIG. 1 ) through a wired/wireless network. For example, the processor may receive information on a restricted area set in a plurality of user accounts from an external device and store the information in the memory.

The processor of the electronic device may control the camera based on a camera control signal received from the external electronic device to which the second user account is connected. According to an embodiment, the processor may determine whether the photographing area of the camera enters the identified restricted area based on the received signal in operation 307 .

According to an embodiment, when the signal related to the control of the camera received from the external electronic device to which the second user account is connected is a signal for moving the photographing area of the camera to the second space, the processor of the electronic device , it may be determined whether a boundary point of the photographing area of the camera (eg, location coordinates of a photographing area edge) approaches a boundary point of a restricted area (eg, the first space) set in the second user account.

In an embodiment, when the processor determines that the photographing area of the camera does not enter the identified restricted area based on the received signal in operation 307 (No in operation 307), the electronic device The camera may be controlled to move the camera to the photographing area to photograph the second space.

In another embodiment, when the boundary point of the photographing area of the camera is within a specified distance from the boundary point of the restricted area (eg, the first space) (YES in operation 307), as in operation 309, the processor may control the camera so that the photographing area of the camera bypasses the restricted area.

The specified distance may be a criterion by which the processor may determine whether the photographing area of the camera is about to enter the restricted area.

According to an embodiment, when the processor determines that the boundary point of the photographing area of the camera is located within a specified distance from the boundary point of the restricted area and is about to enter the restricted area, the processor is configured to: A movement path may be corrected to a space in which the photographing area of the camera is not located within a specified distance from the boundary point of the restricted area among the entire area of the space.

When the movement path of the photographing area of the camera is modified, the processor may control the camera to photograph the second space by moving the photographing area of the camera along the modified movement path.

According to an embodiment, whenever receiving a signal related to camera control from the external electronic device, the processor may perform operations 307 to 309 .

4 is a diagram for explaining another method of controlling a camera according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4 , in operation 401 , the processor (eg, the processor 204 of FIG. 2 ) of the electronic device (eg, the electronic device 200 of FIG. 2 ) is configured with a communication module (eg, the communication module 202 of FIG. 2 ). ) from an external electronic device (eg, the electronic device 102, the electronic device 104, or the server 108 of FIG. 1) through the control of a camera (eg, the camera 201 of FIG. 2) included in the electronic device It is possible to receive a signal related to For example, the signal related to the control of the camera may include a request to control the camera and/or a request to transmit an image captured by the camera.

In operation 403, the processor may identify a user account corresponding to the received signal from among a plurality of user accounts capable of controlling the camera.

According to an embodiment, the processor of the electronic device may identify a user account that is authorized to use the electronic device from the received signal. The processor may identify a user account controlling the external electronic device based on the information about the user account included in the received signal. For example, the information about the user account may include, but is not limited to, personal information of a user who has registered a user account, an address of a terminal accessed by the user account, or an ID of the terminal.

In operation 405, the processor may identify location coordinate information of the restricted area corresponding to the identified user account based on the information on the restricted area set for each of the plurality of user accounts.

According to an embodiment, the processor may set a limited area (eg, a first space) in each of the plurality of user accounts through a first user account among the plurality of user accounts. When the electronic device receives a signal related to control of the camera from the external electronic device, it is possible to identify a user account to control the camera based on information about the user account included in the received signal. When the external electronic device is accessing the electronic device using the second user account, the processor determines that the restricted area set in the second user account is set to the first space based on the information on the restricted area stored in the electronic device. It can be identified that The information on the restricted area may be stored in the memory of the electronic device (eg, the memory 203 of FIG. 2 ), and may be stored in an external device (eg, the server 108 of FIG. 1 ) through a wired/wireless network. have. According to an embodiment, when the external electronic device is accessing the electronic device using a second user account, the electronic device is configured to use a user account other than the second user account (eg, a first user account). Thus, the set limited area may be identified as the restricted area for the second user account. For example, when the second user account is used, it may be confirmed that the first space cannot be photographed using the camera of the electronic device.

In operation 407, the processor may determine whether the photographing area of the camera enters the identified restricted area based on the received signal. For example, the photographing area of the camera may mean a designated area (eg, an area to be photographed) or a field of view (FOV) according to movement of the camera.

According to an embodiment, when the electronic device intends to photograph the second space based on a signal related to control of the camera received from an external electronic device controlled by a second user account through the second user account, As the processor pans indicating the left and right movement of the camera and/or tilts indicating the vertical movement of the camera, the identified first space (eg, limit) in the movement path of the capturing area of the camera area) can be determined. According to an embodiment, when the signal related to the control of the camera received from the external electronic device controlled by the second user account is a signal for capturing the second space while the capturing area of the camera passes the first space , the processor of the electronic device identifies that the restricted area set in the second user account is the first space based on the information on the restricted area, and controls the photographing area of the camera based on the second user account It may be determined that an attempt is made to enter the first space, which is the restricted area. In operation 407, if the photographing area of the camera does not enter the restricted area, in operation 413, the processor of the electronic device captures an image captured by the camera. can be obtained. Also, in operation 415 , the processor of the electronic device may transmit the acquired image to the external electronic device.

When the photographing area of the camera enters the restricted area in operation 407, in operation 409, the processor controls the camera to determine whether the photographing area of the camera can bypass the restricted area.

The processor is configured to limit the second user account when the boundary point of the photographing area of the camera controlled through the second user account (eg, the position coordinate of the photographing area border) is located within a specified distance from the boundary point of the first space. It may be determined that an attempt is made to enter an area (eg, the first space). Accordingly, the processor may determine whether there is a detour path by searching for a path in which the boundary point of the photographing area of the camera is not located within a specified distance from the boundary point of the first space. In one embodiment, the identified restricted area can be bypassed (eg, 'Yes' in operation 409), in operation 411, the processor resets the movement path so that the photographing area of the camera can bypass the restricted area, and returns to the reset movement path. The photographing area of the camera may be moved to bypass the restricted area.

In operation 413, when the photographing area of the camera bypasses the restricted area, the processor may acquire a photographed image of the remaining area except for the restricted area through the camera.

In operation 415, the processor may transmit the captured image of the remaining area except for the limited area to the external electronic device.

