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US 12,395,723 · App. 18/356,278 · Granted Aug 19, 2025

Focusing method with operation region, electronic device, and medium

Inventors: Xuan Zhou (Guangdong, CN); Yuanyuan Li (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
H04N23/632H04N23/675H04N23/69
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Patent No.
US 12,395,723
App. No.
18/356,278
Granted
Aug 19, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A focusing method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a medium, and pertains to the field of electronic devices are provided. The method includes: displaying a shooting preview interface, where the shooting preview interface includes a first key and a target image; receiving a first input for a first region in the first key; and focusing, in response to the first input, a second region that is associated with the first region and that is in the target image.

Claims (57)

1. A focusing method, comprising:

displaying a shooting preview interface, wherein the shooting preview interface comprises a first key and a target image;

receiving a first input for a first region in the first key; and

focusing, in response to the first input, a second region that is associated with the first region and that is in the target image;

wherein after the focusing, in response to the first input, a second region that is associated with the first region and that is in the target image, the method further comprises:

receiving a second input for the second key; and

in response to the second input, adjusting a size parameter of the second region based on an input parameter of the second input, and focusing the adjusted second region;

wherein after the focusing a second region that is associated with the first region and that is in the target image and before the receiving a second input for the second key, the method further comprises:

displaying a second key, wherein the second key surrounds the first key, and

the second input is a first sliding input; and

the adjusting a size parameter of the second region based on an input parameter of the second input comprises:

determining a third region in the second key based on a track of the first sliding input, wherein the third region is a region through which the track of the first sliding input passes; and

determining the size parameter of the second region based on a target ratio, wherein the target ratio is determined by an area of the third region and an area of a fourth region, and the fourth region is a region other than the third region in the first key or the second key.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first region is used to indicate a moving direction, and before the receiving a first input for a first region in the first key, the method comprises:

obtaining focusing position information in the target image; and

the focusing, in response to the first input, a second region that is associated with the first region and that is in the target image comprises:

in response to the first input, determining the second region based on the direction indicated by the first region, the focusing position information, and input duration of the first input in the first region, and focusing the second region.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the second input is a second sliding input, and the adjusting a size parameter of the second region based on an input parameter of the second input comprises:

adjusting the size parameter of the second region based on a ratio of an input track length of the second sliding input to a circumference of the first key.

4. An electronic device, comprising a processor, a memory, and a program or an instruction that is stored in the memory and that can run on the processor, wherein when the program or the instruction is executed by the processor, implements:

displaying a shooting preview interface, wherein the shooting preview interface comprises a first key and a target image;

receiving a first input for a first region in the first key; and

focusing, in response to the first input, a second region that is associated with the first region and that is in the target image;

wherein after the focusing, in response to the first input, a second region that is associated with the first region and that is in the target image, wherein when the program or the instruction is executed by the processor, further implements:

receiving a second input for the second key; and

in response to the second input, adjusting a size parameter of the second region based on an input parameter of the second input, and focusing the adjusted second region;

wherein after the focusing a second region that is associated with the first region and that is in the target image and before the receiving a second input for the second key, wherein when the program or the instruction is executed by the processor, further implements:

displaying a second key, wherein the second key surrounds the first key, and

the second input is a first sliding input; and

the adjusting a size parameter of the second region based on an input parameter of the second input comprises:

determining a third region in the second key based on a track of the first sliding input, wherein the third region is a region through which the track of the first sliding input passes; and

determining the size parameter of the second region based on a target ratio, wherein the target ratio is determined by an area of the third region and an area of a fourth region, and the fourth region is a region other than the third region in the first key or the second key.

5. The electronic device according to claim 4 , wherein the first region is used to indicate a moving direction, and before the receiving a first input for a first region in the first key, wherein when the program or the instruction is executed by the processor, further implements:

obtaining focusing position information in the target image; and

the focusing, in response to the first input, a second region that is associated with the first region and that is in the target image comprises:

in response to the first input, determining the second region based on the direction indicated by the first region, the focusing position information, and input duration of the first input in the first region, and focusing the second region.

6. The electronic device according to claim 4 , wherein the second input is a second sliding input, and the adjusting a size parameter of the second region based on an input parameter of the second input comprises:

adjusting the size parameter of the second region based on a ratio of an input track length of the second sliding input to a circumference of the first key.

7. A non-transitory readable storage medium, wherein the readable storage medium stores a program or an instruction, and when the program or the instruction is executed by a processor, implements:

displaying a shooting preview interface, wherein the shooting preview interface comprises a first key and a target image;

receiving a first input for a first region in the first key; and

focusing, in response to the first input, a second region that is associated with the first region and that is in the target image;

wherein after the focusing, in response to the first input, a second region that is associated with the first region and that is in the target image, wherein when the program or the instruction is executed by the processor, further implements:

receiving a second input for the second key; and

in response to the second input, adjusting a size parameter of the second region based on an input parameter of the second input, and focusing the adjusted second region;

wherein after the focusing a second region that is associated with the first region and that is in the target image and before the receiving a second input for the second key, wherein when the program or the instruction is executed by the processor, further implements:

displaying a second key, wherein the second key surrounds the first key, and

the second input is a first sliding input; and

the adjusting a size parameter of the second region based on an input parameter of the second input comprises:

determining a third region in the second key based on a track of the first sliding input, wherein the third region is a region through which the track of the first sliding input passes; and

determining the size parameter of the second region based on a target ratio, wherein the target ratio is determined by an area of the third region and an area of a fourth region, and the fourth region is a region other than the third region in the first key or the second key.

8. The non-transitory readable storage medium according to claim 7 , wherein the first region is used to indicate a moving direction, and before the receiving a first input for a first region in the first key, wherein when the program or the instruction is executed by the processor, further implements:

obtaining focusing position information in the target image; and

the focusing, in response to the first input, a second region that is associated with the first region and that is in the target image comprises:

in response to the first input, determining the second region based on the direction indicated by the first region, the focusing position information, and input duration of the first input in the first region, and focusing the second region.

9. The non-transitory readable storage medium according to claim 7 , wherein the second input is a second sliding input, and the adjusting a size parameter of the second region based on an input parameter of the second input comprises:

adjusting the size parameter of the second region based on a ratio of an input track length of the second sliding input to a circumference of the first key.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 21, 2023
From: ZHOU, XUAN; LI, YUANYUAN
To: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064335/0476 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202110087086.6 · Jan 22, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2022073227 · Jan 21, 2022
Related Publication 20230370713A1 · Nov 16, 2023
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