Patent Publication Number: US-11039062-B2

Title: Electronic device, and method for processing image according to camera photographing environment and scene by using same

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application is a 371 of International Application No. PCT/KR2018/003456 filed Mar. 23, 2018, which claims priority to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2017-0037161 filed on Mar. 23, 2017, the disclosures of which are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety. 
     BACKGROUND 
     1. Field 
     Various embodiments of the disclosure relate to an electronic device and method for processing an image in accordance with a camera photographing environment and a scene. 
     2. Description of Related Art 
     In general, an electronic device provides a camera function capable of taking a photograph of a subject to generate and store an image or a video. For example, the electronic device may provide, as camera setting values, default parameters set in a scene recognized in a photographed image. This allows a user to obtain a desired image photographed in an optimal environment. 
     However, because only default parameters are applied to the scene recognized in the photographed image, the effects being applicable to the image may be somewhat limited. That is, it is difficult to apply various parameters according to various conditions to the image during image shooting. Further, in order to apply different effects to the image during the image shooting, it is required to take the image again after stopping the shooting. 
     According to various embodiments of the disclosure, an electronic device is capable of performing a change of color in units of pixel with respect to an image, based on a parameter obtained through image analysis. 
     According to various embodiments of the disclosure, an electronic device is capable of acquiring parameters extracted through image analysis and variable parameters based on a scene recognized in an image. 
     According to various embodiments of the disclosure, an electronic device is capable of applying variable parameters to an image in real time. 
     SUMMARY 
     According to various embodiments of the disclosure, an electronic device may include a camera module, a memory, and a processor electrically connected to the camera module and the memory. The processor may be configured to extract a first parameter of first image data acquired using the camera module, to detect context information about the electronic device by using a sensor or a microphone functionally connected to the electronic device, to detect a scene corresponding to the first image data from a plurality of predefined scenes, to acquire a second parameter, based on the first parameter, the context information, and the scene, to generate second image data acquired using the camera module, based on the second parameter, and to display the second image data by using a display functionally connected to the electronic device. 
     According to various embodiments of the disclosure, a method for processing an image in accordance with a camera photographing environment and a scene in an electronic device may include extracting a first parameter of first image data acquired using a camera module; detecting context information about the electronic device by using a sensor or a microphone functionally connected to the electronic device; detecting a scene corresponding to the first image data from a plurality of predefined scenes; acquiring a second parameter, based on the first parameter, the context information, and the scene; and generating and displaying, on a display, second image data acquired using the camera module, based on the second parameter. 
     According to various embodiments of the disclosure, an electronic device may include a camera module, a touch screen display, a memory, and a processor electrically connected to the camera module, the touch screen display, and the memory. The processor may be configured to sequentially acquire one or more first images and one or more second images, both corresponding to external objects, by using the camera module, to determine a first scene corresponding to the one or more first images among a plurality of scenes, to identify first color information corresponding to the one or more first images, to generate a first filter, based on at least the first scene and the first color information, to correct at least a part of the one or more first images by using the first filter, to display the corrected at least the part of the one or more first images by using the touch screen display, to determine a second scene corresponding to the one or more second images among the plurality of scenes, to identify second color information corresponding to the one or more second images, to generate a second filter, based on at least the second scene and the second color information, to correct at least a part of the one or more second images by using the second filter, and to display the corrected at least the part of the one or more second images by using the touch screen display. 
     According to various embodiments of the disclosure, the electronic device can change the color of an image in units of pixels and thereby provide an image to which various effects are applied. 
     According to various embodiments of the disclosure, the electronic device can apply variable parameters to an image in real time and thereby perform image shooting without stopping the shooting so as to apply other effects. 
     According to various embodiments of the disclosure, by applying variable parameters to an image in real time, the electronic device can apply various effects depending on parameters of an input image even in case of the same scene. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a block diagram illustrating a network environment including an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a block diagram illustrating an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is a block diagram illustrating a program module according to various embodiments of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 4  is a block diagram illustrating an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 5  is a flow diagram illustrating an image processing method according to various embodiments of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 6  is a block diagram illustrating an image processing method according to various embodiments of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 7  is a diagram illustrating a method of calculating a parameter average variation for image data according to various embodiments of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 8  is a diagram illustrating an image processing method according to various embodiments of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 9  is a diagram illustrating an image processing method according to various embodiments of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 10  is a diagram illustrating an image processing method according to various embodiments of the disclosure. 
         FIGS. 11A and 11B  are flow diagrams illustrating an image processing method according to various embodiments of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 12  is a flow diagram illustrating an image processing method according to various embodiments of the disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Hereinafter, various embodiments of the disclosure are described in detail with reference to accompanying drawings. The embodiments and terms used herein are not intended to limit the technology disclosed in specific forms and should be understood to include various modifications, equivalents, and/or alternatives to corresponding embodiments. In the drawings, similar reference numbers are used to indicate similar constituent elements. 
     In the disclosure, the terms such as “include”, “have”, “may include” or “may have” denote the presence of stated elements, components, operations, functions, features, and the like, but do not exclude the presence of or a possibility of addition of one or more other elements, components, operations, functions, features, and the like. 
     In the disclosure, the expression “A or B”, “at least one of A and/or B”, or “one or more of A and/or B” is intended to include any possible combination of enumerated items. For example, the expression “A or B”, “at least one of A and B”, or “at least one of A or B” may indicate all of (1) case of including at least one A, (2) case of including at least one B, or (3) case of including both at least one A and at least B. 
     In the disclosure, expressions such as “1st” or “first”, “2nd” or “second”, etc. may indicate various elements regardless of their sequence and/or importance and are used merely to distinguish one element from the others. For example, a first user device and a second user device may indicate different user devices regardless of their sequence or importance. For example, without departing from the scope of the disclosure, a first element may be referred to as a second element, and similarly a second element may be also referred to as a first element. 
     When it is mentioned that a certain (i.e., first) element is “(operatively or communicatively) coupled with/to” or “connected to” another (i.e., second) element, it will be understood that the first element is coupled or connected to the second element directly or via any other (i.e., third) element. On the other hand, when it is mentioned that a certain (i.e., first) element is “directly coupled with/to” or “directly connected to” another (i.e., second) element, any other (i.e., third) element does not exist between the certain element and another. 
     In the disclosure, the expression “configured to˜” may be interchangeably used with other expressions “suitable for˜”, “having the capacity to˜”, “designed to˜”, “adapted to˜”, “made to˜”, or “capable of˜”. The expression “configured to (or set to)˜” may not necessarily mean “specifically designed to˜” in hardware. Instead, in some situations, the expression a device “configured to˜” may mean that the device is “capable of˜” with other devices or components. For example, a “processor configured to (or set to) perform A, B, and C” may mean a dedicated processor (e.g., an embedded processor) for performing a corresponding operation or a general-purpose processor (e.g., a central processing unit (CPU) or an application processor (AP)) which executes corresponding operations by executing one or more software programs which are stored in a memory device. 
     Terms used in the disclosure are used only to describe certain embodiments and may not be intended to limit the scope of other embodiments. The singular expressions may include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, may have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. Among terms used herein, terms defined in a generic dictionary may be interpreted as having the same or similar meaning as the contextual meanings of the related art and, unless explicitly defined herein, may not be interpreted as ideally or excessively formal sense. In some cases, terms, even defined herein, are not construed to exclude embodiments of the disclosure. 
     According to various embodiments of the disclosure, an electronic device may include at least one of a smart phone, a tablet PC, a mobile phone, a video phone, an e-book reader, a desktop PC, a laptop PC, a netbook computer, a workstation, a server, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), an MP3 player, a medical device, a camera, or a wearable device. The wearable device may include at least one of an appcessory type device (e.g. a watch, a ring, a bracelet, an anklet, a necklace, glasses, contact lens, and head-mounted-device (HMD), a textile or clothes-integrated device (e.g., electronic clothes), a body-attached device (e.g., skin pad and tattoo), or a bio-implantable circuit. 
     In a certain embodiment, the electronic device may be home appliance including at least one of television (TV), a digital video disk (DVD) player, an audio player, an air conditioner, a cleaner, an oven, a microwave oven, a washing machine, an air cleaner, a set-top box, a home automation control panel, a security control panel, a media box (e.g., Samsung HomeSync™, Apple TV™, or Google TV™), game consoles (e.g., Xbox™, PlayStation™, an electronic dictionary, an electronic key, a camcorder, or an electronic frame. 
