1. A control method of an electronic device, the control method comprising:

receiving an instruction from a communication-connected device to acquire an image;

identifying material content in the image at a location corresponding to the device;

and outputting information related to the material content.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the instruction is made by a single trigger or a continuous trigger of a trigger device of the device.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the information related to the material content comprises pronunciation, translation and/or interpretation of the material content.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein outputting information related to the material content comprises outputting information related to the material content through the electronic device or a voice component of the device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic device includes a display screen, and wherein outputting the information related to the material content further includes displaying the information related to the material content through the display screen.

6. The method according to claim 2, wherein when the instruction is made that the trigger device of the apparatus is continuously triggered, acquiring the image includes acquiring a plurality of frames of images.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein identifying material content in the image at a location corresponding to the device comprises:

identifying material content from a first location to a second location, the first location corresponding to the location of the device at the beginning of the triggering by the triggering means, and the second location corresponding to the location of the device at the end of the triggering by the triggering means.

8. A control apparatus of an electronic device, characterized in that the control apparatus comprises:

the image acquisition module is configured to receive an instruction from a communication connected device and acquire an image;

an identification module configured to identify material content at a location in the image corresponding to the device;

and the information output module is configured to output information related to the material content.

9. A terminal, comprising:

at least one memory and at least one processor;

wherein the at least one memory is configured to store program code, and the at least one processor is configured to call the program code stored in the at least one memory to execute the control method of the electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

10. A storage medium for storing a program code for executing the control method of an electronic apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

Background

With the development of the times, the technology of electronic products is also rapidly developed, and in recent years, many electronic products for helping learning, such as ipads, intelligent table lamps and the like, emerge. For learners, a high-frequency operation is to encounter unknown words and look up dictionaries, which is time-consuming, and advanced tools are provided later, and more advanced learning tools such as dictionary pens are provided, words are scanned by a high-speed camera, and then image processing is carried out and pronunciation or explanation is given. However, the price of the dictionary pen is expensive, which limits further popularity.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve the existing problems, the present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for controlling an electronic device, a terminal, and a storage medium.

The present disclosure adopts the following technical solutions.

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a control method of an electronic device, including: receiving an instruction from a communication-connected device to acquire an image; identifying material content in the image at a location corresponding to the device; and outputting information related to the material content.

Another embodiment of the present disclosure provides a control apparatus of an electronic device, including: the image acquisition module is configured to receive an instruction from a communication connected device and acquire an image; an identification module configured to identify material content at a location in the image corresponding to the device; and the information output module is configured to output information related to the material content.

In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides a terminal comprising: at least one memory and at least one processor; the memory is used for storing program codes, and the processor is used for calling the program codes stored in the memory to execute the control method of the electronic equipment.

In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides a storage medium for storing program codes for executing the control method of the electronic device described above.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the electronic device is used in combination with a device in communication connection with the electronic device, and the electronic device may be some existing intelligent devices, and compared with a dictionary pen and the like, the method of the present disclosure can greatly reduce the required hardware cost, and can further improve the user experience.

Drawings

The above and other features, advantages and aspects of various embodiments of the present disclosure will become more apparent by referring to the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Throughout the drawings, the same or similar reference numbers refer to the same or similar elements. It should be understood that the drawings are schematic and that elements and elements are not necessarily drawn to scale.

Fig. 1 is a flowchart of a control method of an electronic apparatus of an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 illustrates a schematic diagram of identification of material content of an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 3 is a part of modules of a control apparatus for an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. While certain embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in the drawings, it is to be understood that the present disclosure may be embodied in various forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein, but rather are provided for a more thorough and complete understanding of the present disclosure. It should be understood that the drawings and embodiments of the disclosure are for illustration purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure.

It should be understood that various steps recited in method embodiments of the present disclosure may be performed in parallel and/or in parallel. Moreover, method embodiments may include additional steps and/or omit performing the illustrated steps. The scope of the present disclosure is not limited in this respect.

The term "include" and variations thereof as used herein are open-ended, i.e., "including but not limited to". The term "based on" is "based, at least in part, on". The term "one embodiment" means "at least one embodiment"; the term "another embodiment" means "at least one additional embodiment"; the term "some embodiments" means "at least some embodiments". Relevant definitions for other terms will be given in the following description.

It should be noted that the terms "first", "second", and the like in the present disclosure are only used for distinguishing different devices, modules or units, and are not used for limiting the order or interdependence relationship of the functions performed by the devices, modules or units.