In an embodiment, if it is determined in operation 409 that the photographing area of the camera does not bypass the restricted area (eg, 'No' in operation 409), the processor is configured to remove the restricted area from the camera as in operation 417 A captured image including this may be obtained. For example, when the processor determines that it is impossible for the photographing area of the camera to bypass the first space, a photographed image including the first space that is a restricted area set in the second user account through the camera can be obtained For another example, the processor may cause the photographing area of the camera to pass through the first space, and replace the photographed image with an image stored in the memory without acquiring the photographed image for the first space. .

According to an embodiment, when the processor acquires the captured image including the restricted area, in operation 419 , image data corresponding to the restricted area in the obtained captured image is replaced with other image data, or effects can be applied. For example, the processor may replace the image data for the first space with default image data, or apply a graphic effect to perform black processing or blur processing.

According to an embodiment, the processor may perform operation 415 to transmit the image obtained by performing operation 419 to the external electronic device. For example, the processor may replace the image data corresponding to the limited area with other image data or apply a graphic effect to transmit the image data to the external electronic device.

5 is a diagram for explaining a method of controlling a camera of an electronic device through an external electronic device, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5 , the processor of the external electronic device 510 (eg, the electronic device 102 or the electronic device 104 of FIG. 1 ) sets a restricted area based on a first user account among a plurality of accounts ( 500a ). ) to receive user input.

When the restricted area is set 500a based on the user account, the processor of the external electronic device 510 sends the information to the server 530 (eg, the server 108 of FIG. 1 ) connected through a wired/wireless network. Information on the restricted area set based on the user account may be transmitted (510a).

The server 530 may store (530a) information on a restricted area set based on the received user account. In addition, the server 530 transmits the information on the restricted area set based on the received user account to the electronic device 550 connected to the wired/wireless network (eg, the electronic device 101 of FIG. 1 or the electronic device of FIG. 2 ). device 200 ) may transmit 530b . The electronic device 550 may store (550a) information on a restricted area set based on the received user account in a memory.

According to an embodiment, the restricted area may be set for each of a plurality of user accounts. For example, a restricted area may be set for each other user account (eg, user accounts other than the first user account) to prevent the photographing of the restricted area of the first user account among the plurality of user accounts, A restricted area may be set for each included user account, so that other user accounts other than the user account for which the restricted area is set cannot photograph the restricted area.

According to another embodiment, a user using a first user account (eg, an administrator account or an owner account) is based on the first user account with respect to a plurality of user accounts (eg, accounts other than the first account). , it is possible to set a restricted area that cannot be accessed by the plurality of accounts. For example, the restricted areas to which the plurality of user accounts cannot access may be different.

Although not shown, there may be a plurality of external electronic devices 510 for setting a restricted area in the electronic device 550 , and the plurality of external electronic devices 510 may set a restricted area based on a plurality of user accounts. .

In an embodiment, the processor of the external electronic device 510 may receive a user input 500b for controlling a camera (eg, the camera 201 of FIG. 2 ) of the electronic device 550 . For example, the user input 500b for controlling the camera of the electronic device 550 may be based on an application executed in the external electronic device 510 .

Upon receiving the user input 500b, the processor of the external electronic device 510 transmits a signal for controlling the camera of the electronic device 510 to the server 530 based on the user input 500b (510b). ), and the server 530 may transmit (530c) the received signal for controlling the camera to the electronic device 550 .

The signal related to the control of the camera may include a signal for controlling the movement of the camera of the electronic device 550 and information about a user account.

The processor of the electronic device 550 controls movement of the camera (eg, pan indicating left and right movement of the camera and tilt indicating vertical movement of the camera) based on the received camera control signal. The processor of the electronic device 550 identifies a user account that has transmitted a signal related to camera control based on the information about the user account, and identifies a restricted area corresponding to the identified user account (550b) In this case, the restricted area may be an area set in an account connected to an external electronic device by the other account. When the (eg, location coordinates of the edge of the photographing area) is located within a specified distance from the boundary point of the identified restricted area, the photographing area of the camera may bypass the restricted area (550c). If this bypass is impossible, the image data for the restricted area may be replaced with other image data (550c) The electronic device 550 transmits the captured image obtained by bypassing the restricted area to the server 530 Alternatively, if the restricted area cannot be bypassed, the electronic device 550 acquires a captured image including the restricted area and converts the image data for the restricted area to other image data (eg, a default image). ), or may be transmitted to the server 530 by black processing or blur processing (550d).

Additionally, when the restricted area cannot be bypassed, the electronic device 550 does not acquire image data corresponding to the restricted area, but replaces a portion corresponding to the restricted area with another image, or performs black processing or blurring to the server ( 530) may transmit the captured image.

The server 530 may transmit (530d) the captured image received from the electronic device 550 to the external electronic device 510 . According to an embodiment, the electronic device 550 may transmit the acquired captured image to the server 530 , and may also selectively transmit the acquired image to the external electronic device 510 .

Although not shown, according to an embodiment, the external electronic device 510 may access the electronic device 550 without going through the server 530 and store the restricted area information. According to another embodiment, the external electronic device 510 may transmit a signal related to the control of the camera of the electronic device 550 to the electronic device 550 without going through the server 530 .

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a method of bypassing a restricted area by a photographing area of a camera according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6 , the processor (eg, the processor 204 of FIG. 2 ) of the electronic device (eg, the electronic device 200 of FIG. 2 ) controls the camera 600 (eg, the camera 201 of FIG. 2 ). By controlling it, the photographing area 601 may be moved.

The processor may divide and recognize the designated space in the captured image into a plurality of regions based on the captured image of the designated space obtained through the camera 600 . The designated space is a space in which the camera 600 is installed, for example, a pan indicating a movement of the camera 600 , for example, a left-right movement of the camera 600 , and a movement of the camera 600 . It may be an imageable area determined based on a tilt indicating vertical movement. As another example, the designated space may be an area in which the electronic device including the camera 600 is movable. The processor may divide the area of the designated space into a plurality of areas within the captured image acquired through the camera 600 . Also, the processor may divide the area of the designated space into a plurality of areas based on a setting value of the camera 600 such as a resolution of the camera 600 or a zoom magnification of the camera 600 . The processor, recognizing the region in the captured image by dividing the region into a plurality of regions, may identify the restricted region set for each of the plurality of user accounts based on the received signal related to the control of the camera. When the photographing area 601 (eg, the camera's FOV) of the camera 600 attempts to enter the restricted area, the processor changes the existing movement path to bypass the restricted area and take the photographing to the space where the photographing target is located. area can be moved.

