CN104954676B - Method for controlling automatic rotation of camera and electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention provides a method for controlling a camera to automatically rotate and electronic equipment, wherein the method comprises the following steps: acquiring a mode switching instruction of a user, wherein the mode switching instruction is used for switching the electronic equipment from a common mode to a camera mode, and the common mode is used for the user to use a mobile communication function of the electronic equipment and/or an application installed on the electronic equipment except for a camera application; in a camera mode, acquiring a rotating camera instruction of a user; and controlling the camera to rotate according to the camera rotating instruction. According to the embodiment of the invention, the rotatable camera is arranged for the electronic equipment, and when the camera rotating command of the user is acquired in the camera mode, the camera is controlled to automatically rotate, so that the camera does not need to be manually controlled to rotate, the operation of the user is facilitated, and the practicability of the electronic equipment is improved.

Description

Method and electronic device for controlling automatic rotation of camera

technical field

Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of mobile terminals, and more specifically, relate to a method for controlling automatic rotation of a camera and an electronic device.

Background technique

With the rapid development of mobile terminals (eg, smart phones, PADs), mobile terminals have been widely used in various fields of life and work, and camera functions of mobile terminals have also become common functions of mobile terminals.

In order to reduce the production cost of mobile terminals, mobile terminals having manually rotated cameras have been developed and produced. However, when a mobile terminal with a manually rotating camera is used to take pictures, the user can only manually control the rotation of the camera, which makes controlling the rotation of the camera less efficient and inconvenient for the user to operate, resulting in poor practicability of the mobile terminal.

Contents of the invention

Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for controlling automatic rotation of a camera and electronic equipment, so as to improve the practicability of the electronic equipment.

In the first aspect, a method for controlling the automatic rotation of the camera is provided, the method is executed by an electronic device, and the electronic device is a mobile terminal, including an operating system, a memory, a processor, a display screen, a battery, and a rotatable camera. The method includes: acquiring a user's mode switching instruction, the mode switching instruction is used to switch the electronic device from a normal mode to a camera mode, wherein the normal mode is used for mobile communication by the user using the electronic device functions and/or applications other than the camera application installed on the electronic device; in the camera mode, obtain the rotation camera instruction of the user; and control the rotation of the camera according to the rotation camera instruction.

With reference to the first aspect, in an implementation manner of the first aspect, the electronic device includes a plurality of physical keys for controlling the rotation of the camera, and the plurality of physical keys respectively correspond to different rotation directions of the camera, The acquisition of the rotation camera instruction of the user includes: determining the physical key pressed by the user, and the physical key pressed by the user is one of the plurality of physical keys; A physical key to generate the rotating camera instruction; the controlling the rotation of the camera according to the rotating camera instruction includes: controlling the rotation of the camera toward the physical button pressed by the user according to the rotating camera instruction direction rotation.

In combination with the first aspect or any of the above-mentioned implementation manners, in another implementation manner of the first aspect, the generating the rotation camera instruction according to the physical key pressed by the user includes: according to the The length of time that the physical button pressed by the user is pressed determines the target rotation speed of the camera; according to the physical button pressed by the user and the target rotation speed, the rotation camera instruction is generated; The rotating camera instruction, controlling the camera to rotate toward the rotation direction corresponding to the physical button pressed by the user, includes: according to the rotating camera instruction, controlling the camera to rotate toward the button pressed by the user at the target rotation speed The rotation direction corresponding to the physical button rotates.

In combination with the first aspect or any of the above-mentioned implementation manners, in another implementation manner of the first aspect, the plurality of physical buttons include two physical buttons, and the two physical buttons respectively control the orientation of the camera toward Rotate in the opposite direction.

With reference to the first aspect or any one of the foregoing implementation manners thereof, in another implementation manner of the first aspect, the plurality of physical keys are volume keys on the electronic device.

With reference to the first aspect or any of the above-mentioned implementation manners, in another implementation manner of the first aspect, the electronic device includes a touch screen, and the acquiring the user's rotation camera instruction includes: through the touch screen Obtain the user's instruction to rotate the camera.

With reference to the first aspect or any of the above-mentioned implementation manners, in another implementation manner of the first aspect, the acquiring the user's rotation camera instruction through the touch screen includes: determining the user's The touch screen performs a first sliding operation, wherein the first sliding operation is one of a plurality of preset sliding operations, wherein different sliding operations correspond to different rotation directions of the camera; according to the first sliding operation, Generating the rotation camera instruction; controlling the rotation of the camera according to the rotation camera instruction includes: controlling the rotation of the camera in a rotation direction corresponding to the first sliding operation according to the rotation camera instruction.