It is noted that references to "a" or "an" in this disclosure are intended to be illustrative rather than limiting, and that those skilled in the art will recognize that reference to "one or more" unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

The names of messages or information exchanged between devices in the embodiments of the present disclosure are for illustrative purposes only, and are not intended to limit the scope of the messages or information.

As shown in fig. 1, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a flowchart of a control method of an electronic device. The control method of the electronic device of the present disclosure may include step S101 of receiving an instruction from a communication-connected device to acquire an image. In some embodiments, an electronic device is communicatively coupled and physically separated from the device, the electronic device including a camera. In some embodiments, the electronic device may be any suitable smart device with a camera. In some embodiments, the electronic device and the device may be communicatively connected via bluetooth, but the disclosure is not limited thereto, e.g., the communication connection may also be made via wifi. In some embodiments, book materials to be viewed and the like can be firstly placed in a range which can be recognized by a camera, and then information or instructions sent by the device are used for triggering image acquisition of the camera of the electronic device. In some embodiments, after receiving the instruction from the communicatively connected device, the electronic device invokes the camera for image acquisition.

In some embodiments, the method for controlling an electronic device of the present disclosure may further include a step S102 of identifying material content in the image at a location corresponding to the device. In some embodiments, after the image is captured by the camera, the content in the image may be recognized by Optical Character Recognition (OCR). In some embodiments, a word at the location corresponding to the device may be identified after a camera of the electronic device takes a picture by placing the device under, for example, the word that needs to be identified.

In some embodiments, the method for controlling an electronic device of the present disclosure may further include step S103 of outputting information related to the material content. In some embodiments, after identifying the corresponding material content, information associated with the identified material content is output.

In the embodiment of the disclosure, the electronic device and the device are physically separated, so that a user can operate the device more conveniently, the position of the electronic device can be fixed, and the user can operate the device conveniently. In addition, with the aid of the camera of electronic equipment, the hardware cost of equipment has greatly reduced.

In some embodiments, the instruction is made by the triggering means of the device being triggered in a single or in a succession of triggers. In some embodiments, the triggering device may be a physical key or a virtual key. In some embodiments, the instructions issued when the trigger means of the device is triggered a single time are different from the instructions issued when the trigger means of the device is triggered continuously. For example, the instruction issued when the trigger device of the apparatus is triggered by a single time may be an instruction to acquire a single-frame image, and the instruction issued when the trigger device of the apparatus is triggered continuously may be an instruction to acquire a plurality of-frame images. Additionally, in some embodiments, it may be a recognized word or phrase when a single frame image is acquired. In some embodiments, when acquiring multiple frames of images, it may be to identify sentences or paragraphs.

In some embodiments, the information related to the material content includes a pronunciation, translation, and/or interpretation of the material content. In some embodiments, after the electronic device identifies the corresponding material content in the image, it may call its own stored database and/or obtain information related to the material content from a network database when networking, for example, for a word, after the word is identified from the picture by OCR, any related information such as pronunciation, chinese translation, word meaning explanation, etc. of the word may be provided.

In some embodiments, outputting information related to the material content includes outputting the information related to the material content through a voice component of the electronic device or the device. In some embodiments, the electronic device can play the information related to the material content out through the speaker. In some embodiments, the electronic device may transmit information related to the material content to the device and then play the information in the speaker of the device. In some occasions where silence is desired, the electronic device is not expected to play loud sound, but the device can play sound close to the ear of the user, so that the external environment is not interfered, the quiet learning atmosphere is favorably kept, and noise interference to other surrounding learners is avoided.

In some embodiments, the electronic device includes a display screen. In some embodiments, outputting information related to the material content further comprises displaying the information related to the material content through a display screen. By displaying on the display screen, the learner can view information related to the identified material content, such as translations and interpretations.

In some embodiments, when the instruction is made that said triggering means of the device is continuously triggered, acquiring the image comprises acquiring a plurality of frames of images. In some embodiments, when the instruction is made by said triggering means of the device being continuously triggered, the content of the sentence or paragraph can be identified, and by acquiring multiple frames of images, the start and end points of the identified material content can be known.

