Annotated Screen Capture on Portable Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mobile communication devices lacked the ability to efficiently capture and annotate screen data with various forms of user input, limiting their functionality in conveying information and context.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that utilizes an annotation component to capture and append screen shots with annotation data such as audio, video, graphics, and handwriting, allowing for the creation of annotated screen shots that can be transmitted to disparate devices, enhancing data communication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If mobile communication devices incorporate multiple input components (keyboards, touch screens, stylus, writing pads), then user interaction capability and information input efficiency are improved, but device complexity and size increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple input components (keyboard, touch screen, stylus, writing pad) into a single integrated mobile communication device. This merging approach allows the device to provide diverse input methods without requiring separate devices, thereby improving user interaction capability while managing device complexity through unified design.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile communication device is designed to perform multiple functions through a single device platform, supporting various input methods (typing, touching, handwriting) and communication functions (messaging, email, data transfer). This multi-functionality approach allows one device to replace multiple specialized devices, improving ease of operation while avoiding the need for users to carry multiple separate devices.
2Ease of operation
If mobile communication devices decrease in size for portability, then convenience and portability are improved, but functionality and processing capability are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a nested structure where multiple functional components are integrated within a compact device housing. The writing pad, touch screen, keyboard, and communication modules are nested within the portable device body, allowing small size while maintaining diverse functionality. This nesting approach enables the device to fit in pockets or handbags without causing discomfort while still providing comprehensive input and communication capabilities.
3Loss of information
If mobile communication devices capture and annotate screen data with multiple data types, then information conveyance capability is improved, but data processing complexity and energy consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The device performs preliminary actions by capturing screen data and annotating it with various data types (handwriting, audio, video) before transmission. This preliminary processing consolidates information conveyance into a single comprehensive data package, reducing the need for multiple separate transmissions and potentially lowering overall energy consumption despite the intensive initial processing.
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AI summary
The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates communicating data utilizing a portable device. An interface component can receive annotation data related to a display associated with a portable device. An annotation component can append a screen shot corresponding to the display with the annotated data to create an annotated screen shot.