CN113330733A

CN113330733A - Self-timer controller and control method thereof

Info

Publication number: CN113330733A
Application number: CN201980079829.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 杨颖�; 肖平; 杨亮; 于西程
Original assignee: Shenzhen Royole Technologies Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen Royole Technologies Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-05-31
Filing date: 2019-05-31
Publication date: 2021-08-31
Also published as: WO2020237669A1

Abstract

The application provides a self-timer control method, which is applied to a self-timer controller, wherein the self-timer controller comprises a processor, and a communication module and a touch module which are electrically connected with the processor, the communication module is used for the self-timer controller to be in communication connection with external self-timer equipment, the touch module is used for sensing touch operation of an external object, and the touch module comprises a first end and a second end which are oppositely arranged; the self-timer control method comprises the following steps: determining a corresponding coordinate system reference direction according to the orientation of the first end of the touch module; determining a touch direction corresponding to the touch operation sensed by the touch module according to the determined coordinate system reference direction; and converting the touch operation of the determined touch direction into an instruction, and sending the instruction to the self-timer equipment through the communication module. The application also provides the self-timer controller.

Description

Self-timer controller and control method thereof

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of self-timer, in particular to a self-timer controller and a control method thereof.

Background

At present, the self-timer equipment such as a smart phone and a tablet personal computer is used for self-timer shooting, so that a main daily recreation mode is achieved, and the appearance of a self-timer rod greatly improves the interest and effect of self-timer shooting.

In the prior art, most of selfie sticks need to be held by a user and realize self-shooting by pressing keys on the selfie stick, and the selfie stick cannot be used in a remote self-shooting scene; in addition, a small number of selfie sticks are equipped with tripod and self-timer remote controller, and the user can utilize tripod to place the selfie stick on the ground to through pressing the button on the self-timer remote controller in order to realize long-range autodyne. However, no matter whether the self-timer is implemented by a self-timer stick or a self-timer remote controller, the function is relatively single, and the self-timer is only used for controlling the self-timer to complete self-timer, but the self-timer adjusting function of the self-timer cannot be correspondingly controlled, such as adjustment of a filter, adjustment of a focal length, selection of a self-timer mode (photographing, recording) and the like, and a user can only operate on the self-timer, which causes poor user experience.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, the present application provides a self-timer controller and a control method thereof, which can be used to control a self-timer function of a self-timer device.

This application provides a self-timer controller on the one hand, its include the treater and with communication module and touch-control module that the treater electricity is connected, communication module is used for supplying self-timer controller carries out communication connection with outside self-timer equipment, touch-control module is used for the touch-control operation of sensing external object, the treater will touch-control operation turns into the instruction, and passes through communication module sends the instruction. When the first end of the touch module faces a first direction, the touch direction corresponding to the touch operation refers to a first coordinate system reference direction corresponding to the first direction; when the first end of the touch module faces a second direction, the touch direction corresponding to the touch operation refers to a second coordinate system reference direction corresponding to the second direction; the instructions include the touch direction.

The self-timer controller comprises a processor, and a communication module and a touch module which are electrically connected with the processor, wherein the communication module is used for the self-timer controller to be in communication connection with external self-timer equipment, the touch module is used for sensing touch operation of an external object, and the touch module comprises a first end and a second end which are opposite; the self-timer control method comprises the following steps: determining a corresponding coordinate system reference direction according to the orientation of the first end of the touch module; determining a touch direction corresponding to the touch operation sensed by the touch module according to the determined coordinate system reference direction; and converting the touch operation of the determined touch direction into an instruction, and sending the instruction to the self-timer equipment through the communication module.

According to the self-photographing controller and the control method thereof, the touch control operation of a user is sensed through the touch control module, the corresponding coordinate system reference direction is determined according to the orientation of the first end of the touch control module, the touch control direction of the touch control operation can be determined according to the determined coordinate system reference direction, the touch control operation determining the touch control direction is converted into a corresponding command, the self-photographing function of self-photographing equipment is controlled, and the use experience of the user is improved.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a self-timer controller in an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the self-timer controller of fig. 1 in a curved state.

Fig. 3 is a schematic perspective exploded view of the self-timer controller of fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a perspective exploded view of fig. 3 from another perspective.

Fig. 5 is a partially enlarged view of a portion V in fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of the self-timer controller of fig. 1 in one of the use states.

Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of another use state of the self-timer controller in fig. 1.

Fig. 8 is a schematic perspective view of a selfie stick in another embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 9 is a flowchart of a self-timer control method in an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

In the description of the present application, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience in describing the present application and simplifying the description, but do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present application. Furthermore, the terms "first", "second", etc. are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated.

In the description of the present application, it is to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; the connection can be mechanical connection or electrical connection; may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art as appropriate.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4 together, a self-timer controller 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a processor 10, and a communication module 20 and a touch module 30 electrically connected to the processor 10; the communication module 20 is used for the self-timer controller 100 to perform communication connection with external self-timer equipment; the touch module 30 is used for sensing a touch operation of an external object; the processor 10 converts the touch operation into an instruction, and sends the instruction through the communication module 20, and the self-timer device can receive and respond to the instruction to correspondingly control the self-timer function.

The self-shooting device is any electronic device with a shooting function and a communication connection function, and comprises but is not limited to a smart phone, a tablet personal computer, a pan-tilt camera and the like.

The self-timer function is a commonly used adjusting function, including but not limited to adjustment of a filter, adjustment of a focal length, selection of a self-timer mode (photographing, recording), and the like.

The processor 10 includes, but is not limited to, a central processing unit, a microcontroller, a single chip, and the like. In this embodiment, the processor 10 is a central processing unit.

The communication connection mode includes but is not limited to bluetooth connection, WiFi connection, etc. In this embodiment, the communication module 20 is a bluetooth chip electrically connected to the processor 10, and the self-timer controller 100 is connected to the self-timer device via bluetooth.

