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US 11,245,838 · App. 16/778,051 · Granted Feb 8, 2022

Shooting method for shooting device, and electronic equipment

Inventors: Wenlong Song (Sichuan, CN); Zhongqiang Du (Sichuan, CN)
Assignee: CHENGDU SIOEYE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
H04N5/23219H04N5/23206H04N5/23222H04N5/23251
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Patent No.
US 11,245,838
App. No.
16/778,051
Granted
Feb 8, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A shooting method for a shooting device and an electronic equipment are provided, and the method including: a shooting device in a standby state detecting motion data and judging if the shooting device meets a starting condition according to the motion data, and starting the shooting device and beginning detecting faces if the shooting device meets the starting condition; determining, at least based on a situation of face detected by the shooting device, whether to start the shooting device to begin shooting a video, and recording face feature information corresponding to the video; and uploading, according to an uploading condition, the face feature information and the shot video corresponding to the face feature information to a server after the shooting is completed.

Claims (53)

1. A shooting method for a shooting device, comprising:

a shooting device in a standby state detecting motion data and judging if the shooting device meets a starting condition according to the motion data; starting the shooting device and beginning detecting faces if the shooting device meets the starting condition;

determining, at least based on a situation of face detected by the shooting device, whether to start the shooting device to begin shooting a video, and recording face feature information corresponding to the video;

uploading, according to an uploading condition, the face feature information and the shot video corresponding to the face feature information to a server after the shooting is completed,

wherein the shooting device pertains to a device group including multiple shooting units, the shooting device is one of the multiple shooting units, wherein the judging if the shooting device meets a starting condition comprises:

confirming whether number of pre-start shooting units in the device group meets a preset requirement, wherein the pre-start shooting unit is the shooting unit which detects that the first motion data reaches a first preset positive threshold; and

judging if the shooting device meets the starting condition according to a confirmation result.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the shooting device meeting a starting condition comprises:

the shooting device detects that the motion data reaches a preset positive threshold, wherein the motion data is any one or a combination of the following: acceleration, magnitude of change in height, magnitude of change in air pressure, and magnitude of change in acceleration.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the judging if the shooting device meets the starting condition according to a confirmation result comprises:

the shooting device detecting whether its own second motion data reaches a second preset positive threshold when the number of the pre-start shooting units conforms to the preset requirement; and

wherein if the second motion data reaches the second preset positive threshold, it is determined that the shooting device meets the starting condition.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein after the starting the shooting device to begin shooting a video, the method further comprises:

a motion sensor of the shooting device detecting whether the shooting device meets a stopping condition; and

controlling the shooting device to stop shooting the video if the shooting device meets the stopping condition.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least based on a situation of face detected by the shooting device comprises any one or a combination of the following:

based on that the shooting device detects that a proportion of face area in the image area shot by the shooting device reaches a preset proportion; or

based on that the shooting device detects that the number of faces in the image area shot by the shooting device reaches a preset number; or

based on that the shooting device detects that pixel size of the face area reaches a preset pixel size; or

based on that the shooting device detects that a position of the face area in the image area shot by the shooting device meets a preset position requirement.

6. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

the shooting device recognizing a subjective willingness of a person being shot after detecting a face, and determining whether to start the shooting device to begin shooting according to a recognition result.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein after the recording face feature information corresponding to the video, the method further comprises:

detecting faces continuously during the video shooting,

updating the face feature information corresponding to the video if face feature information conforming to an update requirement is detected.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein after the starting the shooting device and beginning detecting faces, the method further comprises:

controlling the shooting device to enter the standby state and stop detecting faces if the shooting device fails to detect a face in a preset time period.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein before the uploading the face feature information and the shot video corresponding to the face feature information to a server, the method further comprises:

generating binding relation information between the face feature information and the shot video corresponding to the face feature information.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein before the uploading the face feature information and the shot video corresponding to the face feature information to a server, the method further comprises:

judging whether the video conforms to an upload standard; and

deleting the video if the video does not conform to the upload standard.

11. The method according to claim 1 , uploading the face feature information and the shot video corresponding to the face feature information to a server comprises:

uploading the face feature information to the server;

receiving feedback information sent by the server based on the face feature information; and

determining whether to upload the video corresponding to the face feature information according to the feedback information.

12. An electronic equipment, comprising a memory, a processor and a computer program which is stored in the memory and runnable on the processor, wherein the processor is configured to execute the computer program to realize the following steps of:

a shooting device in a standby state detecting motion data and judging if the shooting device meets a starting condition according to the motion data; starting the shooting device and beginning detecting faces if the shooting device meets the starting condition;

determining, at least based on a situation of face detected by the shooting device, whether to start the shooting device to begin shooting a video, and recording face feature information corresponding to the video;

uploading, according to an uploading condition, the face feature information and the shot video corresponding to the face feature information to a server after the shooting is completed,

wherein the shooting device pertains to a device group including multiple shooting units, the shooting device is one of the multiple shooting units, wherein the judging if the shooting device meets a starting condition comprises:

confirming whether number of pre-start shooting units in the device group meets a preset requirement, wherein the pre-start shooting unit is the shooting unit which detects that the first motion data reaches a first preset positive threshold; and

judging if the shooting device meets the starting condition according to a confirmation result.

13. The method according to claim 1 , the device group is provided with a main shooting unit, wherein the judging if the shooting device meets the starting condition comprises:

if the shooting device detects that its motion parameter reaches the preset positive threshold, the shooting device sending a start judgment signal to the main shooting unit;

sending a starting command to other shooting devices in the device group if number of start judgment signals received by the main shooting device is greater than a preset value; and

the shooting device confirming that the shooting device meets the starting condition if the shooting device receives the starting command sent from the main shooting unit.

14. The method according to claim 1 , the judging if the shooting device meets the starting condition comprises:

monitoring start judgment signals and starting commands sent from other shooting units in the device group, wherein any one of the shooting units in the device group sends a start judgment signal by broadcasting when it detects that its own first motion data reaches the first preset positive threshold, and any one of the shooting units in the device group sends a starting command by broadcasting when it detects that number of its received start judgment signals is greater than a preset value,

wherein if the shooting device receives the start judgment signal sent from other shooting units in the device group, it is confirmed that the shooting device meets the starting condition; or

if the number of the start judgment signals received by the shooting device is greater than the preset value, it is confirmed that the shooting device meets the starting condition and the starting command is sent by broadcasting.

15. The method according to claim 10 , the judging whether the video conforms to an upload standard comprises:

the shooting device comparing the video with a preset standard face image, judging whether the video conforms to the upload standard; and/or judging whether the video conforms to the upload standard according to a preset standard video parameter.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 18, 2020
From: SONG, WENLONG; DU, ZHONGQIANG
To: CHENGDU SIOEYE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (3)
CN 201910108568.8 · Feb 3, 2019 · national
CN 201910108582.8 · Feb 3, 2019 · national
CN 201910108583.2 · Feb 3, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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