     According to another embodiment, the electronic device may include at least one of a medical device (such as portable medical measuring devices (including a glucometer, a heart rate monitor, a blood pressure monitor, or a body temperature thermometer), a magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) device, a magnetic resonance imaging (MM) device, a computed tomography (CT) device, a camcorder, or a microwave scanner), a navigation device, a global navigation satellite system (GNSS), an event data recorder (EDR), a flight data recorder (FDR), an automotive infotainment device, marine electronic equipment (such as marine navigation system or gyro compass), aviation electronics (avionics), security equipment, an automotive head unit, an industrial or household robot, a drone, an automatic teller machine (ATM), a point of sales (POS) terminal, or an Internet-of-things (IoT) device (such as electric bulb, sensor, sprinkler system, fire alarm system, temperature controller, street lamp, toaster, fitness equipment, hot water tank, heater, or boiler). 
     According to a certain embodiment, the electronic device may include at least one of furniture, a part of a building/structure, a part of a vehicle, an electronic board, an electronic signature receiving device, a projector, or a sensor (such as water, electricity, gas, or electric wave meters). According to various embodiments, the electronic device may be flexible or a combination of at least two of the aforementioned devices. According to a certain embodiment, the electronic device is not limited to the aforementioned devices. 
     Now, an electronic device according to various embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the disclosure, the term “user” may denote a person who uses the electronic device or a device (e.g., artificial intelligent electronic device) which uses the electronic device. 
       FIG. 1  is a block diagram illustrating a network environment  100  including an electronic device  101  according to various embodiments. Referring to  FIG. 1 , an electronic device  101 ,  102  or  104  or a server  106  may be connected to each other via a network  162  or short-range communication  164 . The electronic device  101  may include a bus  110 , a processor  120 , a memory  130 , an input/output interface  150 , a display  160 , and a communication interface  170 . In an embodiment, the electronic device  101  may be configured without at least one of the aforementioned components or with another component. The bus  110  may include a circuit for interconnecting components  110  to  170  such that the components communicate signal (e.g., control message and data). The processor  120  may include at least one of a central processing device, an application processor, and a communication processor (CP). The processor  120  may execute operation related to the control of and/or communication among the other components constituting the electronic device  101  and perform data processing. 
     The memory  130  may include a volatile and/or non-volatile memory. The memory  130  may store a command or data associated with at least one of the components of the electronic device  101 . According to an embodiment, the memory  130  may store software and/or programs  140 . The programs  140  may include a kernel  141 , a middleware  143 , an application programming interface (API)  145 , and/or an application program (or “application”)  147 . At least part of the kernel  141 , middleware, and API  145  may be referred to as operating system. The kernel  141  may control or manage system resources (e.g., bus  110 , processor  120 , and memory  130 ) for use in executing operations or functions implemented in other programming modules (e.g., middleware  143 , API  145 , and application program  147 ). Further, the kernel  141  can provide an interface through which the middleware  143 , the API  145 , and/or the application  147  can access an individual element of the electronic device  101  and then control and/or manage system resources. 
     The middleware  143  may relay the data communicated between the API  145  or the application program  147  and the kernel  141 . The middleware  143  may process at least one task request received from the application program  147  according to priority. For example, the middleware  143  may assign a priority to at least one of the application programs  147  for use of the system resources (e.g., the bus  110 , the processor  120 , and the memory  130 ) of the electronic device  101  and process the at least one task request according to the assigned priority. The API  145  may include an interface for controlling the functions provided by the kernel  141  and the middle  143  and includes at least one interface or function (e.g., command) for file control, window control, and video control, and text control, by way of example. The input/output interface  150  may relay a command or data input by a user or via an external electronic device to other component(s) of the electronic device  101  and output a command or data received from other component(s) of the electronic device  101  to the user or the external electronic device. 
     Examples of the display  160  may include a liquid crystal display (LCD), a light emitting diodes display (LED), an organic LED (OLED) display, a micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS) display, and an electronic paper display. The display  160  may display various contents (e.g., text, image, video, icon, and symbol) to the user by way of example. The display  160  may include a touch screen that is capable of receiving a touch, gesture, proximity, or hovering input made with an electronic pen or part of the user&#39;s body by way of example. The communication interface  170  may set up a communication channel between the electronic device  101  and an external device (e.g., first external electronic device  102 , second external electronic device  104 , and server  106 ). For example, the communication interface  170  may connect to the network  162  through a wireless or wired communication channel to communicate with the external electronic device (e.g., second external electronic device  104  and server  106 ). 
     Examples of the wireless communication may include cellular communications using at least one of LTE, LTE Advanced (LTE-A), code division multiple access (CDMA), wideband CDMA (WCDMA), universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS), Wireless Broadband (WiBro), and global system for mobile communications (GSM). According to an embodiment, examples of the wireless communication may include communications using at least one of wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi), Bluetooth, Bluetooth low energy (BLE), Zigbee, near field communication (NFC), magnetic secure transmission, radio frequency (RF), and body area network (BAN). According to an embodiment, examples of the wireless communication may include GNSS communication. Examples of the GNSS may include a global positioning system (GPS), a global navigation satellite system (Glonass), a Beidou navigation satellite system (hereinafter, referred to as “Beidou”), and Galileo (the European global satellite-based navigation system). In the following description, the terms “GPS” and “GNSS” are interchangeably used. Examples of the wired communication may include communications using at least one of universal serial bus (USB), high definition multimedia interface (HDMI), recommended standard 233 (RS-232), power line communication, and plain old telephone service (POTS). The network  162  may be a telecommunication network including a computer network (e.g., LAN and WAN), Internet, and telephony network, by way of example. 
     Each of the first and second external electronic devices  102  and  104  may be identical to or different from the electronic device  101  in type. According to various embodiments, all or part of the operations being executed at the electronic device  101  may be executed at one or more other electronic devices (e.g., electronic devices  102  and  104  and server  106 ). According to an embodiment, if it is necessary for the electronic device  101  to execute a function or service automatically or in response to a request, the electronic device  101  may request to another device (e.g., electronic devices  102  and  104  and server  106 ) for executing at least part of related functions on its behalf or additionally. The other electronic device (e.g., electronic devices  102  and  104  and server  106 ) may execute the requested function or additional function and notify the electronic device  101  of the execution result. The electronic device  101  may provide the requested function or service with execution result in itself or after performing additional processing thereon. In order to accomplish this, it may be possible to use a cloud computing, a distributed computing, or a client-server computing technology. 
       FIG. 2  is a block diagram illustrating an electronic device  201  according to various embodiments. 
     The electronic device  201  may include all or part of the electronic device  101  depicted in  FIG. 1 . The electronic device  201  may include at least one processor (e.g., AP  210 ), a communication module  220 , a subscriber identity module (SIM)  224 , a memory  230 , a sensor module  240 , an input device  250 , a display  260 , an interface  270 , an audio module  280 , a camera module  291 , a power management module  295 , a battery  296 , an indicator  297 , and a motor  298 . The processor  210  may execute the operation system or application program to control a plurality of hardware or software components connected to the processor  210  and perform various data processing and operations. The processor  210  may be implemented in the form of system on chip (SoC) by way of example. According to an embodiment, the processor  210  may also include a graphic processing unit (GPU) and/or an image signal processor. The processor  210  may include at least part (e.g., cellular module  221 ) of the components depicted in  FIG. 2 ). The processor  210  may load the command or data received from at least one of other components (e.g., non-volatile memory) onto the volatile memory and store processed result data in the non-volatile memory. 
     The communication module  220  may have a configuration identical with or similar to that of the communication interface  170  by way of example. For example, the communication module  220  may include a cellular module  221 , a Wi-Fi module  223 , a Bluetooth module  225 , a GNSS module  227 , an NFC module  228 , and an RF module  229 . The cellular module  221  may provide a voice call service, a video call service, a text messaging service, and an Internet access service via a communication network, by way of example. According to an embodiment, the cellular module  221  may identity and authenticate the electronic device  201  and perform identification and authentication on the electronic device  201  in the communication network by means of the subscriber identity module (SIM)  224 . According to an embodiment, the cellular module  221  may perform part of the functions of the processor  210 . According to an embodiment, the cellular  221  may include a communication processor (CP). According to an embodiment, part of the cellular module  221 , the Wi-Fi module  223 , the Bluetooth module  225 , the GNSS module  227 , and the NFC module  228  (e.g., two or more) may be included in an integrated chip (IC) or an IC package. The RF module  229  may transmit/receive a communication signal (e.g., RF signal). The RF module  229  may include a transceiver, a power amplification module (PAM), a frequency filter, a low noise amplifier (LNA), and an antenna by way of example. According to an alternative embodiment, at least one of the cellular module  221 , the Wi-Fi module  223 , the Bluetooth module  225 , the GNSS module  227 , and the NFC module  228  may transmit/receive an RF signal via a separate RF module. The SIM  224  may include a card containing a subscriber identity module or an embedded SIM and contain unique identity information (e.g., integrated circuit card identifier (ICCID)) or subscriber information (e.g., international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI)). 
     The memory  230  (e.g., memory  130 ) may include an internal memory  232  and an external memory  234  by way of example. The internal memory  232  may include at least one of a volatile memory (e.g., DRAM, SRAM, and SDRAM), a non-volatile memory (e.g., one time programmable ROM (OTPROM)), PROM, EPROM, EEPROM, mask ROM, flash ROM, and flash memory, a hard drive, and a solid state drive (SSD) by way of example. The external memory  234  may include flash drive such as compact flash (CF), secure digital (SD), Micro-SD, Mini-SD, extreme digital (xD), multimedia card (MMC), and memory stick. The external electronic device  234  may be functionally or physically connected with the electronic device  201  via various interfaces. 