With reference to the first aspect or any of the above-mentioned implementation manners, in another implementation manner of the first aspect, the generating the rotation camera instruction according to the first sliding operation includes: executing according to the user The speed of the first sliding operation determines the target rotation speed of the camera; according to the first sliding operation and the target rotation speed, the rotation camera instruction is generated; according to the rotation camera instruction, the control The rotating the camera toward the rotation direction corresponding to the first slide operation includes: controlling the camera to rotate toward the rotation direction corresponding to the first slide operation at the target rotation speed according to the camera rotation instruction.

With reference to the first aspect or any of the above-mentioned implementation manners, in another implementation manner of the first aspect, the multiple sliding operations include two sliding operations, and the two sliding operations respectively control the orientation of the camera toward Rotate in the opposite direction.

In a second aspect, an electronic device is provided, the electronic device is a mobile terminal, including an operating system, a memory, a processor, a display screen, a battery, and a rotatable camera, and the electronic device further includes: a processing unit configured to acquire A user's mode switching instruction, the mode switching instruction is used to switch the electronic device from a normal mode to a camera mode, wherein the normal mode is used for the user to use the mobile communication function of the electronic device and/or the An application other than the camera application installed on the electronic device; in the camera mode, acquiring the rotation camera instruction of the user; and a rotation unit, configured to control the rotation of the camera according to the rotation camera instruction.

With reference to the second aspect, in an implementation manner of the second aspect, the electronic device includes a plurality of physical keys for controlling the rotation of the camera, and the plurality of physical keys respectively correspond to different rotation directions of the camera, The processing unit is specifically configured to determine the physical key pressed by the user, where the physical key pressed by the user is one of the plurality of physical keys; according to the physical key pressed by the user, generate the An instruction to rotate the camera; the rotation unit is specifically configured to control the camera to rotate in a rotation direction corresponding to the physical button pressed by the user according to the instruction to rotate the camera.

With reference to the second aspect or any of the above-mentioned implementation manners, in another implementation manner of the second aspect, the processing unit is specifically configured to determine according to the length of time the physical key pressed by the user is pressed The target rotation speed of the camera; according to the physical button pressed by the user and the target rotation speed, the rotation camera instruction is generated; the rotation unit is specifically used to control the camera according to the rotation camera instruction. The target rotation speed rotates toward the rotation direction corresponding to the physical key pressed by the user.

In combination with the second aspect or any of the above-mentioned implementation manners, in another implementation manner of the second aspect, the plurality of physical buttons include two physical buttons, and the two physical buttons respectively control the orientation of the camera toward Rotate in the opposite direction.

With reference to the second aspect or any one of the foregoing implementation manners thereof, in another implementation manner of the second aspect, the plurality of physical keys are volume keys on the electronic device.

With reference to the second aspect or any of the above-mentioned implementation manners, in another implementation manner of the second aspect, the electronic device includes a touch screen, and the processing unit is specifically configured to acquire the rotation of the user through the touch screen Camera commands.

With reference to the second aspect or any of the above-mentioned implementation manners thereof, in another implementation manner of the second aspect, the processing unit is specifically configured to determine that the user performs a first sliding operation on the touch screen, wherein, The first sliding operation is one of a plurality of preset sliding operations, wherein different sliding operations correspond to different rotation directions of the camera; according to the first sliding operation, an instruction to rotate the camera is generated; the rotating The unit is specifically configured to control the camera to rotate in a rotation direction corresponding to the first sliding operation according to the instruction to rotate the camera.

With reference to the second aspect or any of the above-mentioned implementation manners thereof, in another implementation manner of the second aspect, the processing unit is specifically configured to determine the The target rotation speed of the camera; according to the first sliding operation and the target rotation speed, the rotation camera instruction is generated; the rotation unit is specifically used to control the camera to rotate at the target according to the rotation camera instruction The speed rotates toward the rotation direction corresponding to the first sliding operation.

With reference to the second aspect or any of the above-mentioned implementation manners thereof, in another implementation manner of the second aspect, the multiple sliding operations include two sliding operations, and the two sliding operations respectively control the orientation of the camera toward Rotate in the opposite direction.

In a third aspect, a method for controlling automatic rotation of a camera is provided, including: in a camera mode, acquiring a camera rotation instruction; and controlling rotation of the camera according to the camera rotation instruction.