According to an embodiment, the processor is configured to define the limited area of the second user account included in the plurality of user accounts through the first user account among the plurality of user accounts, the first limited area 610 and the second limited area 620 . ). When the restricted area of the second user account is set to the first restricted area 610 and the second restricted area 620 , the processor is configured to include the first restricted area 610 and the Information on the second limited region 620 may be stored in a memory (eg, the memory 203 of FIG. 2 ). When the processor of the electronic device receives a signal related to camera control from an external electronic device controlled through a second user account among a plurality of user accounts, the processor of the electronic device is configured to receive a signal related to the control of the camera based on the user account information included in the received signal. It may be determined that the user account controlling the photographing area 601 is the second user account. The processor is configured such that the first restricted area 610 and the second restricted area ( 620) can be identified.

In an embodiment, the processor may receive a signal related to control of a camera of the electronic device from the external electronic device. For example, the processor may determine that the signal received from the external electronic device controlled by the second user through a second user account is a signal for moving the photographing area 601 to the extreme right. However, it may be determined that the second restricted area 620 is located in the moving path of the photographing area 601 . Accordingly, the processor determines that the photographing area 601 of the camera 600 is divided into the first restricted area 610 and the second restricted area based on a signal received from the external electronic device to which the second user account is logged in. The movement of the camera 600 may be controlled by the movement path 630 that bypasses the entry 620 .

According to various embodiments, each of the plurality of users may set a restricted area in each of the plurality of user accounts. The processor sets the limit area of the first user account among the plurality of user accounts by the first user among the plurality of users as the first limit area 610, and sets the limit area of the second user account among the plurality of user accounts. When setting the second restricted area 620, information on the first restricted area 610 set in the first user account and information on the second restricted area 620 set in the second user account are stored in the memory ( For example, it may be stored in the memory 203 of FIG. 2 ).

In an embodiment, when the processor of the electronic device receives a signal related to the control of the camera (eg, moving the shooting area to the right), based on the information about the user account included in the received signal, It may be determined that one user account controls the photographing area 601 . The processor of the electronic device, which has identified a user account for controlling the external electronic device, is configured to perform the first restricted area 610 and the second restricted area 620 based on information on the restricted area stored in the memory. can be identified. The processor selects, based on the received signal related to the control of the camera, the second limited area 620 in which the photographing area 601 controlled by the first user account is a restricted area set in the second user account. It can be controlled to bypass.

In another embodiment, when the processor receives a signal related to the control of the camera to move the photographing area 601 to the upper left end from the external electronic device to which the second user account is connected, the processor is configured to: It may be determined that the first restricted area 610, which is a restricted area set in the first user account, is located on the moving path. Based on the determination result, the processor may not move the photographing area 601 or may move the photographing area 601 to an area adjacent to the first limited area 610 .

7 is a view for explaining a method of bypassing or passing a restricted area by a photographing area of a camera according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7 , the processor (eg, the processor 204 of FIG. 2 ) of the electronic device (eg, the electronic device 200 of FIG. 2 ) controls the camera 700 (eg, the camera 201 of FIG. 2 ). By controlling it, the photographing area 701 (eg, the photographing area 601 of FIG. 6 ) may be moved.

The processor may divide and recognize the designated space in the captured image into a plurality of regions based on the captured image of the designated space obtained through the camera 700 . The designated space is a space in which the camera 700 is installed, and a pan indicating a movement of the camera 700 , for example, a left and right movement of the camera 700 and a vertical movement of the camera 700 . It may be an imageable area determined based on a tilt. As another example, the designated space may be an area in which the electronic device including the camera 700 is movable. The processor may divide the area of the designated space into a plurality of areas within the captured image acquired through the camera 700 . In addition, the processor may divide the area of the designated space into a plurality of areas according to a set value of the camera 700 such as a resolution of the camera 700 or a zoom magnification of the camera 700 . The processor, recognizing that the area within the captured image is divided into a plurality of areas, is stored in a first user account (eg, an administrator account or an owner account) among a limited area or a plurality of user accounts set by each of a plurality of users for a plurality of accounts. Based on the plurality of user accounts (eg, other user accounts other than the first user account), the restricted area set for each may be identified. The processor changes the existing movement path when the capturing area 701 (eg, the FOV of the camera) of the camera 700 controlled by the second user account attempts to enter the restricted area of the first user account. It is possible to bypass the restricted area set in the first user account. In addition, when the processor receives a signal related to control of the camera 700 from an external electronic device based on the first user account (eg, an administrator account or an owner account), a restricted area is set in the first user account Since it is not done, the photographing area 701 controlled by the first user account can move or photograph an area of a designated space without limitation.

According to an embodiment, the processor sets the first limited area 710 and the second restricted area of the second user account among the plurality of user accounts based on the first user account (eg, an administrator account or an owner account). (720). The processor may store information on the first limited area 710 and the second limited area 720 set in the second user account in a memory (eg, the memory 203 of FIG. 2 ). When the processor of the electronic device receives a signal related to movement of the camera from the external electronic device controlled through the second user account, the photographing area 701 is based on account information included in the received signal. ), it can be determined that the user account controlling the second user account. The processor determining the user account may identify that the restricted area set in the other second user account is the first restricted area 710 and the second restricted area 720 based on the information on the restricted area. .

The processor of the electronic device may determine that the signal received from the external electronic device is a signal for moving the photographing area 701 to the far right. The processor of the electronic device may determine that the second restricted area 720 is located in a movement path (eg, movement path 730 ) of the photographing area 701 based on the received signal. Accordingly, the processor determines that the photographing area 701 controlled based on a signal received from an external electronic device controlled through the second user account is the first restricted area 710 that is a restricted area of the second user account. And it is possible to control the movement of the camera 700 by the movement path 740 that does not enter the second restricted area 720 .

