CN105323486A - Method and device for providing focus position information, and focus method and device - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a focusing position information providing method and device and a focusing method and device. The focus position information providing method includes the steps of: A. setting initial position information of user equipment, wherein the initial position information is information of an initial position of movement of the user equipment, and the initial position corresponds to the position of shooting equipment; B. acquiring moving distance information and moving direction information of the user equipment after the user equipment moves; C. and sending focusing position information to the shooting equipment so that the shooting equipment focuses according to the focusing position information. The invention can enable the shooting equipment to accurately focus under the condition that a user uses the shooting equipment to carry out remote self-shooting, thereby enabling the shooting equipment to shoot high-quality pictures or videos.

Description

Method and device for providing focus position information, and focus method and device

technical field

The invention belongs to the technical field of focusing, and in particular relates to a method and device for providing focus position information, and a focusing method and device.

Background technique

Traditional shooting equipment (for example, a camera or a video camera) can take pictures or video.

In practice, the inventors found that the prior art has at least the following technical problems:

When a user uses a traditional photographing device to take a long-distance selfie (that is, the photographing device shoots at the user, but the photographing device is separated from the user by a relatively large distance), since the user cannot hold the photographing device, he cannot control the photographing device. The above-mentioned shooting device focuses. At this time, the above-mentioned traditional shooting equipment cannot take high-quality photos or videos.

Therefore, it is necessary to propose a new technical solution to solve the above technical problems.

Contents of the invention

The object of the present invention is to provide a focusing position information providing method and device, and a focusing method and device, which can enable the shooting device to accurately focus when the user uses the shooting device to take a selfie at a distance.

In order to solve the above technical problems, the technical solution of the present invention is as follows:

A method for providing focus position information, the method comprising the following steps: A. Setting initial position information of a user equipment, wherein the initial position information is information on the initial position where the user equipment moves, and the initial position information is The starting position corresponds to the location of the shooting device; B. Obtain the moving distance information and moving direction information of the user equipment after the user equipment moves; C. Send the focus position information to the shooting device so that the shooting The device focuses according to the focus position information, wherein the focus position information includes first information and/or second information, and the first information includes the starting position information, the moving distance information, and the moving direction information, where the second information includes destination location information of the user equipment.

In the above method for providing focus position information, before the step C, the method further includes the following steps: D. Establishing a communication connection with the shooting device; the step C is: sending the camera to the shooting device through the communication connection The device sends focus position information, so that the shooting device focuses according to the focus position information.

In the above method for providing focus position information, if the focus position information includes the first information, the starting position information, the moving distance information and the moving direction information are used to provide the photographing The device calculates the terminal location information.

In the above method for providing focus position information, if the focus position information includes the second information, the method further includes the following steps: E. According to the starting position information, the moving distance information and the calculating the terminal position information based on the moving direction information.

An apparatus for providing focus position information, the apparatus comprising: a setting module configured to set initial position information of a user equipment, wherein the initial position information is information on the initial position where the user equipment moves, and the The starting position corresponds to the location of the shooting device; the obtaining module is used to obtain the moving distance information and the moving direction information of the user equipment after the user equipment moves; the first communication module is used to send to the shooting device focus position information, so that the photographing device focuses according to the focus position information, wherein the focus position information includes first information and/or second information, and the first information includes the starting position information, the The moving distance information and the moving direction information, the second information includes the terminal position information of the user equipment.

In the aforementioned apparatus for providing focus position information, the first communication module is further configured to establish a communication connection with the photographing device, and to send focus position information to the photographing device through the communication connection, so that the photographing The device focuses according to the focus position information.

In the above focus position information providing device, if the focus position information includes the first information, the starting position information, the moving distance information and the moving direction information are used to provide the shooting The device calculates the terminal location information.

In the aforementioned device for providing focus position information, if the focus position information includes the second information, the device further includes: a first calculation module, configured to information and the moving direction information to calculate the end position information.

