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Samsung patents camera feature that saves video clips around photos

Samsung has filed a patent for a smartphone camera system that automatically saves short video clips when you take a photo. The device analyzes the live preview to detect sudden changes, such as movement, and identifies the start and end times of that action. It then stores the video segment covering that specific moment alongside the still image.

Why it mattersThis could make it easier for users to capture the full context of a moment, like a pet jumping or a ball being thrown, without needing to manually record video.

In the filing’s own words

An electronic device includes a camera, a display, at least one processor, and a memory. The memory stores instructions configured to, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to: display a preview image acquired through the camera on the display; receive a first input for capturing a still image while displaying the preview image on the display; in response to receiving the first input, detect the amount of change in an object included in the preview image; on the basis of the amount of change in the object, identify whether or not an event occurs within the preview image; when identifying that the event has occurred within the preview image, determine an event section including a start time point and an end time point of the event; and store a moving image corresponding to the event section together with the still image.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. An electronic device comprising, a camera; a display; at least one processor; and memory storing instructions configured to, when executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to: display a preview image obtained through the camera on the display, receive a first input for capturing a still image while displaying the preview image on the display, in response to receiving the first input, detect an amount of change of an object included in the preview image, based on the amount of change of the object, identify whether an event occurs in the preview image, in response to identifying that the event occurs in the preview image, determine an event section including a start time and an end time of the event, and store a video corresponding to the event section together with the still image.

Facts

Company
Samsung (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
Official title
ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR TAKING PHOTO INCLUDING EVENT SECTION, OPERATION METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
Publication number
US20260270549A1
Application number
19658324
Filed
Apr 24, 2026
Published
Sep 10, 2026
Inventors
3
Claims
20

Classified under

H04N 23/632 Electricity & electronicsH04N 23/633 Electricity & electronicsH04N 23/6811 Electricity & electronicsH04N 25/47 Electricity & electronics
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