IP Library Granted Patent US 12,457,412
Granted Patent B2
US 12,457,412 · App. 18/308,638 · Granted Oct 28, 2025

Photographing processing method and apparatus, electronic device, and readable storage medium

Inventors: Xianliang Liu (Guangdong, CN); Liuqing Gong (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
H04N23/632H04N23/62H04N23/635H04N23/67
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Patent No.
US 12,457,412
App. No.
18/308,638
Granted
Oct 28, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A photographing processing method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a readable storage medium, and pertains to the field of photographing technologies. The photographing processing method includes: performing automatic focus on a first preview image displayed on a photographing preview interface, to obtain first focusing information, and updating the first preview image to a second preview image corresponding to the first focusing information; receiving a first input; in response to the first input, adjusting the first focusing information to obtain second focusing information, and updating the second preview image to a third preview image corresponding to the second focusing information; and performing photographing on the third preview image according to the second focusing information.

Claims (95)

1. A photographing processing method, comprising:

performing automatic focus on a first preview image displayed on a photographing preview interface, to obtain first focusing information, and updating the first preview image to a second preview image corresponding to the first focusing information;

receiving a first input;

in response to the first input, adjusting the first focusing information to obtain second focusing information, and updating the second preview image to a third preview image corresponding to the second focusing information; and

performing photographing on the third preview image according to the second focusing information;

wherein the method further comprises:

displaying a selection identifier in a case that times of performing focusing adjustment operations is greater than a preset count threshold;

receiving a second input on the selection identifier; and

displaying a fourth preview image corresponding to historical focusing information in response to the second input, wherein the historical focusing information is associated with the selection identifier.

2. The photographing processing method according to claim 1 , wherein the first input comprises a first manual focus operation; and

the adjusting the first focusing information comprises:

obtaining a first focusing adjustment value according to the first manual focus operation; and

adjusting the first focusing information according to the first focusing adjustment value to obtain the second focusing information.

3. The photographing processing method according to claim 1 , wherein the first input further comprises an automatic focus operation; and the adjusting the first focusing information comprises:

obtaining historical adjustment data according to the automatic focus operation;

obtaining a second focusing adjustment value corresponding to the first focusing information from the historical adjustment data; and

adjusting the first focusing information according to the second focusing adjustment value to obtain the second focusing information.

4. The photographing processing method according to claim 1 , wherein before the performing automatic focus on a first preview image displayed on a photographing preview interface, the photographing processing method further comprises:

receiving a third input; and

in response to the third input, selecting a focusing region from the first preview image, and selecting a first focusing object from the focusing region; and

the performing automatic focus on a first preview image displayed on a photographing preview interface comprises:

performing the automatic focus on the first focusing object to obtain the first focusing information of the first focusing object.

5. The photographing processing method according to claim 4 , wherein after the receiving a third input, the photographing processing method further comprises:

displaying a focusing frame in the focusing region;

receiving a second manual focus input on the focusing frame;

adjusting a display parameter of the focusing frame in response to the second manual focus input, wherein the display parameter comprises at least one of the following: a size and a location; and

obtaining third focusing information of a second focusing object through the automatic focus, wherein the second focusing object is an object selected by the focusing frame after the display parameter of the focusing frame is adjusted.

6. The photographing processing method according to claim 5 , wherein after the selecting a first focusing object, the photographing processing method further comprises:

receiving a first continuous photographing input;

obtaining first in-focusing information of the first focusing object and second in-focusing information of a third focusing object in response to the first continuous photographing input, wherein the third focusing object is selected through the first continuous photographing input;

obtaining a first focusing information set according to the first in-focusing information and the second in-focusing information; and

controlling a camera to perform continuous photographing according to focusing information in the first focusing information set to output a photo set.

7. The photographing processing method according to claim 6 , further comprising:

receiving a second continuous photographing input;

in response to the second continuous photographing input, adjusting the location of the focusing frame, and successively selecting at least two fourth focusing objects to obtain third in-focusing information of each fourth focusing object; and

controlling the camera to perform continuous photographing according to the third in-focusing information.

8. The photographing processing method according to claim 7 , wherein the controlling the camera to perform continuous photographing according to the third in-focusing information comprises:

obtaining photographing duration of each fourth focusing object and a photographing sequence of each fourth focusing object according to the second continuous photographing input;

obtaining photographing times corresponding to each fourth focusing object according to the photographing duration and a preset photographing frame rate; and

controlling, according to the third in-focusing information, the photographing sequence, and the photographing times, the camera to perform photographing to output a dynamic photo.