A focusing method, the method comprising the following steps: F. Receive focus position information sent by user equipment, wherein the focus position information includes first information and/or second information, and the first information includes user equipment movement The starting position information, moving distance information, and moving direction information of the user equipment, the second information includes the terminal position information of the user equipment movement; G. Control the shooting device to focus on the shooting object according to the focusing position information.

In the above focusing method, before the step F, the method further includes the following steps: H. Establishing a communication connection with the user equipment; the step F is: receiving the focus position information through the communication connection.

In the above-mentioned focusing method, in the case where the focusing position information includes the first information, the method further includes the following steps: 1. According to the starting position information, the moving distance information and the moving direction The information calculates the end position information.

A focusing device, the device comprising: a second communication module, configured to receive focus position information sent by a user equipment, wherein the focus position information includes first information and/or second information, and the first information includes The starting position information, moving distance information, and moving direction information of the user equipment movement, the second information includes the terminal position information of the user equipment movement; a focusing module, used to control the shooting device to focus on the shooting object according to the focusing position information to focus.

In the focusing device above, the second communication module is further configured to establish a communication connection with the user equipment, and to receive the focus position information through the communication connection.

In the above-mentioned focusing device, in the case that the focusing position information includes the first information, the device further includes: a second calculation module, configured to calculating the terminal position information based on the moving direction information.

Compared with the prior art, the present invention enables the photographing device to accurately focus when the user uses the photographing device to take a selfie at a distance, so that the photographing device can take high-quality photos or videos.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a block diagram of the first embodiment of the focus position information providing device of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a second embodiment of the focus position information providing device of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a flow chart of the first embodiment of the method for providing focus position information of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a flow chart of the second embodiment of the method for providing focus position information of the present invention;

5 is a block diagram of a first embodiment of the focusing device of the present invention;

6 is a block diagram of a second embodiment of the focusing device of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a flow chart of the first embodiment of the focusing method of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a flow chart of the second embodiment of the focusing method of the present invention.

detailed description

Referring to the drawings, wherein like reference numerals represent like components, the principles of the present invention are exemplified when implemented in a suitable computing environment. The following description is based on illustrated specific embodiments of the invention, which should not be construed as limiting other specific embodiments of the invention not described in detail herein.

In the following description, specific embodiments of the present invention are described with reference to steps and symbols for operations performed by one or more computers, unless otherwise stated. Accordingly, it will be understood that the steps and operations, which at times are referred to as being performed by a computer, include manipulation by a computer processing unit of electronic signals representing data in a structured form. This manipulation transforms the data or maintains it at a location in the computer's memory system that can reconfigure or otherwise alter the operation of the computer in a manner well known to those skilled in the art. The data structures maintained by the data are physical locations in the memory that have specific characteristics defined by the data format. However, the principles of the present invention are described in the above words, which are not meant to be a limitation. Those skilled in the art will understand that the various steps and operations described below can also be implemented in hardware.

The focus position information providing apparatus and method of the present invention can be applied or implemented in user equipment. The focusing device and method of the present invention can be applied or implemented in a photographing device.

The user equipment may be, for example, a smart phone, a walkman, a tablet computer, and other electronic equipment. The photographing device may be, for example, a camera, a smart phone, a video camera and other electronic devices.

Referring to FIG. 1 , FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a first embodiment of an apparatus for providing focus position information according to the present invention.

The device for providing focus position information in this embodiment includes a setting module 101 , an obtaining module 102 , and a first communication module 103 .

The setting module 101 is configured to set the initial location information of the user equipment, wherein the initial location information is the information of the initial location where the user equipment moves, and the initial location corresponds to the location of the shooting device. Specifically, the user places the user device at the same position as the shooting device, or within a predetermined range of the shooting device, and the setting module 101 is configured to set the user device according to the user's first operation instruction. Starting position information, that is, the setting module 101 is configured to sense and record the starting position according to the first operation instruction, and generate the starting position information.