In some embodiments, identifying the material content in the image at the location corresponding to the device comprises: identifying the material content from a first location to a second location, wherein the first location corresponds to the location of the device at the beginning of the triggering event and the second location corresponds to the location of the device at the end of the triggering event. As shown in FIG. 2, acquiring an image includes acquiring a plurality of frame images, for example, acquiring a first image of the device at a first location 21; a second image of the device at a second position 22 is acquired. In some embodiments, the first position 21 corresponds to the position of the device when the triggering means starts to be triggered, and the second position 22 corresponds to the position of the device when the triggering means ends to be triggered. For example, when the device is in the first position 21, a triggering device (e.g., a key) of the device is triggered, and a camera of the electronic device acquires a frame of image. When the device is moved to the second position 22, the user may release the key, i.e. the triggering means of the device is triggered, at which time the camera of the electronic device captures a second image. It should be understood that this is merely exemplary, and the camera of the electronic device may take continuous shots at preset time intervals (e.g., at 0.5s or 1s intervals) when the triggering device of the device is triggered until the triggering device of the device is triggered. In some embodiments, identifying the material content in the image at the location corresponding to the device comprises: the material content from the first location 21 to the second location 22 is identified. As shown in fig. 2, the electronic device may identify the material content from a first location 21 to a second location 22 in bold squares. In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 2, the apparatus may virtually draw a box 20 on the book material, triggering the device from a first position 21 to the end of a second position 22. It should be understood that although the second device depicts box 20, the electronic device identifies the material content as the entire content from the first location 21 to the second location 22, and is not limited to the content within box 20.

In some embodiments, identifying the material content at the location in the image corresponding to the device further comprises identifying the material content at the corresponding location according to the material content of the context of the corresponding location. In some embodiments, outputting information related to the material content includes giving a meaning of the material content at the corresponding location based on the material content of the context of the corresponding location, which may make identification of the material content more accurate. For example, again the word "bus", is commonly interpreted as "bus", but if the context of the material reveals that the material relates to the computer domain, the meaning of "bus" may be given and they may be ordered with the closest meaning "bus" first. Thus, the output information can be more accurate.

In some embodiments, some of the material contents are polysemous words, and at this time, the context of the material contents at the position corresponding to the device in the currently acquired image can be determined by referring to the material contents of the images acquired twice before, so as to determine the meaning of outputting the corresponding material contents (for example, words), and the preferred meaning is arranged in front, which is convenient for the user to refer to, so that the output information can more accurately reflect the meaning of the corresponding material contents.

In some embodiments, the device may be an electronic pen, the electronic device being a tablet computer, a smart desk lamp, or a smart phone. In some embodiments, the device is an electronic pen with bluetooth, and the electronic device may be a typical tablet, smartphone, or the like. Therefore, the implementation of the method disclosed by the invention only needs to additionally purchase one electronic pen, and compared with the dictionary pen with the camera in the market, the hardware cost of the user is greatly reduced. In addition, the tablet personal computer, the intelligent desk lamp and the intelligent mobile phone are provided with a larger screen, and human-computer interaction is convenient to perform. In some embodiments, the method of the present disclosure provides electronic device functionality using a bluetooth electronic pen and a camera of the electronic device. At present, most families have tablet computers or intelligent desk lamps or smart phones, and the tablet computers or the intelligent desk lamps or the smart phones can be used in combination with Bluetooth electronic pens. Compared with the traditional method for searching words by inputting characters, the method has the advantages that the words are input without character by character, and the speed is high. Compared with the existing desk lamp, the desk lamp can be input without voice, can be quicker, and can not affect people around. In addition, compared with the current dictionary pen, the screen of the electronic equipment is larger, and the man-machine interaction is more friendly.

The embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a control device 300 of an electronic device. The control device includes an image acquisition module 301, a recognition module 302, and an information output module 303. In some embodiments, the image acquisition module 301 is configured to receive instructions from a communicatively connected device to acquire an image. In some embodiments, the identification module 302 is configured to identify the material content at a location in the image corresponding to the device. In some embodiments, the information output module 303 is configured to output information related to the material content.

It should be understood that the contents described with respect to the control method of the electronic device are also applicable to the control apparatus 300 for an electronic device herein, and for the sake of simplicity, detailed description thereof will not be made herein.

In some embodiments, the instruction is made by the triggering means of the device being triggered in a single or in a succession of triggers. In some embodiments, the information related to the material content includes pronunciation, translation and/or interpretation of the material content. In some embodiments, outputting information related to the material content includes outputting the information related to the material content through a voice component of the electronic device or the device. In some embodiments, the electronic device includes a display screen, and outputting the information related to the material content further includes displaying the information related to the material content through the display screen. In some embodiments, when the instruction is made that the triggering means of the device is continuously triggered, acquiring the image comprises acquiring a plurality of frames of images. In some embodiments, identifying the material content in the image at the location corresponding to the device comprises: the material content is identified from a first location corresponding to the location of the device at the time the triggering means begins to be triggered to a second location corresponding to the location of the device at the time the triggering means ends to be triggered.

