CN114040106B

CN114040106B - Video call control method and device, electronic equipment and readable storage medium

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Publication number: CN114040106B
Application number: CN202111364860.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 宋晓光
Original assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Current assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-11-17
Filing date: 2021-11-17
Publication date: 2024-07-23
Anticipated expiration: 2041-11-17
Also published as: CN114040106A

Abstract

The application discloses a control method and device for video call, electronic equipment and a readable storage medium, wherein the control method comprises the following steps: displaying a target control and a first image in the process of video call with the second electronic equipment, wherein the first image is acquired by a camera module of the second electronic equipment, and receiving control operation of a first user on the target control; based on the control operation, the first image collected by the camera module of the second electronic equipment is adjusted to obtain a second image, the first image is updated to the second image, and the second image is displayed.

Description

Video call control method and device, electronic equipment and readable storage medium

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a method and apparatus for controlling a video call, an electronic device, and a readable storage medium.

Background

Video telephony generally refers to a telephony mode in which voice and images are transmitted in real time through a mobile terminal based on the internet.

In some scenes, a user holds the mobile terminal to conduct video call, when one party needs to view different scene contents of the other party, the user of the other party needs to actively move the mobile terminal to adjust shooting contents, shooting limitation is large, and the user is inconvenient and experience is poor.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application aims to provide a control method and device for video call, electronic equipment and a readable storage medium, which can solve the problem of poor user experience caused by large shooting limitation.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a method for controlling a video call, which is executed by a first electronic device, including: and displaying a target control and a first image in the process of video call with the second electronic equipment, wherein the first image is acquired by a camera module of the second electronic equipment. And receiving control operation of the first user on the target control. And responding to the control operation, and adjusting the first image acquired by the camera module of the second electronic equipment to obtain a second image. The second image is displayed.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a control device for a video call, including: and the first display module is used for displaying the target control and a first image in the process of communicating with the second electronic equipment, and the first image is acquired by the camera module of the second electronic equipment. And the first receiving module is used for receiving the control operation of the first user on the target control. And the first adjusting module is used for responding to the control operation and adjusting the first image acquired by the camera module of the second electronic equipment to obtain a second image. And the updating module is used for updating the first image into the second image. And the second display module is used for displaying the second image.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device, where the terminal device includes a processor, a memory, and a program or instructions stored on the memory and executable on the processor, and where the program or instructions, when executed by the processor, implement the steps of the method for controlling a video call as in the first aspect.

In a fourth aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a readable storage medium having stored thereon a program or instructions which, when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the method for controlling a video call as in the first aspect.

In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a chip, where the chip includes a processor and a communication interface, where the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is configured to execute a program or instructions to implement a control method for a video call as in the first aspect.

The technical scheme disclosed by the embodiment of the application comprises the following steps: displaying a target control and a first image in the process of video call with second electronic equipment, wherein the first image is acquired by a camera module of the second electronic equipment, and the control operation of a first user on the target control is received; and responding to the control operation, adjusting a first image acquired by an image pickup module of the second electronic equipment to obtain a second image, updating the first image into the second image, and displaying the second image. Therefore, the holding user of the first electronic device can control the camera module of the second electronic device to collect images, shooting contents can be adjusted without the active movement of the holding user of the second electronic device, and shooting limitation is reduced. The holding user of the first electronic equipment can control the shooting module of the second electronic equipment to shoot the required content according to the own requirement, so that the user experience is improved.

Drawings

Fig. 1 shows a schematic configuration diagram of an image pickup apparatus provided by an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 shows a first flowchart of a method for controlling a video call according to an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a selection interface of a camera module of a second electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a display interface of a target control of a first electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 5 shows a second flowchart of a method for controlling a video call according to an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a display interface automatically adjusted by a first electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 7 shows a third flowchart of a method for controlling a video call according to an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of a display interface of scene fusion of a first electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram of a display interface of a fused image of a first electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 10 shows a fourth flowchart of a method for controlling a video call according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 11 is a schematic diagram of a display interface of a fused image update display position of a first electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of a control device for video call according to an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 13 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 14 shows a schematic hardware structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application will be clearly described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is apparent that the described embodiments are some embodiments of the present application, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which are obtained by a person skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present application, fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

The terms first, second and the like in the description and in the claims, are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the data so used may be interchanged, as appropriate, such that embodiments of the present application may be implemented in sequences other than those illustrated or described herein, and that the objects identified by "first," "second," etc. are generally of a type, and are not limited to the number of objects, such as the first object may be one or more. Furthermore, in the description and claims, "and/or" means at least one of the connected objects, and the character "/", generally means that the associated object is an "or" relationship.

The method for controlling the video call provided by the embodiment of the application is described in detail below through specific embodiments and application scenes thereof with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an image capturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application, through which an image can be captured during a video call of a user. As shown in fig. 1, the image pickup apparatus 1 includes: a communication unit 10, a mobile module 11, and an imaging module 12.

The communication unit 10 communicates with the first electronic device for receiving control information of the first electronic device. The moving module 11 is used for driving the camera module to move and/or rotate according to the control information. The camera module 12 is used for capturing images. The communication unit 10 is connected to the mobile module 11 and the imaging module 12, respectively, and the imaging module 12 is provided to the mobile module 11.