When the first end of the touch module 30 faces a first direction, the touch direction corresponding to the touch operation refers to a first coordinate system reference direction corresponding to the first direction; when the first end of the touch module 30 faces a second direction, the touch direction corresponding to the touch operation refers to a second coordinate system reference direction corresponding to the second direction; the instructions include the touch direction.

Therefore, in the present application, the touch module 30 senses the touch operation of the user, and determines the corresponding coordinate system reference direction according to the orientation of the first end of the touch module 30, so that the touch direction of the touch operation can be determined by referring to the determined coordinate system reference direction, and the touch operation determining the touch direction is converted into a corresponding command, so as to control the self-photographing function of the self-photographing device, and improve the user experience.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1, in the present embodiment, the touch module 30 is substantially rectangular, the touch module 30 includes two opposite long sides and two opposite short sides, and the first end and the second end of the touch module 30 are ends where the two opposite short sides of the touch module 30 are located, respectively. Obviously, in other embodiments, the touch module may be in other reasonable shapes such as a square.

When the first end of the touch module 30 faces a first direction, determining that the long side direction of the touch module 30 is the Y direction of the first coordinate system, and determining that the short side direction of the touch module 30 is the X direction of the first coordinate system; when the first end of the touch module 30 faces a second direction, the short side direction of the touch module 30 is determined as the Y direction of the second coordinate system, and the long side direction of the touch module 30 is determined as the X direction of the second coordinate system.

Optionally, the first direction is downward or upward, and the second direction is rightward or leftward. Specifically, in this embodiment, the first direction is downward, and the second direction is rightward.

Further, the self-timer controller 100 further includes an orientation module (not shown) electrically connected to the processor 10, and the processor 10 determines the orientation of the first end of the touch module 30 through the orientation module.

Wherein, the orientation module includes but not limited to one or a combination of more than two of gravity sensor, gyroscope, direction sensor. Specifically, in this embodiment, the orientation module is a gravity sensor.

In other embodiments, the orientation module may be a gyroscope or a direction sensor.

In other embodiments, the orientation module may also be a combination of two or more of a gravity sensor, a gyroscope, and a direction sensor, so as to determine the orientation of the first end of the touch module 30 more accurately.

It should be noted that the orientation of the first end of the touch module 30 is not meant to be completely oriented in a certain direction, but is relatively determined according to the main direction of the first end of the touch module 30, for example, when the first end of the touch module 30 is inclined downward, and the main direction is downward, the first end of the touch module 30 is determined to be downward.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, the touch module 30 includes a touch layer 31, the touch layer 31 is electrically connected to the processor 10, and the touch layer 31 is used for a user to control a self-photographing function of the self-photographing apparatus by clicking and/or sliding touch.

Wherein the sliding touch includes sliding in a Y direction of the touch layer 31 and/or sliding in an X direction of the touch layer 31 under a corresponding coordinate system.

It can be understood that, when the user slides and touches on the touch layer 31, the sliding track can be divided into up-and-down sliding along the Y direction and left-and-right sliding along the X direction.

In some embodiments, when performing self-timer shooting by using the self-timer device, a user can slide left and right along the X direction of the touch layer 31 to select any self-timer function to be controlled, such as a filter, a focal length, etc., and then slide up and down along the Y direction of the touch layer 31 to adjust the selected self-timer function, for example, an upper sliding filter is opened, the focal length is increased, a lower sliding filter is closed, the focal length is decreased, etc., other self-timer functions can be adjusted accordingly, and after adjusting the corresponding self-timer function, the user can take a picture by tapping on the touch layer 31 or long-pressing the touch layer 31. Of course, the user may take a picture with a long press and record a picture with a light touch.

In some embodiments, when performing self-timer shooting by using the self-timer device, a user may slide along any reference direction of the Y direction or the X direction of the touch layer 31 to select any self-timer function to be controlled, such as a filter, a focal length, and the like, and press the touch layer 31 for a long time to indicate that the selection is completed, then continue to slide along the same reference direction to adjust the selected self-timer function, and press the touch layer 31 for a long time again to indicate that the adjustment of the self-timer function is completed, and other self-timer functions may be adjusted in the same way, and after the corresponding self-timer function is adjusted, finally, a tap is performed on the touch layer 31 to take a picture or press for a long time to take a picture.

In other embodiments, when the self-timer device is used for self-timer shooting, a user may adjust a corresponding self-timer function on the self-timer device, and then take a picture by tapping on the touch layer 31 or take a picture by long pressing.

In the video recording process of the self-timer device, a user can also pause the video recording by tapping on the touch layer 31, continue the video recording by tapping again, and end the video recording by pressing for a long time.

Specifically, in this embodiment, the touch layer 31 is a flexible touch pad, the touch pad is composed of a plurality of touch sensors interconnected with each other, the touch pad is electrically connected to the processor 10, a user controls a self-shooting function of the self-shooting device by clicking and/or sliding touch on the touch pad, and a display screen of the self-shooting device displays a corresponding control interface and a view-finding picture.

It can be understood that, when the self-timer controller 100 is used for remote shooting, the user needs to use a preset viewing position as a reference point, and after adjusting the corresponding self-timer functions such as focal length, filter and the like through the control interface and the viewing frame displayed by the self-timer device, the user walks to the preset viewing position to control shooting or shooting through the touch panel.

In other embodiments, the touch layer 31 may be a flexible touch screen, the flexible touch screen is electrically connected to the processor 10, a user controls a self-photographing function of the self-photographing apparatus by clicking and/or sliding a touch on the flexible touch screen, and the flexible touch screen is used for displaying a corresponding control interface and a viewfinder. Therefore, when the self-timer controller 100 is used for remote shooting, a user can firstly walk to any reasonable shooting position, and then control the corresponding self-timer function of the self-timer device according to the control interface and the view-finding picture displayed by the flexible touch screen, so as to obtain the best self-timer effect.