In an embodiment, when the processor receives a signal related to movement of the camera from an external electronic device controlled through the first user account, the photographing is performed based on the user account information included in the received signal It may be determined that the user account controlling the area 701 is the first user account. Accordingly, when the signal received from the external electronic device controlled through the first user account is a signal for moving the photographing area 701 to the right, the photographing area 701 is the second restricted area 720 . It is possible to control the camera 700 by the movement path 730 entering the second restricted area 720 without bypassing.

8 is a diagram for explaining a method of moving a photographing area of a camera by entering a restricted area according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8 , the processor (eg, the processor 204 of FIG. 2 ) of the electronic device (eg, the electronic device 200 of FIG. 2 ) controls the camera 800 (eg, the camera 201 of FIG. 2 ). By controlling it, the photographing area 801 (eg, the photographing area 601 of FIG. 6 ) may be moved.

The processor may identify a user account accessing the external electronic device based on a signal related to control of the camera 800 received from the external electronic device. Also, the processor may identify a restricted area set in the identified user account. When the photographing area 801 of the camera 800 attempts to enter the restricted area, the processor, which has identified the restricted area set in the user account, may change the existing movement path to bypass the restricted area. In an embodiment, when the capturing area 801 cannot be bypassed with respect to the restricted area, the processor acquires a captured image including the restricted area and then replaces the image data of the restricted area with other image data or , graphic effects can be applied. In another embodiment, when the capturing area 801 cannot be bypassed with respect to the restricted area, the processor does not acquire a captured image for the restricted area, but replaces the image data of the restricted area with other image data, or , graphic effects can be applied.

According to an embodiment, when the processor sets the restricted area 810 in each of a plurality of user accounts except for the first user account through a first user account among a plurality of user accounts, the restricted area 810 is information about the information may be stored in a memory (eg, the memory 203 of FIG. 2 ). When the processor receives a signal related to control of the camera from an external electronic device controlled through a second user account among the plurality of user accounts, the user controls the capturing area 801 based on the received signal It may be determined that the account is the second user account. The processor may identify the restricted area 810 set in the second user account based on the information on the restricted area 810 . In addition, the processor may identify whether the photographing area 801 of the camera controlled based on the second user account approaches the identified restricted area 810 based on a signal related to the control of the camera. have.

The processor may determine that the signal received from the external electronic device is a signal for moving the photographing area 801 to the extreme right, based on the second user account. The processor determines whether a boundary point of the photographing area 801 (eg, location coordinates of the edge of the photographing area) and a boundary point of the limited area 810 (eg, location coordinates of the edge of the limited area) are within a specified distance can do. When the boundary point of the photographing area 801 (eg, the position coordinate of the edge of the photographing area) and the boundary point of the limited area 810 (eg, the position coordinate of the edge of the limited area) are within a specified distance , can scan the bypass route. However, when there is no detour path in the scanned photographing area 801 , the processor enters the restricted area 810 through the photographing area 801 controlled based on a signal received from the external electronic device You can move to 820 . The processor may acquire a captured image including the restricted area 810 through the camera 800 as the capturing area 801 enters the restricted area 810 . According to an embodiment, the processor may transmit a captured image obtained by processing image data of the restricted area 810 included in the captured image to an external electronic device to which the second user account is connected. For example, the security-processed image may be an image to which the image data of the restricted area 810 is replaced with other image data (eg, default image data) or to which a graphic effect (eg, black processing or blur processing) is applied. According to another embodiment, as the processor enters the photographing area 801 into the restricted area 810 , the captured image of the restricted area 810 is not acquired through the camera 800 . A captured image obtained by performing security processing on the restricted area 810 may be provided to the external electronic device.

9 is a diagram for describing a method of calculating a size of a limited area overlapping a photographing area according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 9 , the processor (eg, the processor 204 of FIG. 2 ) of the electronic device (eg, the electronic device 200 of FIG. 2 ) is acquired through a camera (eg, the camera 201 of FIG. 2 ). An entire region in a captured image of a specific space may be divided into a plurality of regions and recognized. The processor may calculate a size of a portion in which the restricted area 900 included in the recognized plurality of areas overlaps the photographing area 900 of the camera (eg, the photographing area 601 of FIG. 6 ).

The processor, recognizing that the entire area in the captured image is divided into a plurality of areas, may identify position coordinates of each of the plurality of areas and sizes of each of the plurality of areas. Based on the identified position coordinates of each of the plurality of areas and the size of each of the plurality of areas, the processor is configured to place the photographing area 900 of the camera in each of the plurality of areas (eg, the photographing area 601 in FIG. 6 ). ))), by recognizing the size of the overlapping portion, the image data corresponding to the overlapping portion may be replaced with default image data, or a graphic effect (eg, black processing or blur processing) may be applied for security processing.

According to an embodiment, when the processor divides and recognizes the region in the captured image into a plurality of regions, the processor is configured to recognize (p1, t1), (p2, t1) among regions included in the recognized plurality of regions. , (p1, t2), (p2, t2) having the position coordinates of the first region 910 and the positions of (p2, t1), (p3, t1), (p2, t2), (p3, t2) The second region 920 having coordinates may be identified. In this case, the position coordinates are coordinates determined by the movement of the camera (eg, pan & tilt). The pan is related to the left and right movement of the camera, and the tilt is related to the vertical movement of the camera. That is, the pan may be an x-axis, and the tilt may be a y-axis. According to an embodiment, the processor may identify the restriction area based on boundary points of the restriction area (eg, position coordinates with respect to the edge of the restriction area), and a horizontal length, a vertical length, and one starting point of the restriction area. Based on , a restricted region may be identified.

When the processor starts to enter the area having the location coordinates of the photographing area 900 into the area having the location coordinates of the first area 910 in the area having the location coordinates, the processor determines the location of the first area 910 It is possible to recognize how much the photographing area 900 overlaps the area having the coordinates. The processor replaces the image data corresponding to the portion of the limited area where the photographing area overlaps with default image data based on the recognition result or applies a graphic effect (eg, black processing or blur processing) to change the photographing area Security processing can be performed on overlapping restricted areas.