Specifically, the image pickup device may be an image pickup module of a second electronic device that performs a video call with the first electronic device, and the first electronic device controls the image pickup device to collect an image on the side of the second electronic device during the video call between the second electronic device and the first electronic device.

The first electronic device generates control information, which may be information for controlling the rotation or movement of the movement module 11, and the image pickup module 12 of the image pickup device 1 based on the control information by the communication unit 10. Under the condition of controlling the rotation of the moving module 11, the camera module 12 is driven to rotate so as to adjust the shooting direction of the camera module 12; under the condition of controlling the movement of the moving module 11, the camera module is driven to move to adjust the position of the camera, for example, parallel movement or circular movement around a certain origin, etc.

The communication unit 10 may communicate with the first electronic device by means of bluetooth communication, wireless local area network (Wireless Local Area Networks, WLAN), etc.

In one possible implementation, the mobile module 11 may include a camera unit, a rotation unit, and a scroll unit. Under the condition that a first user controls a control for adjusting the angle of a camera of the camera equipment and/or a control for adjusting the direction of the camera, the camera unit and/or the rotating unit drive the camera module to rotate based on control information so as to adjust the angle of the camera and/or adjust the direction of the camera. The camera unit can rotate up and down to drive the camera module 12 to adjust the camera angle, and the rotation unit can rotate 360 degrees to drive the camera module 12 to adjust the direction of the camera. In the case that the first user operates the control for controlling the movement of the camera, the scrolling unit drives the camera module 12 to move based on the control information so as to adjust the position of the camera module 12. The camera module 12 includes a camera for capturing an image of the second electronic device side.

In one possible implementation, the camera module 12 includes a camera supporting 360 degrees of rotation in the horizontal direction, and the movement module 11 may include a camera unit and a scroll unit. Under the condition that a first user controls a control for adjusting the camera angle of the camera equipment, the camera unit drives the camera module to rotate up and down based on control information to adjust the camera angle up and down, and meanwhile, the camera module can rotate in the horizontal direction, so that the direction of the camera is adjusted. In the case that the first user manipulates the control for controlling the movement of the camera, the scrolling unit drives the camera module 12 to move based on the control information so as to adjust the position of the camera module 12.

In a possible implementation, the communication unit 10 further communicates with the second electronic device, and receives the control information of the first electronic device after receiving the acknowledgement notification of the second electronic device.

Specifically, during the video call between the second electronic device and the first electronic device, the first electronic device sends a remote control request to the second electronic device, and the second user inputs confirmation information corresponding to the remote control request in the second electronic device, that is, agrees to the first electronic device to remotely control the image capturing device on the side of the second electronic device. Upon receiving the confirmation information (confirmation notification), the communication unit 10 allows the first electronic apparatus to control the image pickup apparatus on the second electronic apparatus side, that is, receives the control information of the first electronic apparatus.

It should be noted that the image capturing apparatus 1 may also be an image capturing module of a first electronic apparatus, and the second electronic apparatus may control the image capturing apparatus to capture an image of the first electronic apparatus during a video call between the first electronic apparatus and the second electronic apparatus. The image pickup apparatus 1 may be a separate type image pickup apparatus for the first electronic apparatus or the second electronic apparatus, that is, the image pickup apparatus 1 may not be integrated into the first electronic apparatus or the second electronic apparatus, and may be provided independently of the first electronic apparatus or the second electronic apparatus, and the image pickup apparatus 1 communicates with the first electronic apparatus or the second electronic apparatus by wireless connection or wired connection.

According to the technical scheme disclosed by the embodiment of the application, the holding user of the first electronic equipment can control the camera module of the second electronic equipment to acquire the image, and the shooting content can be adjusted without the active movement of the holding user of the second electronic equipment, so that the shooting limitation is reduced. The holding user of the first electronic equipment can control the shooting module of the second electronic equipment to shoot the content which the holding user wants to watch according to the requirement of the holding user, and the user experience is improved.

Fig. 2 shows a first flowchart of a method for controlling a video call according to an embodiment of the present application, where the method may be performed by a first electronic device, for example, a terminal device, that is, the method for controlling a video call may be performed by hardware or software installed in the terminal device. As shown in fig. 2, the method comprises the steps of:

S200: and displaying the target control and the first image in the process of video call with the second electronic equipment.

Specifically, a video call request may be initiated by the first electronic device to the second electronic device, after the second electronic device responds to the video call request, the first electronic device and the second electronic device are connected, or a video call request may be initiated by the second electronic device to the first electronic device, after the first electronic device responds to the video call request, the first electronic device and the second electronic device are connected, wherein the first image is acquired by a camera module of the second electronic device.