Further, the touch module 30 further includes a bendable substrate layer 33, the touch layer 31 is disposed on the substrate layer 33, the substrate layer 33 includes a first end and a second end corresponding to the touch module 30, and the substrate layer 33 is used for supporting the touch layer 31.

Wherein the size of the touch layer 31 is smaller than or equal to the size of the substrate layer 33. In this embodiment, the size of the touch layer 31 is smaller than the size of the substrate layer 33, and the touch layer 31 is centrally disposed on the substrate layer 33.

Wherein, the material of the substrate layer 33 includes but is not limited to one or a combination of two of soft glue and elastic metal. In this embodiment, the substrate layer 33 is made of a soft rubber material, and the soft rubber has a certain elastic deformation capability. Optionally, a plurality of elastic metal strips extending in the long side direction of the touch module 30 can be clamped at intervals in the short side direction of the touch module 30, each elastic metal strip forms a positioning support structure with a certain damping force, so that a user can hold the touch module 30 conveniently, touch operation is performed on the touch layer 31, and when the touch module 30 is bent, the elastic metal strips can also be bent together. Obviously, in other embodiments, an elastic metal sheet with a certain size may be sandwiched in the soft rubber.

In other embodiments, the substrate layer 33 may be directly made of an elastic metal sheet.

Further, the touch module 30 further includes an indicator light 35 electrically connected to the processor 10, and when the user controls the self-timer device to complete self-timer shooting through the touch layer 31, the processor 10 controls the indicator light 35 to emit light to prompt that self-timer shooting is successful.

Specifically, in this embodiment, the indicator light 35 is a light emitting diode disposed at the first end of the touch module 30, the light emitting diode is embedded in the first end of the substrate layer 33 and is far away from the touch layer 31, and when the self-timer shooting is successful, the processor 10 controls the light emitting diode to emit light to prompt that the self-timer shooting is successful.

In other embodiments, the indicator light 35 may be a flexible light strip, the flexible light strip is disposed between the touch layer 31 and the substrate layer 33, and the size of the flexible light strip is smaller than that of the touch layer 31 and the substrate layer 33, the touch layer 31 at least covers the portion of the flexible light strip, which is transparent, and when the self-timer shooting is successful, the light emitted from the flexible light strip can be viewed by the user through the touch layer 31.

The indicator light 35 may also display lights with different colors or flashing lights with different durations to indicate the working status of the self-timer controller 100 or the self-timer device. For example, the self-timer controller 100 is indicated to have connected the self-timer device by displaying blue light, the self-timer device is indicated to be in video recording by displaying red light, and the like.

Further, the touch module 30 further includes a switch button 37 electrically connected to the processor 10, the switch button 37 is disposed at a first end of the substrate layer 33, and the self-timer controller 100 is controlled to be turned on or turned off by pressing the switch button 37. Specifically, in this embodiment, the switch button 37 is located between the indicator light 35 and the touch layer 31.

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, the self-timer controller 100 further includes a control box 40, the control box 40 includes a first side and a second side opposite to each other, a control board 50 is disposed in the control box 40, the processor 10 and the communication module 20 are disposed on the control board 50, and the touch module 30 is disposed outside the control box 40.

The outer wall of the first side of the control box 40 is provided with corresponding through holes (not labeled in the figure) for the touch layer 31, the indicator light 35 and the switch button 37 to be electrically connected to the processor 10, respectively.

The control board 50 is further provided with other electronic components and functional modules, which enable the self-photographing remote controller 100 to have other functions, for example, the control board 50 may be provided with a memory, and the memory stores corresponding direction information and a plurality of data, which are not described herein again.

In this embodiment, the control box 40 is substantially rectangular box-shaped, the first side and the second side of the control box 40 are two relatively short outer sides of the control box 40, the first end of the touch module 30 is connected to the outer wall of the first side of the control box 40, and the second end of the touch module 30 is detachably connected to the outer wall of the second side of the control box 40.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 3 and fig. 4, a first fixing element 61 and a second fixing element 62 are respectively disposed at a first end and a second end of the substrate layer 33, that is, a first end and a second end of the touch module 30, on a side away from the touch layer 31, and the first fixing element 61 and the second fixing element 62 are detachably engaged, or the first fixing element 61 and the second fixing element 62 are respectively engaged with other fixing elements. In this embodiment, the outer walls of the first side and the second side of the control box 40 are respectively provided with a third fixing element 63 and a fourth fixing element 64, the first fixing element 61 and the third fixing element 63 are fixedly matched or detachably matched, the second fixing element 62 and the fourth fixing element 64 are detachably matched, the first end of the touch module 30 is connected to the outer wall of the first side of the control box 40 through the matching of the first fixing element 61 and the third fixing element 63, and after the second end of the touch module 30 is bent relative to the first end of the touch module 30, the second end of the touch module 30 can be connected to the outer wall of the second side of the control box 40 through the matching of the second fixing element 62 and the fourth fixing element 64. Preferably, in this embodiment, the first fixing element 61 and the third fixing element 63 are detachably engaged, and the second fixing element 62 and the fourth fixing element 64 are detachably engaged, so as to facilitate the detachment and replacement of the touch module 30.

The first fixing member 61, the third fixing member 63, the second fixing member 62, and the fourth fixing member 64 may be detachably engaged with each other by using any one of a hook and loop fastener, a magnetic attraction, and a snap fit. Specifically, in this embodiment, the fixing member is matched with the hook and loop fastener.

As shown in fig. 2, when the second end of the touch module 30 is connected to the outer wall of the second side of the control box 40 through the cooperation of the second fixing member 62 and the fourth fixing member 64, the touch module 30 is annular, the touch module 30 and the control box 40 together form an annular structure, and the self-timer controller 100 can be fixed on a self-timer stick in an encircling manner.