     The sensor module  240  may measure physical quantities or detects an operation state of the electronic device  201  and convert the measured or detected information to an electrical signal. The sensor module  240  may include at least one of a gesture sensor  240 A, a gyro sensor  240 B, a barometer sensor  240 C, a magnetic sensor  240 D, an acceleration sensor  240 E, a grip sensor  240 F, a proximity sensor  240 G, a color sensor  240 H (e.g., a red, green, blue (RGB) sensor), a biometric sensor  240 I, a temperature/humidity sensor  240 I, an illumination sensor  240 K, and an ultraviolet (UV) sensor  240 M. Additionally or alternatively, the sensor module  240  may include an e-nose sensor, an electromyography (EMG) sensor, an electroencephalogram (EEG) sensor, an electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor, an infrared (IR) sensor, an iris sensor, and/or a fingerprint sensor. The sensor module  240  may further include a control circuit for controlling at least one sensor therein. According to an embodiment, the electronic device  201  may further include another processor configured to control the sensor module  240  as part of or separated from the processor  210 , and the another processor may control the sensor module  240  while the processor  210  is in a sleep state. 
     The input device  250  may include a touch panel  252 , a (digital) pen sensor  254 , a key  256 , or an ultrasonic input device  258  by way of example. The touch panel  252  may use at least one of capacitive, resistive, infrared, or ultrasonic methods by way of example. The touch panel  252  may further include a control circuit. The touch panel  252  may further include a tactile layer to provide tactile response to a user. The (digital) pen sensor  254  may include a sheet for recognition as part of a touch panel or a separate sheet for recognition. The key  256  may include a physical button, an optical key, or a keypad, by way of example. The ultrasonic input device  258  may detect ultrasonic waves generated by an input tool through a microphone (e.g., the microphone  288 ) and ascertain data corresponding to the detected ultrasonic waves. 
     The display  260  (e.g., the display  160 ) may include a panel  262 , a hologram device  264 , a projector  266 , and a control circuit for controlling the aforementioned components. The panel  262  may be implemented to be flexible, transparent, or wearable. The panel  262  may include a touch panel  252  and at least one module. According to an embodiment, the panel  262  may include a pressure sensor (or force sensor) that measures the intensity of touch pressure by a user. The pressure sensor may be implemented integrally with the touch panel  252 , or may be implemented as at least one sensor separately from the touch panel  252 . The hologram device  264  may display a stereoscopic image in the air using a light interference phenomenon. The projector  266  may display an image by projecting light on a screen. The screen may be placed inside or outside the electronic device  201  by way of example. The interface  270  may include an HDMI  272 , a USB  274 , an optical interface  276 , or a D-subminiature (D-sub)  278  by way of example. The interface  270  may be included in the communication interface  170  shown in  FIG. 1  by way of example. Additionally or alternatively, the interface  270  may include a mobile high-definition link (MHL) interface, an SD card/MMC interface, or an infrared data association (IrDA) standard interface. 
     The audio module  280  may convert sounds into electrical signals and convert electrical signals into sounds. At least some components of the audio module  280  may be included in the input/output interface  145  shown in  FIG. 1  by way of example. The audio module  280  may process sound information inputted/outputted through a speaker  282 , a receiver  284 , an earphone  286 , or a microphone  288 . The camera module  291 , as a device for capturing a still image and a video image, may include at least one image sensor (e.g., a front sensor or a rear sensor), a lens, an image signal processor (ISP), or a flash (e.g., an LED or a xenon lamp). The power management module  295  may manage the power of the electronic device  201 . The power management module  295  may include a power management IC (PMIC), a charger IC, or a battery or fuel gauge. The PMIC may support wired and/or wireless charging methods. Examples of the wireless charging method may include a magnetic resonance method, a magnetic induction method, and an electromagnetic method, and the PMIC may further include supplementary circuit such as a coil loop, a resonant circuit, and a rectifier. The battery gauge may measure a remaining capacity of the battery  296 , charging voltage and current, and temperature of the battery by way of example. The battery  296  may include a rechargeable battery and/or a solar battery by way of example. 
     The indicator  297  may display a specific state of the electronic device  201  or part thereof (e.g., the processor  210 ), such as a booting state, a message state, or a charging state. The motor  298  may convert electrical signals into mechanical vibration and may generate vibration or haptic effect. The electronic device  201  may include a mobile TV-support device (e.g., a GPU) for processing media data generated in compliance with the standards such as digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB), digital video broadcasting (DVB), and mediaFlo™. Each of the above-mentioned components may be configured with at least one component and the name of a corresponding component may vary according to the type of an electronic device. According to various embodiments, the electronic device (e.g., electronic device  201 ) may be configured without part of the aforementioned components or with additional components; part of the components may be combined into one entity capable of executing the same functions of the components before being combined. 
       FIG. 3  is a block diagram illustrating a program module according various embodiments. 
     According to an embodiment, the program module  310  (e.g., program  140 ) may include an operating system for controlling the resources of the electronic device (e.g. electronic device  101 ) and various applications (e.g., application program  147 ) running on the operating system. The operating system may include Android™, iOS™, Windows™, Symbian™, Tizen™, and Bada™ for example. In reference to  FIG. 3 , the program module  310  may include a kennel  320  (e.g., kernel  141 ), a middleware  330  (e.g., middleware  143 ), an API  360  (e.g., API  145 ), and an application  370  (e.g., application  147 ). At least part of the program module  310  may be pre-loaded on the electronic device or downloaded from an external electronic device (e.g., electronic devices  102  and  104 ). 
     The kernel  320  may include a system resource manager  321  a device driver  323  by way of example. The system resource manager  321  may control, assign, or withdraw the system resources. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the system resource manager  321  may include a process manager, a memory manager, and a pile system manager. The device driver  323  may include a display driver, a camera driver, a Bluetooth driver, a common memory driver, a USB driver, a keypad driver, a Wi-Fi driver, an audio driver, and an inter-process communication (IPC) driver. The middleware  330  may provide a function for use by the applications in common and various functions for allowing the applications  370  to use the restricted system resources of the electronic device efficiently through the API  360 . According to various embodiment, the middleware  330  may include at least one of a runtime library  335 , an application manager  341 , a window manager  342 , a multimedia manager  343 , a resource manager  344 , a power manager  345 , a database manager  346 , a package manager  347 , a connectivity manager  348 , a notification manager  349 , a location manager  350 , a graphic manager  351 , or a security manager  352 . 
     The runtime library  335  may include a library module for use by a compiler to add new functions with a programming language while the applications  370  are in running. The runtime library  335  may perform input/output management, memory management, and arithmetic function processing. The application manager  341  may manage the life cycles of the applications  370  by way of example. The window manager  342  may manage the GUI resources in use for screens. The multimedia manager  343  may check the formats of media files to encode or decode the media files using the codecs proper to the corresponding formats. The resource manager  344  may manage source codes of the applications  370  and memory space. The power manager  345  may manage battery capacity and power by way of example and provide power information necessary for the operation of the electronic device. According to an embodiment, the power manager  345  may interoperate with a basic input/output system (BIOS). The database manager  346  may generate, search, and modify a database for use by the applications  370  by way of example. The package manager  347  may manage installation and update of application distributed in the form of a package file. 
     The connectivity manager  348  may manage a wireless connection by way of example. The notification manager  349  may provide the user with events such as incoming message alarm, appointment alarm, and proximity alarm by way of example. The location manager  350  may manage location information of the electronic device. The graphic manager  351  may manage graphical effects and user interfaces to be provided to user by way of example. The security manager  352  may responsible for system security and user authentication by way of example. According to an embodiment, the middleware  330  may include a telephony manager for managing voice and video call functions of the electronic device and a middleware module capable of combining the functions of the aforementioned components. According to an embodiment, the middleware  330  may provide operation system type-specific modules. The middleware  330  may delete part of the existing components or add new components dynamically. The API  360  may provide operating system type-specific API program functions sets by way of example. For example, it may be possible to a set of APIs per platform for the case of the android or iOS and two or more sets of APIs per platform for the case of the Tizen. 
     The applications  370  may include a home  371 , a dialer  372 , an SMS/MMS  373 , an instant message (IM)  374 , a browser  375 , a camera  376 , an alarm  377 , a contact  378 , a voice dial  379 , an email  380 , a calendar  381 , a media player  382 , an album  383 , a watch  384 , a health care (e.g., workout amount and blood sugar), environmental information provision application (e.g., atmospheric pressure, humidity, and temperature). According to an embodiment, the application  370  may include an information exchange application for supporting information exchange between the electronic device and an external electronic device. The information exchange application may include a notification relay application for relaying specific information to the external electronic device and a device management application for managing the external electronic device by way of example. The notification relay application may relay notification information generated by another application of the electronic device to the external electronic device or provide the user with the notification information received from the external electronic device. The device management application may manage the functions of the external electronic device (e.g., turn-on/off of the external electronic device in itself (or a component thereof) and brightness (or resolution) adjustment of the display) communicating with the electronic device and install, uninstall, or update the applications operating on the external electronic device by way of example. According to an embodiment, the application  370  may include an application (e.g., healthcare application of a mobile medical device) designated according to the property of the external electronic device. According to an embodiment, the applications  370  may include an application received from the external electronic device. At least part of the application module  310  may be implemented (e.g., executed) in the form of software, firmware, hardware, or a combination of at least two thereof and include a module, a program, a routine, a command set, or a process for performing at least one function. 