The acquiring module 102 is configured to acquire moving distance information and moving direction information of the user equipment after the user equipment moves. Specifically, the obtaining module 102 is configured to obtain the moving distance information and the moving direction information from a three-axis gyroscope and/or an acceleration sensor of the user equipment.

The first communication module 103 is further configured to establish a communication connection with the photographing device, and to send a message to the The shooting device sends focus position information, so that the shooting device focuses according to the focus position information. The focus position information includes first information, and the first information includes the starting position information, the moving distance information, and the moving direction information.

In the case where the in-focus position information includes the first information, the starting position information, the moving distance information and the moving direction information are used to provide the shooting device to focus, or the starting The location information, the moving distance information and the moving direction information are used for the photographing device to calculate the terminal location information.

Referring to FIG. 2 , FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a second embodiment of an apparatus for providing focus position information according to the present invention. This embodiment is similar to the above-mentioned first embodiment, the difference is that:

The focus position information includes second information, and the second information includes end point position information of the user equipment.

In the device for providing focus position information in this embodiment, the device further includes a first calculation module 201 .

The first calculating module 201 is configured to calculate the end position information according to the starting position information, the moving distance information and the moving direction information. The end position information is used to provide the photographing device with focus.

Referring to FIG. 3 , FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a first embodiment of a method for providing focus position information in the present invention.

The method for providing focus position information in this embodiment includes the following steps:

A (step 301), the setting module 101 sets the initial location information of the user equipment, wherein the initial location information is the information of the initial location where the user equipment moves, and the initial location is the same as where the shooting device is located corresponding to the location. Specifically, the user places the user device at the same position as the shooting device, or places it within a predetermined range of the shooting device, and the setting module 101 sets the start Position information, that is, the setting module 101 senses and records the starting position according to the first operation instruction, and generates the starting position information.

B (step 302), the obtaining module 102 obtains the moving distance information and the moving direction information of the user equipment after the user equipment moves. Specifically, the obtaining module 102 obtains the moving distance information and the moving direction information from a three-axis gyroscope and/or an acceleration sensor of the user equipment.

D (step 303), the first communication module 103 establishes a communication connection with the photographing device.

C (step 304), when the first communication module 103 receives the user's second operation instruction, according to the second operation instruction, send the focus position information to the shooting device through the communication connection, so that The photographing device focuses according to the focus position information.

The focus position information includes first information, and the first information includes the starting position information, the moving distance information, and the moving direction information.

In the case where the in-focus position information includes the first information, the starting position information, the moving distance information and the moving direction information are used to provide the shooting device to focus, or the starting The location information, the moving distance information and the moving direction information are used for the photographing device to calculate the terminal location information.

Referring to FIG. 4 , FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a second embodiment of the method for providing focus position information of the present invention. This embodiment is similar to the above-mentioned first embodiment, the difference is that:

The focus position information includes second information, and the second information includes end point position information of the user equipment.

In the method for providing focus position information in this embodiment, the method further includes the following steps:

E (step 401), the first calculating module 201 calculates the end position information according to the starting position information, the moving distance information and the moving direction information. The end position information is used to provide the photographing device with focus.

Referring to FIG. 5 , FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the first embodiment of the focusing device of the present invention.

The focusing device in this embodiment includes a second communication module 501 and a focusing module 502 .

The second communication module 501 is configured to establish a communication connection with the user equipment, and to receive the focus position information through the communication connection.

The second communication module 501 is configured to receive focus position information sent by the user equipment, wherein the focus position information includes first information and/or second information, and the first information includes information about the starting position of the user equipment movement , moving distance information and moving direction information, where the second information includes the location information of the moving end point of the user equipment.

The focus module 502 is used to control the photographing device to focus on the subject according to the focus position information.

Referring to FIG. 6 , FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a second embodiment of the focusing device of the present invention. This embodiment is similar to the above-mentioned first embodiment, the difference is that:

In the focusing device of this embodiment, if the focusing position information includes the first information, the device further includes a second calculation module 601 .

The second calculating module 601 is configured to calculate the end position information according to the starting position information, the moving distance information and the moving direction information.