Further, the control box 40 further includes an inner arc-shaped side wall 45 located between the first side and the second side opposite to the control box 40, the inner arc-shaped side wall 45 is of an asymmetric structure, and a junction between the outer wall of the first side of the control box 40 and the inner arc-shaped side wall 45 of the asymmetric structure is in a convex sharp-mouth shape.

Optionally, the inner arc-shaped sidewall 45 is designed to be flexible and/or made of a deformable material, so that the inner arc radius of the inner arc-shaped sidewall 45 can be finely adjusted within a certain range, the diameter of the annular structure formed by the touch module 30 and the control box 40 can also be changed within a certain range, and the self-photographing controller 100 can be adaptively and adjustably fixed on self-photographing sticks with different diameters.

Optionally, can set up the magnetism spare on the wall of interior arc lateral wall 45, from the corresponding sheetmetal that sets up in body of rod surface of rapping bar, work as from rapping bar controller 100 around being fixed in when on the rapping bar, through the actuation of magnetism spare and sheetmetal can strengthen from rapping bar controller 100 around being fixed in from stability on the rapping bar. Obviously, touch-sensitive module 30 the substrate layer 33 deviates from the one side of touch-sensitive layer 31 also can press from both sides and set up the magnetic part, works as from rapping controller 100 around being fixed in when on the rapping bar, the magnetic part on the substrate layer 33 with from the sheetmetal actuation on the rapping bar, can strengthen equally from rapping controller 100 around being fixed in from the stability on the rapping bar. Thereby, through the magnetism spare that the internal surface department of auto heterodyne controller 100 set up with the actuation force between the sheetmetal that corresponds the setting from the rapping bar, guarantee auto heterodyne controller 100 with from rapping bar stable connection.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 5, in this embodiment, the inner arc-shaped sidewall 45 is a hinge-type flexible structure, the inner arc-shaped sidewall 45 is formed by hinging a plurality of laminations with cross sections approximately in a triangular shape, and when the self-timer controller 100 is fixedly connected to the self-timer stick, each lamination can rotate at a small angle to make the wall surface of the inner arc-shaped sidewall 45 fit to the stick body of the self-timer stick. At least one of the lamination sheets is made of a magnetic material, and the lamination sheets are magnetic pieces arranged on the wall surface of the inner arc-shaped side wall 45.

In other embodiments, the inner arc-shaped sidewall 45 can be made of a deformable material, such as a soft rubber material, which is elastically deformed to fit to the body of the selfie stick when the selfie stick controller 100 is fixed around the selfie stick. The soft rubber material can be clamped with the magnetic piece.

It should be noted that, when the selfie stick controller 100 is fixed around on the selfie stick, the substrate layer 33 of the touch module 30 can also provide elastic deformation to enhance the adaptive adjustment capability of the selfie stick controller 100, and the wall surface of the inner arc sidewall 45 is ensured to be tightly attached to the stick body of the selfie stick.

In this application, the self-timer controller 100 can be used to control the self-timer device to perform remote self-timer, and can also be detachably connected to a self-timer stick to control the self-timer device to perform close self-timer.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 6, in some embodiments, a user may take a long shot with a selfie stick 200 and a selfie stand 300. Specifically, from rapping bar 200 includes length adjustable telescopic link 210 and is located respectively handle 230 and mount 250 at telescopic link 210 both ends, handle 230 keeps away from the one end of telescopic link 210 is connected from rapping support 300, a fixed smart mobile phone 400 of mount 250, from rapping bar 200 passes through from rapping support 300 is stably placed in the subaerial or other points of placing of level, and the user is handheld from the shooting point that controller 100 stands in the distance passes through touch-control module 30 carries out touch-control operation, with control smart mobile phone 400 carries out long-range shooting.

Wherein, the height of the smart phone 400 can be adjusted by adjusting the length of the telescopic rod 110.

Wherein the selfie stick 200 and the selfie stand 300 may be integrated or non-integrated. Specifically, in this embodiment, the selfie stick 200 and the selfie stick holder 300 are not integrated, and the selfie stick holder 300 is detachably connected to the selfie stick 200 by a screw connection.

In other embodiments, the self-timer stand 300 may be detachably connected to the self-timer stick 200 by a snap fit or other methods.

In other embodiments, the user may also use other auxiliary devices, such as a drone, on which the smart phone 400 is installed, and the user may control the smart phone 400 to take an aerial photograph by using the self-timer controller 100.

Obviously, in other embodiments, the user may directly place the smartphone 400 stably in a certain place without using any auxiliary device, and perform remote shooting using the self-timer controller 100.

It is understood that, when the user holds the self-timer controller 100, the user generally holds the portion of the control box 40 and performs a touch operation with a thumb. Preferably, as shown in fig. 6, in order to obtain a better touch experience, a user may hold the self-timer controller 100 vertically with the first end of the touch module 30 facing downward to perform a touch operation, where a touch direction of the touch operation refers to the first coordinate system reference direction, that is, a long side direction of the touch module 30 is a Y direction, and a short side direction thereof is an X direction. Of course, according to different personal habits, the user may also hold the first end of the touch module 30 horizontally toward the right to perform the touch operation on the self-photographing controller 100, and the touch direction of the touch operation refers to the reference direction of the second coordinate system, that is, the short side direction of the touch module 30 is the Y direction, and the long side direction thereof is the X direction.

As shown in fig. 7, in some embodiments, the self-timer controller 100 is detachably connected to the self-timer stick 200 for controlling the smartphone 400 to perform close-up shooting. Specifically, the self-timer controller 100 is fixed around the handle 230 of the self-timer stick 200, and a user can hold the stick body of the handle 230 and perform a touch operation through the touch module 30, so as to control the smart phone 400 to perform close-range self-timer.