With reference to the third aspect, in an implementation manner of the third aspect, controlling the rotation of the camera according to the rotation camera instruction includes: controlling the rotation angle and/or rotation direction of the camera according to the rotation camera instruction.

With reference to the third aspect or any of the above-mentioned implementation manners thereof, in another implementation manner of the third aspect, the controlling the rotation direction of the camera according to the rotation camera instruction includes: when the rotation camera instruction is the first When a rotation instruction is given, the camera is controlled to rotate in a first direction; when the instruction to rotate the camera is a second rotation instruction, the camera is controlled to rotate in a second direction opposite to the first direction.

In combination with the third aspect or any of the above-mentioned implementation manners, in another implementation manner of the third aspect, the controlling the rotation angle of the camera according to the rotation camera instruction includes: when the rotation camera instruction is the first When a rotation instruction is given, the rotation angle of the camera in a first direction is controlled; when the instruction to rotate the camera is a second rotation instruction, the rotation angle of the camera in a second direction opposite to the first direction is controlled.

In combination with the third aspect or any of the above-mentioned implementation manners, in another implementation manner of the third aspect, the rotating camera instruction is an instruction generated when a key is pressed; the method further includes: when detecting When the key is released or the rotation angle of the camera reaches a preset value, the camera is controlled to stop rotating.

With reference to the third aspect or any one of the foregoing implementation manners thereof, in another implementation manner of the third aspect, the key is a volume control key.

In a fourth aspect, an electronic device is provided, including an electronic device body and a camera, wherein the camera is arranged on the electronic device body; in the camera mode, the electronic device body obtains an instruction to rotate the camera, and according to the The rotate camera command controls the rotation of the camera.

With reference to the fourth aspect, in an implementation manner of the fourth aspect, the main body of the electronic device includes: a processing unit and a rotation unit, and the rotation unit is also connected to the camera, wherein the processing unit uses In the camera mode, the instruction to rotate the camera is acquired; the rotation unit is configured to control the rotation angle and/or direction of rotation of the camera according to the instruction to rotate the camera.

With reference to the fourth aspect or any of the above-mentioned implementation manners, in another implementation manner of the fourth aspect, when the rotation camera instruction acquired by the processing unit is the first rotation instruction, the rotation unit, Specifically, it is used to control the rotation of the camera in a first direction according to the first rotation instruction; when the rotation instruction obtained by the processing unit is a second rotation instruction, the rotation unit is specifically used to The second rotation instruction is used to control the camera to rotate in a second direction opposite to the first direction.

With reference to the fourth aspect or any of the above-mentioned implementation manners, in another implementation manner of the fourth aspect, when the rotation camera instruction acquired by the processing unit is the first rotation instruction, the rotation unit, It is specifically used to control the rotation angle of the camera in the first direction according to the first rotation instruction; when the rotation camera instruction obtained by the processing unit is a second rotation instruction, the rotation unit is specifically used to According to the second rotation command, controlling the rotation angle of the camera in a second direction opposite to the first direction.

In combination with the fourth aspect or any of the above-mentioned implementations, in another implementation of the fourth aspect, the rotating camera instruction is an instruction generated when a key is pressed; the electronic device body is also used to : When it is detected that the button is released or the rotation angle of the camera is a preset value, control the camera to stop rotating.

In the embodiment of the present invention, a rotatable camera is provided for the electronic device. When the user's rotation camera instruction is obtained in the camera mode, the camera is controlled to automatically rotate without manual control of the camera rotation, which facilitates the user's operation and improves the electronic performance. Availability of equipment.

Description of drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the following will briefly introduce the accompanying drawings required in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the accompanying drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For Those of ordinary skill in the art can also obtain other drawings based on these drawings without making creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic flowchart of a method for controlling automatic rotation of a camera according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is an example diagram of an electronic device provided with a rotating camera.

Fig. 3 is a schematic block diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a schematic block diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of them. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Fig. 1 is a schematic flowchart of a method for controlling automatic rotation of a camera according to an embodiment of the present invention. The method in FIG. 1 can be executed by an electronic device, which is a mobile terminal, and the electronic device includes an operating system, a memory, a processor, a display screen, a battery, and a rotatable camera. The electronic device may also include a wireless network communication module, for example, a GSM module, a CDMA module, an LTE module, an 802.11 module, and the like.