Referring to FIG. 7 , FIG. 7 is a flow chart of the first embodiment of the focusing method of the present invention.

The focusing method of this embodiment includes the following steps:

H (step 701), the second communication module 501 establishes a communication connection with the user equipment.

F (step 702), the second communication module 501 receives the focus position information through the communication connection, wherein the focus position information includes first information and/or second information, and the first information includes user The starting location information, moving distance information, and moving direction information of the equipment movement, the second information includes the terminal location information of the user equipment movement.

G (step 703), the focusing module 502 controls the shooting device to focus on the shooting object according to the focus position information.

Referring to FIG. 8 , FIG. 8 is a flow chart of the second embodiment of the focusing method of the present invention. This embodiment is similar to the above-mentioned first embodiment, the difference is that:

In the focusing method of this embodiment, when the focusing position information includes the first information, the method further includes the following steps:

I (step 801), the second calculating module 601 calculates the end position information according to the starting position information, the moving distance information and the moving direction information.

Through the above technical solution, the present invention can enable the shooting device to accurately focus when the user uses the shooting device to take a selfie at a long distance, so that the shooting device can take high-quality photos or videos.

Various operations of embodiments are provided herein. In one embodiment, one or more operations described may constitute computer-readable instructions stored on one or more computer-readable media, which, when executed by an electronic device, will cause the computing device to perform the operations described. The order in which some or all operations are described should not be construed to imply that these operations are necessarily order-dependent. Alternative orderings will be appreciated by those skilled in the art with the benefit of this description. Also, it should be understood that not all operations need to be present in every embodiment provided herein.

Also, the word "preferred" as used herein means serving as an example, instance or illustration. Any aspect or design described herein as "preferred" is not necessarily to be construed as advantageous over other aspects or designs. Rather, use of the word "preferably" is intended to present concepts in a concrete manner. As used in this application, the term "or" is intended to mean an inclusive "or" rather than an exclusive "or". That is, unless otherwise specified or clear from context, "X employs A or B" is meant to naturally include either of the permutations. That is, if X employs A; X employs B; or X employs both A and B, then "X employs A or B" is satisfied in any of the foregoing instances.

Moreover, while the disclosure has been shown and described with respect to one or more implementations, equivalent alterations and modifications will occur to others skilled in the art upon the reading and understanding of this specification and the annexed drawings. The present disclosure includes all such modifications and variations and is limited only by the scope of the appended claims. With particular regard to the various functions performed by the above-described components (eg, elements, resources, etc.), terminology used to describe such components is intended to correspond to Any component (unless otherwise indicated), even if not structurally equivalent to the disclosed structure that performs the function in the exemplary implementations of the present disclosure shown herein. Furthermore, although a particular feature of the present disclosure has been disclosed with respect to only one of several implementations, such feature may be combined with one or more other implementations as may be desirable and advantageous for a given or particular application. other feature combinations. Moreover, to the extent the terms "comprises", "has", "comprising" or variations thereof are used in the detailed description or the claims, such terms are intended to be encompassed in a manner similar to the term "comprising".

Each functional unit in the embodiment of the present invention may be integrated into one processing module, or each unit may physically exist separately, or two or more units may be integrated into one module. The above-mentioned integrated modules can be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of software function modules. If the integrated modules are realized in the form of software function modules and sold or used as independent products, they can also be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. The storage medium mentioned above may be a read-only memory, a magnetic disk or an optical disk, and the like. Each of the above devices or systems may execute the methods in the corresponding method embodiments.

In summary, although the embodiments of the present invention are disclosed above, the above embodiments are not intended to limit the present invention. Those skilled in the art can make various modifications and changes without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Modification, therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention is subject to the scope defined by the claims.

