Processing method and system for automatically photographing based on eyeball tracking technology

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016366332-A1
Application number	US-201414771493-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 2, 2014
Priority date	Jun 5, 2014
Publication date	Dec 15, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A processing method and system for automatically photographing based on eyeball tracking technology are disclosed. When an automatic photographing is executed, it is detected whether eyes of a photographed person have been looking at a camera. Then, the camera focuses on a range in which the eyes serve target points and executes automatically photographing in a preset countdown. The present disclosure automatically focuses and photographs by utilizing the eyeball tracking technology, such that an automatic photographing is fast and convenient.

First claim

1 - 14 . (canceled)

15 . A processing method for automatically photographing based on eyeball tracking technology, comprising:
detecting whether eyes of a photographed person have been looking at a camera of a mobile terminal by utilizing the eyeball tracking technology when an automatic photographing function of the mobile terminal is initiated to proceed autodyning; and controlling the camera to focus on a range in which the eyes serving as target points when it is detected that the eyes of the photographed person have been looking at the camera; and automatically photographing after a preset countdown is over.

16 . The processing method for automatically photographing based on the eyeball tracking technology of claim 15 , wherein before the step of detecting whether the eyes of the photographed person have been looking at the camera by utilizing the eyeball tracking technology when the automatic photographing function of the mobile terminal is initiated to proceed the autodyning, the processing method further comprises:
presetting to generate an automatic focusing and photographing instruction when it is detected that the eyes of the photographed person have been looking at the camera by utilizing the eyeball tracking technology after the automatic photographing function of the mobile terminal is initiated.

17 . The processing method for automatically photographing based on the eyeball tracking technology of claim 15 , wherein before the step of detecting whether the eyes of the photographed person have been looking at the camera by utilizing the eyeball tracking technology when the automatic photographing function of the mobile terminal is initiated to proceed the autodyning, the processing method further comprises:
newly adding a menu item of the automatic photographing function for initiating an eyeball tracking function in a camera operation interface of the mobile terminal in advance.

18 . The processing method for automatically photographing based on the eyeball tracking technology of claim 15 , wherein before the step of detecting whether the eyes of the photographed person have been looking at the camera by utilizing the eyeball tracking technology when the automatic photographing function of the mobile terminal is initiated to proceed the autodyning, the processing method further comprises:
newly adding a menu item of an automatic photographing countdown setting for setting an autodyne countdown in a camera operation interface of the mobile terminal in advance.

19 . The processing method for automatically photographing based on the eyeball tracking technology of claim 15 , wherein before the step of detecting whether the eyes of the photographed person have been looking at the camera by utilizing the eyeball tracking technology when the automatic photographing function of the mobile terminal is initiated to proceed the autodyning, the processing method further comprises:
determining whether to choose to activate the automatic photographing function for automatically photographing to autodyne when a photographing function is initiated.

20 . The processing method for automatically photographing based on the eyeball tracking technology of claim 15 , wherein when it is detected that the eyes of the photographed person have been looking at the camera, the step of controlling the camera to focus on the range in which the eyes serving as the target points specifically comprises:
determining whether positions which the eyes of the photographed person look at are in a predetermined range; and determining that the eyes of the photographed person have been looking at the camera when it is detected that the positions which the eyes of the photographed person look at are in the predetermined range.

21 . The processing method for automatically photographing based on the eyeball tracking technology of claim 20 , wherein the predetermined range is a range that the camera captures.

22 . The processing method for automatically photographing based on the eyeball tracking technology of claim 15 , wherein the mobile terminal is a cell phone, and the camera comprises a front camera and/or a rear camera of the cell phone.

23 . The processing method for automatically photographing based on the eyeball tracking technology of claim 15 , wherein the eyeball tracking technology tracks eyeballs of the eyes according to characteristic changes of the eyeballs and the periphery of the eyeballs, angle changes of irises, or characteristics collected by actively projecting infrared light to the irises.

24 . A processing system for automatically photographing based on eyeball tracking technology, comprising:
an automatic photographing initiation and eyeball detection processing module for detecting whether eyes of a photographed person have been looking at a camera of a mobile terminal by utilizing the eyeball tracking technology when an automatic photographing function of the mobile terminal is initiated to proceed autodyning; and a focusing and photographing module for controlling the camera to focus on a range in which the eyes serving as target points and automatically photographing after a preset countdown is over, when it is detected that the eyes of the photographed person have been looking at the camera.

25 . The processing system for automatically photographing based on the eyeball tracking technology of claim 24 , further comprising:
a presetting module for presetting to generate an automatic focusing and photographing instruction when it is detected that the eyes of the photographed person look at the camera by utilizing the eyeball tracking technology after the automatic photographing function of the mobile terminal is initiated.

26 . The processing system for automatically photographing based on the eyeball tracking technology of claim 24 , further comprising:
a menu setting module for newly adding a menu item of an automatic photographing function for initiating an eyeball tracking function and a menu item of an automatic photographing countdown setting for setting an autodyne countdown in a camera operation interface of the mobile terminal in advance.

27 . The processing system for automatically photographing based on the eyeball tracking technology of claim 24 , wherein the automatic photographing initiation and eyeball detection processing module comprises:
a first determining unit for determining whether to choose to activate the automatic photographing function for automatically photographing to autodyne when a photographing function is initiated; a detection processing unit for detecting whether the eyes of the photographed person have been looking at the camera by utilizing the eyeball tracking technology when the automatic photographing function is chosen; an eyeball tracking processing unit for tracking eyeballs according to characteristic changes of eyeballs and the periphery of the eyeballs, angle changes of irises, or characteristics collected by actively projecting infrared light to the irises.

28 . The processing system for automatically photographing based on the eyeball tracking technology of claim 24 , wherein the focusing and photographing module comprises:
a second determining unit for determining whether positions which the eyes of the photographed person look at are in a predetermined range; a focusing and automatic photographing unit for determining that the eyes of the photographed person have been looking at the camera when it is detected that the positions which the eyes of the photographed person look at are in the predetermined range, controlling the camera to focus on the

Assignees

• Huizhou Tcl Mobile Communication Co Ltd

Inventors

• Gao Ke

Classifications

• H04N23/611 Primary

  where the recognised objects include parts of the human body · CPC title

• H04N23/67

  Focus control based on electronic image sensor signals · CPC title

• G06F3/0484 Primary

  for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range · CPC title

• H04N23/61

  based on recognised objects · 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