It should be understood that the rotatable camera can be installed on any part of the electronic device. Taking FIG. 2 as an example, the camera 32 may be installed above the main body 31 of the electronic device. It should also be understood that there are many ways to realize the rotation of the rotatable camera. For example, a motor and a rotating rod may be provided on the electronic device, the rotatable camera is fixedly connected with the rotating rod, and the motor is controlled by the electronic device. Processor control. During specific work, the processor sends instructions to control the motor to work, and the motor drives the rotating rod to rotate, and then drives the camera to automatically rotate.

The method of Figure 1 includes:

110. Obtain the user's mode switching instruction, the mode switching instruction is used to switch the electronic device from the normal mode to the camera mode, wherein the normal mode is used for the user to use the mobile communication function of the electronic device and/or the camera application installed on the electronic device other applications.

It should be understood that the above-mentioned electronic device may be a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone or a pad, and the above-mentioned normal mode may be any working mode on the mobile terminal such as a mobile phone or a pad except the camera mode. Taking a mobile phone as an example, in the normal mode of the mobile phone, the user can use the mobile communication function of the mobile phone, such as using the cellular network to make calls, and using the data network to chat online; the user can also use the APP function of the mobile phone, such as using WeChat to chat, Use Alipay to shop, etc. Or, taking the pad as an example, in the normal mode of the pad, the user can use WLAN to browse the web, or use application software such as WeChat and Alipay.

120. In the camera mode, acquire a camera rotation command from the user, and the camera rotation command is used to control the rotation of the camera.

For example, a physical button for controlling the rotation of the camera may be set on the electronic device, and step 120 may include: acquiring a user's camera rotation instruction by detecting that the physical button is pressed. Optionally, the electronic device may also detect a virtual key on the touch screen, or the user's sliding operation on the touch screen to obtain the user's instruction to rotate the camera. The rotation camera instruction may specifically indicate the rotation direction, rotation speed, rotation angle, or rotation accuracy of the camera, which is not specifically limited in this embodiment of the present invention.

130. Control the rotation of the camera according to the rotation camera instruction.

It should be noted that, the specific implementation manner of step 130 is related to the content specifically indicated by the rotation camera instruction obtained in step 120 . For example, the rotation camera instruction may only indicate the rotation direction of the camera, and the electronic device may control the camera to rotate in the direction indicated by the rotation camera instruction at a preset rotation speed; or, the rotation camera instruction may indicate both the rotation direction of the camera and the rotation direction of the camera. Rotation speed, the electronic device can control the camera to rotate in the rotation direction indicated by the rotation camera instruction according to the rotation speed indicated by the rotation camera instruction; or, the rotation camera instruction can only be used to trigger the rotation of the camera, and when the electronic device obtains the rotation camera instruction, The camera is controlled to rotate toward the preset rotation direction at the preset rotation speed. A detailed description will be given below in conjunction with specific embodiments, and details will not be repeated here.

In the embodiment of the present invention, a rotatable camera is provided for the electronic device. When the user's rotation camera instruction is obtained in the camera mode, the camera is controlled to automatically rotate without manual control of the camera rotation, which facilitates the user's operation and improves the electronic performance. Availability of equipment.

Optionally, as an embodiment, the electronic device may include multiple physical buttons for controlling the rotation of the camera, and the multiple physical buttons may respectively correspond to different rotation directions of the camera. Step 120 may include: determining the physical button pressed by the user, The physical button pressed by the user is one of the plurality of physical buttons; according to the physical button pressed by the user, an instruction to rotate the camera is generated; step 130 may include: according to the instruction to rotate the camera, control the camera to press the physical button toward the user The corresponding rotation direction is rotated.

It should be understood that the above-mentioned physical buttons may be new physical buttons specially set for realizing the rotation of the camera, or existing physical buttons on the electronic device may be used, that is, new functions are given to the existing physical buttons. For example, the above physical keys are volume keys of the electronic device, the volume + key in the volume keys controls the forward rotation of the camera, and the volume - key in the volume keys controls the reverse rotation of the camera. Alternatively, the physical key may also be other keys on the electronic device, such as a screen on/off key, a return key, etc., which are not specifically limited in this embodiment of the present invention.

Optionally, as an embodiment, the above-mentioned generating an instruction to rotate the camera according to the physical button pressed by the user may include: determining the target rotation speed of the camera according to the length of time the physical button pressed by the user is pressed; According to the rotation camera instruction, controlling the camera to rotate toward the rotation direction corresponding to the physical button pressed by the user may include: according to the rotation camera instruction, controlling the camera to rotate toward the user at the target rotation speed The physical button below rotates in the corresponding rotation direction.

