WO2017049916A1

WO2017049916A1 - Method and terminal for realizing image shooting

Info

Publication number: WO2017049916A1
Application number: PCT/CN2016/082099
Authority: WO
Inventors: 郑小红; 唐杰; 车磊
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2015-09-22
Filing date: 2016-05-13
Publication date: 2017-03-30
Also published as: CN106550185A

Abstract

A method and terminal for realizing image shooting. The method comprises: when a shooting instruction is received, shooting a captured image according to the shooting instruction. An image is shot by means of a received shooting instruction, thereby avoiding the inconvenience of shooting through thumb clicking due to a terminal holding posture, and improving the convenience for a user in shooting an image.

Description

Method and terminal for realizing image shooting

Technical field

This document relates to but not limited to the field of terminal applications, and in particular to a method and terminal for realizing image capturing.

Background technique

With the increasingly powerful functions of mobile phones, the quality of photographs and the level of image processing of mobile phones have been recognized by more and more users. People are accustomed to taking photos and recording information through mobile phones.

At present, the mobile phone generally only contains one main screen, and more and more mobile phones start to cancel the physical button. When the user performs image capturing through the mobile phone, the image is taken mainly through the virtual camera button on the main screen. When the camera button of the main screen is used for shooting, there is a case where the operation is inconvenient; for example, when the user wants to take a small image to display the user's avatar or display a wider background area as much as possible during the self-timer, the posture of the terminal is held at this time. It is difficult to click on the camera button with the thumb. It is easy to shoot too many hand images and affect the image quality of the image. Or, when the user shoots the user or the user side through the back camera of the mobile phone. When the picture is taken, the user needs to click the camera button on the main screen to complete the shooting. Since the camera button is in an area that the user cannot view, and according to the posture of the person holding the mobile phone, the user generally has difficulty in clicking the camera button; When the user or the user side images are taken, the user cannot view the content displayed on the main screen. The focus processing is generally realized by the auto focus function, and the images obtained by the shooting often have problems of focusing error or poor focusing effect, which affects the image capturing quality.

Summary of the invention

The following is an overview of the topics detailed in this document. This Summary is not intended to limit the scope of the claims.

Embodiments of the present invention provide an image capturing method and a terminal, which can improve the operation convenience of image capturing.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for implementing image capturing, including:

When a photographing instruction is received, the taken image is photographed according to the photographing instruction.

Optionally, the photographing instructions include a focus processing instruction and/or a shooting instruction.

Optionally, receiving the photographing instruction includes:

Receiving the photographing command by a receiving input device added at the back of the terminal;

The receiving input device includes a touch input device or a touch display screen.

Optionally, receiving the photographing command by the receiving input device includes:

Receiving the photographing instruction by a virtual button area provided on the receiving input device; and/or,

The focus processing instruction is received by a virtual focus area provided on the receiving input device.

Optionally, the method further includes:

When the receiving input device is a touch input device, displaying the taken image through an electronic ink screen added at the back of the terminal;

When the receiving input device is a touch display screen, displaying the taken image by touching the display screen;

The touch input device is disposed to cover the electronic ink screen.

Optionally, the method further includes: receiving an external command to confirm that the photographing command is received by the receiving input device to perform image capturing.

Optionally, the method further includes:

When the image capturing is performed, the main screen display is turned off according to a preset triggering instruction; when the image capturing is exited, the main screen is turned back on.

Optionally, the photographing instruction includes a preset click and/or swipe instruction received by the receiving input device.

Optionally, the photographing instruction is a preset voice instruction or a gesture instruction.

The present application further provides a terminal for realizing image capturing, comprising at least a photographing unit configured to photograph an image taken according to a photographing instruction when receiving a photographing instruction.

Optionally, the terminal further includes a receiving input device, disposed on the back of the terminal, configured to: receive the photographing command, and send a photographing instruction to the photographing unit;

The photographing instruction includes a focus processing instruction and/or a photographing instruction;

Optionally, the receiving input device is set to,

Receiving the photographing instruction by receiving a virtual button area set on the input device; and/or,

Optionally, the terminal further includes:

a display unit configured to display the captured image through an electronic ink screen disposed at a back of the terminal; the touch input device is disposed over the electronic ink screen; or

The taken image is displayed by the touch display screen.

Optionally, the terminal further includes a receiving confirmation unit configured to receive an external command to confirm that the photographing instruction is received by the receiving input device to perform image capturing.

Optionally, the terminal further includes a main screen processing unit, configured to: when the image capturing by the receiving input device is performed to perform image capturing, the main screen display is turned off by a preset triggering instruction; when the image capturing is exited, the main screen is reopened. .