In the process that the first electronic device and the second electronic device are communicated to perform video call, the second electronic device detects whether the image pickup device 1 mentioned in fig. 1 of the embodiment of the present application is connected, and if so, as shown in fig. 3, the image pickup device 1, the front camera 2 and the rear camera 3 are displayed on a video call page of the second electronic device. The user clicks and selects the image capturing apparatus 1 on the screen of the second electronic apparatus, and then uses the image capturing apparatus 1 as an image capturing module of the second electronic apparatus, the collected first image is used as a video source, the image data collected by the image capturing apparatus 1 is transmitted to the second electronic apparatus through the communication unit 10, and then is transmitted to the first electronic apparatus by the second electronic apparatus, or the image data collected by the image capturing apparatus 1 is directly transmitted to the first electronic apparatus through the communication unit 10. The communication manner of the communication unit 10 and the second electronic device or the first electronic device may be bluetooth communication or WLAN communication, etc.

The first electronic device can control the camera module of the second electronic device, and the holding user of the first electronic device controls the camera module of the second electronic device to acquire pictures required by the holding user of the first electronic device.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 4, on the screen of the first electronic device, the target control and the first image 102 are displayed. The target controls include a first control 100 and a second control 101, where the first control 100 is used to control the above-mentioned rotation unit and scroll unit, and the second control 101 is used to control the above-mentioned camera unit. The control 1010 in the second control 101 can adjust the angle of the camera in the camera module upwards, and the control 1011 in the second control 101 can adjust the angle of the camera in the camera module downwards to observe different areas.

The up-down arrow in the first control 100 controls the rolling unit to advance and retreat to drive the camera module to move, wherein the up-down arrow in the first control 100 controls the rolling unit to advance and retreat. The left-right arrow in the first control 100 can control the rotation unit to rotate so as to drive the camera module to rotate so as to adjust the direction of the camera in the camera module, wherein the left arrow in the first control 100 can control the rotation unit to rotate clockwise, and the right arrow in the first control 100 can control the rotation unit to rotate anticlockwise.

It should be noted that, according to the actual situation, the target control may be another type of control, which is not limited herein by the embodiment of the present application.

For the second electronic apparatus, the image pickup module thereof may be the image pickup apparatus mentioned in the above-described embodiment of the present application. As for the first electronic apparatus, the image pickup module thereof may also be the image pickup apparatus mentioned in the above-described embodiment of the present application. In addition, in the process of communication between the first electronic device and the second electronic device, a target control can be displayed on the second electronic device, and a holding user of the second electronic device controls the camera module of the first electronic device by controlling the target control, so that images of the first electronic device side are collected.

S201: and receiving control operation of the first user on the target control.

In particular, the first user may be a holding user of the first electronic device that may manipulate a target control displayed by the first electronic device. For example, the control operation on the first control 100 and the second control 101 is specifically an operation of controlling the rolling unit of the camera module to advance or retreat to drive the camera module to move, or an operation of controlling the rotating unit of the camera module to rotate to drive the camera module to rotate to adjust the direction of the camera in the camera module. The control operation for the second control 101 is specifically an operation of controlling the camera unit in the camera module to adjust the angle of the camera in the camera module up and down.

S202: and based on the control operation, adjusting the first image acquired by the camera module of the second electronic equipment to obtain a second image.

Specifically, for the control operation of the first user on the target control, the camera angle, the camera direction and the camera position of the camera module of the second electronic device are correspondingly controlled, so that the image corresponding to the observation direction and the scene is acquired, and the first image acquired before the camera module of the second electronic device is updated. The second image is an image in the observation range of the camera module after the user performs control operation on the target control.

S205: the first image is updated to the second image.

Specifically, a first image displayed on a first electronic device is updated to a second image.

S206: the second image is displayed.

Specifically, the second image is displayed on the first electronic device, and further, for both parties of the video call, the image capturing module of the first electronic device may capture an image on the side of the first electronic device and display the image on the first electronic device. In addition, the second image and the image of the first electronic device side acquired by the image capturing module of the first electronic device may be displayed on the second electronic device.

According to the technical scheme disclosed by the embodiment of the application, the holding user of the first electronic equipment can control the camera module of the second electronic equipment to acquire the image, and the shooting content can be adjusted without the active movement of the holding user of the second electronic equipment, so that the shooting limitation is reduced. The holding user of the first electronic equipment can control the shooting module of the second electronic equipment to shoot the required content according to the own requirement, so that the user experience is improved.

In one possible implementation manner, before adjusting the first image acquired by the camera module of the second electronic device to obtain the second image, the method further includes: an image acquisition request is sent to the second electronic device. And under the condition that a confirmation notice sent by the second electronic equipment is received, the first image acquired by the camera module of the second electronic equipment is adjusted, and the confirmation notice comprises confirmation information input by the second user for the image acquisition request.

Specifically, in the process of communicating the first electronic device with the second electronic device and performing video call, the first electronic device sends a remote control request (image acquisition request) to the second electronic device, if a holding user of the second electronic device agrees to remotely control the first electronic device, a confirmation notification (notification of agreeing to remotely control) is sent to the first electronic device, the first electronic device controls the image capturing module of the second electronic device, and the image capturing module of the second electronic device captures images of different scenes, namely, adjusts the first image captured by the image capturing module of the second electronic device, for the control operation of the first electronic device on the image capturing module of the second electronic device. Therefore, the first electronic device is allowed to control the camera module of the second electronic device only after the holding user of the second electronic device agrees with the remote control request of the first electronic device, so that the privacy of the holding user of the second electronic device is prevented from being infringed.

