WEATHER DISPLAYING METHOD AND DEVICE

• US 20160048995A1
• Filed: 05/19/2015
• Published: 02/18/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Xiaomi Inc. (Xiaomi Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Xiaomi Inc. (Xiaomi Corp.)
• Inventors: Ren, Tian, Sun, Tongxuan, Chen, Jintao
• Granted Patent: US 9,613,270 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01W 1/06 giving a combined indication of weather conditions catathermometers for measuring "cooling value" related either to weather conditions or to comfort of other human environment G01W1/17; computers per se G06
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 13/60 of natural phenomena, e.g. rain, snow, water or plants
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2210/56 Particle system, point based geometry or rendering
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/422 Technical drawings; Geographical maps

Abstract

The present disclosure discloses a method and a device for displaying weather. The method includes: acquiring weather information and orientation information of a terminal device; generating a weather animation according to the weather information and the orientation information of the terminal device; and displaying the weather animation on the terminal device. Accordingly, a plurality of weather conditions are comprehensively and dynamically presented via integrated motion pictures, and the weather conditions are displayed more accurately, realistically, and intuitively.

Claims

1. A method for displaying weather, comprising:

acquiring weather information and orientation information of a terminal device;

generating a weather animation according to the weather information and the orientation information of the terminal device; and

displaying the weather animation on the terminal device.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein generating the weather animation according to the weather information and the orientation information of the terminal device comprises:

determining at least one weather element for generating the weather animation according to the weather information;

determining a motion state of each of the at least one weather element according to the orientation information of the terminal device; and

generating the weather animation according to the motion state of the weather element.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the weather information comprises weather type and weather grade;

and parameters of the weather element comprise type of the weather element, number of objects of each weather element, and size of each object; and

determining the at least one weather element for generating the weather animation according to the weather information comprises;

determining the type of the weather element, the number of objects of each weather element, and the size of each object according to the weather type and the weather grade.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the motion state comprises an initial position and a motion trajectory;

and

determining the motion state of each of the at least one weather element according to the orientation information of the terminal device comprises;

determining the initial position and the motion trajectory of each object of the weather element according to the orientation information of the terminal device.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein displaying the weather animation on the terminal device comprises:

displaying each object of the weather element as moving from the initial position along the motion trajectory on the terminal device.

6. The method according to claim 4, wherein determining the initial position and the motion trajectory of each object of the weather element according to the orientation information of the terminal device comprises:

determining, according to the orientation information of the terminal device, that each object of the weather element moves from the initial position along a gravitational direction.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the orientation information of the terminal device comprises:

horizontal, vertical, and inclined; and

determining, according to the orientation information of the terminal device, that the motion trajectory of each object of the weather element is displayed as moving from the initial position along the gravitational direction comprises;

when the terminal device is laid horizontally, determining that the motion trajectory of each object of the weather element is displayed as;

moving along a direction vertical to a plane where a screen of the terminal device is located;

when the terminal device is laid vertically, determining that the motion trajectory of each object of the weather element is displayed as;

moving from top to bottom on a plane where the screen of the terminal device is located; and

when the terminal device is laid sideways, determining that the motion trajectory of each object of the weather element is displayed as;

moving from top to bottom along an upright direction in a plane where the screen of the terminal device is located.

8. The method according to claim 6, wherein the orientation information of the terminal device further comprises a screen facing horizontally upward and horizontally downward;

and

determining, according to the orientation information of the terminal device, that the motion trajectory of each object of the weather element is displayed as moving from the initial position along the gravitational direction comprises;

when the screen is faced horizontally upward, determining that the motion trajectory of each object of the weather element is displayed as falling down from outside of the screen to inside of the screen along a direction vertical to a plane where the screen is located; and

when the screen is faced horizontally downward, determining that the motion trajectory of each object of the weather element is displayed as falling down from inside of the screen to outside of the screen along a direction vertical to a plane where the screen is located.

9. The method according to claim 4, wherein the weather information further comprises wind force information and wind direction information;

and

determining the initial position and the motion trajectory of each object of the weather element according to the orientation information of the terminal device comprises;

calculating a position of each object of the weather element in each frame of the animation according to the type of the weather element, the size of each object, the wind force information, the wind direction information, and the orientation information of the terminal device.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein generating the weather animation according to the weather information and the orientation information of the terminal device comprises:

using an image captured by a camera of the terminal device as a background of the weather animation, or using a predetermined image as a background of the weather animation.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein when the predetermined image is used as the background of the weather animation, the method further comprises:

acquiring a current time;

determining background chromaticity value information of the weather animation according to the current time; and

adjusting a chromaticity value of the background of the weather animation according to the background chromaticity value information.

12. The method according to claim 10, wherein when the predetermined image is used as the background of the weather animation, the method further comprises:

acquiring a current date;

determining a season of the current date;

determining a background type of the weather animation according to the season of the current date; and

selecting a predetermined image corresponding to the background type as the background of the weather animation.

13. A device for displaying weather, comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory configured to store instructions executable by the processor,

wherein the processors are configured to perform;

acquiring weather information and orientation information of a terminal device;

generating a weather animation according to the weather information and the orientation information of the terminal device; and

displaying the weather animation on the terminal device.

14. The device according to claim 13, wherein generating the weather animation according to the weather information and the orientation information of the terminal device comprises:

determining at least one weather element for generating the weather animation according to the weather information;

determining a motion state of each of the at least one weather element according to the orientation information of the terminal device; and

generating the weather animation according to the motion state of the weather element.

15. The device according to claim 14, wherein the weather information comprises weather type and weather grade;

and parameters of the weather element comprise type of the weather element, number of objects of each weather element, and size of each object; and

determining the at least one weather element for generating the weather animation according to the weather information comprises;

determining the type of the weather element, the number of objects of each weather element, and the size of each object according to the weather type and the weather grade.

16. The device according to claim 15, wherein the motion state comprises an initial position and a motion trajectory;

and

determining the motion state of each of the at least one weather element according to the orientation information of the terminal device comprises;

determining the initial position and the motion trajectory of each object of the weather element according to the orientation information of the terminal device.

17. The device according to claim 16, wherein displaying the weather animation on the terminal device comprises:

displaying each object of the weather element as moving from the initial position along the motion trajectory on the terminal device.

18. The device according to claim 16, wherein determining the initial position and the motion trajectory of each object of the weather element according to the orientation information of the terminal device comprises:

determining, according to the orientation information of the terminal device, that each object of the weather element moves from the initial position along a gravitational direction.

19. The device according to claim 16, wherein the weather information further comprises wind force information and wind direction information;

and

determining the initial position and the motion trajectory of each object of the weather element according to the orientation information of the terminal device comprises;

calculating a position of each object of the weather element in each frame of the animation according to the type of the weather element, the size of each object, the wind force information, the wind direction information, and the orientation information of the terminal device.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the device to perform:

acquiring weather information and orientation information of a terminal device;

generating a weather animation according to the weather information and the orientation information of the terminal device; and

displaying the weather animation on the terminal device.