TWI466010B - Photographing apparatus and method - Google Patents

Description

Shooting device and method

The present invention mainly relates to a photographing technique of a handheld device, and more particularly to a photographing technique for simultaneously displaying a plurality of preset shutters for photographing.

In recent years, due to the rapid development of wireless communication technology, a wide variety of portable and handheld devices, such as mobile phones, smart phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), tablets (Tablet PCs) ) Electronic products are constantly being introduced in the market, and the functions of these electronic products are increasingly diversified. In addition, due to the convenience of these devices, these devices have also become one of the necessities of people's lives.

In the current handheld camera application, users are provided with a wide range of setting options, including flash on/off, camera pixel quality, special effects, camera mode (panoramic, low light source, HDR, macro), white balance Wait. However, the user has to set the frequently used or used settings, but after setting up the camera application, set them one by one from the setting menu (for example: flash off + low light source + tungsten white balance); or during the shooting process. When you want to switch between different setting combinations, you need to set the shutter by item from the setting menu. Such operational scenarios are quite inconvenient and time consuming for most users.

In view of the above prior art problems, the present invention provides a photographing technique capable of simultaneously displaying a plurality of preset shutters for shooting. technology.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a photographing apparatus includes: a photographing unit; a touch display unit that displays a user interface, the user interface includes a plurality of shutter button images; and a memory unit for storing corresponding An individual shutter setting of the shutter button image; and a processing unit loading the shutter setting corresponding to the user to select the shutter button image according to one of the shutter button images selected by a user, and transmitting the above The shutter is set to the above shooting unit for shooting.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for photographing includes: displaying a user interface on a touch display unit, wherein the user interface includes a plurality of shutter button images; and generating the user interface according to the user touch One of the input signals, one of the shutter button images selected; and one of the shutter settings of one of the shutter button images stored in the memory unit for capturing.

1 is a block diagram showing a photographing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, a camera device 100 according to an embodiment of the invention includes a camera unit 110, a touch display unit 120, a memory unit 130, and a processing unit 140.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the photographing unit 110 is a photographing lens, and the user can capture the image to be photographed through the photographing unit 110 and output the image to the touch display unit 120.

FIG. 2A is a schematic diagram showing a touch display unit 120 according to an embodiment of the invention. Touch display unit according to an embodiment of the invention 120 displays a user interface for providing a user to take a photo. The user interface includes a plurality of shutter button images A, B, and C (hereinafter referred to as shutter A, shutter B, and shutter C). In addition, the user interface also displays images of other buttons, such as setting buttons, viewing photo buttons, and recording functions. In particular, the embodiment shown in FIG. 2A shows that three shutter button images are not intended to limit the present invention, and those skilled in the art may choose to display the number of different shutter button images. For example, 2, 4, or other different numbers. In addition, the number of the shutter button images can be set in advance by the handheld device, or can be adjusted by the user. According to an embodiment of the invention, the plurality of shutter button images of the user interface are fixed images. As shown in FIG. 2A, the shutter A, the shutter B, and the shutter C are fixed images on the user interface.

2B-2C is a schematic diagram showing a touch display unit 120 according to another embodiment of the present invention. The plurality of shutter button images of the user interface are images that are moved according to one of the gestures of the user. As shown in FIG. 2B-2C, the shutter A and the shutter B on the user interface are performed by the downward gesture of the user. The shutter C can be converted into a shutter D, a shutter E, and a shutter F. In particular, this embodiment is not intended to limit the present invention. The user interface can also display the shutter B, the shutter C, the shutter D, or other shutter button images through the gesture action of the user. For upward gestures or other gestures.

FIG. 2D is a schematic diagram showing a touch display unit 120 according to another embodiment of the present invention. According to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2D, the user interface may also display only one shutter button image A, and The different shutter settings preset by the user correspond to a plurality of graphic objects S1, S2, S3... on the user interface (only graphic objects S1, S2, S3 are displayed in the 2D image), wherein the graphic objects S1, S2, S3 They are arranged in a fan shape, and the graphic objects S1, S2, and S3 are moved according to one of the user's gestures. Therefore, the user can select one of the graphic objects S1, S2, and S3 by the above method according to the desired shutter setting, and press the shutter A to shoot with the desired setting.

