CN1845585A - System and method for automatic setting of camera - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention relates to a camera automatic setting device and relative method. The camera automatic setting device comprises an external information receiver that includes a wireless communication part, a GPS receiver or their combination to accept exterior information; an image information receiver receives the image information by camera sensor; a camera setting calculation part calculates out the camera automatic setting device setting range based on external information and the initial value based on the received external information; and a camera setting decider for comparing the setting range and the initial value, to decide the final value of setting range. The invention can realize best effect of present position, time, and condition.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to camera automatic capture system and method, particularly relate to a kind of external informations such as weather information, positional information, temporal information of utilizing, exposure value, white balance adjusted value, aperture size are set automatically, whether use the camera automatic capture system and the method for photoflash lamp etc.
Background technology
Today, wireless communication terminals such as mobile phone, PDA, AV player not only have radio communication function, also have diversified functions such as photography (to call camera in the following text) function, global positioning system (GPS:Global Positioning System) receiving function.
Fig. 1 is the wireless communication terminal pie graph that has camera apparatus, radio communication device and GPS receiving system.
As shown in the figure, camera apparatus 11 is by the camera control part 11b of the 11a of camera function portion that comprises camera lens, shutter, aperture etc., the above-mentioned camera function 11a of portion of control and provide the camera of camera-setting values that the 11c of portion etc. is set to above-mentioned camera control part 11b to constitute, camera function is provided.Above-mentioned GPS receiving system 12 carries out radio communication with satellite or service provider, receiving position information, temporal information etc., radio communication device 13 can carry out radio communication with various wireless service operators or base station, input/output unit 14 has LCD (LCDs) etc., provide and users' interfaces, the action that 15 pairs of cameras of calculus treatment device such as are provided with at wireless communication terminal performs calculations and controls.
Particularly above-mentioned camera is provided with the 11c of portion, manual setting that the acquiescence (default) of carrying out according to manufacturer is provided with, the user carries out according to subjective judgement or the automatic method to set up of carrying out according to the image information that receives by transducers such as camera lenses, 11b provides camera-setting values to the camera control part.
In more detail, camera is provided with default setting, manually is provided with, automatically three kinds of methods is set, that is, default setting be camera manufacturer by experiment, the setting of carrying out according to specific environment (for example, the subject in landscape, personage, the motion, night scene etc.); Manually be provided with is that user's motion of looking light amount, colour temperature, subject etc. directly is provided with; Automatically being provided with is the image of real-time analysis by the input of camera function portions such as camera lens, automatically the value of setting is provided with.
Camera is provided with project comprises whether using photoflash lamp (Flash), exposure value (Exposure Value, EV), white balance (White Balance; WB) adjusted value, iso sensitivity, aperture (Aperture) size, shutter speed etc.
Fig. 2 is the flow chart of the automatic method to set up of camera of prior art.As shown in the figure, if the user has selected camera that pattern is set automatically, the camera default setting (step S21) of application manufacturer default setting then, then, from image information (step S22 such as the image analysing computer light amount by input such as camera lens, colour temperatures, S23), calculate camera value of setting (step S24) automatically, reset camera (step S25) according to this image information.
That is to say that the automatic method to set up of the camera of prior art is not used its GPS receiving system that carries and the information of radio communication device, but be the basis instrument camera with the image information that receives by camera sensor.
But, there are the following problems in as above prior art, that is, only receive the external information input, the calculation camera-setting values by camera sensor, when photography, camera sensors such as camera lens move continuously, and camera setting needs the long period, even temporary transient environmental change, camera-setting values also can be reacted too sensitively, is difficult to realize accurately, camera setting rapidly.
In addition, in order to improve this deficiency, the external informations such as light quantity of the meteorology during the subjective judgement photography, positional information, different time manually are provided with camera, this needs rich experiences and professional knowledge, so the general user is difficult to according to the light external information camera is set rightly.
Summary of the invention
The present invention proposes in view of as above problem just, its purpose is to provide a kind of camera automatic capture system and method, utilization by GPS receiving system, radio communication device or their combined reception positional information, temporal information, weather information or utilize their combination, determine that camera is provided with scope automatically, the image information that utilization receives by camera sensor, after the calculation camera is provided with initial value automatically, initial value is set more above-mentioned camera automatically and above-mentioned camera is provided with scope automatically, and the decision camera is provided with end value automatically.
