Method of controlling camera device and electronic device thereof

Abstract

An electronic device and a method for controlling a camera device in the electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a display, a camera device disposed at a location overlapping a partial area of the display, and a processor configured to receive, via a touch screen, touch input on a portion of the touch screen, a contact area of the received touch input including at least a part of an area where a hole is formed, perform an operation related with the camera based on the touch input, and display an image received through the camera on the touch screen based on the touch input.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An electronic device comprising:
 a touch screen including a layer having a hole formed in the layer;   a camera configured to capture an image through the hole; and   at least one processor configured to:
 receive, via the touch screen, touch input on a portion of the touch screen, a contact area of the received touch input including at least a part of an area where the hole is formed; 
 perform an operation related with the camera based on the touch input; and 
 display an image received through the camera on the touch screen based on the touch input. 
   
     
     
         2 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the hole of the layer is perforated or omits an element of the layer. 
     
     
         3 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to display operational state information of the camera on the portion. 
     
     
         4 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the touch input comprises a drag gesture that is initiated within the portion and is ended outside of the portion. 
     
     
         5 . The electronic device of  claim 4 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to display the image being received through the camera and having a size based on a position of the touch screen where the drag gesture is ended. 
     
     
         6 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
 perform the operation including an execution of the camera in response to the received touch input,   display activation information regarding the execution in the portion, and   display the image received through the camera on the touch screen based on a drag of the touch input from a first position to a second position on the touch screen.   
     
     
         7 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to display the image in a first portion of the touch screen and a screen of an application in a second portion of the touch screen distinct from the first portion. 
     
     
         8 . The electronic device of  claim 7 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to configure, when the image is captured through the camera, the captured image as input data of the application. 
     
     
         9 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to set a photographing timer of the camera to capture the image based on a drag distance of the touch input. 
     
     
         10 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to change a color of the touch screen into a bright color based on the touch input simultaneously with capturing the image through the camera. 
     
     
         11 . A method of operating an electronic device comprising a camera configured to capture an image through a hole formed in a layer of a touch screen, the method comprising:
 receiving, via the touch screen, a touch input on a portion of the touch screen, a contact area of the received touch input including at least a part of an area where the hole is formed;   performing an operation related with the camera based on the touch input; and   displaying an image received through the camera on the touch screen based on the touch input.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 displaying operational state information of the camera on the portion.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the touch input comprises a drag gesture that is initiated within the portion and is ended outside of the portion. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein displaying the image further comprises:
 displaying the image being received through the camera and having a size based on a position of the touch screen where the drag gesture is ended.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein performing the operation further comprises:
 performing the operation including an execution of the camera in response to the received touch input, and   displaying activation information regarding the execution in the portion.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein displaying the image comprises:
 displaying the image received through the camera on the touch screen based on a drag of the touch input from a first position to a second position on the touch screen.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein displaying the image comprises:
 displaying the image in a first portion of the touch screen and a screen of an application in a second portion of the touch screen distinct from the first portion.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising:
 configuring, when the image is captured through the camera, the captured image as input data of the application.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 setting a photographing timer of the camera to capture the image based on a drag distance of the touch input; and   displaying information on the photographing timer of the camera on the touch screen.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 changing a color of the touch screen into a bright color based on the touch input simultaneously with capturing the image through the camera.