     The term “module” used in this disclosure may mean a unit including, for example, one or a combination of hardware, software, and firmware. The term “module” may be interchangeably used with other terms, for example, such as unit, logic, logical block, component, or circuit. The “module” may be the minimum unit, or a part thereof, of an integrally constructed component. The “module” may be the minimum unit, or a part thereof, for performing one or more functions. The “module” may be implemented mechanically or electronically. For example, according to the present disclosure, the “module” may include at least one of an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) chip, field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), and a programmable-logic device, which are known or to be developed later and perform particular functions. 
     According to various embodiments, at least a part of the device (e.g., modules or functions thereof) or the method (e.g., operations) may be implemented as instructions stored in a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium (e.g., the memory  130 ) in a programming module form. When the instructions are executed by a processor (e.g.,  120 ), the processor may perform a function corresponding to the instructions. 
     The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium may include magnetic media such as a hard disk, a floppy disk, and a magnetic tape, optical media such as a CD-ROM and a DVD, magneto-optical media such as a floptical disk, and hardware devices specially configured to store and perform a program instruction. In addition, the program instructions may include high class language codes, which can be executed in a computer by using an interpreter, as well as machine codes made by a compiler. A module or programming module according to various embodiments may include or exclude at least one of the above-discussed components or further include any other component. 
     According to various embodiments, the operations performed by the module, programming module, or any other component according to various embodiments may be executed sequentially, in parallel, repeatedly, or by a heuristic method. 
       FIG. 4  is a block diagram illustrating an electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure. 
     Referring to  FIG. 4 , an electronic device  400  (e.g., the electronic device  101  in  FIG. 1 , the electronic device  201  in  FIG. 2 ) may include a wireless communication circuit  410 , a memory  420 , a camera module  430  (e.g., the camera module  291  in  FIG. 2 ), an audio module  440 , a sensor module  450  (e.g., the sensor module  240  in  FIG. 2 ), a touch screen display  460 , and a processor  470  (e.g., the processor  120  or  210 ). 
     According to various embodiments, the wireless communication circuit (e.g., the communication interface  170  in  FIG. 1 , the communication module  220  in  FIG. 2 ) may connect communication between the electronic device  400  and an external electronic device (e.g., the electronic device  102  or  104  in  FIG. 1 ) or a server  480  (e.g., the server  106  in  FIG. 1 ). 
     According to various embodiments, the memory  420  (e.g., the memory  130  in  FIG. 1 , the memory  230  in  FIG. 2 ) may store scene data, e.g., a plurality of scenes or scene categories, to be used as reference values for determining a scene of image data. 
     According to various embodiments, the memory  420  may store an algorithm for acquiring a second parameter, based on a first parameter of first image data, a scene of the first image data, and/or context information of the electronic device  400 . 
     According to various embodiments, the memory  420  may store the acquired second parameter. 
     According to various embodiments, the memory  420  may store a filter generated from the second parameter. 
     According to various embodiments, the memory  420  may store first image data photographed with the first parameter and also store second image data to which the second parameter, acquired based on the first parameter of the first image data, the scene of the first image data, and/or the context information of the electronic device  400 , is applied. 
     According to various embodiment, the camera module  430  (e.g., the camera module  291  in  FIG. 2 ) may deliver a captured image, as a preview screen, to a display  461  so as to allow the user to view the captured image. When receiving an input of a shooting request, the camera module  430  may generate image data by capturing an image at the time of the shooting request input. 
     According to various embodiments, the audio module  440  (e.g., the audio module  280  in  FIG. 2 ) may include a speaker  441  (e.g., the speaker  282  in  FIG. 2 ) and a microphone  443  (e.g., the microphone  288  in  FIG. 2 ). 
     According to various embodiments, the microphone  443  may acquire sound data from the outside of the electronic device  400  and deliver the acquired sound data to the processor  470 . 
     According to various embodiments, the sensor module  450  may include an illumination sensor (e.g., the illumination sensor  240 K in  FIG. 2 ). 
     According to various embodiments, the illumination sensor may measure the illumination of an ambient environment around the electronic device  400  and deliver the measured illumination to the processor  470 . 
     According to various embodiment, the touch screen display  460  may include a display  461  (e.g., the display  160  in  FIG. 1 , the display  260  in  FIG. 2 ) and a touch panel  463  (e.g., the input device  250  in  FIG. 2 ) as an integrated form. 
     According to various embodiments, the touch screen display  460  may display a preview image captured through the camera module  430  and first image data acquired through the camera module  430  in response to a shooting request input. The touch screen display  460  may also display second image data acquired through the camera module  430  based on the second parameter. The second parameter may be acquired based on the first parameter of the first image data, the scene of the first image data, and/or the context information of the electronic device  400 . 
     According to various embodiments, the processor  470  (e.g., the processor  120  in  FIG. 1 , the processor  210  in  FIG. 2 ) may control the overall operation of the electronic device  400 , control a signal flow between internal components of the electronic device  400 , perform data processing, and control power supply from a battery to such components. 
     According to various embodiments, the processor  470  may extract the first parameter from the first image data acquired using the camera module  430 . For example, the first parameter of the first image data may include at least one of hue, saturation, contrast, color information (e.g., red, green, blue (RGB)), an RGB average, brightness, or face information. 
     According to various embodiments, the processor  470  may acquire the context information about an ambient environment of the electronic device  400 . For example, the processor  470  may acquire the context information (e.g., indoor or outdoor) of the electronic device  400  through the sensor module  450  or the microphone  443 . 
     According to various embodiments, the processor  470  may detect the scene from the first image data. For example, based on a plurality of scenes previously stored in the memory  420 , the processor  470  may detect the scene of the first image data acquired through the camera module  430 . 
     According to various embodiments, the processor  470  may acquire the second parameter, based on the first parameter of the first image data, the context information of the electronic device  400 , and/or the scene of the first image data. The second parameter may be a parameter for editing at least a part of pixels in the first image data or editing the color, contrast, contour, etc. of an object contained in the first image data. 
     According to various embodiments, the processor  470  may generate the second image data acquired through the camera module  430 , based on the acquired second parameter, and then display the generated second image data on the touch screen display  460 . The processor  470  may store, in the memory  420 , both the first image data based on the first parameter and the second image data newly generated based on the second parameter from the first image data. 
     According to various embodiments, the processor  470  may detect an input for fixing the second parameter while displaying the second image data, and then maintain a state in which the second parameter is applied. In addition, the processor  470  may detect an input for releasing the fixed second parameter while maintaining the second parameter applied state, and then acquire a third parameter at the time of the release input. Then, based on the acquired third parameter, the processor  470  may generate third image data acquired through the camera module  430  and display it on the touch screen display  460 . 
     According to various embodiments, using the camera module  430 , the processor  470  may sequentially acquire one or more first images and one or more second images, both corresponding to external objects. Then, the processor  470  may identify a first scene and first color information corresponding to the one or more first images and generate a first filter based thereon. Then, using the generated first filter, the processor  470  may correct at least a part of the one or more first images and display it on the touch screen display  460 . 
     According to various embodiments, the processor  470  may identify a second scene and second color information corresponding to the acquired one or more second images and generate a second filter based thereon. Then, using the generated second filter, the processor  470  may correct at least a part of the one or more second images and display it on the touch screen display  460 . 
       FIG. 5  is a flow diagram illustrating an image processing method according to various embodiments of the disclosure. 
     Referring to  FIG. 5 , at operation  501 , an electronic device (e.g., the processor  120 ,  210 , or  470 ) may extract a first parameter from first image data acquired using a camera module (e.g., the camera module  430 ). For example, the first parameter of the first image data may include at least one of hue, saturation, contrast, color information (e.g., RGB), an RGB average, brightness, or face information. 
     According to various embodiments, at operation  503 , the electronic device (e.g., the processor  120 ,  210 , or  470 ) may detect context information of the electronic device and/or a scene of the first image data. 
     According to various embodiments, the electronic device may acquire the context information thereof from a sensor module (e.g., the sensor module  450  in  FIG. 4 ). The context information may include an indoor position and an outdoor position. For example, the electronic device may measure the illumination of an ambient environment around the electronic device through an illumination sensor (e.g., the illumination sensor  240 K in  FIG. 2 ) of the sensor module and thereby determine whether the electronic device is in an indoor position or an outdoor position. Alternatively, based on sound data acquired from a microphone (e.g., the microphone  443  in  FIG. 4 ) of an audio module (e.g., the audio module  440  in  FIG. 4 ), the electronic device may determine whether the electronic device is in an indoor position or an outdoor position. 
     According to various embodiments, the electronic device may detect the scene of the first image data. For example, a memory (e.g., the memory  420  in  FIG. 4 ) may store scene data, e.g., a plurality of scenes, to be used as reference values for determining a scene of image data. For example, the scenes may include a portrait, a night view, a landscape, a backlit portrait, a night portrait, a backlight, a macro, a weak lighting, a spotlight, and the like. The electronic device may detect the scene corresponding to the first image data acquired using the camera module, based on the plurality of scene categories previously stored in the memory. 
