Terminal Theme Color Adaptation to Match Displayed Picture Tone

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional theme color configurations in terminal devices are fixed and cannot adapt to the style of a displayed picture, leading to mismatched system theme colors with the picture's style.

Innovation Solution

A method to dynamically adjust theme colors of terminal device controls based on the cool and warm color system and arrangement information of a displayed picture, using luminance and purity components to determine a tone type and configure theme colors that match the picture's style.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a fixed theme color is used for terminal device controls, then the system theme color remains stable and basic interaction functions are maintained, but the theme color cannot adapt to the style of displayed pictures

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetheme color adaptabilityVSAvoidtheme color configuration complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements dynamic theme color adjustment by detecting the color tone of displayed pictures and automatically modifying control colors accordingly. The system transitions from a static fixed theme color to a dynamic adaptive theme color that changes based on the picture's color characteristics, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and complexity through automated detection and adjustment mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs self-adjustment of theme colors by automatically detecting picture color tones and applying appropriate color mappings without requiring manual user intervention. The theme color configuration system serves itself by autonomously analyzing picture characteristics and adjusting control colors to match the picture style, thereby achieving adaptability without increasing operational complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Adaptability or versatility

If preconfigured theme colors are used to replace existing theme colors, then theme color diversity is achieved, but the colors of various controls cannot be separately adjusted according to actual situations

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontrol color adjustment flexibilityVSAvoidtheme color configuration ease
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the theme color configuration into separate controllable parameters for different control elements. Instead of applying a uniform preconfigured theme color to all controls, the system allows independent adjustment of colors for various controls based on their specific requirements and the picture's color tone, achieving flexible control color adjustment while maintaining ease of operation through parameterized configuration.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system applies different color characteristics to different controls based on their local requirements and the picture's color tone. Each control element receives appropriately adjusted colors tailored to its specific function and the overall picture style, rather than using a uniform preconfigured theme color, thereby achieving localized color optimization without complicating the overall configuration process.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

3Shape

If theme color is changed to match picture style, then visual consistency between control colors and picture style is improved, but basic interaction functions may be affected

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevisual consistencyVSAvoidinteraction function reliability
Core Design Contradiction:
ShapeVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent adjusts color parameters (hue, saturation, brightness) of control elements based on the detected picture color tone while maintaining functional characteristics. By changing color parameters rather than fundamental design structures, the system achieves visual consistency with the picture style while preserving the reliability of basic interaction functions, as the functional behavior remains unchanged despite color modifications.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentEP4099162B1Method and apparatus for configuring theme color of terminal device, and terminal device
Publication Date: 2025.07.30 HUAWEI TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

A method for configuring a theme color of a terminal device, an apparatus, and a terminal device are provided. The method includes: obtaining a tone type of a to-be-switched-to picture when it is detected that a terminal device switches a screen picture; determining cool and warm color system information of the picture; identifying arrangement and proportion information of a representative color system of the picture; and configuring a theme color of the terminal device based on the tone type, the cool and warm color system information, and the arrangement and proportion information of the representative color system. According to the configuration method, a theme of a system can keep consistent with a picture, an environment, or the like in terms of style, without affecting use of basic interaction functions of controls of various colors in the system, so that accuracy of computer vision processing is improved.