Granted Patent B2

US 12,413,867 · App. 18/326,651 · Granted Sep 9, 2025

Inventor: Qihao Yang (Chang'an Dongguan, CN)

Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.

H04N23/959G06F3/04817G06T5/50H04N23/631G06T2207/20221

Abstract

Claims (72)

1. A photographing method, comprising:

receiving a first input from a user on a target control in a camera preview screen, wherein the target control comprises a first region, the first region corresponds to N depth-of-field values, and N is a positive integer greater than 1;

displaying M camera icons in a second region of the target control in response to the first input, wherein M is a positive integer greater than 1, each camera icon corresponds to one depth-of-field range, and each depth-of-field range is determined based on a depth-of-field value corresponding to a target position of each camera icon in the second region; and

controlling M cameras to photograph images and outputting a target image, wherein the target image is obtained by compositing the images photographed by the M cameras, and the M cameras are cameras associated with the M camera icons;

wherein the target control comprises M camera icons before the first input is received, the first input comprises a fifth sub-input, and the fifth sub-input is an input on a third camera icon; and

the displaying M camera icons in a second region of the target control in response to the first input comprises:

updating the third camera icon to a fourth camera icon in response to the fifth sub-input, wherein the fourth camera icon is determined based on an input characteristic of the first input.

2. The photographing method according to claim 1 , wherein the controlling M cameras to photograph images and outputting a target image comprises:

controlling each of the cameras associated with the M camera icons to photograph one frame of depth-of-field image, so as to obtain M frames of depth-of-field images; and

compositing the M frames of depth-of-field images to output the target image.

3. The photographing method according to claim 1 , wherein the first input comprises a first sub-input, the first sub-input is an input from the user on K target positions of the target control, and T camera icons are comprised on the target control before the first sub-input is received; and

the displaying M camera icons in a second region of the target control in response to the first input comprises:

in response to the first sub-input, adding K camera icons to K target positions in the second region; and

updating depth-of-field ranges corresponding to the K camera icons and T camera icons based on the K target positions; wherein

a start depth-of-field value of the i-th depth-of-field range corresponding to the i-th camera icon in the updated K camera icons is a depth-of-field value corresponding to a target position at which the i-th camera icon is located; in a case that the i-th camera icon has adjacent camera icons on both sides, an end depth-of-field value of the i-th depth-of-field range is a depth-of-field value corresponding to a target position in which the (i+1)-th camera icon in a depth-of-field value increasing direction is located; and in a case that the i-th camera icon has no adjacent camera icon in the depth-of-field value increasing direction, the end depth-of-field value of the i-th depth-of-field range is infinite; wherein the i-th camera icon is any one of the K camera icons, the M cameras comprise the K cameras and the T cameras, and M=K+T.

4. The photographing method according to claim 1 , wherein the first input comprises a second sub-input and a third sub-input, the target control comprises T camera icons before the first input is received, and the displaying M camera icons in a second region of the target control in response to the first input comprises:

displaying Q candidate camera icons on the camera preview screen in response to the second sub-input;

receiving a third sub-input from the user on Z target camera icons in the Q candidate camera icons; and

in response to the third sub-input, adding the Z target camera icons to a target position in the second region, wherein the target position is determined based on an input position of the second sub-input, the M cameras comprise the Z cameras and the T cameras, and M=Z+T.

5. The photographing method according to claim 4 , wherein the displaying Q candidate camera icons on the camera preview screen in response to the second sub-input comprises:

obtaining a depth-of-field value corresponding to an input position of the second sub-input; and

displaying the Q candidate camera icons in a case that the depth-of-field value is within a nominal depth-of-field range of cameras corresponding to the Q candidate camera icons.

6. The photographing method according to claim 1 , wherein the target control comprises M camera icons before the first input is received, the first input comprises a fourth sub-input, and the fourth sub-input is an input on a first camera icon and a second camera icon; and

the displaying M camera icons in a second region of the target control in response to the first input comprises:

exchanging display positions of the first camera icon and second camera icon in response to the fourth sub-input.