Fig. 5 shows a second flowchart of a method for controlling a video call according to an embodiment of the present application, where the method may be performed by a first electronic device, for example, a terminal device, that is, the method for controlling a video call may be performed by hardware or software installed in the terminal device. As shown in fig. 5, the method comprises the steps of:

S500: and displaying the target control and the first image in the process of video call with the second electronic equipment.

S501: and receiving control operation of the first user on the target control.

S502: and based on the control operation, adjusting the first image acquired by the camera module of the second electronic equipment to obtain a second image.

S503: in response to a first input by a first user, a first region in the second image is determined, the image of the first region being a partial image in the second image. And under the condition that the first brightness of the first area is lower than the threshold value, controlling the image pickup module to move towards the direction of the second area in the second image, wherein the second brightness of the second area is larger than the first brightness. And in the second area, adjusting a second image acquired by the camera module of the second electronic equipment to obtain a third image.

The first input may be an input for the second image, as shown in fig. 6, an option of automatic adjustment is displayed on the screen of the first electronic device, when the holding user of the first electronic device clicks the button of automatic adjustment, and then clicks to select a center point in the second image on the screen of the first electronic device, and a contour of a person or an object contour of the center point of the second image is determined as the first area. And analyzing the brightness distribution in the second image, if the brightness of the first area is lower than the threshold value, automatically moving the camera module to the brighter side (the direction in which the second area is positioned) in the second image and surrounding the first area to enable the brightness of the first area to reach the threshold value, automatically adjusting the direction or angle of the camera to enable the first area to be positioned at the center of the second image, acquiring a third image, namely adjusting the second image of the second electronic device, and obtaining the third image.

On the other hand, the holding user of the first electronic device may control the scrolling unit by controlling the first control 100 to drive the camera module to move to a brighter side (a direction in which the second area is located) in the second image and around the first area, so that the brightness of the first area reaches the threshold value, and then control the rotating unit or the camera unit by controlling the first control 100 or the second control 101 to adjust the direction or the angle of the camera so that the first area is located in the center of the second image, and collect the third image.

The brightness of the first area in the third image reaches a threshold, which may be determined according to practical situations, and the embodiment of the present application is not limited herein.

S505: and updating the second image into a third image and displaying the third image.

And updating the second image displayed by the first electronic equipment into a third image, and displaying the third image.

It should be noted that S500 to S502 have the same or similar implementation manner as the above-mentioned embodiments S200 to S202, which can be referred to each other, and the embodiments of the present application are not limited herein.

According to the technical scheme disclosed by the embodiment of the application, under the condition that the brightness of the first area does not reach the threshold value, the brightness of the first area can be adjusted, so that the brightness of the first area reaches the threshold value, the acquired second picture is clearer, and the experience of a user is further improved.

Fig. 7 shows a third flowchart of a method for controlling a video call according to an embodiment of the present application, where the method may be performed by a first electronic device, for example, a terminal device, that is, the method for controlling a video call may be performed by hardware or software installed in the terminal device. As shown in fig. 7, the method includes the steps of:

S700: and displaying the target control and the first image in the process of video call with the second electronic equipment.

S701: and receiving control operation of the first user on the target control.

S702: and based on the control operation, adjusting the first image acquired by the camera module of the second electronic equipment to obtain a second image.

S703: acquiring a contour image of a first user through a camera module of first electronic equipment; and displaying the outline image at the target position of the second image to obtain a fourth image.

Specifically, the camera module of the first electronic device may collect an image on the first electronic device side, as shown in fig. 8, display an option of scene fusion on the screen of the first electronic device, and after the user clicks and starts the scene fusion function, the first electronic device identifies a contour image of the first user in the image collected by the camera module of the first electronic device, as shown in fig. 9, after identifying the contour image 90, the contour image 90 is displayed at a target position of the second image 91, and the image obtained by fusing the second image 91 and the contour image 90 is a fourth image.

The target position may be preset by a user in advance, for example, the user may set that the contour image is displayed in the center or the upper left corner of the second image, or may be a randomly determined position.

S705: and updating the second image into a fourth image and displaying the fourth image.

It should be noted that S700 to S702 have the same or similar implementation manner as S200 to S202 in the above embodiment, which may be referred to each other, and the embodiment of the present application is not limited herein.

According to the technical scheme disclosed by the embodiment of the application, the outline image identified by the camera module of the first electronic equipment can be displayed at the target position of the second image, so that the second image and the outline image are fused, the shooting interestingness is improved, and the user experience is further improved.

Fig. 10 shows a fourth flowchart of a method for controlling a video call according to an embodiment of the present application, where the method may be performed by a first electronic device, for example, a terminal device, that is, the method for controlling a video call may be performed by hardware or software installed in the terminal device. As shown in fig. 10, the method includes the steps of:

s1000: and displaying the target control and the first image in the process of video call with the second electronic equipment.

S1001: and receiving control operation of the first user on the target control.

S1002: and based on the control operation, adjusting the first image acquired by the camera module of the second electronic equipment to obtain a second image.

S1003: acquiring a contour image of a first user through a camera module of first electronic equipment; and displaying the outline image at the target position of the second image to obtain a fourth image.