Wherein, in some embodiments, the selfie stick 200 is provided with a mounting surface 235, the shape of the mounting surface 235 is consistent with the shape of the wall surface of the inner arc-shaped side wall 45 of the control box 40, and the selfie controller 100 is fixed on any reasonable orientation of the part of the selfie stick 200 provided with the mounting surface 235. Specifically, in this embodiment, the mounting surface 235 is disposed on a portion of the handle 230 close to the telescopic rod 210, and the self-timer controller 100 is fixed at any reasonable position of the handle 230 close to one side of the telescopic rod 210.

In other embodiments, the mounting surface 235 can be disposed on the entire rod body of the handle 230, the mounting surface 235 extends from one end of the handle 230 close to the telescopic rod 210 to the other end far away from the telescopic rod 210, and the self-timer controller 100 can be fixed at any reasonable position on the handle 230.

As shown in fig. 8, in other embodiments, a positioning groove 237 is formed on the handle 230 of the self-timer stick 200, the positioning groove 237 is used for defining the orientation of the self-timer stick 200 to which the self-timer controller 100 is fixed, the shape of the bottom surface of the positioning groove 237 is consistent with the shape of the wall surface of the inner arc-shaped sidewall 45, and the inner arc-shaped sidewall 45 is at least partially embedded in the positioning groove 237 when the self-timer controller 100 is fixed on the self-timer stick 200.

In this application, will from rapping bar 200 install the face 235 or the tank bottom surface of constant head tank 237 designs into with the effect that prevents the anti-dress can be played to the same form of the wall of interior arc lateral wall 45, and aforementioned sharp mouth column structure also can guide the user will from rapping controller 100 install according to correct orientation from rapping bar 200 is last.

When the self-timer controller 100 is fixed on the handle 230, the surface of the touch module 30 is approximately flush with the surface of the stick body of the handle 230, which is also beneficial for the user to hold the self-timer stick 200 by using the thumb to perform touch operation on the touch module 30.

It can also be understood that, when the user holds the selfie stick 200 and controls the smartphone 400 to perform close-range shooting through the selfie controller 100, as shown in fig. 7, in most shooting scenes, the main direction of the first end of the touch module 30 faces to the right, i.e., the first end of the touch module 30 faces to the second direction, at this time, the touch direction of the touch operation refers to the second coordinate system reference direction, i.e., the short-side direction of the touch module 30 is the Y direction, and the long-side direction is the X direction; in a few scenarios, when the user holds the selfie stick 200 to perform self-photographing at a specific angle, the first end of the touch module 30 may face a first direction, and at this time, the touch direction of the touch operation refers to the first coordinate system reference direction, that is, the long side direction of the touch module 30 is the Y direction, and the short side direction is the X direction.

As described above, when the user directly holds the self-timer controller 100 or holds the self-timer stick 200 and performs the touch operation through the self-timer controller 100, the first end of the touch module 30 may face in the first direction or the second direction according to the personal habits and the usage scenarios, and the reference directions of the coordinate systems to which the user's touch operation is referred may be different. The determination of the orientation of the first end of the touch module 30 can be performed by the orientation module, which is not described herein again.

Preferably, in some embodiments, the self-timer controller 100 further comprises a feedback module 70 electrically connected to the processor 10, wherein the feedback module 70 is configured to detect whether the self-timer controller 100 is fixed on the self-timer stick 200 and generate a corresponding feedback signal, and when the processor 10 receives the feedback signal of the feedback module 70, the processor 10 determines the orientation of the first end of the touch module 30 according to the feedback signal. Specifically, when the feedback module 70 does not detect that the self-timer controller 100 is fixed around the self-timer stick 200, the feedback module 70 generates a first feedback signal, and the processor 10 determines that the first end of the touch module 30 faces a first direction according to the first feedback signal; when the feedback module 70 detects that the self-timer controller 100 is fixed around the self-timer stick 200, the feedback module 70 generates a second feedback signal, and the processor 10 determines that the first end of the touch module 30 faces a second direction according to the second feedback signal. In other words, no matter where the first end of the touch module 30 faces, if the self-timer controller 100 is not connected to the self-timer stick 200, it is determined that the first end of the touch module 30 faces a first direction; if the self-timer controller 100 is connected to the self-timer stick 200, it is determined that the first end of the touch module 30 faces a second direction.

Therefore, when the user directly holds the self-timer controller 100 for touch operation, or holds the self-timer stick 200 for touch operation through the self-timer controller 100, the first end of the touch module 30 has a unique orientation and a unique reference direction of the corresponding coordinate system, so that inconvenience brought to the touch of the user due to the change of the reference direction of the coordinate system can be avoided.

Wherein in a preferred embodiment, the first direction is predefined to be downwards and the second direction is predefined to be right. The predefined direction information may be stored in a memory provided on the control board 50, which is not described herein.

In a preferred embodiment, the self-timer controller 100 may not provide the orientation module, but directly determine the orientation of the first end of the touch module 30 according to the feedback signal of the feedback module 70.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 4, the feedback module 70 includes a feedback circuit (not shown), a first feedback element 71 and a second feedback element 72 cooperating with the first feedback element 71, the feedback circuit is disposed on the control board 50 and electrically connected between the first feedback element 71 and the processor 10, the first feedback element 71 is disposed on a second side of the control box 40, and the second feedback element 72 is disposed at a second end of the substrate layer 33, that is, a second end of the touch module 30.

When the second end of the touch module 30 is separated from the outer wall of the second side of the control box 40, the first feedback element 71 is separated from the second feedback element 72 and triggers the feedback circuit to generate the first feedback signal; when the second end of the touch module 30 is connected to the outer wall of the second side of the control box 40, the first feedback element 71 and the second feedback element 72 are close to each other and trigger the feedback circuit to generate the second feedback signal.