     According to various embodiments, when there are a plurality of scenes detected from the first image data, the electronic device may determine, as the scene of the first image data, a scene having a higher priority among the plurality of detected scenes. According to various embodiments, the priorities of scenes may be predefined. Alternatively, the priorities of the scenes may be defined by the user. For example, when two scenes, a portrait and a landscape, are detected from the first image data, and when the portrait has a higher priority than the landscape, the electronic device may determine that the scene of the first image data is the portrait. 
     According to various embodiments, at operation  505 , the electronic device (e.g., the processor  120 ,  210 , or  470 ) may acquire a second parameter, based on the first parameter of the first image data, the context information of the electronic device, and the scene of the first image data. 
     According to various embodiments, the second parameter may be a parameter for changing at least some pixels in the first image data. 
     According to various embodiments, at operation  507 , the electronic device (e.g., the processor  120 ,  210 , or  470 ) may generate second image data acquired using the camera module, based on the acquired second parameter. 
     According to various embodiments, the electronic device may generate the second image data modified from the first image data by performing an operation, such as correction, editing, converting, enhancement, or adjustment, on the first image data in accordance with the second parameter. 
     According to various embodiments, at operation  509 , the electronic device (e.g., the processor  120 ,  210 , or  470 ) may display the second image data on a display (e.g., the touch screen display  460  in  FIG. 4 ). 
     According to various embodiments, the electronic device may store, in the memory, the first image data with the first parameter and the second image data to which the second parameter is applied. 
     According to various embodiments, at operation  511 , the electronic device (e.g., the processor  120 ,  210 , or  470 ) may store the second parameter when a user input for storing the second parameter is detected. 
     According to various embodiments, the electronic device may store the second parameter in the memory as a filter. 
     According to various embodiments, the electronic device may post-process the first image data stored in the memory, based on the second parameter stored in the memory. For example, while an operation of acquiring the second parameter is performed based on the first parameter of the first image data, the scene of the first image data, and/or the context information of the electronic device, it is impossible to apply in real time the acquired second parameter to any image data (e.g.,  710  in  FIG. 7 ) acquired using the camera module. Therefore, the electronic device may store the second parameter in the memory and then perform post-processing on the image data (e.g.,  710  in  FIG. 7 ). 
     According to various embodiments, the above operation  511  may or may not be performed depending on whether the user input for storing the second parameter is detected or not. 
     According to various embodiments, the electronic device may repeat the above-described operations  501  to  511  until an input for ending the image shooting is detected. 
     According to various embodiments, the electronic device may detect an input for fixing the second parameter for the second image data. For example, the electronic device may have a virtual item (e.g., a pin) for fixing the second parameter in a screen for displaying the second image data on the display. When an input for selecting the item is detected, the electronic device may generate and display the image data acquired using the camera module based on the second parameter. At this time, the operation of extracting parameters of the image data acquired from the camera module, the operation of detecting the context information of the electronic device, and/or the operation of detecting the scene of the image data may be performed in the background. 
     According to various embodiments, when an input for deselecting the item is detected, the electronic device may acquire a new parameter (e.g., a third parameter), based on a parameter of image data acquired at the time of the deselection or before the deselection, a scene of the image data, and/or context information of the electronic device. Then, based on the acquired new parameter (e.g., the third parameter), the electronic device may generate third image data acquired using the camera module and display the generated third image data. 
       FIG. 6  is a block diagram illustrating an image processing method according to various embodiments of the disclosure. 
     Referring to  FIG. 6 , a processor (e.g., the processor  470  in  FIG. 4 ) of an electronic device (e.g., the electronic device  400  in  FIG. 4 ) may include an image analyzing module  620 , a context information detecting module  630 , a scene detecting module  640 , a scene classifying module  650 , a parameter determining module  660 , or a graphic processing module  670 . 
     According to various embodiments, the image analyzing module  620  may analyze an image  610  acquired using a camera module (e.g., the camera module  430  in  FIG. 4 ). By analyzing the image  610 , the image analyzing module  620  may extract parameters  625  of the image  610 . These parameters  625  of the image  610  may include contrast, redDominance, greenDominance, blueDominance, highlight, lowlight, median, lowRGB, and highRGB. 
     According to various embodiments, the electronic device may calculate a saturation level to be applied to the image, by using redDominance, greenDominance, and blueDominance, and define the color dominance of the image, based on the calculated saturation level. Also, by using highlight and lowlight, the electronic device may define the amount of darkness and brightness that appear in the image. Also, by using median which indicates an average intensity value of the image, the electronic device may perform split toning. Also, by using lowRGB and highRGB which indicate an average RGB in highlight and lowlight, the electronic device may calculate a tint intensity. 
     According to various embodiments, the image analyzing module  620  may deliver the extracted parameters  625  of the image  610  to the parameter determining module  660 . 
     According to various embodiments, the context information detecting module  630  may detect context information with respect to the image, e.g., whether it is indoor or outdoor, and deliver the detected context information to the scene classifying module  650 . 
     According to various embodiments, the scene detecting module  640  may detect a scene of the image  610  and deliver the detected scene to the scene classifying module  650 . For example, the scene may include a portrait, a night view, a landscape, a backlit portrait, a night portrait, a backlight, a macro, a weak lighting, a spotlight, and the like. 
     According to various embodiments, based on information received from the context information detecting module  630  and the scene detecting module  640 , the scene classifying module  650  may determine the scene of the image  610  in accordance with predefined scene categories (e.g., natural, manmade, portrait, noclass). Then, the scene classifying module  650  may deliver the determined scene to the parameter determining module  660 . 
     According to various embodiments, the parameter determining module  660  may acquire second parameters  670 , based on the parameters  625  of the image  610  received from the image analyzing module  620  and the scene received from the scene classifying module  650 . For example, the second parameters  670  may include camera highlight, camera shadows, camera contrast, camera saturation, median, lowRGB, and highRGB. For example, the parameter determining module  660  may acquire the second parameters  670  through an algorithm for acquiring the second parameters. 
     According to various embodiments, the parameter determining module  660  may deliver the acquired second parameters  670  to the graphic processing module  680  (e.g., a graphic processing unit (GPU)). The graphic processing module  680  may generate a new image  690  acquired using the camera module based on the second parameters  670  and display the new image  690  on a display (e.g., the touch screen display  460  in  FIG. 4 ). 
       FIG. 7  is a diagram illustrating a method of calculating a parameter average variation for image data according to various embodiments of the disclosure. 
     According to various embodiments, when the second image data generated based on the second parameter is newly displayed in a state where the first image data acquired using the camera module (e.g.,  430  in  FIG. 4 ) is displayed, a screen flicker may occur, for example, due to a sense of difference. In order to eliminate such a sense of difference, the electronic device (e.g., the processor  120 ,  210 , or  470 ) may calculate an average variation of the second parameter to gradually change and display from the first image data to the second image data. For example, according to various embodiments, the electronic device may calculate the average variation, based on Equation 1 below. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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     In Equation 1, ‘AV n ’ denotes an average variation of each parameter applied at the n th  input time, ‘n’ denotes an index of a currently input frame, and ‘Params i ’ denotes a result of calculation through the i th  input image. 
     Referring to  FIG. 7 , the electronic device may detect an input  705  for image shooting through the camera module. The electronic device may store sections  710  (e.g., n-i, . . . , n- 2 , n- 1 ) for displaying the first image data acquired using the camera module in a buffer, and detect the parameters of the first image data, the context information of the electronic device, and/or the scene of the first image data. Based on this, the electronic device may calculate the average variation of the second parameter through Equation 1 and apply the calculated average variation at the time point (e.g., n  720 ) for applying the second parameter. That is, based on the calculated average variation, the electronic device may generate and display the second image acquired using the camera module. 
     According to various embodiments, the electronic device may store the average variation of the second parameter in the memory so as to use it in post-processing the first image data  710  (e.g., n-i, . . . , n- 2 , n- 1 ) (e.g., image data to which the average variation of the second parameter has been not yet applied) stored in the butter. 
     Although the time for applying the average variation is described above in connection with the input for image shooting through the camera module, this is exemplary only. Alternatively, for example, when a change in environments is detected during the image shooting, the electronic device may calculate an average variation of the second parameter and, based on the calculated average variation, control the image data to be gradually changed and displayed. This environmental change may include at least one of a detection of a specific object, a pixel change in image data, or a change in a scene. 
       FIG. 8  is a diagram illustrating an image processing method according to various embodiments of the disclosure. 
     According to various embodiments,  FIG. 8  shows a method for processing image data in case where a portrait (i.e., a face of a certain person) is detected from the image data acquired using the camera module (e.g.,  430  in  FIG. 4 ) and the context information indicates an outdoor position. 
     Referring to  FIG. 8 , the electronic device (e.g., the processor  120 ,  210 , or  470 ) may acquire image data  810  by using the camera module. The electronic device may detect a face from the image data  810 . 
     According to various embodiments, the image analyzing module (e.g.,  620  in  FIG. 6 ) may extract first parameters from the image data  810 . For example, the first parameters of the image data  810  may be as shown in Table 1 below. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
               