S1004: receiving a first operation of a first user on the contour image; in response to the first operation, a display position of the contour image in the second image is updated.

Specifically, the first operation may be a drag operation, for example, a holding user of the first electronic device may drag the contour image, a final display position of the contour image after dragging in the second image is a position where the user finger stays last after dragging the contour image with the finger of the user, and a fused image of the final display position of the second image after dragging in the second image and the second image is a fourth image. In the process of dragging the contour image, the display position of the contour image in the second image is updated in real time.

As for the fused image shown in fig. 9, the user drags down the contour image 90 for a long time, as shown in fig. 11, drags down the contour image 90 for a long time, and finally stops and displays at the updated position, and the fused image of the contour image 90 and the second image displayed at the updated position is the fourth image.

S1005: and updating the second image into a fourth image and displaying the fourth image.

And updating the second image into a fourth image, and displaying the fourth image on the second electronic device.

It should be noted that S1000 to S1003 have the same or similar implementation manner as S700 to S703, which may be referred to each other, and the embodiments of the present application are not repeated.

According to the technical scheme disclosed by the embodiment of the application, the first user can drag the contour image in the first electronic equipment, so that the display position of the contour image in the second image is updated, the method is more interesting, and the user experience is further improved.

In one possible implementation, after displaying the contour image at the target position of the second image, the method further includes: transmitting the fourth image to the second electronic device; and displaying a fourth image on the second electronic device. Specifically, the fused fourth image is synchronously sent to the second electronic equipment, and both the first electronic equipment and the second electronic equipment can see the same picture, so that the interestingness and the user experience are further improved.

In one possible implementation, after displaying the second image, the method further includes: displaying a fifth image, wherein the fifth image is an image acquired by the first electronic device, receiving a second operation of the target control by the first user, and responding to the second operation, controlling the camera module of the second electronic device to process the second image based on the image processing parameters of the fifth image.

Specifically, on the first electronic device side, the image capturing module of the first electronic device may capture an image on the first electronic device side, and if the user of the first electronic device turns on the beautifying function (such as the beautifying function, the filter function and the style), the image displayed by the first electronic device is the image (the fifth image) after the beautifying process.

In one possible implementation manner, the target control may further include a control with a "beautification function", and when the user drags (second operation) the fifth image into the control with the "beautification function", the second electronic device may be controlled to also start the beautification function, so that the second image collected by the second electronic device is beautified, for example, the second image is beautified, the filter is beautified, and the shooting style is changed, so that the interest and the user experience of the video call are further improved.

It should be noted that the beautifying of the second image is performed based on the image processing parameters of the fifth image, that is, the second image and the fifth image may use the same beautifying function, for example, the image processing parameters of the fifth image are the first-stage beautifying and the black-and-white filter, and the first-stage beautifying and the black-and-white filter are also used when the second image is processed.

It should be noted that, in the video call control method provided by the embodiment of the present application, the execution subject may be a video call control device, or a control module for executing the video call control method in the video call control device. In the embodiment of the present application, a control method for executing a video call by a video call control device is taken as an example, and the video call control device provided in the embodiment of the present application is described.

Fig. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of a control device for video call according to an embodiment of the present application, where the device 1200 includes:

The first display module 1201 is configured to display, during a call with a second electronic device, a target control and a first image, where the first image is collected by a camera module of the second electronic device; the first receiving module 1202 receives a control operation of a first user on a target control, the first adjusting module 1203 is configured to adjust a first image acquired by a camera module of the second electronic device based on the control operation to obtain a second image, and the first updating module 1204 is configured to update the first image to the second image; a second display module 1205 is used for displaying a second image.

In one possible implementation, the method further includes: the first sending module is used for sending an image acquisition request to the second electronic equipment; the second adjusting module is used for adjusting the first image acquired by the camera module of the second electronic device under the condition that a confirmation notification sent by the second electronic device is received, wherein the confirmation notification comprises confirmation information input by a second user for the image acquisition request.

In one possible implementation, the method further includes: and the determining module is used for responding to the first input of the first user and determining a first area in the second image, wherein the image of the first area is a partial image in the second image. The first control module is used for controlling the camera shooting module to move towards the direction of the second area in the first image under the condition that the first brightness of the first area is lower than the threshold value, and the second brightness of the second area is larger than the first brightness. The third adjusting module is used for adjusting the second image acquired by the camera module of the second electronic equipment in the second area to obtain a third image; the second display module 1205 is further configured to update the second image to the third image and display the third image.

In one possible implementation, the method further includes: the acquisition module is used for acquiring the contour image of the first user through the camera module of the first electronic device. And the third display module is used for displaying the outline image at the target position of the second image to obtain a fourth image. The second display module 1205 is further configured to update the second image to the fourth image and display the fourth image.

In one possible implementation, the method further includes: the first receiving module is used for receiving a first operation of the contour image by a first user; and the second updating module is used for updating the display position of the outline image in the second image in response to the first operation.

In one possible implementation, the method further includes: the fourth display module is used for displaying a fifth image, wherein the fifth image is an image acquired by the first electronic equipment; the second receiving module is used for receiving a second operation of the target control by the first user; and the second control module is used for responding to the second operation and controlling the image pickup module of the second electronic equipment to process the second image based on the image processing parameters of the fifth image.