FIG. 2E is a schematic diagram showing a touch display unit 120 according to another embodiment of the present invention. According to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2E, the user interface may display only one shutter button image A, and display a plurality of graphics on the user interface according to the gesture action of the user in the touch display unit 120. The objects T1, T2, T3, ... (only the graphic objects T1, T2, T3 are displayed in Fig. 2E), and the plurality of graphic objects T1, T2, T3 correspond to different shutter settings preset by the user, wherein the graphic objects T1, T2 The T3 is arranged in a fan-shaped manner, and is moved according to one of the user's gestures, and the graphic objects T1, T2, and T3 are only displayed when the user's gesture is detected by the touch display unit 120. Interface.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the memory unit 130 is configured to store an individual shutter setting corresponding to the image of the shutter button. The shutter setting described in this embodiment includes a plurality of setting options, for example, a flash option (eg, forced flash, off) Flash, auto flash, red-eye reduction, etc.), special effects options (eg fisheye effects, sketch effects, black and white effects, etc.), a camera mode option (eg macro mode, landscape mode, portrait mode, dynamic mode, night) Shooting mode, etc., a white balance option (for example: tungsten light, fluorescent light, cloudy, daylight), etc., users can edit several groups according to their usual habits of taking pictures. The more commonly used camera settings correspond to different shutters. For example, in Figure 2, the user can set shutter A to (turn off flash + landscape mode + tungsten light) and shutter B to set (forced flash + night shot mode). + fluorescent lamp), shutter C is set (red-eye flash + portrait mode + black and white special effects + tungsten light). In addition to the above examples, the user can set individual shutter settings corresponding to the shutter button images of the other groups according to their usual shooting settings. In particular, the user can add, modify, or delete individual shutter settings corresponding to each shutter button image.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the processing unit 140 loads the shutter setting corresponding to the shutter button image selected by the user by the memory unit 130 according to the user selecting the desired shutter button image, and the user can use the setting. The shutter setting is good, and the shutter setting is transmitted to the shooting unit 110 for shooting. When the user uses the shooting unit 110 to capture the desired content, the selected shutter button image can be pressed for shooting. The photo will be applied directly to the shutter setting selected by the user.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the memory unit 130 further includes a plurality of tag information and a plurality of photo files. The tag information is edited by the user, and the exchangeable image file exchangeable image file of the photo file is written by the processing unit 140. (EXIF, Exchangeable Image File Format, hereinafter referred to as EXIF) field. EXIF is a specification developed by the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industry Association (JEITA). It is specially designed for photos of digital cameras. It can record the attribute information and shooting data of digital photos. EXIF can be attached to the Joint Photographic Experts Group (Joint Photographic). Experts Group, JEPG), Tagged Image File Format (TIFF), Resource Interchange File (Resource Interchange File) Among the files such as Format, RIFF, etc., the content of the digital camera shooting information and the version information of the index map or the image processing software are added thereto. According to an embodiment of the invention, the label information includes a photo category, a photo theme, and a photo time. For example, the label information may be a combination of numbers and letters, and the content may include a category (person name, landscape, occasion, etc.), Topics (classmates, exhibitions, animals, etc.), time (year, month, anniversary, etc.). According to this embodiment, the content value of the EXIF field can be stored in the EXIF field after the user completes taking the photo using the camera application of the camera or the handheld device.

Figure 3 is a flow chart 300 showing a method of photographing in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. First, in step S310, a user interface is displayed on a touch display unit, wherein the user interface includes a plurality of shutter button images; and in step S320, an input signal is generated according to the user touching the user interface to select One of the shutter button images described above; in step S330, a shutter setting of one of the shutter button images stored in the memory unit is used to perform shooting.