             
               
                   
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                 0.20 
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                 0.24 
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     According to various embodiments, the image analyzing module may deliver the extracted first parameters of the image data  810  to the parameter determining module (e.g.,  660  in  FIG. 6 ). 
     According to various embodiments, the context information detecting module (e.g.,  630  in  FIG. 6 ) may determine the context information of the electronic device as an outdoor position and then deliver it to the scene classifying module (e.g.,  650  in  FIG. 6 ). In addition, the scene detecting module (e.g.,  640  in  FIG. 6 ) may determine the scene of the image data  810  as a portrait and then deliver it to the scene classifying module. 
     According to various embodiments, the scene classifying module may determine the scene to be a portrait through a predefined algorithm, based on the received context information and the received scene. 
     According to various embodiments, the scene classifying module may deliver the determined scene, e.g., a portrait, to the parameter determining module. 
     According to various embodiments, the parameter determining module may acquire second parameters through an algorithm as shown in Table 2 below, based on the first parameters received from the image analyzing module and the scene (e.g., a portrait) received from the scene classifying module. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
             
               
                   
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     As a portrait is detected from the image data  810 , the algorithm for acquiring the second parameters may maintain the color and tone of a facial region, increase the hue of surrounding pixels, and thereby increase the saturation and the contrast. The second parameters acquired through the above algorithm may be as shown in Table 3 below. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
               
             
               