Specifically, in this embodiment, the first feedback element 71 is a magnetic PIN, the second feedback element 72 is a corresponding magnetic PIN, the magnetic PIN is electrically connected to the feedback circuit, the magnetic PIN and the magnetic PIN are separated from each other and close to each other to enable the feedback circuit to be correspondingly turned off and on, the feedback circuit generates the first feedback signal when turned off, and the feedback circuit generates the second feedback signal when turned on.

In other embodiments, the first feedback element 71 may be a magnetically attracted PIN point, and the second feedback element 72 may be a magnetically attracted PIN foot.

In other embodiments, the PIN feet and PIN points may also be snap-fit PIN points and PIN feet.

In other embodiments, the first feedback element 71 may also be a hall sensor, the second feedback element 72 is a magnetic element, the hall sensor is electrically connected to the feedback circuit, and the feedback circuit generates the first feedback signal or the second feedback signal according to different electrical signals generated by the hall sensor when the magnetic element moves away from and approaches the hall sensor.

Wherein the first feedback signal and the second feedback signal may be instantaneous signals or continuous signals.

It should be noted that, when the first feedback element 71 and the second feedback element 72 are matched in a PIN and PIN point manner, the feedback elements need to be exposed out of the fourth fixing element 64 and the second fixing element 62, so that when the second end of the touch module 30 is connected to the outer wall of the second side of the control box 40, the first feedback element 71 and the second feedback element 72 can be contacted and buckled, and the feedback circuit is triggered to generate the second feedback signal; moreover, the PIN point and the PIN foot which are matched with each other can also function as a fixing member to enhance the connectivity between the second end of the touch module 30 and the outer wall of the second side of the control box 40.

Further, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, a battery 80 electrically connected to the processor 10 is further disposed in the control box 40, and the battery 80 is used for supplying power to the self-timer controller 100. Preferably, in this embodiment, the battery 80 is a rechargeable lithium ion battery, a charging module (not shown) electrically connected to the processor 10 is disposed on the control board 50, and a charging connection port is correspondingly disposed on the control box 40, so that a user can charge the rechargeable battery 80 by connecting an adaptive power supply to the charging connection port.

In other embodiments, the battery 80 may be a disposable battery such as a dry battery or a button battery, and the control box 40 is provided with a corresponding battery cover, so that when the power of the battery 80 is exhausted, the user can open the battery cover to replace the battery.

Please refer to fig. 9, which is a flowchart illustrating a self-timer control method according to an embodiment of the present application. The self-timer control method can be applied to the self-timer controller 100, the self-timer controller 100 includes a processor 10, and a communication module 20 and a touch module 30 electrically connected to the processor 10, the communication module 20 is used for the self-timer controller 100 to perform communication connection with an external self-timer device, the touch module 30 is used for sensing touch operation of an external object, and the touch module 30 includes a first end and a second end opposite to each other.

The second end of the touch module 30 is bendable relative to the first end of the touch module 30, the touch module 30 is annular, and the self-timer controller 100 can be detachably connected to a self-timer stick to be used in cooperation with the self-timer stick.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 9, the self-timer control method includes the steps of:

according to the orientation of the first end of the touch module 30, a corresponding coordinate system reference direction is determined (S91).

Determining a touch direction corresponding to the touch operation sensed by the touch module 30 according to the determined coordinate system reference direction (S93).

The touch operation of determining the touch direction is converted into an instruction, and the instruction is sent to the self-timer device through the communication module 20 (S95).

Specifically, in some embodiments, the touch module 30 is rectangular, the touch module 30 includes two opposite long sides and two opposite short sides, the first end and the second end of the touch module 30 are ends where the two opposite short sides of the touch module 30 are located, respectively, and the step S91 specifically includes: when the first end of the touch module 30 faces a first direction, determining that the long side direction of the touch module 30 is the Y direction of a first coordinate system, and determining that the short side direction of the touch module 30 is the X direction of the first coordinate system; when the first end of the touch module 30 faces a second direction, the short side direction of the touch module 30 is determined as the Y direction of the second coordinate system, and the long side direction of the touch module 30 is determined as the X direction of the second coordinate system.

In other embodiments, the touch module may be square or other reasonable shapes.

Specifically, the self-timer controller 100 further includes an orientation module electrically connected to the processor 10, and the processor 10 determines the orientation of the first end of the touch module 30 through the orientation module.

Wherein, the orientation module comprises at least one of a gravity sensor, a gyroscope and a direction sensor.

It can be understood that, according to different personal habits and usage scenarios, when a user performs a touch operation through the self-timer controller 100, the first end of the touch module 30 determined by the orientation module may face in either a first direction or a second direction, and a reference direction of a coordinate system to which the user performs the touch operation is different.

Preferably, in some embodiments, the self-timer controller 100 further comprises a feedback module 70 electrically connected to the processor 10, wherein the feedback module 70 is configured to detect whether the self-timer controller 100 is fixed on the self-timer stick 200 and generate a corresponding feedback signal, and when the processor 10 receives the feedback signal of the feedback module 70, the processor 10 determines the orientation of the first end of the touch module 30 according to the feedback signal.

Specifically, when the feedback module 70 does not detect that the self-timer controller 100 is fixed around the self-timer stick 200, the feedback module 70 generates a first feedback signal, and the processor 10 determines that the first end of the touch module 30 faces a first direction according to the first feedback signal; when the feedback module 70 detects that the self-timer controller 100 is fixed around the self-timer stick, the feedback module 70 generates a second feedback signal, and the processor 10 determines that the first end of the touch module 30 faces a second direction according to the second feedback signal. In other words, if the self-timer controller 100 is not connected to the self-timer stick, it is determined that the first end of the touch module 30 faces a first direction; if the self-timer controller 100 is connected to the self-timer stick, it is determined that the first end of the touch module 30 faces a second direction.