7. The photographing method according to claim 1 , wherein the target control comprises M camera icons before the first input is received, and the first input comprises a sixth sub-input; and

the displaying M camera icons in a second region of the target control in response to the first input comprises:

adjusting, in response to the sixth sub-input, positions of all M camera icons in the second region to be system default positions, wherein the system default position is determined based on at least one of a current photographing scene characteristic and nominal depth-of-field ranges of M cameras corresponding to the M camera icons.

8. The photographing method according to claim 1 , wherein the target control comprises T camera icons before the first input is received, the first input comprises a seventh sub-input, and the seventh sub-input is an input from the user on P camera icons of the target control; and

the displaying M camera icons in a second region of the target control in response to the first input comprises:

deleting the P camera icons in the second region in response to the seventh sub-input, wherein the T cameras comprise the P cameras, M=T−P, and P is a positive integer.

9. The photographing method according to claim 1 , wherein the first input comprises an eighth sub-input, the eighth sub-input is an input from the user on E target camera icons on the target control, the M cameras comprise E cameras, and E is a positive integer greater than 2; and

before the controlling M cameras to photograph images and outputting a target image, the method further comprises:

updating the E target camera icons to a first combined display mode, and updating depth-of-field ranges corresponding to the E cameras to a first target union depth-of-field range, wherein the first target union depth-of-field range is a union of depth-of-field ranges corresponding to the E cameras, and photographed objects of E target cameras corresponding to the E target camera icons after updating of the depth-of-field range are photographed objects of a same depth-of-field range.

10. The photographing method according to claim 1 , wherein the first input comprises a ninth sub-input, and the ninth sub-input is an input from the user on two target camera icons on the target control; and

before the controlling M cameras to photograph images and outputting a target image, the method further comprises:

in response to the ninth sub-input, in a track direction of the ninth sub-input, updating the two target camera icons and respective adjacent camera icons to a second combined display mode and a third combined display mode respectively, and updating depth-of-field ranges corresponding to the two target camera icons and the respective adjacent camera icons to a second target union depth-of-field range and a third target union depth-of-field range respectively, wherein the second target union depth-of-field range and the third target union depth-of-field range each are a union of depth-of-field ranges corresponding to the target camera icon and the adjacent camera icons; wherein the two target camera icons are non-adjacent camera icons, and photographed objects of two target cameras corresponding to a target camera icon and an adjacent camera icon after updating of the depth-of-field range are photographed objects in a same depth-of-field range.

11. An electronic device, comprising a processor, a memory, and a program or instructions stored in the memory and capable of running on the processor, wherein when the program or the instructions are executed by the processor, implementing:

receiving a first input from a user on a target control in a camera preview screen, wherein the target control comprises a first region, the first region corresponds to N depth-of-field values, and N is a positive integer greater than 1;

displaying M camera icons in a second region of the target control in response to the first input, wherein M is a positive integer greater than 1, each camera icon corresponds to one depth-of-field range, and each depth-of-field range is determined based on a depth-of-field value corresponding to a target position of each camera icon in the second region; and

controlling M cameras to photograph images and outputting a target image, wherein the target image is obtained by compositing the images photographed by the M cameras, and the M cameras are cameras associated with the M camera icons;

wherein the target control comprises M camera icons before the first input is received, the first input comprises a fifth sub-input, and the fifth sub-input is an input on a third camera icon; and

the displaying M camera icons in a second region of the target control in response to the first input comprises:

updating the third camera icon to a fourth camera icon in response to the fifth sub-input, wherein the fourth camera icon is determined based on an input characteristic of the first input.

12. The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the controlling M cameras to photograph images and outputting a target image comprises:

controlling each of the cameras associated with the M camera icons to photograph one frame of depth-of-field image, so as to obtain M frames of depth-of-field images; and

compositing the M frames of depth-of-field images to output the target image.

