Patent ID: 9720304
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: G03B,H05B,Y02B

Claim:
1. A method for controlling a flash light, comprising: obtaining, by a terminal including a processor configured to communicate with the flash light, position data of an object to be photographed; and determining, by the terminal, a parameter of the flash light with respect to the object to be photographed based on the obtained position data and a current parameter, wherein determining the parameter of the flash light with respect to the object to be photographed based on the position comprises: determining a current to be provided to the flash light based on the obtained position data; and wherein determining the current to be provided to the flash light based on the obtained position data comprises: retrieving, based on the obtained position data, the current parameter from a predetermined relationship table comprising position data and associated current parameters; and based on the obtained position data and the retrieved current parameter, calculating the current to be provided to the flash light.