In the traditional shooting method, when the user wants to switch between different setting combinations during the shooting process, the user often needs to reset from the setting menu item by item. Such a shooting operation situation is quite inconvenient for the user. It is a waste of time. Therefore, the shooting method proposed by the present invention provides a convenient method for the user to perform shooting. The user can preset a plurality of sets of shutters in advance, and press the appropriate shutter setting according to the shooting. The shutter button is used to complete the shooting. This kind of shooting mode is not only convenient, but also saves the user the time it takes to reset the different shutter setting combinations by the setting menu during shooting.

The specific features, structures, or properties mentioned in the "invention" or "embodiment" referred to in the specification may be included in at least one embodiment of the present specification. Therefore, statements that appear in different places, "in one embodiment," may not all refer to the same embodiment. In addition, this particular feature, structure, or property may be combined with one or more embodiments in any suitable manner.

The embodiments disclosed herein will readily appreciate the above advantages for anyone skilled in the art. After reading the contents of the specification, any person skilled in the art can make appropriate changes and substitutions in a broad manner without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present specification are intended to protect the scope of the claims of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

100‧‧‧Photographing device

110‧‧‧ Shooting unit

120‧‧‧Touch display unit

130‧‧‧ memory unit

140‧‧‧Processing unit

300‧‧‧ Flowchart

A, B, C, D, E, F‧‧‧ Shutter button images

S1, S2, S3, T1, T2, T3‧‧‧ graphic objects

S310, S320, S330‧‧‧ steps

1 is a block diagram showing a photographing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2A is a schematic diagram showing a touch display unit 120 according to an embodiment of the invention.

2B-2C is a schematic diagram showing a touch display unit 120 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2D is a schematic diagram showing a touch display unit 120 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2E is a schematic diagram showing a touch display unit 120 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a flow chart 300 showing a method of photographing in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

100‧‧‧Photographing device

110‧‧‧ Shooting unit

120‧‧‧Touch display unit

130‧‧‧ memory unit

140‧‧‧Processing unit

Claims (10)

A shooting device includes: a shooting unit; a touch display unit for displaying a user interface, the user interface includes a plurality of shutter button images; and a memory unit for storing individual shutter settings corresponding to the shutter button image And a processing unit loading, according to one of the shutter button images selected by a user, the shutter setting corresponding to the user selecting the shutter button image, and transmitting the shutter setting to the shooting unit for shooting . The photographing device of claim 1, wherein the shutter setting comprises a plurality of setting options, the flash setting, a special effect option, a camera mode option, and a white balance option. The imaging device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of shutter button images of the user interface are fixed images. The photographing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of shutter button images of the user interface are images that are moved according to a gesture of the user. The photographing device of claim 1, wherein the memory unit further comprises a plurality of tag information and a plurality of photo files, wherein the tag information is edited by the user, and the one of the photo files is exchanged by the processing unit. An image file (EXIF) field, wherein the label information includes a photo category, a photo theme, and a photo time. A method for photographing, comprising: displaying a user interface on a touch display unit, wherein the user interface comprises a plurality of shutter button images; and selecting the shutter button according to an input signal generated by the user touching the user interface One of the images; and shooting using one of the shutter settings stored in one of the memory units corresponding to one of the shutter button images. The shooting method of claim 6, wherein the shutter setting comprises a plurality of setting options, the flash setting, a special effect option, a camera mode option, and a white balance option. The photographing method of claim 6, wherein the plurality of shutter button images of the user interface are fixed images. The photographing method of claim 6, wherein the plurality of shutter button images of the user interface are images that are moved according to a gesture of a user. The photographing method of claim 6, wherein the memory unit further comprises a plurality of label information and a plurality of photo files, wherein the label information is edited by the user, and one of the photo files is exchanged by a processing unit. An image file (EXIF) field, wherein the label information includes a photo category, a photo theme, and a photo time.