Camera Interface Swiping Control for Faster Function Switching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing camera function control methods in electronic devices are not convenient and fast enough, leading to reduced operation speed and user experience due to the need for sequential operations and reliance on remembering swiping directions for different functions.
Innovation Solution
A camera function control method that associates swiping directions with the positions of function labels, allowing users to swipe towards target function labels to trigger corresponding camera functions, with interfaces designed to facilitate accurate selection and reduce misoperations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If sequential operations are required to access camera functions (open camera app -> select function -> operate), then the camera application provides comprehensive camera functions, but the operation speed becomes slow
Solution Approach 1:
The patent pre-arranges function labels in specific spatial positions around the shooting button, and pre-defines swiping directions corresponding to each function label. This preliminary setup allows users to directly swipe to the desired function without sequential selection steps, resolving the contradiction between comprehensive function availability and fast operation speed
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the camera interface into distinct functional zones: a first region containing the shooting button and a second region containing multiple function labels arranged in different positions. Each function label represents a separable camera function that can be accessed independently through directional swiping, enabling fast access to specific functions without navigating through the entire interface hierarchy
2Speed
If fixed swiping directions are used for different camera functions, then quick access to camera functions is achieved, but users must remember the correspondence between swiping directions and functions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent displays visual indicators (text labels showing function names or icons) at the positions where function labels are located on the interface. These visual cues act as a guide system that shows users which direction to swipe for each function, eliminating the need to memorize direction-function mappings while maintaining fast access speeds
Solution Approach 2:
The patent provides real-time visual feedback by displaying text indicating the camera function that will be executed based on the user's swiping operation. This feedback mechanism confirms the correct function selection and guides users on the proper swiping direction, reducing operation errors without sacrificing access speed
3Speed
If users swipe without visual guidance, then operation speed increases, but operation errors increase due to misremembering swiping directions
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-displays text indicators at the second region positions before the user performs any swiping operation. These pre-displayed indicators show the function names or icons corresponding to each direction, providing advance guidance that ensures both fast and accurate operations without requiring users to rely on memory
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary visual guidance system (text labels showing function names) that mediates between the user's intent and the swiping action. This intermediary provides real-time directional guidance, ensuring that users swipe in the correct direction to access the desired function, thereby maintaining both speed and accuracy
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AI summary
This application provides a camera function control method, an electronic device, and a storage medium. The method includes: displaying a first interface of a first camera function of the electronic device; receiving a first operation of a user on the first interface of the first camera function, where the first operation includes a swiping operation; when the swiping operation enters a second region from a first region on the first interface of the first camera function, determining whether a swiping direction corresponding to the swiping operation points to a first function label; if the swiping direction points to the first function label, switching to display a second interface of a second camera function identified by the first function label; and controlling the second camera function to run in response to the swiping operation that continues to swipe in a direction in which a text of the second camera function is located on the second interface of the second camera function. According to the camera function control manner in this application, the user does not need to deliberately remember the direction of the swiping operation to accurately trigger a corresponding camera function, thereby improving use experience of the user for capturing pictures of wonderful moments.