Claims (14)

1. a focusing position information providing method, is characterized in that, said method comprising the steps of:

A, arrange the start position information of subscriber equipment, wherein, described start position information is the information of the original position of described subscriber equipment movement, and described original position is corresponding with the position at capture apparatus place;

B, the moving distance information obtaining described subscriber equipment after described subscriber equipment moves and moving direction information;

C, send focusing position information to described capture apparatus, focus according to described focusing position information to make described capture apparatus, wherein, described focusing position information comprises the first information and/or the second information, the described first information comprises described start position information, described moving distance information and described moving direction information, and described second information comprises the end point location information of described subscriber equipment.

2. focusing position information providing method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, before described step C, described method is further comprising the steps of:

D, to establish a communications link with described capture apparatus;

Described step C is:

Send focusing position information by described communication connection to described capture apparatus, focus according to described focusing position information to make described capture apparatus.

3. focusing position information providing method according to claim 2, it is characterized in that, when described focusing position information comprises the described first information, described start position information, described moving distance information and described moving direction information are used for being supplied to described capture apparatus and calculate described end point location information.

4. focusing position information providing method according to claim 2, is characterized in that, when described focusing position information comprises described second information, described method is further comprising the steps of:

E, calculate described end point location information according to described start position information, described moving distance information and described moving direction information.

5. a focusing position information provider unit, is characterized in that, described device comprises:

Arrange module, for arranging the start position information of subscriber equipment, wherein, described start position information is the information of the original position of described subscriber equipment movement, and described original position is corresponding with the position at capture apparatus place;

Acquisition module, for obtaining moving distance information and the moving direction information of described subscriber equipment after described subscriber equipment moves;

First communication module, for sending focusing position information to described capture apparatus, focus according to described focusing position information to make described capture apparatus, wherein, described focusing position information comprises the first information and/or the second information, the described first information comprises described start position information, described moving distance information and described moving direction information, and described second information comprises the end point location information of described subscriber equipment.

6. focusing position information provider unit according to claim 5, it is characterized in that, described first communication module is also for establishing a communications link with described capture apparatus, and for sending focusing position information by described communication connection to described capture apparatus, focus according to described focusing position information to make described capture apparatus.

7. focusing position information provider unit according to claim 6, it is characterized in that, when described focusing position information comprises the described first information, described start position information, described moving distance information and described moving direction information are used for being supplied to described capture apparatus and calculate described end point location information.

8. focusing position information provider unit according to claim 6, is characterized in that, when described focusing position information comprises described second information, described device also comprises:

First computing module, for calculating described end point location information according to described start position information, described moving distance information and described moving direction information.

9. a focusing method, is characterized in that, said method comprising the steps of:

The focusing position information that F, reception subscriber equipment send, wherein, described focusing position information comprises the first information and/or the second information, the described first information comprises the start position information of subscriber equipment movement, moving distance information and moving direction information, and described second information comprises the end point location information of described subscriber equipment movement;

G, control capture apparatus are focused to reference object according to described focusing position information.

10. focusing method according to claim 9, is characterized in that, before described step F, described method is further comprising the steps of:

H, to establish a communications link with described subscriber equipment;

Described step F is:

Described focusing position information is received by described communication connection.

11. focusing methods according to claim 10, is characterized in that, when described focusing position information comprises the described first information, described method is further comprising the steps of:

I, calculate described end point location information according to described start position information, described moving distance information and described moving direction information.

12. 1 kinds of focusing mechanisms, is characterized in that, described device comprises:

Second communication module, for receiving the focusing position information that subscriber equipment sends, wherein, described focusing position information comprises the first information and/or the second information, the described first information comprises the start position information of subscriber equipment movement, moving distance information and moving direction information, and described second information comprises the end point location information of described subscriber equipment movement;

Focusing module, focuses to reference object according to described focusing position information for controlling capture apparatus.

13. focusing mechanisms according to claim 12, is characterized in that, described second communication module also for establishing a communications link with described subscriber equipment, and for receiving described focusing position information by described communication connection.

14. focusing mechanisms according to claim 13, is characterized in that, when described focusing position information comprises the described first information, described device also comprises:

Second computing module, for calculating described end point location information according to described start position information, described moving distance information and described moving direction information.