Method and apparatus for adjusting orientation, and electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10901528-B2
Application number	US-201615268784-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 19, 2016
Priority date	Oct 30, 2015
Publication date	Jan 26, 2021
Grant date	Jan 26, 2021

Abstract

This application relates to the field of display technologies, and provides a method and an apparatus for adjusting an orientation, and an electronic device. The method comprises: in response to a first rotation operation performed by a user on an electronic device, determining an orientation of content displayed on the screen of the electronic device; after the user performs the first rotation operation on the electronic device, determining whether an orientation of the screen is consistent with the orientation of the content; and in response to that after the user performs the first rotation operation on the electronic device, the orientation of the screen is consistent with the orientation of the content, maintaining the orientation of the content. By using the method, the apparatus, and the electronic device provided in embodiments of the present invention, content displayed on the electronic device can be adjusted to an orientation suitable for a user to view, and the user does not need to perform a specified gesture or enter an edit interface to perform a rotation operation, thereby simplifying a user operation and improving user experience.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for adjusting an orientation, comprising:
capturing an image or video by an electronic device;
in response to a first rotation operation of the electronic device, in which an orientation of content of the image or video displayed on a screen of the electronic device is rotated according to a direction of the first rotation operation, determining the orientation of the content displayed on the screen of the electronic device;
determining whether an orientation of the screen of the electronic device is consistent with the orientation of the content displayed on the screen of the electronic device; and
in response to determining that the orientation of the screen of the electronic device is consistent with the orientation of the content displayed on the screen of the electronic device, maintaining the orientation of the content displayed on the screen of the electronic device,
wherein the determining the orientation of the content displayed on the screen of the electronic device comprises:
determining the orientation of the content displayed on the screen of the electronic device according to an identifier of the orientation of the content displayed on the screen of the electronic device, wherein one or more identifiers of the orientation of the content are recorded when capturing the image or video, and the one or more identifiers indicate an included angle between a reference direction and the orientation of the content in a clockwise direction or in a counterclockwise direction, wherein the reference direction is a predetermined direction.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
in response to that after the first rotation operation of the electronic device, the orientation of the screen of the electronic device is inconsistent with the orientation of the content displayed on the screen of the electronic device, performing a second rotation operation on the content displayed on the screen of the electronic device.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the direction of the first rotation operation is the same as or contrary to a direction of the second rotation operation.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
before the determining the orientation of content displayed on the screen of the electronic device,
determining that a user performs the first rotation operation on the electronic device.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the determining that the user performs the first rotation operation on the electronic device comprises:
detecting, according to a sensor in the electronic device, a rotation of the electronic device around a normal direction of the electronic device, and determining the first rotation operation of the electronic device.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the sensor comprises: a gravity acceleration sensor or a camera.

7. An electronic device, comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the memory is configured to store an instruction, and the processor is configured to execute the instruction, to perform operations including:
capturing an image or video;
in response to a first rotation operation of the electronic device, in which an orientation of content of the image or video displayed on a screen of the electronic device is rotated according to a direction of the first rotation operation, determining the orientation of the content displayed on the screen of the electronic device;
determining whether an orientation of the screen of the electronic device is consistent with the orientation of the content displayed on the screen of the electronic device; and
in response to determining that the orientation of the screen of the electronic device is consistent with the orientation of the content displayed on the screen of the electronic device, maintaining the orientation of the content displayed on the screen of the electronic device,
wherein the determining the orientation of the content displayed on the screen of the electronic device comprises:
determining the orientation of the content displayed on the screen of the electronic device according to an identifier of the orientation of the content displayed on the screen of the electronic device, wherein one or more identifiers of the orientation of the content are recorded when capturing the image or video, and the one or more identifiers indicate an included angle between a reference direction and the orientation of the content in a clockwise direction or in a counterclockwise direction, wherein the reference direction is a predetermined direction.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the operations further comprise:
detecting a position of the electronic device.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , further comprising:
a gravity acceleration sensor or a camera.

10. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the operations further comprise:
in response to that after the first rotation operation of the electronic device, the orientation of the screen of the electronic device is inconsistent with the orientation of the content displayed on the screen of the electronic device, performing a second rotation operation on the content displayed on the screen of the electronic device.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining the orientation of the content displayed on the screen of the electronic device comprises:
extracting a characteristic of at least a part of the content displayed on the screen of the electronic device, and determining the orientation of the content displayed on the screen of the electronic device according to the extracted characteristic.

12. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the operations further comprise:
according to a characteristic of the content displayed on the screen of the electronic device, determining the orientation of the content displayed on the screen of the electronic device.

Assignees

• Beijing Zhigu Ruituo Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wang Zhengxiang

Classifications

• G06F3/04883 Primary

  for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text · CPC title

• G06F2200/1614

  Image rotation following screen orientation, e.g. switching from landscape to portrait mode · CPC title

• G06F1/1694

  the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer · CPC title

• G06F3/0346 Primary

  with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a three-dimensional [3D] space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors · CPC title

• G06F3/04845

  for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour · CPC title