ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,309,507, issued on May 20, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Co. LTD. (Suwon-si, South Korea).

"Electronic device and method for controlling same" was invented by Hyunsoo Choi (Suwon-si, South Korea), Seungsoo Kang (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Heeyoon Kang (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic device and a method for controlling same are disclosed. The electronic device includes a first camera having a first lens with a first focal distance, a second camera including a second lens having a second focal distance different from the first focal distance, a memory, and a processor which: acquires information on...