10 is a diagram for explaining a method of resetting a restricted area according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 10 , in operation 1001 , the processor (eg, the processor 204 of FIG. 2 ) of the electronic device (eg, the electronic device 200 of FIG. 2 ) uses a camera (eg, the camera 201 of FIG. 2 ). By controlling it, a captured image may be obtained at a first location (eg, a current location), and information on a restricted area may be obtained based on the captured image.

The information on the restricted area may include location information (eg, location coordinates of the restricted area) of the restricted area in the captured image acquired at the first location. For example, the processor may obtain location coordinates of (p3, t3), (p6, t6), which are location information of a restricted area in the captured image acquired at the first location.

In operation 1003, the processor may determine whether the position of the camera is changed from the first position to the second position.

When the position of the camera is changed from the first position to the second position, as in operation 1005, the processor obtains position information about a limited area in the captured image obtained at the first position and the position information obtained from the second position. It is possible to compare location information on the restricted area in the captured image.

When the location of the electronic device is changed, the processor may scan the entire space. The processor detects a region similar to a preset limited region from the image data obtained by scanning, and then measures the similarity between the object arranged around the preset limited region and the object arranged around the detected similar region. can do. When the measured similarity is greater than or equal to a specified value, the processor may determine that the location of the restricted area has been changed. When the position of the limited region is changed, the processor may compare the position coordinates of the preset limited region with the position coordinates of the limited region after the position is changed.

When the position of the camera is moved and changed to the second position, the processor may acquire image data by scanning the entire specific space through the camera.

The processor may detect, from the acquired image data, a region similar to the limited region in the captured image acquired at the first position. The processor may measure a degree of similarity between an object disposed around the restricted area at the first location and an object disposed around the detected similar area. When the degree of similarity of the object is equal to or greater than a specified value, the processor may determine that the similar area is a restricted area at the second location.

The processor includes location information (p3, t3), (p6, t6) of the restricted area in the captured image acquired at the first location and location information (p7, t4) of the restricted area in the captured image acquired at the second location ), (p10, t7) can be compared.

The processor may determine that the position of the camera is moved to the right by (p3, t1) to the coordinates on the photographing area based on the comparison result.

The processor, which has compared the position information of the limited region in the first position and the second position, corrects the position coordinates of the limited region to the left by (p3, t1) based on the comparison result as in operation 1007, The restricted area may be reset.

According to another embodiment, the resetting of the restricted area may be performed not only by the electronic device automatically resetting, but also by a user using a first user account (eg, an administrator account or an owner account) among a plurality of user accounts. can be reset by When the restricted area is reset through the first user account, the location information of the restricted area set in another user account among a plurality of user accounts is also reset by the user using the first user account, and the changed location coordinates changed and can be reset.

11 is a diagram for explaining another method of resetting a restricted area according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 11 , in operation 1101 , the processor (eg, the processor 204 of FIG. 2 ) of the electronic device (eg, the electronic device 200 of FIG. 2 ) uses a camera (eg, the camera 201 of FIG. 2 ). By controlling it, the captured image may be acquired at the first location (eg, the current location).

In operation 1103, the processor may determine whether the position of the camera is changed from the first position to the second position. In an embodiment, the electronic device (eg, the electronic device 200 of FIG. 2 ) includes a sensor module (eg, the sensor module 176 of FIG. 1 ) or a communication module (eg, the communication module 190 of FIG. 1 or FIG. 1 ) 2) through the communication module 202), it is possible to determine whether the position of the electronic device is moved. For example, the electronic device includes a gesture sensor, a gyro sensor, a barometric pressure sensor, a magnetic sensor, an acceleration sensor, a grip sensor, a proximity sensor, a color sensor, an IR (infrared) sensor, a biometric sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a vision sensor, RGB A change in position can be detected through a sensor or an illuminance sensor. As another example, the electronic device may detect a location change based on a change in signal strength of external electronic devices (eg, AP) received through the communication module. Also, the electronic device may determine the location of a specific object through the sensor module.

When the position of the camera is changed from the first position to the second position, in operation 1105, the processor compares the captured image obtained at the first position with the image of the captured image obtained at the second position have.

According to an embodiment, the processor may identify the feature point of the first object located in at least a partial region among regions in the captured image acquired at the first position. Since the processor can identify the feature point, it can determine where the first object is located in the captured image based on the feature point.

Thereafter, when the position of the camera is changed to the second position, the processor acquires the captured image acquired at the second position, and the second position located in at least some of the regions within the captured image acquired at the second position 1 The characteristic point of an object can be identified.

The processor, which has identified the feature point of the first object at the second position, is configured to: the feature point of the first object acquired in the captured image acquired at the first position and an area within the captured image acquired at the second position The degree of similarity of the first object may be compared based on the feature point of the first object located in at least a partial area. The identification of the feature point is not limited to the first object, and at least one object may be identified as the feature point, and the first object may include a limited area.

The processor, which compared the similarity between the feature point of the first object acquired at the first location and the feature point of the first object acquired at the second location, is similar to or equal to or greater than a reference value (eg, 85%), The processor may compare the position of the first object in the imaging area acquired at the first location with the position of the first object in the imaging area acquired at the second location. The processor may determine a moving direction and a moving distance of the first object based on the comparison result.

The processor comparing the image of the captured image obtained at the first location and the captured image obtained at the second location may reset the restricted area by correcting the restricted area based on the comparison result as in operation 1107 have. For example, the processor may correct and reset the restricted area based on the moving direction and the moving distance of the first object.

As described above, according to various embodiments, a method for an electronic device (eg, the electronic device 200 of FIG. 2 ) to control a camera (eg, the camera 201 ) may include a communication module (eg, the communication module 202 ). )), an operation of receiving a signal related to control of a camera from an external electronic device (eg, the electronic device 102 or 104), corresponding to the received signal among a plurality of user accounts capable of controlling the camera An operation of identifying a user account, an operation of identifying a restricted area corresponding to the identified user account based on information on a restricted area set in each of the plurality of user accounts, and an operation of identifying a restricted area corresponding to the identified user account, based on the signal, a photographing area of the camera It may include an operation of determining whether to enter the identified restricted area, and an operation of controlling the camera to bypass the identified restricted area by controlling the camera based on the determination result.

