Methods and electronic devices enabling panoramic photography

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9538079-B2
Application number	US-201414221554-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 21, 2014
Priority date	Jul 31, 2013
Publication date	Jan 3, 2017
Grant date	Jan 3, 2017

Abstract

The present disclosure discloses a method and an electronic device enabling panoramic photography. The method includes: obtaining a first operation; determining whether the first operation meets a first predetermined condition, so as to obtain a first determination result; obtaining parameter information of the electronic device by the sensing unit, when the first determination result is used for representing that the first operation meets the first predetermined condition; further determining whether the parameter information meets a second predetermined condition, so as to obtain a second determination result; controlling the electronic device to enter into the panoramic photography mode, when the second determination result represents that the parameter information meets the second predetermined condition. The method may be applied to enabling the panoramic photography.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method of enabling panoramic photography, applied to an electronic device including a sensing unit, the method comprises steps of:
obtaining a first operation;
determining whether the first operation meets a first predetermined condition, so as to obtain a first determination result;
obtaining parameter information of the electronic device by the sensing unit, when the first determination result is used for representing that the first operation meets the first predetermined condition;
further determining whether the parameter information meets a second predetermined condition, so as to obtain a second determination result; and
controlling the electronic device to enter into a panoramic photography mode, when the second determination result represents that the parameter information meets the second predetermined condition,
wherein the step of obtaining the parameter information of the electronic device by the sensing unit comprises a step of:
obtaining a rotational angle of the electronic device by the sensing unit;
the step of further determining whether the parameter information meets the second predetermined condition so as to obtain the second determination result comprises a step of:
determining whether the rotational angle exceeds an angle threshold, so as to obtain the second determination result;
wherein if the second determination result is Yes, the parameter information meets the second predetermined condition.

2. The method of enabling panoramic photography according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic device has an image collection unit and renders an interactive object, the interactive object being used for controlling the electronic device to collect images by the image collection unit;
the first operation is an operation of touching the interactive object by the user;
the step of determining whether the first operation meets the first predetermined condition so as to obtain the first determination result comprises a step of:
determining whether a duration of touching the interactive object by the user exceeds a first period threshold, so as to obtain the first determination result;
wherein if the first determination result is Yes, the first operation meets the first predetermined condition.

3. The method of enabling panoramic photography according to claim 2 , wherein the step of obtaining the parameter information of the electronic device by the sensing unit comprises a step of:
obtaining, by an acceleration sensor, an accelerating period of the electronic device being continuously kept in a variable motion state;
the step of further determining whether the parameter information meets the second predetermined condition so as to obtain the second determination result comprises steps of:
determining whether the accelerating period exceeds a second period threshold, so as to obtain a second determination result;
wherein if the second determination result is Yes, the parameter information meets the second predetermined condition.

4. The method of enabling panoramic photography according to claim 2 , wherein the step of obtaining the parameter information of the electronic device by the sensing unit comprises a step of:
obtaining, by an acceleration sensor, an acceleration generated by movement of the electronic device within the first period threshold;
the step of further determining whether the parameter information meets the second predetermined condition so as to obtain the second determination result comprises a step of:
determining whether the acceleration sensor obtains the acceleration generated by the movement of the electronic device, so as to obtain the second determination result;
wherein if the acceleration is obtained by the acceleration sensor, the parameter information meets the second predetermined condition.

5. The method of enabling panoramic photography according to claim 1 , wherein the step of obtaining the rotational angle of the electronic device by the sensing unit comprises a step of:
obtaining, by a gyroscope, the rotational angle of the electronic device within the first period threshold.

6. The method of enabling panoramic photography according to claim 1 , wherein the step of obtaining the rotational angle of the electronic device by the sensing unit comprises steps of:
obtaining a first image collected by the image collection unit at a time when the user starts to touch the interactive object;
obtaining a second image collected by the image collection unit at a time when the first period threshold is ended; and
obtaining the rotational angle of the electronic device within the first period threshold, according to contents displayed by the first image and the second image.

7. The method of enabling panoramic photography according to claim 1 , wherein the step of obtaining the first operation comprises a step of:
obtaining the first operation after a photography application is enabled.

8. An electronic device, comprising a sensing unit, and further comprising:
a first obtaining unit configured to obtain a first operation;
a first determination unit configured to determine whether the first operation meets a first predetermined condition, so as to obtain a first determination result;
a second obtaining unit configured to obtain parameter information of the electronic device by the sensing unit, when the first determination result is used for representing that the first operation meets the first predetermined condition;
a second determination unit configured to further determine whether the parameter information meets a second predetermined condition, so as to obtain a second determination result;
an execution unit configured to control the electronic device to enter into the panoramic photography mode, when the second determination result represents that the parameter information meets the second predetermined condition,
wherein the second obtaining unit comprises:
a first obtaining module configured to obtain a rotational angle of the electronic device by the sensing unit;
the second determination unit further comprises:
a second determination module configured to determine whether the rotational angle exceeds an angle threshold, so as to obtain the second determination result;

wherein if the second determination result is Yes, the parameter information meets the second predetermined condition.

9. The electronic device according to claim 8 , wherein the electronic device has an image collection unit and is configured to render an interactive object, the interactive object being used for controlling the electronic device to collect images by the image collection unit;
the first operation obtained by the first obtaining unit is an operation of touching the interactive object by the user;
the first determination unit comprises:
a first determination module configured to determine whether a duration of touching the interactive object by the user exceeds a first period threshold, so as to obtain the first determination result;

wherein if the first determination result is Yes, the first operation meets the first predetermined condition.

10. The electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein the second obtaining unit comprises:
a second obtaining module configured to obtain, by an acceleration sensor, an accelerating period of the electronic device being continuously kept in a variable motion state;
the second determination unit comprises:
a third determination module configured to determine whether the accelerating period exceeds a second period threshold, so as to obtain a second determination result;

wherein if the second determination result is Yes, the parameter information meets th

Assignees

• Lenovo Beijing Ltd

Inventors

• Chen Wenhui
• Zhang Nailei

Classifications

• H04N23/698 Primary

  for achieving an enlarged field of view, e.g. panoramic image capture · CPC title

• H04N23/62

  Control of parameters via user interfaces · CPC title

• G06F3/017 Primary

  Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures (interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883) · CPC title

• H04N23/6812

  based on additional sensors, e.g. acceleration sensors · CPC title

• G06F2200/1637

  Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer · CPC title