9. The photographing processing method according to claim 8 , further comprising:

generating a focusing template based on the third in-focusing information, and storing the focusing template in preset storage space, wherein the preset storage space comprises at least one focusing template;

receiving a selection input on a target focusing template in the at least one focusing template; and

controlling, according to the target focusing template in response to the selection input, the camera to perform photographing.

10. A photographing processing apparatus, comprising: a memory, a processor and a computer program stored in the memory and executable by the processor, wherein the processor executes the computer program to:

perform automatic focus on a first preview image displayed on a photographing preview interface, to obtain first focusing information, and update the first preview image to a second preview image corresponding to the first focusing information;

receive a first input;

in response to the first input, adjust the first focusing information to obtain second focusing information, and update the second preview image to a third preview image corresponding to the second focusing information; and

perform photographing on the third preview image according to the second focusing information;

wherein the processor executes the computer program to:

display a selection identifier in a case that times of performing focusing adjustment operations is greater than a preset count threshold;

receive a second input on the selection identifier; and

display a fourth preview image corresponding to historical focusing information in response to the second input, wherein the historical focusing information is associated with the selection identifier.

11. The photographing processing apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the first input comprises a first manual focus operation; and

the processor executes the computer program to:

obtain a first focusing adjustment value according to the first manual focus operation; and

adjust the first focusing information according to the first focusing adjustment value to obtain the second focusing information.

12. The photographing processing apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the first input further comprises an automatic focus operation; and

the processor executes the computer program to:

obtain historical adjustment data according to the automatic focus operation;

obtain a second focusing adjustment value corresponding to the first focusing information from the historical adjustment data; and

adjust the first focusing information according to the second focusing adjustment value to obtain the second focusing information.

13. The photographing processing apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the processor executes the computer program to:

receive a third input; and

in response to the third input, select a focusing region from the first preview image, and select a first focusing object from the focusing region; and

perform the automatic focus on the first focusing object to obtain the first focusing information of the first focusing object.

14. The photographing processing apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the processor executes the computer program to:

display a focusing frame in the focusing region; and

receive a second manual focus input on the focusing frame;

adjust a display parameter of the focusing frame in response to the second manual focus input, wherein the display parameter comprises at least one of the following: a size and a location; and

obtain third focusing information of a second focusing object through the automatic focus, wherein the second focusing object is an object selected by the focusing frame after the display parameter of the focusing frame is adjusted.

15. The photographing processing apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the processor executes the computer program to:

receive a first continuous photographing input; and

obtain first in-focusing information of the first focusing object and second in-focusing information of a third focusing object in response to the first continuous photographing input, wherein the third focusing object is selected through the first continuous photographing input;

obtain a first focusing information set according to the first in-focusing information and the second in-focusing information; and

control a camera to perform continuous photographing according to focusing information in the first focusing information set to output a photo set.

16. The photographing processing apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the processor executes the computer program to:

receive a second continuous photographing input;

in response to the second continuous photographing input, adjust the location of the focusing frame, and successively select at least two fourth focusing objects to obtain third in-focusing information of each fourth focusing object; and

control the camera to perform continuous photographing according to the third in-focusing information.

17. The photographing processing apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the processor executes the computer program to:

obtain photographing duration of each fourth focusing object and a photographing sequence of each fourth focusing object according to the second continuous photographing input;

obtain photographing times corresponding to each fourth focusing object according to the photographing duration and a preset photographing frame rate; and

control, according to the third in-focusing information, the photographing sequence, and the photographing times, the camera to perform photographing to output a dynamic photo;

wherein the processor executes the computer program to: generate a focusing template based on the third in-focusing information, and store the focusing template in preset storage space, wherein the preset storage space comprises at least one focusing template; wherein

receive a selection input on a target focusing template in the at least one focusing template; and

control, according to the target focusing template in response to the selection input, the camera to perform photographing.

18. A non-transient readable storage medium, wherein the readable storage medium stores a program or an instruction, a processor executes the computer program to:

perform automatic focus on a first preview image displayed on a photographing preview interface, to obtain first focusing information, and update the first preview image to a second preview image corresponding to the first focusing information;

receive a first input;

in response to the first input, adjust the first focusing information to obtain second focusing information, and update the second preview image to a third preview image corresponding to the second focusing information;

perform photographing on the third preview image according to the second focusing information;

display a selection identifier in a case that times of performing focusing adjustment operations is greater than a preset count threshold;

receive a second input on the selection identifier; and

display a fourth preview image corresponding to historical focusing information in response to the second input, wherein the historical focusing information is associated with the selection identifier.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 28, 2023
From: LIU, XIANLIANG; GONG, LIUQING
To: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202011177119.8 · Oct 28, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021125176 · Oct 21, 2021
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