Camera switching method for terminal, and terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11595566-B2
Application number	US-202217854324-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 30, 2022
Priority date	Jul 27, 2018
Publication date	Feb 28, 2023
Grant date	Feb 28, 2023

Abstract

Embodiments relate to the field of terminals and disclose a camera switching method for a terminal, and the terminal. In those embodiments, when the terminal is installed with a plurality of cameras, automatic and dynamic switching between the cameras may be implemented based on a to-be-photographed object, thereby improving a photographing effect of the to-be-photographed object. In those embodiment, the terminal may display, in response to a first operation of enabling a photographing function by a user, a first photographing picture captured by a first camera, where the first photographing picture includes a to-be-photographed object. If the to-be-photographed object cannot be displayed completely in the first photographing picture, the terminal may switch from the first photographing picture to a second photographing picture captured by the second camera, and disabling the first camera, where an FOV of the second camera is larger than an FOV of the first camera.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A camera switching method for a terminal, wherein the terminal comprises a first camera and a second camera and wherein a field of view (FOV) of the second camera is larger than a FOV of the first camera, the method comprising:
displaying, by the terminal in response to a first operation of enabling a photographing function by a user, a first photographing preview interface captured by the first camera, wherein the first photographing preview interface comprises a to-be-photographed object;
determining, by the terminal, to switch from the first camera to the second camera based on a size and/or a location of the to-be-photographed object in the first photographing preview interface; and
switching, by the terminal, from the first photographing preview interface to a second photographing preview interface captured by the second camera, and disabling the first camera;
the switching, by the terminal, from the first photographing preview interface to the second photographing preview interface captured by the second camera comprises:
enabling, by the terminal, the second camera in a background to capture a second photographing picture;
gradually zooming in, by the terminal, content in the second photographing picture through digital zooming;
when the zoomed-in content in the second photographing picture is consistent with content in the first photographing picture, disabling, by the terminal, the first camera and displaying the zoomed-in content in the second photographing picture in a foreground.

2. The camera switching method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining, by the terminal, to switch from the first camera to the second camera based on the size and/or the location of the to-be-photographed object in the first photographing preview interface comprises:
determining, by the terminal through calculation, whether the to-be-photographed object is displayed completely in a photographing region in the first photographing picture, wherein the photographing region is located in a center of the first photographing picture; and
if the to-be-photographed object cannot be displayed completely in the best photographing region, determining, by the terminal, to switch to the second camera.

3. The camera switching method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining, by the terminal, to switch from the first camera to the second camera based on the size and/or the location of the to-be-photographed object in the first photographing preview interface comprises:
determining, by the terminal, that a boundary of the first photographing preview interface coincides with the to-be-photographed object; and
determining, by the terminal, to switch to the second camera based on the determining that the boundary of the first photographing preview interface coincides with the to-be-photographed object.

4. The camera switching method according to claim 3 , wherein the determining, by the terminal, that the boundary of the first photographing preview interface coincides with the to-be-photographed object comprises:
determining, by the terminal, that a coincident part of the boundary of the first photographing preview interface and the to-be-photographed object satisfies a first condition.

5. The camera switching method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining, by the terminal, to switch from the first camera to the second camera based on the size and/or the location of the to-be-photographed object in the first photographing preview interface comprises:
determining, by the terminal, a target ratio of the to-be-photographed object in the first photographing preview interface; and
determining, by the terminal, to switch to the second camera if the target ratio is greater than an upper limit of a target ratio range.

6. The camera switching method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining, by the terminal, to switch from the first camera to the second camera based on the size and/or the location of the to-be-photographed object in the first photographing preview interface comprises:
determining, by the terminal, whether the to-be-photographed object is displayed completely in a photographing region in the first photographing preview interface; and
determining, by the terminal, to switch to the second camera if the to-be-photographed object cannot be displayed completely in the photographing region.

7. The camera switching method according to claim 1 , further comprises:
gradually restoring, by the terminal, to a standard focal length for capturing the second photographing picture until the terminal completely displays the second photographing picture.

8. A terminal, comprising:
a touchscreen, wherein the touchscreen comprises a touch-sensitive surface and a display;
one or more processors;
one or more memories;
a first camera and a second camera, wherein a field of view (FOV) of the second camera is larger than a FOV of the first camera; and
one or more computer programs, wherein the one or more computer programs are stored in the one or more memories, the one or more computer programs comprise instructions; and when the instructions are executed by the terminal, the terminal is configured to perform steps comprising:
displaying, by the terminal in response to a first operation of enabling a photographing function by a user, a first photographing preview interface captured by the first camera, wherein the first photographing preview interface comprises a to-be-photographed object;
determining, by the terminal, to switch from the first camera to the second camera based on a size and/or a location of the to-be-photographed object in the first photographing preview interface; and
switching, by the terminal, from the first photographing preview interface to a second photographing preview interface captured by the second camera, and disabling the first camera;
the switching, by the terminal, from the first photographing preview interface to the second photographing preview interface captured by the second camera comprises:
enabling, by the terminal, the second camera in a background to capture a second photographing picture;
gradually zooming in, by the terminal, content in the second photographing picture through digital zooming;
when the zoomed-in content in the second photographing picture is consistent with content in the first photographing picture, disabling, by the terminal, the first camera and displaying the zoomed-in continent in the second photographing picture in a foreground.

9. The terminal according to claim 8 , wherein the terminal is further configured to perform:
determining, by the terminal through calculation, whether the to-be-photographed object is displayed completely in a photographing region in the first photographing picture, wherein the best photographing region is located in a center of the first photographing picture; and
if the to-be-photographed object cannot be displayed completely in the photographing region, determining, by the terminal, to switch to the second camera.

10. The terminal according to claim 8 , wherein the terminal is further configured to perform:
determining, by the terminal, that a boundary of the first photographing preview interface coincides with the to-be-photographed object; and
determining, by the terminal, to switch to the second camera based on the determining that the boundary of the first photographing preview interface coincides with the to-be-photographed object.

11. The terminal according to claim 10 , wherein the terminal is further configured to perform:
determining, by the terminal, that a coincident part of the boundary of the first photographing preview interface and the to-be

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Qin Chao
• Li Yuanyou
• Jia Zhiping

Classifications

• H04N23/61 Primary

  based on recognised objects · CPC title

• H04N23/69

  Control of means for changing angle of the field of view, e.g. optical zoom objectives or electronic zooming · CPC title

• H04N23/64

  Computer-aided capture of images, e.g. transfer from script file into camera, check of taken image quality, advice or proposal for image composition or decision on when to take image · CPC title

• H04M2250/22

  including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector · CPC title

• H04N23/45 Primary

  for generating image signals from two or more image sensors being of different type or operating in different modes, e.g. with a CMOS sensor for moving images in combination with a charge-coupled device [CCD] for still images · CPC title