Optionally, the receiving input device is configured to: receive a preset click and/or slide instruction, and send the photographing instruction to the photographing unit.

Compared with the related art, the technical solution of the present application includes: when receiving a photographing instruction, photographing the taken image according to the photographing instruction. The method of the embodiment of the invention performs image capturing by receiving the photographing instruction, thereby avoiding the inconvenience of shooting by the thumb click due to the posture of the holding terminal, thereby improving the convenience of the user to take an image.

Other aspects will be apparent upon reading and understanding the drawings and detailed description.

BRIEF abstract

1 is a flowchart of a method for implementing image capturing according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a structural block diagram of a terminal for realizing image capturing according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a flow chart of a method according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

4 is an image distribution of the ingested image displayed on the main screen of the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing the distribution of virtual button areas disposed on the back of the terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

Figure 6 is a flow chart of a method in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention.

Embodiments of the invention

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that, in the case of no conflict, the features in the embodiments and the embodiments in the present application may be arbitrarily combined with each other.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a method for implementing image capturing according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1 , the method includes:

Step 101: When receiving a photographing instruction, photographing the taken image according to the photographing instruction.

The photographing instructions include a focus processing instruction and/or a shooting instruction.

In this step, receiving the photographing instruction includes:

The photographing instruction is received by a receiving input device added at the back of the terminal; here, the receiving input device includes a touch input device or a touch display screen.

Optionally, the touch input device may be a touch screen (such as a capacitive touch screen, or a resistive touch screen, etc.).

Optionally, receiving the photographing instruction by the receiving input device includes:

Receiving a shooting instruction by a virtual button area set on the receiving input device; and/or,

A focus processing instruction is received by a virtual focus area set on the receiving input device.

It should be noted that the method of adding the virtual button area is the same as the method of adding the switch button in the window, that is, by setting the attribute of the switch button, the switch button is defined as a button for generating a shooting instruction, and during the shooting, through the virtual button area Click to perform image capture.

When the receiving input device is a touch input device, the method of the embodiment of the present invention further includes: displaying the captured image through an electronic ink screen added on the back of the terminal; generally, the touch input device is disposed on the electronic ink screen. .

When the receiving input device is a touch display screen, the method of the embodiment of the invention further comprises: displaying the taken image by touching the display screen.

It should be noted that the use of the electronic ink screen can reduce the energy consumption and cost of the method of the embodiment of the present invention. In addition, when the user takes the image of the user or the user side by using the rear camera, if the image taken is in the background of strong light, The method for displaying the related image by using the main screen may result in poor visibility of the preview under the outdoor glare, which is not conducive to the display of the captured image. If the method of the embodiment of the present invention displays the captured image by using the electronic ink screen, it will be displayed to the user. The image will not be glaring, and the shooting of this type of image can be adjusted according to the displayed image, thereby improving the quality of the image taken by the user.

In the method of the embodiment of the present invention, before step 101, the method further includes:

Receiving an external command to confirm whether the photographing command is received by the receiving input device to perform image capturing. If yes, go to step 101.

It should be noted that the external command here may be a Boolean command similar to whether the flash is turned on. By displaying the switch button, the switch of the switch button is performed by the user to confirm whether the switch button is image captured by the camera button added on the back screen. .

The method of the embodiment of the present invention further includes: when the image is taken by the image receiving instruction received by the input device;

When the image is taken, the main screen display is turned off by the preset trigger command; when the image is taken out, the main screen is turned back on.

It should be noted that whether the main screen is turned on and the main screen is turned on when the main screen is closed and the photographing is taken when the photographing button of the back screen is used for image shooting can be performed according to the user's setting; that is, if the user thinks that it is not necessary to perform the main screen switching processing, The method in which the main screen is kept in an open state does not affect the method of the embodiment of the present invention, and the photographing button and the focus area button of the back screen are used for photographing processing.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the photographing instruction includes a preset click and/or slide instruction received by the input device.

It should be noted that the command of clicking and/or sliding can be set by the experience value of a person skilled in the art, or can be confirmed by the user after determining several default modes; in general, a click or a double click can be used. The click command generated by the back screen replaces the signal generated by the photo button.

The photographing instruction of the method of the embodiment of the invention may also be a preset voice instruction or a gesture instruction.

The method of the embodiment of the invention performs image capturing by receiving the photographing instruction, thereby avoiding the inconvenience of shooting by the thumb click due to the posture of the holding terminal, thereby improving the convenience of the user to take an image.