In addition, the present disclosure also provides a terminal, including: at least one memory and at least one processor; the memory is used for storing program codes, and the processor is used for calling the program codes stored in the memory to execute the control method of the electronic equipment.

In addition, the present disclosure also provides a computer storage medium storing program codes for executing the control method of the electronic device.

The method and apparatus for controlling an electronic device according to the present disclosure have been described above based on the embodiments and application examples. In addition, the present disclosure also provides a terminal and a storage medium, which are described below.

Referring now to fig. 4, a schematic diagram of an electronic device (e.g., a terminal device or server) 400 suitable for use in implementing embodiments of the present disclosure is shown. The terminal device in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include, but is not limited to, a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, a notebook computer, a digital broadcast receiver, a PDA (personal digital assistant), a PAD (tablet computer), a PMP (portable multimedia player), a vehicle terminal (e.g., a car navigation terminal), and the like, and a stationary terminal such as a digital TV, a desktop computer, and the like. The electronic device shown in fig. 4 is only an example, and should not bring any limitation to the functions and the scope of use of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

As shown in fig. 4, electronic device 400 may include a processing device (e.g., central processing unit, graphics processor, etc.) 401 that may perform various appropriate actions and processes in accordance with a program stored in a Read Only Memory (ROM)402 or a program loaded from a storage device 408 into a Random Access Memory (RAM) 403. In the RAM403, various programs and data necessary for the operation of the electronic apparatus 400 are also stored. The processing device 401, the ROM 402, and the RAM403 are connected to each other via a bus 404. An input/output (I/O) interface 405 is also connected to bus 404.

Generally, the following devices may be connected to the I/O interface 405: input devices 406 including, for example, a touch screen, touch pad, keyboard, mouse, camera, microphone, accelerometer, gyroscope, etc.; an output device 407 including, for example, a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), a speaker, a vibrator, and the like; storage 408 including, for example, tape, hard disk, etc.; and a communication device 409. The communication means 409 may allow the electronic device 400 to communicate wirelessly or by wire with other devices to exchange data. While fig. 4 illustrates an electronic device 400 having various means, it is to be understood that not all illustrated means are required to be implemented or provided. More or fewer devices may alternatively be implemented or provided.

In particular, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the processes described above with reference to the flowcharts may be implemented as computer software programs. For example, embodiments of the present disclosure include a computer program product comprising a computer program embodied on a computer readable medium, the computer program comprising program code for performing the method illustrated in the flow chart. In such an embodiment, the computer program may be downloaded and installed from a network via the communication device 409, or from the storage device 408, or from the ROM 402. The computer program performs the above-described functions defined in the methods of the embodiments of the present disclosure when executed by the processing device 401.

It should be noted that the computer readable medium in the present disclosure can be a computer readable signal medium or a computer readable storage medium or any combination of the two. A computer readable storage medium may be, for example, but not limited to, an electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, apparatus, or device, or any combination of the foregoing. More specific examples of the computer readable storage medium may include, but are not limited to: an electrical connection having one or more wires, a portable computer diskette, a hard disk, a Random Access Memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), an optical fiber, a portable compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), an optical storage device, a magnetic storage device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. In the present disclosure, a computer readable storage medium may be any tangible medium that can contain, or store a program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. In contrast, in the present disclosure, a computer readable signal medium may comprise a propagated data signal with computer readable program code embodied therein, either in baseband or as part of a carrier wave. Such a propagated data signal may take many forms, including, but not limited to, electro-magnetic, optical, or any suitable combination thereof. A computer readable signal medium may also be any computer readable medium that is not a computer readable storage medium and that can communicate, propagate, or transport a program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. Program code embodied on a computer readable medium may be transmitted using any appropriate medium, including but not limited to: electrical wires, optical cables, RF (radio frequency), etc., or any suitable combination of the foregoing.

In some embodiments, the clients, servers may communicate using any currently known or future developed network Protocol, such as HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol), and may interconnect with any form or medium of digital data communication (e.g., a communications network). Examples of communication networks include a local area network ("LAN"), a wide area network ("WAN"), the Internet (e.g., the Internet), and peer-to-peer networks (e.g., ad hoc peer-to-peer networks), as well as any currently known or future developed network.

The computer readable medium may be embodied in the electronic device; or may exist separately without being assembled into the electronic device.

The computer readable medium carries one or more programs which, when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to perform the methods of the present disclosure as described above.

