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Title:
PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD AND APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2016/008242
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Disclosed are a photographing method and apparatus, which are used for helping a user to automatically take an appropriate picture according to the change states of a photographed object. The method comprises: monitoring whether the present moment reaches a pre-set photographing moment or not; when the present moment reaches the pre-set photographing moment, taking a picture to obtain a first picture; determining a difference between a pre-set area image in the first picture and a pre-set area image in a second picture photographed at a previous pre-set photographing moment; and when the difference is equal to or greater than a first pre-set threshold value, saving the first picture. The disclosed technical solution automatically takes a picture for a user and chooses an eligible picture to save. Omission in photographing and repetitive saving of identical pictures or pictures with no obvious changes can be effectively avoided, so that a dynamic image or synthetic video can be produced later, the requirements of a user can be met, and a great amount of time and energy can be saved.

Inventors:
TANG MINGYONG (CN)
LIU HUAYIJUN (CN)
XIAO YANLIN (CN)
Application Number:
PCT/CN2014/091424
Publication Date:
January 21, 2016
Filing Date:
November 18, 2014
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Assignee:
XIAOMI INC (CN)
International Classes:
H04N5/232; G03B30/00
Foreign References:
CN101419666A2009-04-29
CN102932635A2013-02-13
CN104113691A2014-10-22
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
BEIJING INTELLEGAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGENT LTD. (CN)
北京律智知识产权代理有限公司 (CN)
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