For realizing as above purpose, camera automatic capture system of the present invention is made of following several sections: external information reception unit, and it is constituted by wireless communication unit, GPS receiving-member or they, is used to receive external information; The image information acceptance division, it receives image information by camera sensor; Camera is provided with calculation portion, and it is provided with scope automatically from the external information of above-mentioned reception calculation camera, from the image information calculation camera of above-mentioned reception initial value is set automatically; Camera is provided with determination section, and scope is set its more above-mentioned camera automatically and above-mentioned camera is provided with initial value automatically, and the decision camera is provided with end value automatically.
Described system also comprises a memory: this memory is used to preserve the combination of described external information, described image information or described external information and image information.
Described external information reception unit receives weather information, positional information, temporal information or their combination.
Described camera is provided with determination section and determines camera that end value is set automatically as follows: when described camera is provided with initial value automatically when described camera is provided with in the scope automatically, described camera is provided with initial value automatically is decided to be camera end value is set automatically; When described camera be provided with automatically that initial value is lower than that described camera is provided with scope automatically following in limited time, the following camera that is defined as that described camera is provided with automatically scope is provided with end value automatically; When not belonging to above-mentioned two kinds of situations, described camera be provided with automatically scope on be defined as camera end value be set automatically.
Described camera is provided with automatically that end value comprises exposure value, shutter speed value, whether uses photoflash lamp, white balance adjusted value, grey scale correction values, aperture size, iso sensitivity value or their combination.
The automatic method to set up of camera of the present invention comprises following several steps: receiving step receives external information and image information; Algorithm steps is provided with scope automatically from said external information calculation camera, from above-mentioned image information calculation camera initial value is set automatically; Scope is set automatically for deciding step, more above-mentioned camera and above-mentioned camera is provided with initial value automatically, and the decision camera is provided with end value automatically.
Described external information comprises weather information, positional information, temporal information or their combination.
Described camera is provided with the end value deciding step automatically and determines camera that end value is set automatically as follows: when described camera is provided with initial value automatically when described camera is provided with in the scope automatically, described camera is provided with initial value automatically is decided to be camera end value is set automatically; When described camera be provided with automatically that initial value is lower than that described camera is provided with scope automatically following in limited time, the following camera that is defined as that described camera is provided with automatically scope is provided with end value automatically; When not belonging to above-mentioned two kinds of situations, described camera be provided with automatically scope on be defined as camera end value be set automatically.
Described camera is provided with automatically that end value comprises exposure value, shutter speed value, whether uses photoflash lamp, white balance adjusted value, grey scale correction values, aperture size, iso sensitivity value or their combination.
The invention provides a kind of camera automatic capture system and method, utilization by GPS receiving system, radio communication device or their combined reception positional information, temporal information, weather information or utilize their combination, determine that camera is provided with scope automatically, the image information that utilization receives by camera sensor, after the calculation camera is provided with initial value automatically, initial value is set more above-mentioned camera automatically and above-mentioned camera is provided with scope automatically, and the decision camera is provided with end value automatically.Can realize being suitable for most the effect that current location, time and meteorological camera are provided with rapidly thereby have.
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Fig. 1 is the common wireless communication terminal pie graph that has camera, radio communication device and GPS receiving system;
Fig. 2 is the flow chart of the automatic method to set up of camera of prior art;
Fig. 3 is the pie graph of camera automatic capture system of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is the flow chart of the automatic method to set up of camera of the present invention;
Fig. 5 is that the present invention has utilized the camera of decision tree (decision tree) that the key diagram of scope calculation method is set automatically.
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31: external information reception unit 33: memory
32: image information acceptance division 34: camera is provided with calculation portion
35: camera is provided with determination section
S1～S5: the step of the automatic method to set up of camera of the present invention
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With reference to the accompanying drawings, describe embodiments of the invention in detail.
Fig. 3 is the pie graph of camera automatic capture system of the present invention, and as shown in the figure, it is made of following several sections: external information reception unit 31, external informations such as its receiving position information, weather information; Image information acceptance division 32, it is by reception images such as camera lenses; Memory 33, it preserves said external information and above-mentioned image information; Camera is provided with calculation portion 34, and it is provided with scope automatically from said external information calculation camera, from above-mentioned image information calculation camera initial value is set automatically; Camera is provided with determination section 35, and scope is set its more above-mentioned camera automatically and above-mentioned camera is provided with initial value automatically, and the output camera is provided with end value automatically.
