Camera switching method for terminal, and terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023188824-A1
Application number	US-202318162761-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 1, 2023
Priority date	Jul 27, 2018
Publication date	Jun 15, 2023
Grant date	—

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

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; determining whether or not the first photographing preview interface satisfies a first condition; displaying, by the terminal, a first indication when determining the first photographing preview interface does not satisfy the first condition, wherein the first indication prompts the user to switch from the first camera to the second camera; and switching, by the terminal, from the first photographing preview interface to a second photographing preview interface captured by the second camera in response to a second operation.

2 . The camera switching method according to claim 1 , wherein the first photographing preview interface comprises a to-be-photographed object; and the determining that the first photographing preview interface does not satisfy the first condition comprises:
determining, by the terminal through calculation, whether the to-be-photographed object is displayed completely in a photographing region in the first photographing preview interface, wherein the photographing region is located in the first photographing preview interface; and if the to-be-photographed object cannot be displayed completely in the photographing region, determining, by the terminal, that the first photographing preview interface does not satisfy the first condition.

3 . The camera switching method according to claim 1 , wherein the first photographing preview interface comprises a to-be-photographed object; and the determining that the first photographing preview interface does not satisfy first condition 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, the first photographing preview interface does not satisfy the first condition 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 1 , wherein the first photographing preview interface comprises a to-be-photographed object; and the determining that the first photographing preview interface does not satisfy the first condition 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, the first photographing preview interface does not satisfy first condition if the target ratio is greater than an upper limit of a target ratio range.

5 . The camera switching method according to claim 1 , wherein the first photographing preview interface comprises a to-be-photographed object; and the determining that the first photographing preview interface does not satisfy the first condition 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, the first photographing preview interface does not satisfy the first condition if the to-be-photographed object cannot be displayed completely in the photographing region.

6 . The camera switching method according to claim 1 , wherein the switching, by the terminal, from the first photographing preview interface to the second photographing preview interface captured by the second camera comprises:
gradually zooming out, by the terminal, from the first photographing preview interface to the second photographing preview interface.

7 . The camera switching method according to claim 1 , wherein 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.

8 . The camera switching method according to claim 7 , 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.

9 . The camera switching method according to claim 7 , further comprises:
when the zoomed-in content in the second photographing picture is consistent with content in a first photographing picture captured by the first camera, disabling, by the terminal, the first camera and displaying the zoomed-in content in the second photographing picture in a foreground.

10 . 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 one or more processors such that the terminal is configured to perform steps comprising: displaying, in response to a first operation of enabling a photographing function by a user, a first photographing preview interface captured by the first camera; determining whether or not the first photographing preview interface satisfies a first condition; displaying a first indication when determining that the first photographing preview interface does not satisfy the first condition, wherein the first indication prompts the user to switch from the first camera to the second camera; and switching from the first photographing preview interface to a second photographing preview interface captured by the second camera in response to a second operation.

11 . The terminal according to claim 10 , wherein the first photographing preview interface comprises a to-be-photographed object; and the terminal is further configured to perform:
determining through calculation, whether the to-be-photographed object is displayed completely in a photographing region in the first photographing preview interface, wherein the photographing region is located in the first photographing preview interface; and if the to-be-photographed object cannot be displayed completely in the photographing region, determining, by the terminal, that the first photographing preview interface does not satisfy the first condition.

12 . The terminal according to claim 10 , wherein the first photographing preview interface comprises a to-be-photographed object; and the terminal is further configured to perform:
determining that a boundary of the first photographing preview interface coincides with the to-be-photographed object; and determining that the first photographing preview interface does not satisfy the first condition based on the determining that the boundary of the first photographing preview interface coincides with the to-be-photographed object.

13 . The terminal according to claim 10 , wherein the first photographing preview interface comprises a to-be-photographed object; and the terminal is further configured to perform:
determining a target ratio of the to-be-photographed object in the fi

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Qin Chao
• Li Yuanyou
• Jia Zhiping

Classifications

• H04N23/631

  Graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for controlling image capture or setting capture parameters · CPC title

• H04M2250/22

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

• H04N23/60 Primary

  Control of cameras or camera modules · CPC title

• H04N23/90

  Arrangement of cameras or camera modules, e.g. multiple cameras in TV studios or sports stadiums · 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