Control method for displaying images upright

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11240432-B2
Application number	US-201916365555-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 26, 2019
Priority date	Sep 27, 2016
Publication date	Feb 1, 2022
Grant date	Feb 1, 2022

Abstract

A control method includes sending a switching signal to a camera to control the camera to switch between a landscape shot-mode and a portrait shot-mode, receiving an image from the camera, determining whether a display screen is in a landscape orientation or in a portrait orientation, and controlling the display screen to display the image upright. The image includes a landscape image captured by the camera in the landscape shot-mode or a portrait image captured by the camera in the portrait shot-mode. Controlling the display screen to display the image upright includes controlling the display screen to display the portrait image upright when the display screen is in the landscape orientation or controlling the display screen to display the landscape image upright when the display screen is in the portrait orientation.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A control method comprising:
in response to a switching signal sent to a camera configured to switch a shooting mode of the camera:
determining a current shooting mode of the camera as a first mode, the first mode including one of a landscape shot-mode and a portrait shot-mode, and a first image being captured by the camera in the first mode and displayed, through a display screen, based on a display mode of the display screen; and
switching the camera from the first mode to a second mode different from the first mode;

receiving, from the camera based on the second mode, a second image, the second image including a landscape image or a portrait image corresponding to the camera in the second mode;
determining the display mode of the display screen and an image orientation of the second image; and
controlling the display screen to display the second image upright based on the display mode for displaying the first image, including:
in response to determining that the display screen is in a landscape orientation and the second image is the portrait image, controlling the display screen to display the portrait image upright through the display screen of the landscape orientation; and
in response to determining that the display screen is in a portrait orientation and the second image is the landscape image, controlling the display screen to display the landscape image upright through the display screen of the portrait orientation.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
generating the switching signal in response to a user input.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein generating the switching signal in response to the user input includes:
displaying a button;
identifying whether the user input includes touching the button; and
generating the switching signal if the user input includes touching the button.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein generating the switching signal in response to the user input includes:
displaying a pull-down menu icon;
determining whether the user input includes a first user input of touching the pull-down menu icon;
displaying a pull-down menu having a preset option if the user input includes the first user input;
determining whether the user input includes a second user input of touching the preset option; and
generating the switching signal if the user input includes the second user input.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein controlling the display screen to display the portrait image upright includes:
scaling down the portrait image such that the display screen displays the entire portrait image.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein scaling down the portrait image includes:
scaling down the portrait image such that the display screen displays the entire portrait image in a middle of the display screen.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein controlling the display screen to display the landscape image upright includes:
scaling down the landscape image such that the display screen displays the entire landscape image.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein scaling down the landscape image includes:
scaling down the landscape image such that the display screen displays the entire landscape image in a middle of the display screen.

9. A control system comprising:
a memory storing computer executable instructions; and
a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to:
in response to a switching signal sent to a camera configured to switch a shooting mode of the camera:
determine a current shooting mode of the camera as a first mode, the first mode including one of a landscape shot-mode and a portrait shot-mode, and a first image being captured by the camera in the first mode and displayed, through a display screen, based on a display mode of the display screen; and
switch the camera from the first mode to a second mode different from the first mode;

receive, from the camera based on the second mode, a second image, the second image including a landscape image or a portrait image corresponding to the camera in the second mode;
determine the display mode of the display screen and an image orientation of the second image; and
control the display screen to display the second image upright based on the display mode for displaying the first image, including:
in response to determining that the display screen is in a landscape orientation and the second image is the portrait image, controlling the display screen to display the portrait image upright through the display screen of the landscape orientation; and
in response to determining that the display screen is in a portrait orientation and the second image is the landscape image, controlling the display screen to display the landscape image upright through the display screen of the portrait orientation.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:
generate the switching signal in response to a user input.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:
display a button;
identify whether the user input includes touching the button; and
generate the switching signal if the user input includes touching the button.

12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:
display a pull-down menu icon;
determine whether the user input includes a first user input of touching the pull-down menu icon;
display a pull-down menu having a preset option if the user input includes the first user input;
determine whether the user input includes a second user input of touching the preset option; and
generate the switching signal if the user input includes the second user input.

13. The system of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:
scale down the portrait image such that the display screen displays the entire portrait image.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:
scale down the portrait image such that the display screen displays the entire portrait image in a middle of the display screen.

15. The system of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:
scale down the landscape image such that the display screen displays the entire landscape image.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:
scale down the landscape image such that the display screen displays the entire landscape image in a middle of the display screen.

17. An electronic device comprising:
the display screen;
a communication circuit configured to communicate with an aerial vehicle including a camera; and
a control system of claim 9 .

18. The electronic device of claim 17 , wherein the electronic device includes at least one of a remote controller, a smartphone, a tablet computer, a smartwatch, smart glasses, or a smart helmet.

Assignees

• Sz Dji Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

• Miao Baojie
• Yang Bingzhen

Classifications

• H04N23/62

  Control of parameters via user interfaces · CPC title

• H04N23/667 Primary

  Camera operation mode switching, e.g. between still and video, sport and normal or high- and low-resolution modes · CPC title

• H04N23/63

  by using electronic viewfinders · CPC title

• G09G3/20 Primary

  for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix {no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters} · CPC title

• G06F3/04845 Primary

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