It should be understood that the above instruction to rotate the camera may be used to instruct the camera to rotate at a target rotation speed toward a rotation direction corresponding to the physical key pressed by the user.

According to the physical button pressed by the user and the target rotation speed, there are many ways to generate rotation camera instructions. For example, a set of instructions for controlling the rotation of the camera can be set in advance. Each instruction in the instruction set uniquely corresponds to a physical key and a rotation speed, that is to say, when it is determined that the first physical key is pressed and the target rotation speed is calculated, the instruction set corresponding to the first physical key and the target rotation speed can be found The only command, as the rotate camera command above. Alternatively, instead of using the preset setting instruction set, directly record information such as the first physical key pressed and the target rotation speed in the rotating camera instruction, and then the processor of the electronic device can use the information from the rotating camera instruction Analyze the rotation direction and rotation speed of the camera.

There are many ways to determine the target rotation speed of the camera according to the length of time the physical button pressed by the user is pressed, for example, by setting a pressure sensor to determine the length of time the first button is pressed, and then according to the preset According to the corresponding relationship between the duration of pressing the key and the rotation speed of the camera, the target rotation speed corresponding to the length of time the first key is pressed is selected.

The embodiment of the present invention determines the rotation speed of the camera by detecting the length of time the user presses the physical button, that is to say, the user can specify the rotation direction and the rotation speed of the camera by pressing the physical button, which is convenient for the user. operations to improve user experience.

Take the above multiple physical buttons as two volume keys (volume + key and volume - key, the two volume keys respectively correspond to the opposite rotation direction of the camera) on the electronic device as an example to make sure that the user presses the two volume keys One of the keys; according to the length of time the volume key pressed by the user is pressed, the target rotation speed of the camera is determined; according to the volume key pressed by the user and the target rotation speed, a rotation camera command is generated; according to the rotation camera command, the rotation is controlled The camera rotates at the target rotation speed in the direction corresponding to the volume key pressed by the user.

It should be noted that the above two volume keys can adopt an integrated structure design, that is to say, the electronic device can only include one volume control part from the appearance, and the two volume keys can be used as two internal parts of the volume control part. contacts.

Optionally, as an embodiment, the electronic device includes a touch screen, and step 120 may include: acquiring a user's camera rotation instruction through the touch screen.

Optionally, as an embodiment, acquiring the user's rotation camera instruction through the touch screen may include: determining that the user has performed a first sliding operation on the touch screen, where the first sliding operation is one of a plurality of preset sliding operations, wherein , different sliding operations correspond to different rotation directions of the camera; according to the first sliding operation, generate a rotation camera instruction; step 130 may include: according to the rotation camera instruction, controlling the camera to rotate in the rotation direction corresponding to the first sliding operation.

It should be understood that the above sliding operation may be one of sliding up and down on the touch screen, or one of sliding left and right on the touch screen. The above instruction to rotate the camera may be used to instruct the camera to rotate in a rotation direction corresponding to the first sliding operation.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the rotation of the camera in multiple directions can be controlled by simply sliding the touch screen, which facilitates the user's operation and improves the user experience.

Optionally, as an embodiment, the above-mentioned generating an instruction to rotate the camera according to the first sliding operation may include: determining the target rotation speed of the camera according to the speed at which the user performs the first sliding operation; according to the first sliding operation and the target rotation speed, Generating a camera rotation instruction; controlling the camera to rotate in the rotation direction corresponding to the first slide operation according to the camera rotation instruction may include: controlling the camera to rotate in the rotation direction corresponding to the first slide operation at a target rotation speed according to the camera rotation instruction.

It should be understood that the above command to rotate the camera may be used to instruct the camera to rotate at a target rotation speed toward a rotation direction corresponding to the first sliding operation.

There are many ways to determine the target rotation speed of the camera according to the speed at which the user performs the first sliding operation, for example, according to the speed at which the user performs the first sliding operation, and the preset corresponding relationship between the sliding speed and the camera rotation speed, The target rotation speed corresponding to the first sliding operation is determined.

In the embodiment of the present invention, through one sliding operation, not only the control of the rotation direction of the camera, but also the control of the rotation speed of the camera can be realized, which further facilitates the user's operation and improves the user experience.

The method for controlling automatic rotation of a camera according to an embodiment of the present invention is described in detail above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 2 . The electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with FIGS. 3 to 4 .