According to various embodiments, the operation of identifying a user account corresponding to the received signal may include, when the identified user account is a first user account, a photographing path of the camera according to the received signal as a first path. setting, and when the identified user account is another second user account, setting the photographing path of the camera according to the received signal as the second path.

According to various embodiments, the operation of the photographing area of the camera bypassing the identified restricted area may include, when the photographing area of the camera cannot be bypassed with respect to the identified restricted area, the identified restricted area through the camera The method may further include obtaining a captured image including a, and security-processing image data for the identified restricted area in the obtained captured image.

According to various embodiments, the security processing of the image data for the identified limited region may include replacing image data for the identified limited region with specified image data (default image), processing black, and blurring. It may include an operation of performing at least one of (Blur) processing.

According to various embodiments, when the location of the electronic device is changed, the method may include comparing the location information of the camera with location information of the identified restricted area to reset the restricted area.

12 is a diagram for explaining a method of setting a restricted area through a user interface (UI) according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 12 , a processor of an external electronic device (eg, the electronic device 102 or 104 of FIG. 1 ) may output a UI related to the restricted area through a display. The external electronic device having the same or similar configuration to the electronic device (eg, the electronic device 101 of FIG. 1 or the electronic device 200 of FIG. 2 ) is functionally connected to the electronic device through a wired/wireless network, A camera (eg, the camera module 180 of FIG. 1 or the camera 201 of FIG. 2 ) of the electronic device may be controlled or a restricted area may be set through the UI.

Referring to FIG. 12A , the processor of the external electronic device may output a UI 1200 related to the restricted area through the display. The UI 1200 related to the restricted area may include a window 1210 , a window controller 1220 , and a setting key 1230 .

The processor of the external electronic device may output the captured image acquired through the camera of the electronic device through the window 1210 .

In addition, the processor of the external electronic device may control the movement of the photographing area of the camera by controlling the movement of the camera of the electronic device based on the user input received through the window controller 1220 .

Upon receiving the user input for controlling the photographing area of the camera, the processor may display the setting key 1230 through the UI 1200 . When the processor receives a user input for setting the photographing area displayed in the window as the limited area through the setting key 1230 , the currently displayed photographing area in the window 1210 may be set as the limited area . For example, the restricted area may be set by selecting at least a partial area from among the areas in the captured image displayed through the window 1210 of the external electronic device, and selecting at least some of the areas within the captured image displayed on the electronic device You can select and set it.

According to an embodiment, when the processor receives a user input 1221 for moving the camera to the right through the window controller 1220 , the processor controls the camera and passes through the window 1210 . The outputted captured image may be moved 1211 in the right direction.

The processor may display the setting key 1230 through the UI 1200, and when the processor receives the user input through the setting key 1230, it is currently displayed in the window 1210. The photographing area may be set as the limited area. Also, according to another embodiment, the processor may zoom in or out the window 1210 . When the limited area is set while the window 1210 is zoomed in, the area displayed on the window 1210 may be enlarged and displayed on the window 1210 . When the processor receives the user input and sets the enlarged area as the limited area, since the camera enlarges at least a partial area of the entire photographable area, the processor restricts a narrower area than the displayed area in a non-zoom-in state area can be set. Accordingly, at least a partial region in the captured image displayed on the window 1210 may be selected in detail and set as the limited region.

Referring to FIG. 12B , the processor may display, through the display, a UI 1250 for outputting a captured image including the entire image of a specific space acquired by the camera.

The UI 1250 includes a window 1270 (eg, the window 1210 of FIG. 12(a)), a monitoring setting window 1260, and a setting key 1290 (eg, the setting key of FIG. 12(a)). (1230)).

The processor may display the monitoring setting window 1260 through the UI 1250, and the monitoring setting window 1260 is a monitoring 1261 for transmitting the captured image obtained by the camera; and A monitoring deactivation (Not Monitoring) 1262 for inactivating the transmission of the captured image may be included. In an embodiment, the monitoring 1261 and the monitoring deactivation 1262 may be displayed in the form of text, an image, or an icon.

The processor may receive a user input through the monitoring 1261 and the not monitoring 1262 . When the processor receives a user input through the monitoring deactivation 1262 , the processor may divide an area in the captured image including the entire area of a specific space into a plurality of areas and display it on the window 1270 . The window 1270 may output the entire imageable area by the camera.

When the processor receives a user input 1280 in at least a partial region of the entire captured image divided into a plurality of regions displayed through the window 1270, the at least partial region is restricted based on the user input (1281) can be selected.

That is, when the processor receives a user input 1280 for selecting at least a part of the window 1270 that displays the entire imageable area by the camera, the processor enlarges the plurality of areas in which the user input 1280 is detected. to be output, and by selecting at least one of the plurality of enlarged regions, the limited region may be set in detail (1281).

On the other hand, when the processor receives a user input through the monitoring 1261 , the processor divides the captured image currently acquired through the camera into a plurality of regions in the window 1270 and displays it on the display. . That is, the processor may set not only a photographed image obtained by photographing the entire space of a specific space, but also at least a partial area of a specific space currently being photographed as the limited area based on a user input.

13 is a diagram for explaining a user interface (UI) for setting a restricted area according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 13 , the processor of the external electronic device (eg, the electronic device 102 or 104 of FIG. 1 ) may display a user interface 1300 (UI) for setting and managing a restricted area through a display. .

The UI 1300 for setting and managing the restricted area includes a camera power tool bar 1310, a window 1320 (eg, windows 1210 and 1270 in FIG. 12), motion tracking (Motion tracking) 1330, A window controller 1340 (eg, the window controller 1220 of FIG. 12 ), a default position 1350 , a security zone (eg, a privacy zone) 1360 , and an activity history ) (1370). In an embodiment, the motion tracking 1330 , the location initialization 1350 , and the secure area 1330 may be displayed in the form of text, an image, or an icon.

When the processor of the external electronic device receives a user input through the camera power tool bar 1310 while displaying the UI 1300 for setting and managing the restricted area through the display, ON/OFF of a camera (eg, the camera 201 of FIG. 2 ) may be controlled.