The control device for video call in the embodiment of the application can be a device, and can also be a component, an integrated circuit or a chip in the terminal. The device may be a mobile electronic device or a non-mobile electronic device. By way of example, the mobile electronic device may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a palm computer, a vehicle-mounted electronic device, a wearable device, an ultra-mobile personal computer (UMPC), a netbook or a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), etc., and the non-mobile electronic device may be a server, a network attached storage (Network Attached Storage, NAS), a personal computer (personal computer, PC), a Television (TV), a teller machine, a self-service machine, etc., and the embodiments of the present application are not limited in particular.

The control device for video call in the embodiment of the application may be a device with an operating system. The operating system may be an Android operating system, an ios operating system, or other possible operating systems, and the embodiment of the present application is not limited specifically.

The video call control device provided by the embodiment of the present application can implement each process implemented by the method embodiments of fig. 1 to 11, and in order to avoid repetition, details are not repeated here.

As shown in fig. 13, an embodiment of the present application further provides an electronic device 1300, including a processor 1301, a memory 1302, and a program or an instruction stored in the memory 1302 and capable of running on the processor 1301, where the program or the instruction implements each process of the above-mentioned embodiment of the method for controlling a video call when executed by the processor 1301, and the same technical effects can be achieved, so that repetition is avoided, and no further description is given here.

Fig. 14 is a schematic hardware structure of an electronic device implementing an embodiment of the present application.

The electronic device 1400 includes, but is not limited to: radio frequency unit 1401, network module 1402, audio output unit 1403, input unit 1404, sensor 1405, display unit 1406, user input unit 1407, interface unit 1408, memory 1409, and processor 1410.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the electronic device 1400 may also include a power source (e.g., a battery) for powering the various components, which may be logically connected to the processor 1410 by a power management system to perform functions such as managing charging, discharging, and power consumption by the power management system. The electronic device structure shown in fig. 14 does not constitute a limitation of the electronic device, and the electronic device may include more or less components than shown, or may combine certain components, or may be arranged in different components, which are not described in detail herein.

The display unit 1406 is used for displaying a target control and a first image in the process of video call with the second electronic device, wherein the first image is acquired by the camera module of the second electronic device. The user input unit 1407 is for receiving a control operation of the target control by the first user. The processor 1410 is configured to adjust a first image acquired by an image capturing module of a second electronic device based on a control operation, obtain a second image, and update the first image to the second image. The display unit 1406 is also used to display the second image.

The user input unit 1407 is further configured to receive a first input of a first user, and the processor 1410 is further configured to determine a first region in the second image in response to the first input of the first user, the image of the first region being a partial image in the second image; under the condition that the first brightness of the first area is lower than a threshold value, controlling the camera module to move towards the direction of the second area in the first image, wherein the second brightness of the second area is larger than the first brightness; and in the second area, adjusting a second image acquired by the camera module to obtain a third image. The display unit 1406 is also used to display a third image.

The display unit 1406 is further configured to display a fifth image, where the fifth image is an image acquired by the first electronic device, the user input unit 1407 is further configured to receive a second operation of the target control by the first user, and the processor 1410 is further configured to control, in response to the second operation, the image capturing module of the second electronic device to process the second image based on an image processing parameter of the fifth image.

The processor 1410 is further configured to obtain, through an image capturing module of the first electronic device, a contour image of the first user.

The display unit 1406 is further configured to display a contour image at a target position of the second image, obtain a fourth image, and display the fourth image.

The user input unit 1407 is also for receiving a first operation of the contour image by the first user. The processor 1410 is further configured to update a display position of the contour image in the second image in response to the first operation.

The radio frequency unit 1401 may be used for receiving and transmitting signals during a call, such as sending an image acquisition request to the second electronic device, receiving a confirmation notification sent by the second electronic device, and the like. Specifically, after receiving downlink data from a base station, the downlink data is processed by a processor 1410; and, the uplink data is transmitted to the base station. In general, the radio frequency unit 1401 includes, but is not limited to, an antenna (e.g., dual polarized antenna, monopole antenna, etc.), at least one amplifier, transceiver, coupler, low noise amplifier, duplexer, etc. In addition, the radio frequency unit 1401 may communicate with networks and other devices through a wireless communication system.

The processor 1410 is further configured to adjust the first image acquired by the camera module of the second electronic device when receiving the confirmation notification sent by the second electronic device.

The radio frequency unit 1401 is also configured to transmit a fourth image to the second electronic device.

The electronic device provides wireless broadband internet access to the user via the network module 1402, such as helping the user to send and receive e-mail, browse web pages, and access streaming media, etc.

The audio output unit 1403 may convert audio data received by the radio frequency unit 1401 or the network module 1402 or stored in the memory 1409 into an audio signal and output as sound. The audio output unit 1403 includes a speaker, a buzzer, a receiver, and the like.

It should be appreciated that in embodiments of the present application, the input unit 1404 may include a graphics processor (Graphics Processing Unit, GPU) 14041 and a microphone 14042, with the graphics processor 14041 processing image data of still pictures or video obtained by an image capture device (e.g., a camera) in a video capture mode or an image capture mode.

