Abstract: A method of operating a first electronic device is provided. The method includes determining whether at least one second electronic device is present on the first electronic device, displaying at least one image on a display of the first electronic device, identifying a first information input to at least one image sensor of the at least one second electronic device, comparing the identified first information with a parameter of the displayed image, determining a location of the at least one second electronic device based on the comparison result, and displaying a second information on the display based on the determined location.

Abstract: A method is provided including detecting that a first key in a virtual keypad is pressed, the first key being associated with a first symbol, determining, by an electronic device, whether a predetermined input is received after the first key is pressed, reconfiguring the virtual keypad, without displaying the first symbol, when the predetermined input is received; and displaying the first symbol when the predetermined input is not received.

Abstract: The display device includes a display configured to display content; an input interface configured to receive a turn-off command and a turn-on command; and a controller configured to, in response to the turn-off command being received, turn off the display, and, in response to the turn-on command being received, turn on the display and control the display to display a screen including a first content that was displayed when the turn-off command was received and a second content different from the first content.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for dual recording shooting in an electronic device including a dual camera are provided. The method includes acquiring a first picture from a first camera that is in an operation state, acquiring a second picture from a second camera that is in a wait state, outputting the first picture at a first resolution, downscaling the second picture to a second resolution, outputting the second picture downscaled to the second resolution, and synthesizing the first picture and the second picture that is downscaled to the second resolution and previewing the synthesized result, using a Picture In Picture (PIP) function and, when a dual recording start instruction event occurs, restoring the second picture that is downscaled to the second resolution to a previous resolution, outputting the second picture restored to the previous resolution, synthesizing the first picture and the restored second picture, and recording the synthesized result.

Abstract: A method of operating an electronic device is provided. The method includes creating a security key based on data shared with a specific electronic device, creating security configuration information and a watermarking content based on the security key, and transmitting the security configuration information and the watermarking content to the specific electronic device.

Abstract: A method of operating an electronic device is provided. The method includes acquiring an image including one or more objects, detecting distances between the one or more objects and the electronic device, determining a display methods to display information related to the one or more objects based on the distances, and displaying the information related to the one or more objects based on the determined display method.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus includes obtaining a first image including at least a part of an iris, applies an image effect to an image region corresponding to at least a part of the iris, and displays the image region through a display connected to the electronic apparatus, thereby preventing iris information from being exposed.

Abstract: An electronic device and a method of controlling an operation thereof are provided. The method includes acquiring image data using an image sensor comprising a first plurality of pixels configured to have a first identical exposure time and a second plurality of pixels configured to have a second identical exposure time, wherein the acquiring of the image data includes acquiring the image data using the first plurality of pixels and the second plurality of pixels while the first plurality of pixels have the first identical exposure time that is identical to the second identical exposure time of the second plurality of pixels and controlling the image sensor such that the first plurality of pixels has the first identical exposure time different from the second identical exposure time of the second plurality of pixels, at least partially based on the acquired image data.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for acquiring an image in an electronic device are provided. The method includes acquiring a first image using an image sensor that comprises a plurality of first pixels having a first exposure and a plurality of second pixels having a second exposure, determining a reference exposure value based on image information, adjusting at least one of the first exposure or the second exposure based on the reference exposure value, and acquiring a second image using the image sensor based on exposure control.

Abstract: A method for controlling an electronic device electronically and functionally connectable to a cover is provided. The method includes detecting a position of the cover according to one of opening and closing of the cover and controlling one of a first display of the electronic device and a second display of the cover according to the detected position of the cover.

Abstract: A method of operating an electronic device is provided. The method of operating an electronic device includes displaying an image of a first resolution, determining at least a partial region of the image, and displaying an image of a second resolution corresponding to the partial region.

Abstract: A method of operating an electronic device is provided. The method includes generating an edition file edited in a form that shares an original file, generating a first sharing file by inserting a watermark into the edition file, transmitting the first sharing file to an external electronic device, receiving a transmission request of a second sharing file corresponding to the original file from the external electronic device, and transmitting the second sharing file to the external electronic device.

Abstract: A method in an electronic device is provided including establishing a communication with a wearable device and transmitting a first data item from the electronic device to the wearable device based on (i) a distance between the electronic device and the wearable device and (ii) a position of the wearable device relative to the electronic device.

Abstract: An electronic device and a method for performing a plurality of sensor functions are provided. The method includes detecting at least one of a subject brightness and a peripheral brightness with a sensor formed with a plurality of pixels, reading out a preset pixel group of the plurality of pixels, and performing at least one sensor function based on the read out pixel group.

Abstract: A method for operating an electronic device is provided. The method includes determining one or more images; determining at least one first sound sources; dividing the first sound source into a plurality of second sound sources; and inserting at least one of the plurality of the second sound sources into the one or more images.

Abstract: An electronic device and method for classifying contents using updated post information are provided. The electronic device may be configured to implement the method, and includes a communication module configured to upload to a server at least one content item, and receive from the server a set of information about at least one content item from a server. A processor of the electronic device may be configured to extract a subset of information associated with the at least one content item from the set of information, the subset including at least one reference value, and classify the at least one content item with other content items when the at least one reference value correlates with reference values of the other content items.

Abstract: A method for controlling a content in an electronic device is provided. The method includes detecting first tag information based on a content accessible by the electronic device, detecting second tag information based on an image included in the content, comparing the first tag information with the second tag information, and displaying information indicating that the content is not original on the content, when the first tag information and the second tag information do not satisfy a reference condition.

Abstract: An operating method of adjusting a preview area of images of an electronic device equipped with a dual camera is provided. The method includes determining whether a coordinate value of a current frame and an immediately previous frame among a plurality of frames configuring a first image has a change of less than a set value, adjusting a preview area of the first image to match a preview area of the current frame and a preview area of the immediately previous frame when it is determined that the there is the change of less than the set value, and adjusting a preview area of a second image by using a coordinate value adjusting the preview area of the first image.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for acquiring an image of a subject are provided. The method for acquiring the image of the subject includes acquiring a first preliminary image and a second preliminary image of the subject through an image sensor operatively coupled to an electronic device, determining a candidate emission time relating to an acquisition of an output image of the subject, based on a difference between state information of at least part of the first preliminary image and state information of at least part of the second preliminary image, comparing the candidate emission time with a time corresponding to a synchronization period where a plurality of lines of the image sensor simultaneously acquires the output image, and acquiring the output image of the subject based on the comparison.

Abstract: An electronic device and a method for controlling photographic capture. A first image is acquired by a first camera having a first viewing angle. A second image is acquired by a second camera having a second viewing angle, the second viewing angle being different from the first viewing angle. The first image is overlaid with at least one object from the second image, or an icon corresponding to the object. The first camera and the second camera are mounted to a same surface, or to disparate surfaces relative to one another. Photographic capture or control is triggered in response to movement of the object.