METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACCESSING TV PROGRAMS AND APPLICATIONS ON SMART TV

• US 20160156846A1
• Filed: 06/04/2014
• Published: 06/02/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huizhou TCL Mobile Communication Company Limited (TCL Technology Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Huizhou TCL Mobile Communication Company Limited (TCL Technology Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Wang, Yunhui
• Granted Patent: US 9,692,960 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/60 Control of cameras or camera modules
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/62 Control of parameters via user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/667 Camera operation mode switching, e.g. between still and video, sport and normal or high- and low-resolution modes
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/6812 based on additional sensors, e.g. acceleration sensors

Abstract

A method and a system for a mobile terminal camera, to automatically adapt to scenarios, may include collecting motion data of a mobile terminal, within a predetermined period of time via a sensor, acquiring a number of times when a maximum value of the motion data exceeds a predetermined value, obtaining a current motion scenario through analysis of the motion data according to the number of times the motion data exceeds the predetermined value, and automatically adjusting camera operation parameters according to the current motion scenario. Thereby, the present invention may make it unnecessary for a user to conduct frequent operations, so the user can conveniently and rapidly take pictures or videos in agreement with a current environment.

Claims

1. A method for a mobile terminal camera to automatically adapt to scenarios, the method comprising:

collecting motion data of the mobile terminal, within a predetermined period of time via a sensor;

acquiring a number of times when a maximum value of the motion data exceeds a predetermined value; and

obtaining a current motion scenario through analysis of the motion data according to the number of times that the maximum value of the motion data exceeds the predetermined value, and automatically adjusting camera operation parameters according to the current motion scenario.

2. The method for a mobile terminal camera to automatically adapt to scenarios according to claim 1, further comprising:

presetting corresponding relations between a plurality of motion scenarios and respective camera operation parameters, said plurality of motion scenarios including;

a walking mode, a bike mode, an automobile mode, a leaning mode, and a still mode.

3. The method for a mobile terminal camera to automatically adapt to scenarios according to claim 2, wherein the predetermined value comprises:

a first threshold value, a second threshold value, a third threshold value, and a fourth threshold value, and wherein the fourth threshold value is greater than the third threshold value is greater than the second threshold value is greater than the first threshold value, and further comprising;

acquiring a respective number of times when the maximum value of the motion data is between the first threshold value and the second threshold value, between the second threshold value and the third threshold value, between the third threshold value and the fourth threshold value, and greater than the fourth threshold value.

4. The method for a mobile terminal camera to automatically adapt to scenarios according to claim 3, further comprising:

determining if the number of times when the maximum value is greater than the fourth threshold value is greater than a walking mode value;

if the number of times when the maximum value is greater than the fourth threshold value is determined to be greater than the walking mode value determining that the mobile terminal is currently in the walking mode; and

if the number of times when the maximum value is greater than the fourth threshold value is determined to not be greater than the walking mode value,

determining if the number of times when the maximum value is between the third threshold value and the fourth threshold value is greater than a bike mode value;

if the number of times when the maximum value is between the third threshold value and the fourth threshold value is determined to be greater than the bike mode value, determining that the mobile terminal is currently in the bike mode; and

if the number of times when the maximum value is between the third threshold value and the fourth threshold value is determined to not be greater than the bike mode value,

determining if the number of times when the maximum value is between the second threshold value and the third threshold value is greater than an automobile mode value;

if the number of times when the maximum value is between the second threshold value and the third threshold value is determined to be greater than the automobile mode value, determining that the mobile terminal is currently in the automobile mode; and

if the number of times when the maximum value is between the second threshold value and the third threshold value is determined to not be greater than the automobile mode value,

determining if the number of times when the maximum value is between the first threshold value and the second threshold value is greater than a leaning mode value;

if the number of times when the maximum value is between the first threshold value and the second threshold value is determined to be greater than the leaning mode value, determining that the mobile terminal is currently in the leaning; and

if the number of times when the maximum value is between the first threshold value and the second threshold value is determined to not be greater than the leaning mode value, determining that the mobile terminal is currently in the still mode;

wherein the walking mode value, the bike mode value, the automobile mode value and the leaning mode value are used to determine threshold values of the walking mode, the bike mode, the automobile mode and the leaning mode, respectively.