The display unit 1406 may include a display panel 14061, and the display panel 14061 may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display, an organic light emitting diode, or the like. The user input unit 1407 includes a touch panel 14071 and other input devices 14072. The touch panel 14071 is also referred to as a touch screen. The touch panel 14071 may include two parts, a touch detection device and a touch controller. Other input devices 14072 may include, but are not limited to, a physical keyboard, function keys (e.g., volume control keys, switch keys, etc.), a trackball, a mouse, a joystick, and so forth, which are not described in detail herein. Memory 1409 may be used to store software programs as well as various data including, but not limited to, application programs and an operating system. The processor 1410 may integrate an application processor that primarily processes operating systems, user interfaces, applications, etc., with a modem processor that primarily processes wireless communications. It will be appreciated that the modem processor described above may not be integrated into the processor 1410.

The electronic device 1400 also includes at least one sensor 1405, such as a light sensor, a motion sensor, and other sensors. Specifically, the light sensor includes an ambient light sensor that can adjust the brightness of the display panel 14061 according to the brightness of ambient light, and a proximity sensor that can turn off the display panel 14061 and/or the backlight when the electronic device 1400 moves to the ear.

The display unit 1406 is used to display information input by a user or information provided to the user. The display unit 1406 may include a display panel 14061, and the display panel 14061 may be configured in the form of a Liquid crystal display (Liquid CRYSTAL DISPLAY, LCD), an Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED), or the like.

The user input unit 1407 is operable to receive input numeric or character information and to generate key signal inputs relating to user settings and function control of the electronic device. Specifically, the user input unit 1407 includes a touch panel 14071 and other input devices 14072. The touch panel 14071, also referred to as a touch screen, may collect touch operations thereon or thereabout by a user (e.g., operations of the user on the touch panel 14071 or thereabout using any suitable object or attachment such as a finger, stylus, or the like).

The touch panel 14071 may include two parts, a touch detection device and a touch controller. The touch detection device detects the touch azimuth of a user, detects a signal brought by touch operation and transmits the signal to the touch controller; the touch controller receives touch information from the touch detection device, converts it into touch point coordinates, and sends the touch point coordinates to the processor 1410, and receives and executes a command sent from the processor 1410. Further, the touch panel 14071 may be implemented in various types such as resistive, capacitive, infrared, and surface acoustic wave. The user input unit 1407 may include other input devices 14072 in addition to the touch panel 14071. In particular, other input devices 14072 may include, but are not limited to, a physical keyboard, function keys (e.g., volume control keys, switch keys, etc.), a trackball, a mouse, and a joystick, which are not described in detail herein.

Further, the touch panel 14071 may be overlaid on the display panel 14061, and when the touch panel 14071 detects a touch operation thereon or nearby, the touch operation is transmitted to the processor 1410 to determine a type of touch event, and then the processor 1410 provides a corresponding visual output on the display panel 14061 according to the type of touch event. Although in fig. 14, the touch panel 14071 and the display panel 14061 are two independent components to implement the input and output functions of the electronic device, in some embodiments, the touch panel 14071 and the display panel 14061 may be integrated to implement the input and output functions of the electronic device, which is not limited herein.

The interface unit 1408 is an interface for connecting an external device to the electronic apparatus 1400. For example, the external devices may include a wired or wireless headset port, an external power (or battery charger) port, a wired or wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device having an identification module, an audio input/output (I/O) port, a video I/O port, an earphone port, and the like. The interface unit 1408 may be used to receive input (e.g., data information, power, etc.) from an external device and to transmit the received input to one or more elements within the electronic apparatus 1400 or may be used to transmit data between the electronic apparatus 1400 and an external device.

Memory 1409 may be used to store software programs as well as various data. The memory 1409 may mainly include a storage program area and a storage data area, wherein the storage program area may store an operating system, an application program (such as a sound playing function, an image playing function, etc.) required for at least one function, and the like; the storage data area may store data (such as audio data, phonebook, etc.) created according to the use of the handset, etc. In addition, memory 1409 may include high-speed random access memory, and may also include non-volatile memory, such as at least one magnetic disk storage device, flash memory device, or other volatile solid-state storage device.

The processor 1410 is a control center of the electronic device, connects various parts of the entire electronic device using various interfaces and lines, and performs various functions of the electronic device and processes data by running or executing software programs and/or modules stored in the memory 1409, and calling data stored in the memory 1409, thereby performing overall monitoring of the electronic device. Processor 1410 may include one or more processing units; preferably, the processor 1410 may integrate an application processor that primarily handles operating systems, user interfaces, applications, etc., with a modem processor that primarily handles wireless communications. It will be appreciated that the modem processor described above may not be integrated into the processor 1410.

The embodiment of the application also provides a readable storage medium, and the readable storage medium stores a program or an instruction, which when executed by a processor, implements each process of the above embodiment of the application search method, and can achieve the same technical effects, so that repetition is avoided, and no further description is given here.

The processor is a processor in the electronic device in the above embodiment. Readable storage media include computer readable storage media such as Read-Only Memory (ROM), random access Memory (Random Access Memory, RAM), magnetic or optical disks, and the like.