Computer program code for carrying out operations for aspects of the present disclosure may be written in any combination of one or more programming languages, including an object oriented programming language such as Java, Smalltalk, C + +, and conventional procedural programming languages, such as the "C" programming language or similar programming languages. The program code may execute entirely on the user's computer, partly on the user's computer, as a stand-alone software package, partly on the user's computer and partly on a remote computer or entirely on the remote computer or server. In the case of a remote computer, the remote computer may be connected to the user's computer through any type of network, including a Local Area Network (LAN) or a Wide Area Network (WAN), or the connection may be made to an external computer (for example, through the Internet using an Internet service provider).

The flowchart and block diagrams in the figures illustrate the architecture, functionality, and operation of possible implementations of systems, methods and computer program products according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. In this regard, each block in the flowchart or block diagrams may represent a module, segment, or portion of code, which comprises one or more executable instructions for implementing the specified logical function(s). It should also be noted that, in some alternative implementations, the functions noted in the block may occur out of the order noted in the figures. For example, two blocks shown in succession may, in fact, be executed substantially concurrently, or the blocks may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality involved. It will also be noted that each block of the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, can be implemented by special purpose hardware-based systems which perform the specified functions or acts, or combinations of special purpose hardware and computer instructions.

The units described in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented by software or hardware. Where the name of an element does not in some cases constitute a limitation on the element itself.

The functions described herein above may be performed, at least in part, by one or more hardware logic components. For example, without limitation, exemplary types of hardware logic components that may be used include: field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), Application Specific Standard Products (ASSPs), systems on a chip (SOCs), Complex Programmable Logic Devices (CPLDs), and the like.

In the context of this disclosure, a machine-readable medium may be a tangible medium that can contain, or store a program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. The machine-readable medium may be a machine-readable signal medium or a machine-readable storage medium. A machine-readable medium may include, but is not limited to, an electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, apparatus, or device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. More specific examples of a machine-readable storage medium would include an electrical connection based on one or more wires, a portable computer diskette, a hard disk, a Random Access Memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), an optical fiber, a portable compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), an optical storage device, a magnetic storage device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing.

According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a control method of an electronic device, the control method including: receiving an instruction from a communication-connected device to acquire an image; identifying material content in the image at a location corresponding to the device; and outputting information related to the material content.

According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the instruction is made by a triggering device of the apparatus being triggered by a single trigger or by consecutive triggers.

According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the information related to the material content includes pronunciation, translation and/or interpretation of the material content.

In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, outputting information related to the material content includes outputting the information related to the material content through the electronic device or a voice component of the device.

According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the electronic device includes a display screen, and outputting the information related to the material content further includes displaying the information related to the material content through the display screen.

According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, when the instruction is made that the triggering device of the apparatus is continuously triggered, acquiring the image includes acquiring a plurality of frames of images.

According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, identifying material content in the image at a location corresponding to the device comprises: identifying material content from a first location to a second location, the first location corresponding to the location of the device at the beginning of the triggering by the triggering means, and the second location corresponding to the location of the device at the end of the triggering by the triggering means.

According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a control apparatus of an electronic device, the control apparatus including: the image acquisition module is configured to receive an instruction from a communication connected device and acquire an image; an identification module configured to identify material content at a location in the image corresponding to the device; and the information output module is configured to output information related to the material content.

According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a terminal including: at least one memory and at least one processor; wherein the at least one memory is configured to store program code, and the at least one processor is configured to call the program code stored in the at least one memory to perform the method of any one of the above.

According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a storage medium for storing program code for performing the above-described method.

The foregoing description is only exemplary of the preferred embodiments of the disclosure and is illustrative of the principles of the technology employed. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the scope of the disclosure herein is not limited to the particular combination of features described above, but also encompasses other embodiments in which any combination of the features described above or their equivalents does not depart from the spirit of the disclosure. For example, the above features and (but not limited to) the features disclosed in this disclosure having similar functions are replaced with each other to form the technical solution.

Further, while operations are depicted in a particular order, this should not be understood as requiring that such operations be performed in the particular order shown or in sequential order. Under certain circumstances, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous. Likewise, while several specific implementation details are included in the above discussion, these should not be construed as limitations on the scope of the disclosure. Certain features that are described in the context of separate embodiments can also be implemented in combination in a single embodiment. Conversely, various features that are described in the context of a single embodiment can also be implemented in multiple embodiments separately or in any suitable subcombination.

Although the subject matter has been described in language specific to structural features and/or methodological acts, it is to be understood that the subject matter defined in the appended claims is not necessarily limited to the specific features or acts described above. Rather, the specific features and acts described above are disclosed as example forms of implementing the claims.