Camera Information Editing Area for Contextual Recall
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing portable camera terminals lack the ability to easily and quickly write additional information desired by users during camera operations, relying solely on date information for image recall, which is insufficient for accurately remembering the context of old pictures or specific environments.
Innovation Solution
A method and terminal that activate a camera module with an information editing area, allowing users to input and output information alongside preview and photographed images, enabling easy supplementation of information during and after photography, including time stamps and environmental details.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If only date information is provided for image recall, then the system remains simple, but the user cannot accurately remember the context and environment of pictures
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically captures location information, time information, and environmental data (temperature, humidity, air quality) in advance during the photographing process, so that when users view images later, all contextual information is already available without requiring additional manual input
Solution Approach 2:
The camera system automatically collects and manages contextual information (location, time, environment) without requiring user intervention, making the system self-sufficient in gathering metadata while keeping the interface simple for users
2Adaptability or versatility
If an information editing area is added to the camera interface, then users can input additional information, but the interface complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The information editing area serves multiple functions: it displays automatically captured metadata (location, time, environment), allows manual text input, and provides editing capabilities, making a single interface element perform diverse information management tasks
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines the information editing area with the existing camera interface, merging metadata display, text input, and editing functions into an integrated interface rather than adding separate standalone components
3Loss of information
If manual information input is required after photographing, then information can be added, but the process becomes time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary capture of location, time, and environmental information automatically during the photographing process, eliminating the need for users to manually input this data later and significantly reducing the time required for information supplementation
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AI summary
A method of operating a camera including an information supplement function which supports to write a specific type of information desired by a user during a camera operation, and a terminal for supporting the same are provided. The method includes activating the camera module, and outputting to a display unit, an information editing area having an information supplement function together with at least one of a preview area for outputting the preview image, a photographed image area according to completion of photographing, and an on-photographing area according to a state of on-photographing of at least one of time points when a preview image of an object for photographing at least one of a picture and a moving picture by the activated camera module is output, when a photographing for one of a picture and a moving picture is complete, and when a moving picture is being photographed.