Image acquiring method and apparatus, and storage medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9596405-B2
Application number	US-201514731343-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 4, 2015
Priority date	Dec 4, 2012
Publication date	Mar 14, 2017
Grant date	Mar 14, 2017

Abstract

The present disclosure discloses an image acquiring method and apparatus, and a storage medium. The method includes: receiving an operation instruction of a user; determining whether first duration corresponding to the operation instruction is equal to or greater than a first preparation time; if yes, displaying a timed notification, and determining whether second duration corresponding to the operation instruction is equal to or greater than second preparation time; and if yes, periodically acquiring a corresponding image at a preset time interval. The present disclosure simplifies a setting process of a continuous shooting operation.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An image acquiring method, comprising:
receiving an operation instruction of a user in an area on an image acquiring interface screen, the operation instruction corresponding to a touch action of the user on the same area;
determining, according to the operation instruction, whether a first duration of the touch action on the mage acquiring interface screen is equal to or greater than a preset first preparation time;
if the first duration is equal to or greater than the first preparation time, displaying a timed notification, and determining whether a second duration of the touch action on the mage acquiring interface screen is equal to or greater than a preset second preparation time; and
periodically acquiring a corresponding image at a preset time interval if the second duration is equal to or greater than the second preparation time;
wherein the image acquiring method further comprises:
performing a corresponding, single image acquiring operation when the second duration is less than the second preparation time.

2. The image acquiring method according to claim 1 , wherein, after the step of receiving the operation instruction of the user in the area on an image acquiring interface screen, and before the step of determining whether the second duration of the touch action is equal to or greater than the preset second preparation time, the method further comprises:
acquiring location coordinates corresponding to a touch point of the touch action; and
setting a focal point of an image acquiring operation to be located at the location coordinates.

3. The image acquiring method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
detecting whether the touch action ends; and
terminating an image acquiring operation if the touch action ends, and continuing to periodically acquire a corresponding image at the preset time interval if the touch action does not end.

4. The image acquiring method according to claim 1 , wherein the step of displaying timed notification comprises:
playing an animation having a playing duration equal to the second duration.

5. The image acquiring method according to claim 1 , wherein the first preparation time is within a range from 0.1 s to 0.3 s, and the second preparation time is within a range from 0.3 s to 1 s.

6. The image acquiring method according to claim 1 , wherein the time interval is within a range from 0.1 s to 0.3 s.

7. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium, comprising a computer readable program stored thereon, wherein, when being executed, the computer readable program causes a computing device to implement an image acquiring method, the method comprising:
receiving an operation instruction of a user in an area on an image acquiring interface screen, the operation instruction corresponding to a touch action of the user on the same area;
determining, according to the operation instruction, whether a first duration of the touch action on the mage acquiring interface screen is equal to or greater than a preset first preparation time;
if the first duration is equal to or greater than the first preparation time, displaying a timed notification, and determining whether a second duration of the touch action on the mage acquiring interface screen is equal to or greater than a preset second preparation time; and
periodically acquiring a corresponding image at a preset time interval if the second duration is equal to or greater than the second preparation time
wherein the method further comprises:
performing a corresponding, single image acquiring operation when the second duration is less than the second preparation time.

8. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 7 , wherein after the step of receiving the operation instruction of the user in the area on the image acquiring interface screen, and before the step of determining whether the second duration of the touch action is equal to or greater than the preset second preparation time, the method further comprises:
acquiring location coordinates corresponding to a touch point of the touch action; and
setting a focal point of an image acquiring operation to be located at the location coordinates.

9. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 7 , wherein the method further comprises:
detecting whether the touch action ends; and
terminating an image acquiring operation if the touch action ends, and continuing to periodically acquire a corresponding image at the preset time interval if the touch action does not end.

10. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 7 , wherein the step of displaying timing prompt information comprises:
playing an animation having a playing duration equal to the second duration.

11. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 7 , wherein the first preparation time is within a range from 0.1 s to 0.3 s, the second preparation time is within a range from 0.3 s to 1 s, and the time interval is within a range from 0.1 s to 0.3 s.

12. An image acquiring apparatus, comprising:
one or more processors configured to execute:
a receiving unit, configured to receive an operation instruction of a user in an area on an image acquiring interface screen, the operation instruction corresponding to a touch action of the user on the same area;
a first determining unit, configured to determine, according to the operation instruction, whether a first duration of the touch action on the mage acquiring interface screen is equal to or greater than a preset first preparation time;
a second determining unit, configured to: when the first duration is equal to or greater than the first preparation time, determine whether a second duration of the touch action on the mage acquiring interface screen is equal to or greater than a preset second preparation time;
an image acquiring unit, configured to periodically acquire a corresponding image at a preset time interval when the second duration is equal to or greater than the second preparation time; and
a display unit, configured to display a timed notification when the first duration is equal to or greater than the first preparation time;
wherein the image acquiring unit is further configured to perform a corresponding, single image acquiring operation when the second duration is less than the second preparation time.

13. The image acquiring apparatus according to claim 12 , the one or more processors are further configured to execute:
an automatic focusing module, configured to acquire location coordinates corresponding to a touch point of the touch action, and set a focal point of an image acquiring operation to be located at the location coordinates.

14. The image acquiring apparatus according to claim 12 , the one or more processors are further configured to execute:
a detection unit, configured to detect whether the touch action ends; and
the image acquiring unit is further configured to terminate an image acquiring operation when the touch action ends, and to continue to periodically acquire a corresponding image at the preset time interval when the touch action does not end.

15. The image acquiring apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the display unit is further configured to play an animation having a playing duration equal to the second duration.

16. The image acquiring apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the first preparation time is within a range from 0.1 s to 0.3 s, and the second preparation time is within a range from 0.3 s to 1 s.

17. The image ac

Assignees

• Tencent Tech Shenzhen Co Ltd

Inventors

• Huang Shizhu
• Shao Na
• Gao Wenjun
• Zhao Ming
• Cheng Fei
• Ren Qiao

Classifications

• H04N23/667

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• H04N23/631

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

• H04N23/62 Primary

  Control of parameters via user interfaces · CPC title

• H04N5/23293

  Electricity · mapped topic

• G05B2219/36168

  Touchscreen · CPC title