Fig. 3 is a schematic block diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. It should be understood that the electronic device 300 in FIG. 3 can implement various steps performed by the electronic device in FIG. 1 , and details are not described here to avoid repetition. The electronic device 300 is a mobile terminal, including an operating system, a memory, a processor, a display screen, a battery, and a rotatable camera, and the electronic device 300 also includes:

The processing unit 310 is configured to acquire a user's mode switching instruction, the mode switching instruction is used to switch the electronic device from a normal mode to a camera mode, wherein the normal mode is used for the user to use the electronic device Mobile communication functions and/or applications installed on the electronic device other than the camera application; in the camera mode, obtain the user's rotation camera instruction;

The rotation unit 320 is configured to control the rotation of the camera according to the rotation camera instruction.

In the embodiment of the present invention, a rotatable camera is provided for the electronic device. When the user's rotation camera instruction is obtained in the camera mode, the camera is controlled to automatically rotate without manual control of the camera rotation, which facilitates the user's operation and improves the electronic performance. Availability of equipment.

Optionally, as an embodiment, the electronic device 300 includes a plurality of physical buttons for controlling the rotation of the camera, and the plurality of physical buttons correspond to different rotation directions of the camera, and the processing unit 310 specifically It is used to determine the physical button pressed by the user, and the physical button pressed by the user is one of the multiple physical buttons; according to the physical button pressed by the user and the rotation camera instruction; the rotation The unit 320 is specifically configured to control the camera to rotate in the rotation direction corresponding to the physical key pressed by the user according to the instruction to rotate the camera.

Optionally, as an embodiment, the processing unit 310 is specifically configured to determine the target rotation speed of the camera according to the length of time the physical key pressed by the user is pressed; key and the target rotation speed to generate the rotation camera instruction; the rotation unit 320 is specifically configured to control the camera to correspond to the physical button pressed by the user at the target rotation speed according to the rotation camera instruction The direction of rotation rotates.

Optionally, as an embodiment, the multiple physical buttons include two physical buttons, and the two physical buttons respectively control the rotation of the camera in opposite directions.

Optionally, as an embodiment, the multiple physical keys are volume keys on the electronic device 300 .

Optionally, as an embodiment, the electronic device 300 includes a touch screen, and the processing unit 310 is specifically configured to obtain the user's camera rotation instruction through the touch screen.

Optionally, as an embodiment, the processing unit 310 is specifically configured to determine that the user performs a first sliding operation on the touch screen, where the first sliding operation is one of a plurality of preset sliding operations , wherein, different sliding operations correspond to different rotation directions of the camera; according to the first sliding operation, the rotation camera instruction is generated; the rotation unit 320 is specifically configured to control the camera according to the rotation camera instruction Rotate toward the rotation direction corresponding to the first sliding operation.

Optionally, as an embodiment, the processing unit 310 is specifically configured to determine the target rotation speed of the camera according to the speed at which the user performs the first sliding operation; according to the first sliding operation and the The target rotation speed is used to generate the rotation camera instruction; the rotation unit 320 is specifically configured to control the camera to rotate at the target rotation speed in a rotation direction corresponding to the first sliding operation according to the rotation camera instruction.

Optionally, as an embodiment, the multiple sliding operations include two sliding operations, and the two sliding operations respectively control the rotation of the camera in opposite directions.

Fig. 4 is a schematic block diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. It should be understood that the electronic device 400 in FIG. 4 can implement various steps performed by the electronic device in FIG. 1 , and details are not described here to avoid repetition. The electronic device 400 is a mobile terminal, including an operating system, a memory 410, a processor 420, a display screen, a battery, and a rotatable camera 430, wherein:

The memory 410 is used to store programs;

The processor 420 is used to execute a program. When the program is executed, the processor 420 is specifically used to obtain a user's mode switching instruction, and the mode switching instruction is used to switch the electronic device from the normal mode to the camera mode. , wherein, the normal mode is used for the user to use the mobile communication function of the electronic device and/or applications installed on the electronic device except the camera application; in the camera mode, obtain the user A rotation camera instruction; according to the rotation camera instruction, the camera 430 is controlled to rotate.

In the embodiment of the present invention, a rotatable camera is provided for the electronic device. When the user's rotation camera instruction is obtained in the camera mode, the camera is controlled to automatically rotate without manual control of the camera rotation, which facilitates the user's operation and improves the electronic performance. Availability of equipment.

Optionally, as an embodiment, the electronic device 400 includes multiple physical buttons for controlling the rotation of the camera 430, the multiple physical buttons correspond to different rotation directions of the camera 430, and the processor 420 is specifically configured to determine the physical key pressed by the user, where the physical key pressed by the user is one of the multiple keys; generate the rotation camera instruction according to the physical key pressed by the user; According to the rotation camera instruction, the camera 430 is controlled to rotate in a rotation direction corresponding to the physical button pressed by the user.