Wherein, in a preferred embodiment, the first direction is predefined to face downwards and the second direction is predefined to face right.

The feedback module 70 includes a feedback circuit, a first feedback element 71 and a second feedback element 72 cooperating therewith, and the feedback circuit can generate the first feedback signal and the second feedback signal according to the cooperation between the first feedback element 71 and the second feedback element 72, and more specific description can refer to the related contents of the self-timer controller 100, which is not repeated herein.

It is understood that, in a preferred embodiment, the self-timer controller 100 may not provide the orientation module, but directly determine the orientation of the first end of the touch module 30 according to the feedback signal of the feedback module 70.

Therefore, when the user directly holds the self-timer controller 100 for touch operation, or holds the self-timer stick for touch operation through the self-timer controller 100, the first end of the touch module 30 has a unique orientation and a unique reference direction of the corresponding coordinate system, so that inconvenience brought to the user during touch operation due to the change of the reference direction of the coordinate system can be avoided.

In this application, the touch module 30 includes a touch layer 31, the touch layer 31 is electrically connected to the processor 10, and the touch layer 31 is used for a user to control a self-photographing function of the self-photographing apparatus by clicking and/or sliding and touching along the determined coordinate system reference direction.

The touch layer 31 is a flexible touch pad or a flexible touch screen.

Wherein the "sliding touch in the determined coordinate system reference direction" includes: sliding along the Y-direction of the touch layer 31 and/or sliding along the X-direction of the touch layer 31 under a corresponding coordinate system.

In some embodiments, when performing self-timer shooting by using the self-timer device, a user can slide left and right along the X direction of the touch layer 31 to select any self-timer function to be controlled, such as a filter, a focal length, etc., and then slide up and down along the Y direction of the touch layer 31 to adjust the selected self-timer function, for example, an upper sliding filter is opened, the focal length is increased, a lower sliding filter is closed, the focal length is decreased, etc., other self-timer functions can be adjusted accordingly, and after adjusting the corresponding self-timer function, the user can take a picture by tapping on the touch layer 31 or long-press the touch layer to take a picture. Of course, the user may take a picture with a long press and record a picture with a light touch.

The self-timer control method of the present application is applied to the self-timer controller 100, and the steps of the method are corresponding to the functions performed by the self-timer controller 100, and for a more detailed description, reference may be made to the related contents of the self-timer controller 100.

The self-timer control method of the present application can be stored in the aforementioned memory on the control board 50.

It should be noted that, the above description of the embodiment is based on one of the structural configurations of the self-timer controller 100, that is, the first end of the touch module 30 is connected to the first side outer wall of the control box 40, and the touch module 30 and the control box 40 form an endless belt structure together. In other embodiments, the self-timer controller 100 may have other configurations, for example, the control box 40 may be disposed at the bottom of the touch module 30 as a substrate, the first end and the second end of the touch module 30 are respectively connected to the outer walls of the first side and the second side of the control box 40, and the self-timer controller 100 is fixed around the self-timer stick by a detachable wrist strap; for another example, the first outer wall of the control box 40 may be connected to any one of two opposite long sides of the touch module 30, that is, the first outer wall of the control box 40 is connected between the first end and the second end of the touch module 30, and the touch module 30 can be fixed around the selfie stick by detachably engaging the first fixing member 61 and the second fixing member 62. It can be understood that the self-timer controller 100 has other structural forms, and the self-timer controller 100 of other structural forms also has all the functions of the touch control and the like, which are not described herein again.

The foregoing is a preferred embodiment of the present application and it should be noted that modifications and embellishments could be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the principle of the present application and these are considered to be within the scope of the present application.

Claims

A self-timer controller is characterized by comprising a processor, and a communication module and a touch module which are electrically connected with the processor; the communication module is used for the self-timer controller to be in communication connection with external self-timer equipment; the touch module is used for sensing touch operation of an external object; the processor converts the touch operation into an instruction and sends the instruction through the communication module;

