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Samsung patents method to adjust camera resolution for depth sensing

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Patent drawing from the official filing.

Samsung describes a way for a device to use two cameras to create a 3D view of an object. The system changes the image quality, or resolution, of the photos based on how fast the device's processor can handle the math.

Why it mattersThis could help devices with limited processing power handle 3D tasks more efficiently by not wasting energy on unnecessary detail.

In the filing’s own words

Provided are a method and an electronic device for processing an image. The operation method of the electronic device may include the steps of: obtaining a left eye image of an object using a first camera and obtaining a right eye image of the object using a second camera; adjusting a first direction resolution of the left eye image and a first direction resolution of the right eye image based on calculation performance information of a processor of the electronic device; and acquiring depth information from the adjusted left eye image and the adjusted right eye image.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A method of processing an image in an electronic device, the method comprising: obtaining a left-eye image of an object using a first camera; obtaining a right-eye image of the object by using a second camera; adjusting a first direction resolution of the left-eye image and a first direction resolution of the right-eye image to obtain an adjusted left-eye image and an adjusted right-eye image, respectively, based on computational performance information of a processor of the electronic device; and obtaining depth information from the adjusted left-eye image and the adjusted right-eye image.

Facts

Company
Samsung (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
Official title
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING IMAGE BY ADJUSTING RESOLUTION
Publication number
US20260320814A1
Application number
19697149
Filed
Jun 3, 2026
Published
Oct 15, 2026
Inventors
3
Claims
15

Classified under

G06T 7/593 Physics & computingG06T 3/40 Physics & computingG06T 2207/10012 Physics & computing
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