Optionally, as an embodiment, the processor 420 is specifically configured to determine the target rotation speed of the camera 430 according to the length of time the physical key pressed by the user is pressed; The physical button and the target rotation speed generate the rotation camera instruction; according to the rotation camera instruction, the camera 430 is controlled to rotate at the target rotation speed toward the rotation direction corresponding to the physical button pressed by the user.

Optionally, as an embodiment, the multiple physical buttons include two physical buttons, and the two physical buttons respectively control the camera 430 to rotate in opposite directions.

Optionally, as an embodiment, the multiple physical keys are volume keys on the electronic device 400 .

Optionally, as an embodiment, the electronic device 400 includes a touch screen, and the processor 420 is specifically configured to acquire the user's camera rotation instruction through the touch screen.

Optionally, as an embodiment, the processor 420 is specifically configured to determine that the user performs a first sliding operation on the touch screen, where the first sliding operation is one of a plurality of preset sliding operations , wherein, different sliding operations correspond to different rotation directions of the camera 430; according to the first sliding operation, generate the rotating camera instruction; according to the rotating camera instruction, control the camera 430 to slide toward the first Operate the corresponding rotation direction to rotate.

Optionally, as an embodiment, the processor 420 is specifically configured to determine a target rotation speed of the camera 430 according to a speed at which the user performs the first sliding operation; The target rotation speed is used to generate the rotation camera instruction; according to the rotation camera instruction, the camera 430 is controlled to rotate at the target rotation speed in a rotation direction corresponding to the first sliding operation.

Optionally, as an embodiment, the multiple sliding operations include two sliding operations, and the two sliding operations respectively control the rotation of the camera 430 in opposite directions.

Those skilled in the art can appreciate that the units and algorithm steps of the examples described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented by electronic hardware, or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether these functions are executed by hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Those skilled in the art may use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be regarded as exceeding the scope of the present invention.

Those skilled in the art can clearly understand that for the convenience and brevity of the description, the specific working process of the above-described system, device and unit can refer to the corresponding process in the foregoing method embodiment, which will not be repeated here.

In the several embodiments provided in this application, it should be understood that the disclosed systems, devices and methods may be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are only illustrative. For example, the division of the units is only a logical function division. In actual implementation, there may be other division methods. For example, multiple units or components can be combined or May be integrated into another system, or some features may be ignored, or not implemented. In another point, the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed may be through some interfaces, and the indirect coupling or communication connection of devices or units may be in electrical, mechanical or other forms.

The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components displayed as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place, or may be distributed to multiple network units. Part or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of this embodiment.

In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present invention may be integrated into one processing unit, each unit may exist separately physically, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit.

If the functions described above are realized in the form of software function units and sold or used as independent products, they can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the essence of the technical solution of the present invention or the part that contributes to the prior art or the part of the technical solution can be embodied in the form of a software product, and the computer software product is stored in a storage medium, including Several instructions are used to make a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) execute all or part of the steps of the methods described in various embodiments of the present invention. The aforementioned storage medium includes: U disk, mobile hard disk, read-only memory (ROM, Read-Only Memory), random access memory (RAM, Random Access Memory), magnetic disk or optical disk and other media that can store program codes. .

The above is only a specific embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of protection of the present invention is not limited thereto. Anyone skilled in the art can easily think of changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed in the present invention. Should be covered within the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be based on the protection scope of the claims.

Claims (10)