The embodiment of the application further provides a chip, the chip comprises a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface is coupled with the processor, the processor is used for running programs or instructions, the processes of the embodiment of the application search method can be realized, the same technical effects can be achieved, and the repetition is avoided, and the description is omitted here.

It should be understood that the chips referred to in the embodiments of the present application may also be referred to as system-on-chip chips, chip systems, or system-on-chip chips, etc.

It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element. Furthermore, it should be noted that the scope of the methods and apparatus in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to performing the functions in the order shown or discussed, but may also include performing the functions in a substantially simultaneous manner or in an opposite order depending on the functions involved, e.g., the described methods may be performed in an order different from that described, and various steps may be added, omitted, or combined. Additionally, features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.

From the above description of the embodiments, it will be clear to those skilled in the art that the above-described embodiment method may be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general hardware platform, but of course may also be implemented by means of hardware, but in many cases the former is a preferred embodiment. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the present application may be embodied essentially or in part in the form of a computer software product stored on a storage medium (e.g. ROM/RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk) comprising instructions for causing a terminal (which may be a mobile phone, a computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to perform the method of the embodiments of the present application.

The embodiments of the present application have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present application is not limited to the above-described embodiments, which are merely illustrative and not restrictive, and many forms may be made by those having ordinary skill in the art without departing from the spirit of the present application and the scope of the claims, which are to be protected by the present application.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a video call, performed by a first electronic device, comprising:

Displaying a target control and a first image in the process of video call with second electronic equipment, wherein the first image is acquired by a camera module of the second electronic equipment;

Receiving control operation of a first user on the target control;

based on the control operation, adjusting a first image acquired by a camera module of the second electronic equipment to obtain a second image;

Determining the outline of a person or the outline of an object at the center point of the second image as a first area of the second image in response to the first user clicking the center point in the second image, wherein the image of the first area is a partial image in the second image;

analyzing a brightness distribution of the second image;

Controlling the camera module to move towards the direction of a second area in the first image and move around the first area under the condition that the first brightness of the first area is lower than a threshold value, wherein the second brightness of the second area is larger than the first brightness;

adjusting the direction or angle of the camera module of the second electronic device in the second area to enable the first area to be located at the center of the second image, so as to obtain a third image;

And updating the second image into the third image and displaying the third image.

2. The method for controlling a video call according to claim 1, wherein before said adjusting the first image acquired by the camera module of the second electronic device to obtain the second image, the method further comprises:

sending an image acquisition request to the second electronic device;

and under the condition that a confirmation notice sent by the second electronic equipment is received, adjusting a first image acquired by a camera module of the second electronic equipment, wherein the confirmation notice comprises confirmation information input by a second user for the image acquisition request.

3. The method for controlling a video call according to claim 1, wherein after said adjusting the first image acquired by the camera module of the second electronic device to obtain the second image, the method further comprises:

Acquiring a contour image of the first user through a camera module of the first electronic device;

displaying the outline image at the target position of the second image to obtain a fourth image;

the displaying the second image includes:

And updating the second image into the fourth image and displaying the fourth image.

4. The method for controlling a video call according to claim 3, wherein after displaying the contour image at the target position of the second image to obtain a fourth image, the method further comprises:

receiving a first operation of a first user on the contour image;

and in response to the first operation, updating a display position of the contour image in the second image.

5. The control method of a video call according to claim 1, wherein after said displaying said second image, said method further comprises:

Displaying a fifth image, wherein the fifth image is an image acquired by the first electronic equipment;

receiving a second operation of the target control by the first user;

and responding to the second operation, and controlling an image pickup module of the second electronic device to process the second image based on the image processing parameters of the fifth image.

6. A control device for video call, comprising:

The first display module is used for displaying a target control and a first image in the process of communicating with the second electronic equipment, and the first image is acquired by the camera module of the second electronic equipment;

the first receiving module is used for receiving control operation of a first user on the target control;

the first adjusting module is used for responding to the control operation and adjusting the first image acquired by the camera module of the second electronic equipment to obtain a second image;

an updating module for updating the first image to the second image;

the second display module is used for displaying the second image;

the first adjusting module is further configured to determine, in response to the first user clicking on a center point in the second image, a contour of a person or an object contour of the center point of the second image as a first area of the second image, where an image of the first area is a partial image in the second image;

analyzing a brightness distribution of the second image;

And the updating module is also used for updating the second image into the third image and displaying the third image.

7. The control device for video call according to claim 6, further comprising:

The first sending module is used for sending an image acquisition request to the second electronic equipment;

And the second adjusting module is used for adjusting the first image acquired by the camera module of the second electronic equipment under the condition that the confirmation notification sent by the second electronic equipment is received, wherein the confirmation notification comprises confirmation information input by a second user for the image acquisition request.

8. An electronic device comprising a processor, a memory and a program or instruction stored on the memory and executable on the processor, the program or instruction when executed by the processor implementing the steps of the method of controlling a video call as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5.

9. A readable storage medium storing a program or instructions thereon, the program or instructions being

The processor when executing the steps of the method for controlling a video call according to any one of claims 1-5.