And said external message pick-up portion 31 preferably is made of the GPS receiving systems of receiving position information and temporal information, the radio communication device that receives weather information from service provider.That is, with regard to the wireless communication terminal that had GPS receiving system and radio communication device originally, the external information that above-mentioned GPS receiving system and above-mentioned radio communication device receive is used for the camera setting.
Above-mentioned image information acceptance division 32 is made of camera sensors such as the camera lens that can receive image information in real time and image analysing computer device etc.
Above-mentioned memory 33 interim said external information and the above-mentioned image informations preserved, scope is set the camera that interim preservation is calculated out from these information automatically and camera is provided with initial value automatically.That is, memory 33 is as internal or external memory, and interim preservation of performance carried out the effect that camera is provided with the required information of calculation automatically.
Above-mentioned camera is provided with calculation portion 34 and from said external information calculation camera scope is set automatically, from above-mentioned image information calculation camera initial value is set automatically.Promptly, from external informations such as positional information, temporal information, weather information, extract information such as current light quantity, colour temperature, determine that best camera is provided with the upper limit and lower range automatically, from image information, extract information such as current light quantity, colour temperature, calculate out camera initial value is set automatically by camera lens input in real time.
Above-mentioned camera is provided with that determination section 35 more above-mentioned cameras are provided with scope automatically and above-mentioned camera is provided with initial value automatically, and the decision camera is provided with end value automatically.Wherein, above-mentioned camera is provided with automatically that end value comprises can be by all camera-setting values of said external information and/or above-mentioned image information decision, for example, exposure value, shutter speed value, whether use photoflash lamp, white balance adjusted value, grey scale correction values, aperture size, iso sensitivity value etc.
Fig. 4 is the flow chart of the automatic method to set up of camera of the present invention, as shown in the figure, is made of following several steps: the step S1 that receives external information and image information; The step S2 of scope is set automatically from said external information calculation camera; The step S3 of initial value is set automatically from above-mentioned image information calculation camera; More above-mentioned camera is provided with the step S4 that scope and above-mentioned camera are provided with initial value automatically automatically; The step S5 of end value is set automatically according to above-mentioned comparative result decision camera.
The said external packets of information contains weather information, temporal information, positional information etc.Above-mentioned camera is provided with automatically that end value comprises can be by all camera-setting values of said external information and/or above-mentioned image information decision, for example, exposure value, shutter speed value, whether use photoflash lamp, white balance adjusted value, grey scale correction values, aperture size, iso sensitivity value etc.
Fig. 5 is as one embodiment of the present of invention, be to utilize decision tree (decision tree) calculation camera that the key diagram of the method for scope is set automatically, shown from positional information, regional information, temporal information etc., utilized decision tree decision camera that the example of scope is set automatically.
Above-mentioned decision tree is a kind of any regular or the condition that may use when automatically scope being set with tree structure performance decision camera, the artificial intelligence technology of making a strategic decision.
Below with reference to Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, describe action of the present invention in detail.
GPS receiving system, radio communication device or their combined reception in the external information reception unit 31 be by positional information, temporal information, weather information or their external information that constitutes of current camera, receives image informations (step S1) in real time from the image information acceptance division 32 that is made of camera sensor such as camera lens and image analysing computer device.
Said external information and above-mentioned image information preferably are stored in and are used for the internal or external memory 33 that camera is provided with calculation.
Camera is provided with calculation portion 34 and utilizes the light quantity grasped, colour temperature etc. from said external information, the camera that calculation is best is provided with scope (step S2) automatically, the light quantity that utilization is grasped from above-mentioned image information, colour temperature etc., the calculation camera is provided with initial value (step S3) automatically.
Camera is provided with that determination section 35 more above-mentioned cameras are provided with scope automatically and above-mentioned camera is provided with initial value (step S4) automatically, and the calculation camera is provided with end value (step S5) automatically from above-mentioned comparative result.