5. The method for a mobile terminal camera to automatically adapt to scenarios according to claim 1, wherein modes of user scenarios of the camera comprise:

a portrait mode, a scene mode, a sports mode, a night mode, a sunset mode, and an anti-shake mode.

6. The method for a mobile terminal camera to automatically adapt to scenarios according to claim 1, wherein the sensor is an acceleration sensor, and the motion data is an acceleration value.

7. A method for a mobile terminal camera to automatically adapt to scenarios, the method comprising:

presetting corresponding relations between a plurality of motion scenarios and respective camera operation parameters, said plurality of motion scenarios including;

a walking mode, a bike mode, an automobile mode, a leaning mode, and a still mode;

collecting motion data of the mobile terminal, within a predetermined period of time via a sensor;

acquiring a number of times when a maximum value of the motion data exceeds a predetermined value; and

obtaining a current motion scenario through analysis of the motion data according to the number of times that the maximum value of the motion data exceeds the predetermined value, and automatically adjusting camera operation parameters according to the current motion scenario, wherein the

current camera operation parameters are adjusted to operation parameters corresponding to the current mode of the mobile terminal according to the current motion scenario of the mobile terminal obtained through analysis of the motion data, and preset corresponding relations between a plurality of motion scenarios and respective camera operation parameters.

8. The method for a mobile terminal camera to automatically adapt to scenarios according to claim 7, wherein the predetermined value comprises:

a first threshold value, a second threshold value, a third threshold value, and a fourth threshold value, and wherein the fourth threshold value is greater than the third threshold value is greater than the second threshold value is greater than the first threshold value, and further comprising;

acquiring a respective number of times when the maximum value of the motion data is between the first threshold value and the second threshold value, between the second threshold value and the third threshold value, between the third threshold value and the fourth threshold value, and greater than the fourth threshold value.

9. The method for a mobile terminal camera to automatically adapt to scenarios according to claim 8, further comprising:

determining if the number of times when the maximum value is greater than the fourth threshold value is greater than a walking mode value;

if the number of times when the maximum value is greater than the fourth threshold value is determined to be greater than the walking mode value, determining that the mobile terminal is currently in the walking mode; and

if the number of times when the maximum value is greater than the fourth threshold value is determined to not be greater than the walking mode value

determining if the number of times when the maximum value is between the third threshold value and the fourth threshold value is greater than a bike mode value;

if the number of times when the maximum value is between the third threshold value and the fourth threshold value is determined to be greater than the bike mode value, determining that the mobile terminal is currently in the bike mode; and

if the number of times when the maximum value is between the third threshold value and the fourth threshold value is determined to not be greater than the bike mode value,

determining if the number of times when the maximum value is between the second threshold value and the third threshold value is greater than an automobile mode value, if the number of times when the maximum value is between the second threshold value and the third threshold value is determined to be greater than the automobile mode value, determining that the mobile terminal is currently in the automobile mode, and if the number of times when the maximum value is between the second threshold value and the third threshold value is determined to not be greater than the automobile mode value,

determining if the number of times when the maximum value is between the first threshold value and the second threshold value is greater than a leaning mode value, if the number of times when the maximum value is between the first threshold value and the second threshold value is determined to be greater than the leaning mode value, determining that the mobile terminal is currently in the leaning mode, and if the number of times when the maximum value is between the first threshold value and the second threshold value is determined to not be greater than the leaning mode value, determining that the mobile terminal is currently in the still mode;

wherein the walking mode value, the bike mode value, the automobile mode value and the leaning mode value are used to determine threshold values of the walking mode, the bike mode, the automobile mode and the leaning mode, respectively.

10. The method for a mobile terminal camera to automatically adapt to scenarios according to claim 7, wherein modes of user scenarios of the camera comprise:

a portrait mode, a scene mode, a sports mode, a night mode, a sunset mode, and an anti-shake mode.

