Camera Recording Interface With Focus Tracking for Easier Video Editing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Manual editing of videos recorded by terminal devices with multiple cameras is complex and requires specific editing techniques, leading to a poor user experience.

Innovation Solution

A recording method and apparatus that utilizes focus tracking to automatically select and display a target object in a terminal device, allowing for simultaneous recording and display of multiple videos, reducing the need for manual editing.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If manual editing processing is used to obtain video of target character, then video editing flexibility is improved, but operation complexity increases and user experience deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevideo editing operationVSAvoidediting processing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary action by automatically tracking and separating target characters during the recording process itself. The terminal device identifies target characters in advance and creates separate video streams for each character automatically, eliminating the need for manual editing later. This preliminary automated processing resolves the contradiction by making the complex editing task simple and automatic during recording.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements self-service by enabling the terminal device to automatically perform the video separation and tracking functions without user intervention. The device autonomously identifies target characters, maintains tracking throughout the video, and generates separate video files automatically. This self-service mechanism eliminates the need for users to perform complex manual editing operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Productivity

If focus tracking object is displayed in small window, then recording efficiency is improved, but display space for tracking object is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improverecording efficiencyVSAvoiddisplay space for tracking object
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSArea of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The system resolves this contradiction by utilizing the time dimension. Instead of providing large display space continuously, the system displays the focus tracking object in a small window during recording, then automatically expands to show the complete video or extracted character videos after recording. This temporal dimension allows efficient recording with minimal display space requirements while still providing adequate viewing space when needed.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Solution Approach 2:

The display window dynamically adjusts its size and functionality based on the recording state. During active recording, the small window provides focus tracking with minimal space consumption. After recording, the system dynamically transitions to displaying complete videos or extracted character videos with full space utilization. This dynamic adaptation resolves the contradiction between recording efficiency and display space.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS20250365507A1Recording method and apparatus, and storage medium
Publication Date: 2025.11.27 HONOR DEVICE CO LTD
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AI summary

Embodiments of this application provide a recording method and apparatus, and a storage medium, and relate to the field of terminals. The method is applied to a terminal device including a first camera, and the method includes: displaying, by the terminal device, a first interface of a camera application, where the first interface includes a first window and a second window; the first window displays a first picture collected by the first camera, and the second window displays a second picture; and the second picture is a part of the first picture; at a first moment, when the terminal device detects that a first position of the first picture includes a first object, including the first object in the second picture; and at a second moment, when the terminal device detects that a second position of the first picture includes the first object, including the first object in the second picture, where the second moment is later than the first moment. In this way, the terminal device may display the first object in a focus tracking manner, and one focus tracking video corresponding to the first object is additionally obtained during video recording, thereby reducing subsequent editing operations on the first object and improving the editing efficiency.