when the first end of the touch module faces a first direction, the touch direction corresponding to the touch operation refers to a first coordinate system reference direction corresponding to the first direction; when the first end of the touch module faces a second direction, the touch direction corresponding to the touch operation refers to a second coordinate system reference direction corresponding to the second direction; the instructions include the touch direction.
A self-timer controller as recited in claim 1, wherein the touch module is rectangular, the touch module comprises two opposite long sides and two opposite short sides, and the first end and the second end of the touch module are ends where the two opposite short sides of the touch module are located, respectively.
A self-timer controller according to claim 2, wherein when the first end of the touch module faces a first direction, the long side direction of the touch module is determined as the Y direction of the first coordinate system, and the short side direction of the touch module is determined as the X direction of the first coordinate system; when the first end of the touch module faces a second direction, determining that the short side direction of the touch module is the Y direction of the second coordinate system, and determining that the long side direction of the touch module is the X direction of the second coordinate system.
A self-timer controller as recited in claim 1, further comprising an orientation module electrically connected to the processor, wherein the processor determines the orientation of the first end of the touch module via the orientation module; the orientation module comprises at least one of a gravity sensor, a gyroscope and a direction sensor.
A self-timer controller according to claim 1, wherein said self-timer controller is detachably connected to a self-timer stick; in a connection state, the self-timer controller is fixed on the self-timer rod in a surrounding mode, and the first end of the touch module faces to the second direction; in the unconnected state, the first end of the touch module faces a first direction.
A self-timer controller according to claim 5, further comprising a feedback module electrically connected to said processor, said feedback module for detecting whether said self-timer controller is fixed to said self-timer stick and generating a corresponding feedback signal; when the self-timer controller is not detected to be fixed on the self-timer rod in a surrounding mode, the feedback module generates a first feedback signal, and the processor determines that the first end of the touch module faces a first direction according to the first feedback signal; when the self-timer controller is detected to be fixed on the self-timer rod in a surrounding mode, the feedback module generates a second feedback signal, and the processor determines that the first end of the touch module faces a second direction according to the second feedback signal.
A self-timer controller according to claim 5, wherein said self-timer stick is provided with a positioning groove for defining the orientation of said self-timer controller fixed to said self-timer stick.
A self-timer controller according to claim 5, wherein the self-timer stick is provided with a mounting surface, the self-timer controller is fixed to any reasonable orientation of the part of the self-timer stick provided with the mounting surface.
A self-timer controller according to claim 5, wherein the first direction is downward and the second direction is rightward.
A self-timer controller according to claim 1, wherein the touch module is ring-shaped after the second end of the touch module is bent relative to the first end of the touch module, the first end and the second end of the touch module are respectively provided with a first fixing member and a second fixing member, the first fixing member and the second fixing member are detachably engaged, or the first fixing member and the second fixing member are respectively engaged with other fixing members.
A self-timer controller according to claim 10, further comprising a control box, wherein the control box comprises a first side and a second side opposite to each other, the outer walls of the first side and the second side of the control box are respectively provided with a third fixing member and a fourth fixing member, the first fixing member and the third fixing member are fixedly matched or detachably matched, the second fixing member and the fourth fixing member are detachably matched, the first end of the touch module is connected to the outer wall of the first side of the control box through the matching of the first fixing member and the third fixing member, the second end of the touch module is connected to the outer wall of the second side of the control box through the matching of the second fixing member and the fourth fixing member, and the touch module and the control box together form a ring-belt structure.
A self-timer assembly as recited in claim 11, wherein the control box further comprises an inner arcuate sidewall between the first and second opposing sides of the control box, the inner arcuate sidewall being asymmetric, the inner arcuate sidewall being of a flexible design and/or being of a deformable material to allow fine adjustment of an inner arcuate radius of the inner arcuate sidewall within a range.
A self-timer controller according to claim 1, wherein the touch module comprises a touch layer, the touch layer is a flexible touch pad, the touch pad is electrically connected to the processor, the touch pad is used for an external object to control a self-timer function of the self-timer device by clicking and/or sliding touch, and a display screen of the self-timer device displays a corresponding control interface and a view-finding picture.
A self-timer controller according to claim 1, wherein the touch module comprises a touch layer, the touch layer is a flexible touch screen, the flexible touch screen is electrically connected to the processor, the flexible touch screen is used for an external object to control a self-timer function of the self-timer device by clicking and/or sliding touch, and the flexible touch screen is used for displaying a corresponding control interface and a view-finding picture.
A self-timer controller according to claim 13 or 14, wherein the sliding touch comprises sliding in the Y direction of the touch layer and/or sliding in the X direction of the touch layer under the corresponding coordinate system.
A self-timer controller according to claim 13 or 14, wherein the touch module further comprises a bendable substrate layer, the touch layer is disposed on the substrate layer, the substrate layer comprises a first end and a second end corresponding to the touch module, and the substrate layer is used for supporting the touch layer.
A self-timer control method is applied to a self-timer controller and is characterized in that the self-timer controller comprises a processor, and a communication module and a touch module which are electrically connected with the processor, wherein the communication module is used for enabling the self-timer controller to be in communication connection with external self-timer equipment, the touch module is used for sensing touch operation of an external object, and the touch module comprises a first end and a second end which are oppositely arranged; the self-timer control method comprises the following steps:

determining a corresponding coordinate system reference direction according to the orientation of the first end of the touch module;

determining a touch direction corresponding to the touch operation sensed by the touch module according to the determined coordinate system reference direction; and

and converting the touch operation of determining the touch direction into an instruction, and sending the instruction to the self-photographing equipment through the communication module.
A self-timer control method as recited in claim 17, wherein the self-timer controller further comprises an orientation module electrically connected to the processor, the processor determining an orientation of the first end of the touch module via the orientation module; the orientation module comprises at least one of a gravity sensor, a gyroscope and a direction sensor.
A self-timer control method according to claim 17, wherein the self-timer controller further comprises a feedback module electrically connected to the processor, the self-timer controller is detachably connected to a self-timer stick, the feedback module is used for detecting whether the self-timer controller is fixed on the self-timer stick and generating a corresponding feedback signal; when the self-timer controller is not detected to be fixed on the self-timer rod, the feedback module generates a first feedback signal, and the processor determines that the first end of the touch module faces a first direction according to the first feedback signal; when the self-timer controller is fixed on the self-timer rod, the feedback module generates a second feedback signal, and the processor determines that the first end of the touch module faces a second direction according to the second feedback signal.
A self-timer shooting control method according to claim 19, wherein the first direction is downward and the second direction is rightward.
A self-timer control method as recited in claim 17, wherein the touch module is rectangular, the touch module includes two opposite long sides and two opposite short sides, the first end and the second end of the touch module are ends where the two opposite short sides of the touch module are located, respectively, and the determining the corresponding reference direction of the coordinate system according to the orientation of the first end of the touch module comprises:

when the first end of the touch module faces a first direction, determining that the long side direction of the touch module is the Y direction of a first coordinate system, and determining that the short side direction of the touch module is the X direction of the first coordinate system; and

when the first end of the touch module faces a second direction, determining that the short side direction of the touch module is the Y direction of a second coordinate system, and determining that the long side direction of the touch module is the X direction of the second coordinate system.
A self-timer control method according to claim 21, wherein the touch module comprises a touch layer electrically connected to the processor, the touch layer is used for an external object to control a self-timer function of the self-timer device by clicking and/or sliding touch along the determined coordinate system reference direction, and the touch layer is a flexible touch pad or a flexible touch screen; the "sliding touch in the determined coordinate system reference direction" includes:

sliding along the Y direction of the touch layer and/or sliding along the X direction of the touch layer under a corresponding coordinate system.