Photographing control methods, photographing control apparatuses, and photographing devices

• US 10,321,049 B2
• Filed: 06/05/2015
• Issued: 06/11/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Beijing Zhigu RUI TUO Tech Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Beijing Zhigu RUI TUO Tech Company Limited
• Inventors: Ding, Dayong
• Primary Examiner(s): Haskins, Twyler L
• Assistant Examiner(s): Bhuiyan, Fayez
• Application Number:
  US15/321,677
• Publication Number:
  US 20170161914A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,467 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/70 Determining position or orientation of objects or cameras camera calibration G06T7/80
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/61 based on recognised objects
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/611 where the recognised objects include parts of the human body
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/633 for displaying additional information relating to control or operation of the camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/64 Computer-aided capture of images, e.g. transfer from script file into camera, check of taken image quality, advice or proposal for image composition or decision on when to take image

Abstract

Photographing control methods, apparatuses, and devices are described. A method comprises: determining a first orientation of a photographing device and a second orientation corresponding to a scenario mode; and determining, in response to that the first orientation is different from the second orientation, an imaging mode of the photographing device according to the second orientation. In this regard, an appropriate imaging mode is determined according to a second orientation when a first orientation of a photographing device is different from the second orientation corresponding to a scenario mode, to separate orientating of the photographing device from imaging of an imaging module, and therefore a photographing effect is not affected while consideration is given to both device gripping stability and operational convenience.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

determining, by a system comprising a processor, a first orientation of a photographing device and a second orientation corresponding to a scenario mode; and

determining, in response to determining that the first orientation is different from the second orientation, an imaging mode of the photographing device according to the second orientation, wherein the determining the imaging mode of the photographing device according to the second orientation comprises;

determining an imaging area corresponding to the second orientation on a photosensitive element of the photographing device, and

determining a third orientation corresponding to the second orientation of an imaging module of the photographing device, comprising;

separating orientating of the photographing device from imaging of the imaging module, and

adjusting the third orientation of the imaging module to be the same as the second orientation.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first orientation and the second orientation use a benchmark orientation as a reference and the benchmark orientation is an orientation of displayed content on the photographing device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first orientation and the second orientation use a benchmark orientation as a reference and the benchmark orientation is an orientation of a head of a user.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

determining the orientation of the head of the user.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first orientation being different from the second orientation comprises the first orientation being rotated by 90°

or about 90°

relative to the second orientation.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining the first orientation of the photographing device and the second orientation corresponding to the scenario mode comprises:

determining the scenario mode, wherein

the scenario mode comprises;

at least one of a landscape mode or a portrait mode,

the second orientation corresponding to the landscape mode is an orientation that causes a length of a photographed image in a horizontal direction to be greater than the length of the photographed image in a vertical direction by using the benchmark orientation as a reference; and

the second orientation corresponding to the portrait mode is another orientation that causes the length of the photographed image in the horizontal direction to be less than the length of the photographed image in the vertical direction by using the benchmark orientation as the reference.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein in the determining the scenario mode comprises:

determining the scenario mode according to a user input.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

photographing according to the imaging mode.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the photographing according to the imaging mode comprises:

adjusting an optical system of the photographing device according to the imaging area.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

photographing according to the imaging mode.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the photographing according to the imaging mode comprises:

adjusting the imaging module according to the third orientation.

12. An apparatus, comprising:

a memory that stores executable modules; and

a processor, coupled to the memory, that executes or facilitates execution of the executable modules, comprising;

a first determining module configured to determine a first orientation of a photographing device and a second orientation corresponding to a scenario mode; and

a second determining module configured to determine, in response to a determination that the first orientation is different from the second orientation, an imaging mode of the photographing device according to the second orientation,

wherein the second determining module comprises;

a first determining unit configured to determine an imaging area corresponding to the second orientation on a photosensitive element of the photographing device; and

a second determining unit configured to;

determine a third orientation corresponding to the second orientation of an imaging module of the photographing device,

separate orientating of the photographing device from imaging of the imaging module, and

adjust the third orientation of the imaging module to be the same as the second orientation.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the first determining module comprises:

a third determining unit configured to determine the first orientation of the photographing device.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the first determining module further comprises:

a fourth determining unit configured to determine the scenario mode, wherein

the scenario mode comprises;

a landscape mode or a portrait mode;

the second orientation corresponding to the landscape mode is an orientation that causes a length of a photographed image in a horizontal direction to be greater than the length of the photographed image in a vertical direction by using a benchmark orientation as a reference; and

the second orientation corresponding to the portrait mode is another orientation that causes the length of the photographed image in a horizontal direction to be less than the length of the photographed image in the vertical direction by using the benchmark orientation as the reference.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the fourth determining unit determines the scenario mode according to a user input.

16. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the first orientation and the second orientation use the benchmark orientation as the reference and the benchmark orientation is an orientation of a head of a user;

and

the first determining module further comprises;

a fifth determining unit configured to determine the orientation of the head of the user.

17. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the executable modules further comprise:

an execution module configured to execute photographing according to the imaging mode.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the execution module is further configured to adjust an optical system of the photographing device according to the imaging area.

19. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the executable modules further comprise:

an execution module configured to execute photographing according to the imaging mode.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the execution module is further configured to adjust the imaging module according to the third orientation.

21. A photographing device, comprising the apparatus of claim 12.

22. A computer readable storage device, comprising at least one executable instruction, which, in response to execution, causes a system comprising a processor to perform operations, comprising:

determining a first orientation of a photographing device and a second orientation corresponding to a scenario mode; and

determining, in response to determining that the first orientation is different from the second orientation, an imaging mode of the photographing device according to the second orientation,

wherein the determining an imaging mode of the photographing device according to the second orientation comprises;

determining an imaging area corresponding to the second orientation on a photosensitive element of the photographing device, and

determining a third orientation corresponding to the second orientation of an imaging module of the photographing device, comprising;

separating orientating of the photographing device from imaging of the imaging module, and

adjusting the third orientation of the imaging module to be the same as the second orientation.

23. A device, comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores executable instructions, the processor being connected with the memory via a communication bus, and when the device is operating, the processor executes or facilitates execution of the executable instructions stored by the memory to cause the device to perform operations, comprising:

determining a first orientation of a photographing device and a second orientation corresponding to a scenario mode of the photographing device; and

in response to determining that the first orientation is different from the second orientation, determining an imaging mode of the photographing device according to the second orientation,

wherein the determining an imaging mode of the photographing device according to the second orientation comprises;

determining an imaging area corresponding to the second orientation on a photosensitive element of the photographing device, and

determining a third orientation corresponding to the second orientation of an imaging module of the photographing device, comprising;

separating orientating of the photographing device from imaging of the imaging module, and

adjusting the third orientation of the imaging module to be the same as the second orientation.

24. The device of claim 23, wherein the first orientation and the second orientation use a benchmark orientation as a reference and the benchmark orientation is an orientation of displayed content on the photographing device.

25. The device of claim 23, wherein the first orientation and the second orientation use a benchmark orientation as a reference and the benchmark orientation is an orientation of a head of a user.

26. The device of claim 25, further comprising:

determining the orientation of the head of the user.

27. The device of claim 23, wherein the first orientation being different from the second orientation comprises the first orientation being rotated by 90°

or about 90°

relative to the second orientation.