11. The method for a mobile terminal camera to automatically adapt to scenarios according to claim 7, wherein the sensor is an acceleration sensor, and the motion data is an acceleration value.

12. A system for a mobile terminal camera to automatically adapt to scenarios, the system comprising:

a data collection module for collecting motion data of a mobile terminal, within a predetermined period of time via a sensor;

a data analysis module for acquiring a number of times when a maximum value of the motion data exceeds a predetermined value; and

an automatic adjustment module for obtaining a current motion scenario through analysis of the motion data according to the number of times the maximum value of the motion data exceeds the predetermined value, and automatically adjusting camera operation parameters according to the current motion scenario.

13. The system for a mobile terminal camera to automatically adapt to scenarios according to claim 12, further comprising:

a presetting module for presetting corresponding relations between a plurality of motion scenarios and respective camera operation parameters, said motion scenarios including;

a walking mode, a bike mode, an automobile mode, a leaning mode, and a still mode.

14. The system for a mobile terminal camera to automatically adapt to scenarios according to claim 13, characterized in that the predetermined value comprises a first threshold value, a second threshold value, a third threshold value, and a fourth threshold value, the fourth threshold value is greater than the third threshold value is greater than the second threshold value is greater than the first threshold value.

15. The system for a mobile terminal camera to automatically adapt to scenarios according to claim 14, wherein the automatic adjustment module comprises:

a first determining unit for determining if the number of times when the maximum value is greater than the fourth threshold value is greater than a walking mode value, if the number of times when the maximum value is greater than the fourth threshold value is determined to be greater than the walking mode value, determining that the mobile terminal is currently in the walking mode.

16. The system for a mobile terminal camera to automatically adapt to scenarios according to claim 14, wherein the data analysis module further comprises:

a count acquiring unit for acquiring the number of times when the maximum value of the motion data is between the first threshold value and the second threshold value, between the second threshold value and the third threshold value, between the third threshold value and the fourth threshold value, and greater than the fourth threshold value.

17. The system for a mobile terminal camera to automatically adapt to scenarios according to claim 15, wherein the automatic adjustment module comprises:

a second determining unit for, if the number of times when the maximum value is greater than the fourth threshold value is determined to not be greater than the walking mode value, determining if the number of times when the maximum value is between the third threshold value and the fourth threshold value is greater than a bike mode value;

if the number of times when the maximum value is between the third threshold value and the fourth threshold value is determined to be greater than the bike mode value, determining that the mobile terminal is currently in the bike mode.

18. The system for a mobile terminal camera to automatically adapt to scenarios according to claim 17, wherein the automatic adjustment module comprises:

a third determining unit for, if the number of times when the maximum value is between the third threshold value and the fourth threshold value is determined to not be greater than the bike mode value, determining if the number of times when the maximum value is between the second threshold value and the third threshold value is greater than an automobile mode value;

if the number of times when the maximum value is between the second threshold value and the third threshold value is determined to be greater than the automobile mode value, determining that the mobile terminal is currently in the automobile mode.

19. The system for a mobile terminal camera to automatically adapt to scenarios according to claim 18, wherein the automatic adjustment module comprises:

a fourth determining unit for, if the number of times when the maximum value is between the second threshold value and the third threshold value is determined to not be greater than the automobile mode value, determining if the number of times when the maximum value is between the first threshold value and the second threshold value is greater than a leaning mode value;

if the number of times when the maximum value is between the first threshold value and the second threshold value is determined to be greater than the leaning mode value, determining that the mobile terminal is currently in the leaning mode.

20. The system for a mobile terminal camera to automatically adapt to scenarios according to claim 19, wherein, if the number of times when the maximum value is between the first threshold value and the second threshold value is determined to not be greater than the leaning mode value, determining that the mobile terminal is currently in the still mode;

and wherein the walking mode value, the bike mode value, the automobile mode value and the leaning mode value are used to determine threshold values of the walking mode, the bike mode, the automobile mode and the leaning mode, respectively.