13. The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the first input comprises a first sub-input, the first sub-input is an input from the user on K target positions of the target control, and T camera icons are comprised on the target control before the first sub-input is received; and

the displaying M camera icons in a second region of the target control in response to the first input comprises:

in response to the first sub-input, adding K camera icons to K target positions in the second region; and

updating depth-of-field ranges corresponding to the K camera icons and T camera icons based on the K target positions; wherein

a start depth-of-field value of the i-th depth-of-field range corresponding to the i-th camera icon in the updated K camera icons is a depth-of-field value corresponding to a target position at which the i-th camera icon is located; in a case that the i-th camera icon has adjacent camera icons on both sides, an end depth-of-field value of the i-th depth-of-field range is a depth-of-field value corresponding to a target position in which the (i+1)-th camera icon in a depth-of-field value increasing direction is located; and in a case that the i-th camera icon has no adjacent camera icon in the depth-of-field value increasing direction, the end depth-of-field value of the i-th depth-of-field range is infinite; wherein the i-th camera icon is any one of the K camera icons, the M cameras comprise the K cameras and the T cameras, and M=K+T.

14. The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the first input comprises a second sub-input and a third sub-input, the target control comprises T camera icons before the first input is received, and the displaying M camera icons in a second region of the target control in response to the first input comprises:

displaying Q candidate camera icons on the camera preview screen in response to the second sub-input;

receiving a third sub-input from the user on Z target camera icons in the Q candidate camera icons; and

in response to the third sub-input, adding the Z target camera icons to a target position in the second region, wherein the target position is determined based on an input position of the second sub-input, the M cameras comprise the Z cameras and the T cameras, and M=Z+T.

15. The electronic device according to claim 14 , wherein the displaying Q candidate camera icons on the camera preview screen in response to the second sub-input comprises:

obtaining a depth-of-field value corresponding to an input position of the second sub-input; and

displaying the Q candidate camera icons in a case that the depth-of-field value is within a nominal depth-of-field range of cameras corresponding to the Q candidate camera icons.

16. The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the target control comprises M camera icons before the first input is received, the first input comprises a fourth sub-input, and the fourth sub-input is an input on a first camera icon and a second camera icon; and

the displaying M camera icons in a second region of the target control in response to the first input comprises:

exchanging display positions of the first camera icon and second camera icon in response to the fourth sub-input.

17. The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the target control comprises M camera icons before the first input is received, and the first input comprises a sixth sub-input; and

the displaying M camera icons in a second region of the target control in response to the first input comprises:

adjusting, in response to the sixth sub-input, positions of all M camera icons in the second region to be system default positions, wherein the system default position is determined based on at least one of a current photographing scene characteristic and nominal depth-of-field ranges of M cameras corresponding to the M camera icons.

18. A non-transient 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, implementing:

receiving a first input from a user on a target control in a camera preview screen, wherein the target control comprises a first region, the first region corresponds to N depth-of-field values, and N is a positive integer greater than 1;

displaying M camera icons in a second region of the target control in response to the first input, wherein M is a positive integer greater than 1, each camera icon corresponds to one depth-of-field range, and each depth-of-field range is determined based on a depth-of-field value corresponding to a target position of each camera icon in the second region; and

controlling M cameras to photograph images and outputting a target image, wherein the target image is obtained by compositing the images photographed by the M cameras, and the M cameras are cameras associated with the M camera icons;

wherein the target control comprises M camera icons before the first input is received, the first input comprises a fifth sub-input, and the fifth sub-input is an input on a third camera icon; and

the displaying M camera icons in a second region of the target control in response to the first input comprises:

updating the third camera icon to a fourth camera icon in response to the fifth sub-input, wherein the fourth camera icon is determined based on an input characteristic of the first input.

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