When the camera is turned on, the processor of the external electronic device may display the captured image acquired through the camera on the window 1320 of the external electronic device. The window 1320 may include at least one of icons related to various functions supported by the external electronic device as well as displaying the captured image. For example, when the external electronic device includes a plurality of cameras, an icon having a function of selecting a camera to be used may be included.

When the processor of the external electronic device outputs the captured image through the window 1320, the processor of the external electronic device controls the camera based on the user input received through the window controller 1340, A photographing area (eg, the photographing area 601 of FIG. 6 ) of the camera may be controlled.

When the processor of the external electronic device receives a user input through the motion tracking 1330, it is possible to detect a motion of an object located in the captured image obtained through the camera.

When detecting the movement of the object, the processor may control the camera to track the position of the object. When the processor receives a user input through the location initialization 1350 while controlling the camera based on the user input, the processor controls the camera of the electronic device to initialize the photographing area of the camera to the original location. When receiving a user input through the security area 1360 , the processor may set an area within the captured image currently displayed in the window 1320 as a restricted area. For example, the processor of the external electronic device may zoom in or zoom out by selecting at least a part of the photographable area displayed on the window 1320 . When the processor of the external electronic device receives a user input (eg, a pinch gesture) for enlarging or reducing at least a portion of the recordable area displayed in the window 1320, the area in which the user input is detected may be enlarged or reduced. have. When the processor of the external electronic device detects another user input in at least some of the enlarged or reduced area, the processor of the external electronic device may set the area in which the other user input is detected as the restricted area. The activity history 1370 may inquire an operation performed by the processor based on a user input received through the UI 1300 for setting and managing the restricted area.

14 is a diagram for explaining a limited area set in a captured image according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 14 , a user account that controls an external electronic device (eg, the electronic device 102 or the electronic device 104 of FIG. 1 ) through one user account among a plurality of user accounts is an electronic device (eg, FIG. 1 ). A captured image may be acquired through a camera (eg, the camera 201 of FIG. 2 ) of the electronic device 200 of FIG. 2 .

The processor of the external electronic device may display the captured image 1400 obtained from the electronic device through the camera of the electronic device on a display (eg, the display device 160 of FIG. 1 ). Also, the electronic device may display the captured image 1400 acquired through the camera on the display. The external electronic device and the captured image 1400 displayed on the display of at least one of the electronic device may include a restricted area 1410 .

According to an embodiment, based on the first user account among the plurality of user accounts, at least some areas (eg, the first space) can be set as a restricted area. The processor of the electronic device controls a camera of the electronic device based on a signal related to a camera received from an external electronic device controlled through a second user account among the plurality of user accounts to obtain a captured image 1400 . can The acquired image 1400 may be displayed on a display of at least one of an electronic device and an external electronic device.

The user account may be identified based on account information included in the signal related to camera control received by the processor of the electronic device. When the processor of the electronic device identifies the user account corresponding to the received signal, based on the information on the restricted area stored in the memory, the processor of the electronic device may check the location coordinate information of the restricted area set in the user account.

Accordingly, the processor of the electronic device replaces the image data of a portion corresponding to the restricted area (eg, the first space) with other image data (eg, a default image) or provides a graphic effect (eg, black processing or blur processing). The applied captured image may be provided to the second user account through the display of the external electronic device. According to another exemplary embodiment, when a photographing area controlled by the processor of the electronic device fails to bypass the restricted area and thus a captured image including the restricted area is acquired, the processor of the electronic device is configured to process image data corresponding to the restricted area. A captured image may be obtained by replacing a portion corresponding to the restricted region included in the captured image with other image data, or by performing black processing or blur processing without acquiring .

The electronic device according to various embodiments disclosed in this document may have various types of devices. The electronic device may include, for example, a portable communication device (eg, a smart phone), a computer device, a portable multimedia device, a portable medical device, a camera, a wearable device, or a home appliance device. The electronic device according to the embodiment of the present document is not limited to the above-described devices.

It should be understood that the various embodiments of this document and the terms used therein are not intended to limit the technical features described in this document to specific embodiments, and include various modifications, equivalents, or substitutions of the embodiments. In connection with the description of the drawings, like reference numerals may be used for similar or related components. The singular form of the noun corresponding to the item may include one or more of the item, unless the relevant context clearly dictates otherwise. As used herein, "A or B", "at least one of A and B", "at least one of A or B", "A, B or C", "at least one of A, B and C", and "A , B, or C" each may include any one of the items listed together in the corresponding one of the phrases, or all possible combinations thereof. Terms such as “first”, “second”, or “first”, “second” may simply be used to distinguish the component from other such components, and refer to the component in another aspect (e.g., importance or order) is not limited. It is said that one (eg, first) component is "coupled" or "connected" to another (eg, second) component, with or without the terms "functionally" or "communicatively". When referenced, it means that one component can be connected to the other component directly (eg by wire), wirelessly, or through a third component.

As used herein, the term “module” may include a unit implemented in hardware, software, or firmware, and may be used interchangeably with terms such as, for example, logic, logic block, component, or circuit. A module may be an integrally formed part or a minimum unit or a part of the part that performs one or more functions. For example, according to an embodiment, the module may be implemented in the form of an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC).

Various embodiments of the present document include one or more stored in a storage medium (eg, the internal memory 136 or the external memory 138) readable by a machine (eg, the electronic device 101). It may be implemented as software (eg, program 140) including instructions. For example, the processor (eg, the processor 120 ) of the device (eg, the electronic device 101 ) may call at least one of one or more instructions stored from a storage medium and execute it. This makes it possible for the device to be operated to perform at least one function according to the at least one command called. The one or more instructions may include code generated by a compiler or code executable by an interpreter. The device-readable storage medium may be provided in the form of a non-transitory storage medium. Here, 'non-transitory' only means that the storage medium is a tangible device and does not contain a signal (eg, electromagnetic wave), and this term refers to the case where data is semi-permanently stored in the storage medium and It does not distinguish between temporary storage cases.