                   
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     The parameter determining module may deliver the acquired second parameters to the graphic processing module (e.g.,  680  in  FIG. 6 ). 
     According to various embodiments, the graphic processing module may generate, based on the second parameters, a new image data  820  acquired using the camera module. The electronic device may display the generated image data  820 . 
     According to various embodiments, comparing a histogram  830  for color information of the image data  810  with a histogram  840  for color information of the new image data  820  generated based on the second parameters, color information  835  of the facial region detected in the image data  810  is corrected based on the second parameters and thereby evenly dispersed as seen from color information  845  of the facial region detected in the new image data  820 . 
       FIG. 9  is a diagram illustrating an image processing method according to various embodiments of the disclosure. 
     According to various embodiments,  FIG. 9  shows that a dominant color of pixels in image data  910  acquired using the camera module (e.g.,  430  in  FIG. 4 ) is blue, the context information is an outdoor position, and the scene is natural. 
     Referring to  FIG. 9 , the image analyzing module (e.g.,  620  in  FIG. 6 ) may extract first parameters from the image data  910 . For example, the first parameters of the image data  910  may be as shown in Table 4 below. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
               
             
               
                   
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                 0.90 
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     According to various embodiments, the image analyzing module may deliver the extracted first parameters of the image data  910  to the parameter determining module (e.g.,  660  in  FIG. 6 ). 
     According to various embodiments, the context information detecting module (e.g.,  630  in  FIG. 6 ) may determine the context information of the electronic device as an outdoor position and then deliver it to the scene classifying module (e.g.,  650  in  FIG. 6 ). In addition, the scene detecting module (e.g.,  640  in  FIG. 6 ) may determine the scene of the image data  910  as natural and then deliver it to the scene classifying module. 
     According to various embodiments, the scene classifying module may determine the scene to be natural through a predefined algorithm, based on the received context information and the received scene. 
     According to various embodiments, the scene classifying module may deliver the determined scene, e.g., natural, to the parameter determining module. 
     According to various embodiments, the parameter determining module may acquire second parameters through an algorithm as shown in Table 5 below, based on the first parameters and the scene (e.g., natural). 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
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                 For Natural Scene following equations are used for calculating Artist 
               
               
                 Params 
               
               
                 saturation_green= (greenDominance*100); 
               
               
                 saturation_red= (redDominance*100); 
               
               
                 saturation_blue= (blueDominance*100); 
               
               
                 arParams.saturation= (max(saturation_red, saturation_green))/2.0f; 
               
               
                 arParams.contrast= (contrast*100)/2.0; 
               
               
                 float normalizer= 2.0f*highlight+1.0f; 
               
               
                 arParams.contrast= (arParams.contrast/normalizer) 
               
               
                 arParams.shadow= (highlight*100); 
               
               
                 arParams.highlight= (lowlight*100); 
               
               
                 arParams.lowR= lowR; 
               
               
                 arParams.lowG= lowG; 
               
               
                 arParams.lowB= lowB; 
               
               
                 arParams.highR= highR; 
               
               
                 arParams.highG= highG; 
               
               
                 arParams.highB= highB; 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Because the contrast is at a proper level, the color dominance is blue, the highlight/shadow regions are appropriate, and the scene is a natural scene, the algorithm for acquiring the second parameters may determine the camera saturation, based on the red saturation and the green saturation, and increase the highlight/shadow by the same level. The second parameters acquired through the above algorithm may be as shown in Table 6 below. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
             
               
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                 Camera Highlight 
                 32.0 
                 Median 
                 133 
               
               
                 Camera Shadows 
                 18 
                 lowRGB 
                 (0.14, 0.19, 0.24) 
               
               
                 Camera Contrast 
                 25.27 
                 highRGB 
                 (0.52, 0.62, 0.80) 
               
               
                 Camera Saturation 
                 1.05f 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     The parameter determining module may deliver the acquired second parameters to the graphic processing module (e.g.,  680  in  FIG. 6 ). 
     According to various embodiments, the graphic processing module may generate, based on the second parameters, a new image data  920  acquired using the camera module. The electronic device (e.g., the processor  120 ,  210 , or  470 ) may display the generated image data  920 . 
     According to various embodiments, comparing a histogram  930  for color information of the image data  910  with a histogram  940  for color information of the new image data  920  generated based on the second parameters, a portion  935  of the histogram  930  corresponding to a blue region which is a color dominance in the image data  910  is corrected based on the second parameters and thereby evenly dispersed as seen from a corresponding portion  945  of the histogram  940  in the new image data  920 . 
       FIG. 10  is a diagram illustrating an image processing method according to various embodiments of the disclosure. 
     According to various embodiments,  FIG. 10  shows that a dominant color of pixels in image data  1010  acquired using the camera module (e.g.,  430  in  FIG. 4 ) is red, the context information is an outdoor position, and the scene is manmade. 
     Referring to  FIG. 10 , the image analyzing module (e.g.,  620  in  FIG. 6 ) may extract first parameters from the image data  1010 . For example, the first parameters of the image data  1010  may be as shown in Table 7 below. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
               
             
               
                   
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                 Contrast 
                 0.56 
                 Highlight 
                 0.23 
               
               
                   
                 redDominance 
                 0.91 
                 Lowlight 
                 0.28 
               
               
                   
                 greenDominance 
                 0.05 
                 Median 
                 114 
               
               
                   
                 blueDominance 
                 0.04 
                 lowRGB 
                 (0.35, 0.29, 0.23) 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 highRGB 
                 (0.74, 0.74, 0.73) 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     According to various embodiments, the image analyzing module may deliver the extracted first parameters of the image data  1010  to the parameter determining module (e.g.,  660  in  FIG. 6 ). 
     According to various embodiments, the context information detecting module (e.g.,  630  in  FIG. 6 ) may determine the context information of the electronic device as an outdoor position and then deliver it to the scene classifying module (e.g.,  650  in  FIG. 6 ). In addition, the scene detecting module (e.g.,  640  in  FIG. 6 ) may determine the scene of the image data  1010  as manmade and then deliver it to the scene classifying module. 
     According to various embodiments, the scene classifying module may determine the scene to be manmade through a predefined algorithm, based on the received context information and the received scene. 
     According to various embodiments, the scene classifying module may deliver the determined scene, e.g., manmade, to the parameter determining module. 
     According to various embodiments, the parameter determining module may acquire second parameters through an algorithm as shown in Table 8 below, based on the first parameters and the scene (e.g., manmade). 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
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                 For Manmade Scene following equations are used for calculating Artist Params 
               
               
                 saturation_green= (greenDominance*100); 
               
               
                 saturation_red= (redDominance*100); 
               
               
                 saturation_blue= (blueDominance*100); 
               
               
                 arParams.saturation=(saturation_red+saturation_green+saturation_blue)/6.0f; 
               
               
                 arParams.contrast= (contrast*100)/2.0; 
               
               
                 arParams.shadow= (highlight*100)/2.0f; 
               
               
                 arParams.highlight= (lowlight*100)/2.0f; 
               
               
                 arParams.lowR= lowR; 
               
               
                 arParams.lowG= lowG; 
               
               
                 arParams.lowB= lowB; 
               
               
                 arParams.highR= highR; 
               
               
                 arParams.highG= highG; 
               
               
                 arParams.highB= highB; 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Because the contrast is at a proper level, the color dominance is red, the highlight/shadow are at low levels, the scene is a manmade scene, the algorithm for acquiring the second parameters may set the saturation, based on an average value of the red/green/blue saturations, and increase the highlight/shadow by the same level. The second parameters acquired through the above algorithm may be as shown in Table 9 below. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
               
             
               
                   
                 TABLE 9 
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
                 Camera Highlight 
                 14.82 
                 Median 
                 144 
               
               
                   
                 Camera Shadows 
                 11.00 
                 lowRGB 
                 (0.35, 0.29, 0.23) 
               
               
                   
                 Camera Contrast 
                 28.5 
                 highRGB 
                 (0.74, 0.74, 0.73) 
               
               
                   