The image display is performed by the electronic ink screen or the touch display screen on the back of the terminal, and the virtual focus button is set by the receiving input device of the terminal for focusing processing, thereby avoiding the focus error when the rear camera captures the image of the user or the user side or The problem of poor focus is improved, and the quality of the image is improved.

The above method can be implemented by a terminal.

2 is a structural block diagram of a terminal for realizing image capturing according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, a shooting unit is provided, and is configured to capture an image taken according to a photographing instruction when receiving a photographing instruction.

The terminal of the embodiment of the present invention further includes a receiving input device, disposed on the back of the terminal, configured to receive the photographing instruction, and send a photographing instruction to the photographing unit;

The photographing instruction includes a focus processing instruction and/or a shooting instruction;

The receiving input device is set to,

Receiving the shooting instruction through the set virtual button area; and/or,

The focus processing instruction is received by a virtual focus area set on the receiving input device.

The terminal of the embodiment of the present invention further includes a display unit configured to display the captured image through an electronic ink screen disposed at a back of the terminal; the touch input device is disposed to be over the electronic ink screen; or

The taken image is displayed by the touch display screen.

The terminal of the embodiment of the present invention further includes:

The receiving confirmation unit is configured to receive an external command to confirm that the photographing command is received by the receiving input device to perform image capturing.

The terminal of the embodiment of the present invention further includes a main screen processing unit, configured to: when the image capturing command received by the receiving input device is used for image capturing, the main screen display is turned off by a preset triggering instruction; When exiting the image capture, reopen the main screen.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the terminal receiving input device is set to:

Receiving a preset click and/or slide instruction, and transmitting the photographing instruction to the photographing unit.

The method of the present invention will be described in detail below by way of specific examples, which are merely intended to illustrate the invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

Example 1

The terminal in this embodiment is a terminal including a main screen and a back receiving input device. In this embodiment, the method of the present invention is clearly and in detail described by taking a front camera on the menu desktop of the main screen as an example;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a method according to a first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the method includes:

Step 300: Open a front camera on a menu desktop of the main screen;

When the front camera is turned on, the captured image and the photo button are displayed on the main screen. Figure 4 shows the image distribution of the captured image displayed on the main screen. As shown in Figure 4, the main screen also includes the camera button of the main screen. The image that the user wants to capture is as small as possible, and the background image is wider, forming a visual impact. At this time, it is difficult to perform a click operation by taking a photo button of the main screen;

Step 301: Open a virtual button area of the touch display screen;

The distribution of the virtual button area on the touch screen display can be set according to the experience and analysis of those skilled in the art. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing the distribution of the virtual button area disposed on the back of the terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. The distribution of the virtual button area is set according to the user's index finger position and habit by clicking on the index finger; FIG. 5 also includes the virtual focus area not used in the embodiment, and the user can set the virtual focus to be turned on when the back screen needs to be used for focusing processing. The function of the area.

Step 302, inputting a shooting instruction by clicking a virtual button area of the touch display screen to complete image capturing;

Here, according to the general usage habits, the user can click the virtual button area through the index finger to complete the self-timer image that meets the requirements according to the user's request.

Step 303: After detecting that the terminal finishes shooting, close the touch display screen on the back of the terminal.

It should be noted that, by exiting the shooting operation, the shooting completion can be determined by the related detecting method. In this embodiment, the function of the virtual button area on the back of the terminal can be turned off to prevent the back screen from being erroneously triggered.

In this embodiment, if the user feels that the photographing button of the main screen can be used for photographing, the back screen is not opened, which can save energy consumption of the terminal. Additionally, the receiving input device can be a touch input device or a touch display.

Example 2

The terminal in this embodiment is a terminal including a main screen and a back receiving input device. In this embodiment, the method of the present invention is clearly and in detail described by taking a rear camera on the menu desktop of the main screen as an example;

In this embodiment, the user adopts the rear camera to capture the image of the user or the user side. At this time, according to the related camera phone setting, it is difficult for the user to click on the camera button on the main screen, and it is difficult to determine whether the lens has a good fixed focus effect. .

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a method according to a second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, the method includes:

Step 600: Open a rear camera on a menu desktop of the main screen;

In the main screen, the captured image and the photo button are displayed. Since the user takes a self-portrait with the rear camera, according to the related camera phone setting, it is difficult for the user to click on the camera button on the main screen, and it is difficult to determine whether it is good. The fixed focus effect.

Step 601: Open an electronic ink screen on the back of the terminal to display an image taken;

Step 602: The focus processing instruction and the shooting instruction can be input through the virtual focus area and the virtual key area on the touch input device.