According to one embodiment, the method according to various embodiments disclosed in this document may be provided as included in a computer program product. Computer program products may be traded between sellers and buyers as commodities. The computer program product is distributed in the form of a machine-readable storage medium (eg compact disc read only memory (CD-ROM)), or through an application store (eg Play Store ^TM ) or on two user devices ( It can be distributed (eg downloaded or uploaded) directly, online between smartphones (eg: smartphones). In the case of online distribution, at least a part of the computer program product may be temporarily stored or temporarily created in a machine-readable storage medium such as a memory of a server of a manufacturer, a server of an application store, or a memory of a relay server.

According to various embodiments, each component (eg, a module or a program) of the above-described components may include a singular or a plurality of entities. According to various embodiments, one or more components or operations among the above-described corresponding components may be omitted, or one or more other components or operations may be added. Alternatively or additionally, a plurality of components (eg, a module or a program) may be integrated into one component. In this case, the integrated component may perform one or more functions of each component of the plurality of components identically or similarly to those performed by the corresponding component among the plurality of components prior to the integration. . According to various embodiments, operations performed by a module, program, or other component are executed sequentially, in parallel, repeatedly, or heuristically, or one or more of the operations are executed in a different order, or omitted. or one or more other operations may be added.

Claims (20)

In an electronic device,
camera;
communication module; and
including a processor;
The processor is
receiving a signal related to control of the camera from an external electronic device through the communication module;
Identifies a user account corresponding to the received signal from among a plurality of user accounts capable of controlling the camera,
based on the information on the restricted area set in each of the plurality of user accounts, identify a restricted area corresponding to the identified user account,
Based on the signal, it is determined whether the photographing area of the camera enters the identified restricted area,
Based on the determination result, the electronic device is set to control the camera so that the photographing area of the camera bypasses the identified restricted area.
According to claim 1,
The processor is
When the identified user account is the first user account, a photographing path of the camera according to the received signal is set as the first path, and when the identified user account is the second user account, the received signal is an electronic device configured to designate a photographing path of the camera as a second path.
According to claim 1,
The processor is
If the shooting area of the camera cannot be bypassed with respect to the identified restricted area,
An electronic device configured to acquire a captured image including the identified restricted area through the camera, and secure image data for the identified restricted area in the obtained captured image.
4. The method of claim 3,
The security processing is
An electronic device configured to replace image data for the identified limited region with specified image data (default image) or to perform at least one of black processing and blur processing.
According to claim 1,
The electronic device is
Further comprising a display for displaying the captured image obtained through the camera,
An electronic device configured to set at least a partial region in the captured image as the restricted region based on a user input received on the display.
6. The method of claim 5,
The processor is
An electronic device configured to divide and display a region within the captured image into a plurality of regions when displaying the captured image on the display, and to select at least one of the divided regions based on the user input.
6. The method of claim 5,
The processor is
When displaying the captured image on the display, when detecting a user input for zooming in or zooming out the captured image on the display, based on the zoom magnification set by the user input, An electronic device configured to set location coordinate information for the restricted area.
According to claim 1,
The processor is
The electronic device is configured to reset the restricted area by comparing the location information of the camera with the location information of the identified restricted area when the location of the electronic device is changed.
According to claim 1,
The processor is
When the location of the electronic device is changed, the captured image obtained by the camera at the first position before the location of the electronic device is changed and the captured image obtained by the camera at the second position after the location of the electronic device is changed The electronic device configured to reset the restricted area by analyzing the image.
According to claim 1,
The processor is
An electronic device configured to store information on a restricted area set in each of the plurality of user accounts in a server.
A method for controlling a camera, comprising:
receiving a signal related to camera control from an external electronic device through the communication module;
identifying a user account corresponding to the received signal from among a plurality of user accounts capable of controlling the camera;
identifying a restricted area corresponding to the identified user account based on information on the restricted area set in each of the plurality of user accounts;
determining whether the photographing area of the camera enters the identified restricted area based on the signal; and
and controlling the camera so that the photographing area of the camera bypasses the identified restricted area by controlling the camera based on the determination result.
12. The method of claim 11,
The operation of identifying a user account corresponding to the received signal includes:
When the identified user account is a first user account, a photographing path of the camera according to the received signal is set as a first path, and when the identified user account is another second user account, the received signal A method of controlling a camera comprising the operation of setting a photographing path of the camera according to a second path.
12. The method of claim 11,
The operation of the photographing area of the camera bypassing the identified restricted area is,
When the capturing area of the camera cannot be bypassed with respect to the identified restricted area, a captured image including the identified restricted area is obtained through the camera, and an image of the identified restricted area from the obtained captured image A method of controlling a camera, further comprising the act of securely processing data.
14. The method of claim 13,
The operation of security processing of image data for the identified restricted area includes:
and replacing image data for the identified limited region with specified image data (default image), or performing at least one of black processing and blur processing.
12. The method of claim 11,
and resetting the restricted area by comparing the location information of the camera with the location information of the identified restricted area when the location of the electronic device is changed.
In an electronic device,
display;
communication module; and
including a processor;
The processor is
acquiring a captured image from an external electronic device through the communication module while a first user account among a plurality of user accounts is connected;
Display the acquired image through the display,
When a user input is detected on the display on which the captured image is displayed, based on the user input, at least a partial area of the area in the captured image is set as a restricted area of the first user account,
an electronic device configured to transmit information on a restricted area of the first user account to the external electronic device.
17. The method of claim 16,
The processor is
An electronic device configured to store information on a restricted area set in each of the plurality of user accounts in at least one of a server and the external electronic device.
17. The method of claim 16,
The processor is
an electronic device configured to divide and display a region within the captured image into a plurality of regions when the captured image is displayed on the display, and to select at least one of the divided regions based on the user input.
17. The method of claim 16,
The processor is
When the captured image received from the external electronic device is displayed on the display, when a user input for zooming in or zooming out of the captured image is detected on the display, the user input is An electronic device configured to set location coordinate information for the restricted area based on a zoom magnification set by the .
17. The method of claim 16,
The processor is
When the captured image acquired from the external electronic device is a captured image including the restricted area set in a second user account among the plurality of user accounts,
Image data corresponding to the restricted area of the second user account included in the image data of the captured image is replaced with specified image data (default image), or at least one of Black processing and Blur processing is applied An electronic device configured to acquire the captured image.

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