Above-mentioned camera is provided with camera that determination section 35 carries out and end value deciding step (step S5) is set automatically determines as follows that preferably camera is provided with end value automatically: when above-mentioned camera is provided with initial value automatically when above-mentioned camera is provided with in the scope automatically, above-mentioned camera is provided with initial value automatically is decided to be camera end value is set automatically; When above-mentioned camera be provided with automatically that initial value is lower than that above-mentioned camera is provided with scope automatically following in limited time, the following camera that is defined as that above-mentioned camera is provided with automatically scope is provided with end value automatically; When not belonging to above-mentioned two kinds of situations, above-mentioned camera be provided with automatically scope on be defined as camera end value be set automatically.
And camera is provided with end value decision algorithm automatically can use multiple decision making algorithm, such as the decision tree of Fig. 5.
As the above-mentioned detailed description of doing, the invention provides a kind of camera automatic capture system and method, utilization by GPS receiving system, radio communication device or their combined reception positional information, temporal information, weather information or utilize their combination, determine that camera is provided with scope automatically, the image information that utilization receives by camera sensor, after the calculation camera is provided with initial value automatically, initial value is set more above-mentioned camera automatically and above-mentioned camera is provided with scope automatically, and the decision camera is provided with end value automatically.Can realize being suitable for most the effect that current location, time and meteorological camera are provided with rapidly thereby have.
Above with reference to accompanying drawing, describe embodiments of the invention in detail, but can not think that thought of the present invention and scope are limited by the foregoing description, in the scope of the present invention that claims are determined, can carry out various deformation, this is that the insider is self-evident.
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1. camera automatic capture system is characterized in that comprising following several sections:
External information reception unit, it is constituted by wireless communication unit, GPS receiving-member or they, is used to receive external information;
The image information acceptance division, it receives image information by camera sensor;
Camera is provided with calculation portion, and it is provided with scope automatically from external information of described reception calculation camera, from the image information calculation camera of described reception initial value is set automatically;
Camera is provided with determination section, and scope is set its more described camera automatically and described camera is provided with initial value automatically, and the decision camera is provided with end value automatically.
2. camera automatic capture system according to claim 1 is characterized in that also comprising a memory: this memory is used to preserve described external information, described image information or their combination.
3. according to claim 1 or the described camera automatic capture system of claim 2, it is characterized in that:
Described external information reception unit receives weather information, positional information, temporal information or their combination.
4. according to claim 1 or the described camera automatic capture system of claim 2, it is characterized in that:
Described camera is provided with determination section and determines camera that end value is set automatically as follows: when described camera is provided with initial value automatically when described camera is provided with in the scope automatically, described camera is provided with initial value automatically is decided to be camera end value is set automatically; When described camera be provided with automatically that initial value is lower than that described camera is provided with scope automatically following in limited time, the following camera that is defined as that described camera is provided with automatically scope is provided with end value automatically; When not belonging to above-mentioned two kinds of situations, described camera be provided with automatically scope on be defined as camera end value be set automatically.
5. according to claim 1 or the described camera automatic capture system of claim 2, it is characterized in that:
Described camera is provided with automatically that end value comprises exposure value, shutter speed value, whether uses photoflash lamp, white balance adjusted value, grey scale correction values, aperture size, iso sensitivity value or their combination.
6. automatic method to set up of camera is characterized in that comprising following several steps:
Receiving step receives external information and image information;
Algorithm steps is provided with scope automatically from described external information calculation camera, from described image information calculation camera initial value is set automatically;
Scope is set automatically for deciding step, more described camera and described camera is provided with initial value automatically, and the decision camera is provided with end value automatically.
7. the automatic method to set up of camera according to claim 6 is characterized in that: described external information comprises weather information, positional information, temporal information or their combination.
8. according to claim 6 or the automatic method to set up of the described camera of claim 7, it is characterized in that:
Described camera is provided with the end value deciding step automatically and determines camera that end value is set automatically as follows: when described camera is provided with initial value automatically when described camera is provided with in the scope automatically, described camera is provided with initial value automatically is decided to be camera end value is set automatically; When described camera be provided with automatically that initial value is lower than that described camera is provided with scope automatically following in limited time, the following camera that is defined as that described camera is provided with automatically scope is provided with end value automatically; When not belonging to above-mentioned two kinds of situations, described camera be provided with automatically scope on be defined as camera end value be set automatically.
9. according to claim 6 or the automatic method to set up of the described camera of claim 7, it is characterized in that:
Described camera is provided with automatically that end value comprises exposure value, shutter speed value, whether uses photoflash lamp, white balance adjusted value, grey scale correction values, aperture size, iso sensitivity value or their combination.
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