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A method for controlling the automatic rotation of the camera, characterized in that, the method is performed by an electronic device, and the electronic device is a mobile terminal, including an operating system, a memory, a processor, a display screen, a battery and a rotatable camera, The rotatable camera is installed above the main body of the electronic device, and the electronic device on which the camera is installed also includes a volume key in the existing physical buttons, and the volume key has a volume up key and a volume down key. small key, said method comprising: Acquiring a user's mode switching instruction, the mode switching instruction is used to switch the electronic device from a normal mode to a camera mode, wherein the normal mode is used for the user to use the mobile communication function and/or of the electronic device Applications other than camera applications installed on the electronic device; In the camera mode, obtain the rotation camera instruction of the user, wherein the rotation camera instruction includes indicating the rotation direction, rotation speed, rotation angle or rotation accuracy of the camera, and the rotation in the rotation camera instruction The directions include controlling the camera to rotate in the forward direction and the reverse direction respectively corresponding to the volume up key and the volume down key, and at the same time, the rotating camera instruction also includes the volume up key and the volume down key being rotated. The length of time of the operation, the length of time corresponding to the target rotation speed of the camera; When it is determined that the volume key is pressed and the target rotation speed is calculated, the unique instruction corresponding to the volume key and the target rotation speed is found from the preset instruction set for controlling the rotation of the camera as the set The rotating camera instruction, each instruction in the instruction set uniquely corresponds to one of the volume keys and one of the rotation speeds; According to the instruction to rotate the camera, the camera is controlled to rotate. 2. The method according to any one of claims 1, wherein the electronic device comprises a touch screen, The acquiring the rotation camera instruction of the user includes: The camera rotation instruction of the user is obtained through the touch screen. 3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the acquiring the user's rotation camera instruction through the touch screen comprises: determining that the user has performed a first sliding operation on the touch screen, wherein the first sliding operation is one of a plurality of preset sliding operations, wherein different sliding operations correspond to different rotation directions of the camera; generating the rotation camera instruction according to the first sliding operation; The controlling the rotation of the camera according to the rotation camera instruction includes: According to the rotation camera instruction, the camera is controlled to rotate in a rotation direction corresponding to the first sliding operation. 4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the generating the rotating camera instruction according to the first sliding operation comprises: determining a target rotation speed of the camera according to the speed at which the user performs the first sliding operation; generating the rotation camera instruction according to the first sliding operation and the target rotation speed; The controlling the camera to rotate in the rotation direction corresponding to the first sliding operation according to the rotation camera instruction includes: According to the instruction to rotate the camera, the camera is controlled to rotate at the target rotation speed toward a rotation direction corresponding to the first sliding operation. 5. The method according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the plurality of sliding operations comprises two sliding operations, and the two sliding operations respectively control the rotation of the camera in opposite directions. 6. An electronic device, characterized in that, the electronic device is a mobile terminal, including an operating system, a memory, a processor, a display screen, a battery and a rotatable camera, and the rotatable camera is installed on the electronic device Above the main body, the electronic device equipped with the camera also includes a volume key among the existing physical buttons, the volume key has a volume up key and a volume down key, and the electronic device also includes: A processing unit, configured to acquire a user's mode switching instruction, the mode switching instruction is used to switch the electronic device from a normal mode to a camera mode, wherein the normal mode is used for the user to use the electronic device to move A communication function and/or an application other than a camera application installed on the electronic device; in the camera mode, obtaining an instruction to rotate the camera of the user, wherein the instruction to rotate the camera includes an instruction to rotate the camera Direction, rotation speed, rotation angle or rotation accuracy, the rotation direction in the rotation camera instruction includes the volume up key and the volume down key respectively corresponding to control the camera to rotate in the forward direction and the reverse direction, and at the same time, The rotating camera instruction also includes the length of time during which the volume up key and the volume down key are operated, and the time length corresponds to the target rotation speed of the camera. When it is determined that the volume key is pressed, and calculate When the target rotation speed is obtained, the unique instruction corresponding to the volume key and the target rotation speed is found from the preset instruction set for controlling the rotation of the camera as the rotation camera instruction, and each instruction set in the instruction set Each instruction uniquely corresponds to one volume key and one rotation speed; The rotation unit is configured to control the rotation of the camera according to the rotation camera instruction. 7. The electronic device according to any one of claims 6, wherein the electronic device comprises a touch screen, and the processing unit is specifically configured to acquire the user's rotation camera instruction through the touch screen. 8. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the processing unit is specifically configured to determine that the user performs a first sliding operation on the touch screen, wherein the first sliding operation is a preset One of multiple sliding operations, wherein different sliding operations correspond to different rotation directions of the camera; according to the first sliding operation, the rotating camera instruction is generated; the rotating unit is specifically configured to to control the camera to rotate in a rotation direction corresponding to the first sliding operation. 9. The electronic device according to claim 8, wherein the processing unit is specifically configured to determine the target rotation speed of the camera according to the speed at which the user performs the first sliding operation; A sliding operation and the target rotation speed to generate the rotation camera instruction; the rotation unit is specifically configured to control the camera to move toward the target rotation speed corresponding to the first sliding operation according to the rotation camera instruction. The direction of rotation is rotated. 10. The electronic device according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the plurality of sliding operations comprises two sliding operations, and the two sliding operations respectively control the rotation of the camera in opposite directions.