                 Camera Saturation 
                 16.67 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     The parameter determining module may deliver the acquired second parameters to the graphic processing module (e.g.,  680  in  FIG. 6 ). 
     According to various embodiments, the graphic processing module may generate, based on the second parameters, a new image data  1020  acquired using the camera module. The electronic device (e.g., the processor  120 ,  210 , or  470 ) may display the generated image data  1020 . 
     According to various embodiments, comparing a histogram  1030  for color information of the image data  1010  with a histogram  1040  for color information of the new image data  1020  generated based on the second parameters, it can be seen that the histogram  1040  (e.g., a histogram  1045 ) for the color information of the image data  1020  generated based on the second parameters represents more uniform dispersion than the histogram  1030  (e.g., a histogram  1035 ) for the color information of the image data  1010 . 
     In addition to the above-described embodiments, the electronic device may also implement the following embodiments. Now, other various embodiments will be described. 
     According to various embodiments, it is assumed that a dominant color of pixels in first image data acquired using the camera module (e.g.,  430  in  FIG. 4 ) is red, the context information is an outdoor position, and the scene is natural. In this case, parameters of the first image may indicate that the contrast is at a proper level, the color dominance is red, the shadow region is at a high level, the context information is an outdoor position, and the scene is a natural scene, so that the algorithm for acquiring second parameters to be used in generating second image data acquired using the camera module may determine the camera saturation, based on the color dominance of red, and also process the highlight region to brighten by considering the high-level shadow region. 
     According to various embodiments, it is assumed that a dominant color of pixels in first image data acquired using the camera module (e.g.,  430  in  FIG. 4 ) is blue, the context information is an outdoor position, and the scene is manmade. In this case, parameters of the first image may indicate that the contrast is at a proper level, the color dominance is blue, the highlight/shadow regions are at a low level, the context information is an outdoor position, and the scene is a manmade scene, so that the algorithm for acquiring second parameters to be used in generating second image data acquired using the camera module may determine the camera saturation, based on an average value of the red/green/blue saturations, and also increase the highlight/shadow regions by the same level by considering the low-level highlight/shadow regions. 
     According to various embodiments, it is assumed that a dominant color of pixels in first image data acquired using the camera module (e.g.,  430  in  FIG. 4 ) is red, the context information is an indoor position, and the scene is noclass. In this case, parameters of the first image may indicate that the contrast is at a high level, the color dominance is red, the highlight/shadow regions are at a low level, the context information is an indoor position, and the scene is a noclass scene, so that the algorithm for acquiring second parameters to be used in generating second image data acquired using the camera module may determine the camera saturation, based on the green saturation, and also increase the highlight/shadow regions by the same level by considering the low-level highlight/shadow regions. 
     According to various embodiments, it is assumed that a dominant color of pixels in first image data acquired using the camera module (e.g.,  430  in  FIG. 4 ) is red, the context information is an indoor position, and the scene is noclass. In this case, parameters of the first image may indicate that the contrast is at a high level, the color dominance is red, the highlight/shadow regions are at a low level, the context information is an indoor position, and the scene is a noclass scene, so that the algorithm for acquiring second parameters to be used in generating second image data acquired using the camera module may determine the camera saturation, based on the green saturation, and also increase the highlight/shadow regions by the same level by considering the low-level highlight/shadow regions. 
       FIGS. 11A and 11B  are flow diagrams illustrating an image processing method according to various embodiments of the disclosure. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 11A and 11B , at operation  1101 , an electronic device (e.g., the processor  120 ,  210 , or  470 ) may sequentially acquire one or more first images and one or more second images, both corresponding to external objects, by using a camera module (e.g.,  430  in  FIG. 4 ). 
     According to various embodiments, at operation  1103 , the electronic device (e.g., the processor  120 ,  210 , or  470 ) may determine a first scene corresponding to the acquired one or more first images. For example, the electronic device may determine the first scene corresponding to the first images, based on a plurality of scenes previously stored in a memory (e.g.,  420  in  FIG. 4 ). 
     According to various embodiments, at operation  1105 , the electronic device (e.g., the processor  120 ,  210 , or  470 ) may identify first color information corresponding to the one or more first images. For example, the first color information may include at least one of hue, saturation, contrast, brightness, color information (e.g., RGB), or an RGB average. 
     According to various embodiments, at operation  1107 , the electronic device (e.g., the processor  120 ,  210 , or  470 ) may generate a first filter, based on at least the first scene and the first color information. 
     According to various embodiments, the electronic device may acquire context information about an ambient environment thereof by using a sensor module (e.g.,  450  in  FIG. 4 ). Then, based on at least the first scene, the first color information, and the context information, the electronic device may generate the first filter. 
     According to various embodiments, the electronic device (e.g., the processor  120 ,  210 , or  470 ) may correct at least a part of the one or more first images by using the first filter at operation  1109 , and display the corrected at least a part of the one or more first images on a display (e.g., the touch screen display  460  in  FIG. 4 ) at operation  1111 . 
     According to various embodiments, at operation  1113 , the electronic device (e.g., the processor  120 ,  210 , or  470 ) may store the first filter in the memory when a user input for storing the first filter is detected. The operation  1113  may or may not be performed depending on whether the user input is detected or not. 
     According to various embodiments, at operation  1121 , the electronic device (e.g., processor  120 ,  210 , or  470 ) may determine a second scene corresponding to the acquired one or more second images. For example, the electronic device (e.g., the processor  120 ,  210 , or  470 ) may determine the second scene corresponding to the second images, based on a plurality of scenes previously stored in the memory. 
     According to various embodiments, at operation  1123 , the electronic device (e.g., the processor  120 ,  210 , or  470 ) may identify second color information corresponding to the one or more second images. Then, at operation  1125 , the electronic device may generate a second filter, based at least on the second scene and the second color information. 
     According to various embodiments, the electronic device (e.g., the processor  120 ,  210 , or  470 ) may correct at least a part of the one or more second images by using the second filter at operation  1127 , and display the corrected at least a part of the one or more second images on the display at operation  1129 . 
     According to various embodiments, the electronic device may calculate a variation (e.g., Equation 1 described above in  FIG. 7 ) between a parameter corresponding to the first filter generated at the above operation  1107  and a parameter corresponding to the second filter generated at the above operation  1123 . Then, based on the second filter and the calculated variation, the electronic device may correct and display at least a part of the one or more second images. 
     According to various embodiments, at operation  1131 , the electronic device (e.g., the processor  120 ,  210 , or  470 ) may store the second filter in the memory when a user input for storing the second filter is detected. The operation  1131  may or may not be performed depending on whether the user input is detected or not. 
       FIG. 12  is a flow diagram illustrating an image processing method according to various embodiments of the disclosure. 
     According to various embodiments, operations  1203  to  1209  in  FIG. 12  are the same as the above-described operations  1101  to  1107  in  FIG. 11A , so that the same operations will be not repeatedly described or will be briefly described in the followings. 
     Referring to  FIG. 12 , at operation  1201 , an electronic device (e.g., the processor  120 ,  210 , or  470 ) may identify one or more filters stored in a memory (e.g.,  420  in  FIG. 4 ). 
     According to various embodiments, at operations  1203  to  1207 , the electronic device (e.g., the processor  120 ,  210 , or  470 ) may determine a first scene corresponding to one or more first images, which correspond to at least one external object and are acquired using a camera module (e.g.,  430  in  FIG. 4 ), and identify first color information corresponding to the one or more first images. Then, at operation  1209 , the electronic device (e.g., the processor  120 ,  210 , or  470 ) may generate a first filter, based on at least the first scene and the first color information. 
     According to various embodiments, the electronic device (e.g., the processor  120 ,  210 , or  470 ) may correct at least a part of the one or more first images by using the first filter and the one or more filters stored in the memory at operation  1211 , and display the corrected at least a part of the one or more first images on a display (e.g., the touch screen display  460  in  FIG. 4 ) at operation  1213 . Thereafter, the electronic device (e.g., the processor  120 ,  210 , or  470 ) may perform the above-described operations  1121  to  1131  of  FIG. 11B . 
     While the disclosure has been described in detail with reference to specific embodiments, it is to be understood that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the disclosure. Therefore, the scope of the disclosure should not be limited by embodiments described herein, but should be determined by the scope of the appended claims and equivalents thereof.