In this embodiment, when the image is captured by the virtual button area added on the back screen, the main screen display is turned off by a preset trigger command, and the power consumption can be saved by closing the main screen and the main screen can be prevented from being affected by the main screen.

Step 603, completing image capturing by clicking a virtual button area of the touch input device;

It should be noted that the operation of clicking the virtual button area in this embodiment may also be performed by using The set click and/or swipe command is replaced, ie the click and/or swipe command is the same as the preset command to replace the photo button, and the click and/or swipe command is equivalent to clicking the camera button.

Step 604: After detecting that the terminal finishes shooting, the touch input device and the electronic ink screen are turned off; in this embodiment, the main screen can be restarted when the touch input device and the electronic ink screen are closed.

Embodiments of the present invention also provide a computer readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions for performing any of the methods described above.

One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that all or a portion of the above steps may be performed by a program to instruct related hardware, such as a processor, which may be stored in a computer readable storage medium, such as a read only memory, disk or optical disk. Wait. Alternatively, all or part of the steps of the above embodiments may also be implemented using one or more integrated circuits. Correspondingly, each module/unit in the foregoing embodiment may be implemented in the form of hardware, for example, by implementing an integrated circuit to implement its corresponding function, or may be implemented in the form of a software function module, for example, executing a program in a storage and a memory by a processor. / instruction to achieve its corresponding function. The invention is not limited to any specific form of combination of hardware and software.

While the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the described embodiments are merely for the purpose of understanding the invention and are not intended to limit the invention. Any modification and variation in the form and details of the embodiments may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope defined by the appended claims shall prevail.

Industrial applicability

The above technical solution avoids the inconvenience of shooting by thumb clicking due to the posture of the holding terminal, and improves the convenience of the user to take an image.

Claims

A method of implementing image capture, comprising:

When a photographing instruction is received, the taken image is photographed according to the photographing instruction.
The method of claim 1, wherein the photographing instruction comprises a focus processing instruction and/or a photographing instruction.
The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the receiving the photographing instruction comprises:

Receiving the photographing instruction by a receiving input device added at the back of the terminal;

The receiving input device includes a touch input device or a touch display screen.
The method of claim 3, wherein the receiving the photographing command by the receiving input device comprises:

Receiving the photographing instruction by a virtual button area provided on the receiving input device; and/or,

The focus processing instruction is received by a virtual focus area provided on the receiving input device.
The method of claim 3, further comprising:

When the receiving input device is a touch input device, displaying the taken image through an electronic ink screen added on the back of the terminal;

Displaying the captured image through the touch display screen when the receiving input device is a touch display screen;

The touch input device is disposed to cover the electronic ink screen.
The method of claim 3, the method further comprising:

Receiving an external command to confirm that the photographing instruction is received by the receiving input device to perform image capturing.
The method of claim 6 further comprising:

When the image capturing is performed, the main screen display is turned off according to a preset triggering instruction; when the image capturing is exited, the main screen is turned back on.
The method of claim 3, the photographing instructions comprising predetermined click and/or swipe instructions received by the receiving input device.
The method of claim 1, wherein the photographing instruction is a preset voice instruction or a gesture instruction.
A terminal for realizing image capturing, comprising a photographing unit configured to photograph an image taken according to a photographing instruction when receiving a photographing instruction.
The terminal according to claim 10, further comprising a receiving input device, disposed on the back of the terminal, configured to receive the photographing instruction, and send the photographing instruction to the photographing unit;

The photographing instruction includes a focus processing instruction and/or a photographing instruction;

The receiving input device includes a touch input device or a touch display screen.
The terminal according to claim 11, wherein said receiving input means is set to

Receiving the photographing instruction by a virtual button area provided on the receiving input device; and/or,

The focus processing instruction is received by a virtual focus area provided on the receiving input device.
The terminal according to claim 11, further comprising a display unit configured to display the taken image through an electronic ink screen disposed at a back of the terminal; the touch input device is disposed to overlay the electronic ink screen ;or,

The taken image is displayed by the touch display screen.
The terminal of claim 11, the terminal further comprising:

The receiving confirmation unit is configured to receive an external command to confirm that the photographing instruction is received by the receiving input device to perform image capturing.
The terminal according to claim 14, further comprising a main screen processing unit, configured to:

Confirming the image capture by the photographing command received by the receiving input device, by default The trigger command turns off the main screen display; when exiting the image capture, the main screen is turned back on.
The terminal of claim 11 wherein said receiving input means is arranged to:

Receiving a preset click and/or slide instruction, and transmitting the photographing instruction to the photographing unit.