Canvas Workflow Layout Templates for Faster Image Editing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users face difficulties in customizing the image layout effectively during workflow creation for image processing, leading to inefficiencies in editing and processing.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus for workflow creation that involves adding a first node associated with a canvas configuration, determining layout information via configuration controls, and creating a target workflow based on a node connected graph, allowing for customized image processing results.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If users manually configure image layout during workflow creation, then customization capability is improved, but editing efficiency deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecustomization capabilityVSAvoidediting efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system pre-provides multiple preset layout templates (such as picture matrix, waterfall, etc.) that have been designed in advance. Users can directly select from these pre-configured templates rather than manually configuring each layout parameter, which significantly improves editing efficiency while maintaining customization capability through the variety of available templates.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system transforms the complex parameter configuration process into simple template selection. By changing the interaction mode from manual parameter adjustment to preset template choice, the system resolves the contradiction between customization and efficiency, allowing users to achieve desired layouts through selecting from various pre-defined parameter sets.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Adaptability or versatility

If complex layout configuration is required, then layout flexibility is improved, but workflow creation complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelayout flexibilityVSAvoidworkflow creation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments the layout configuration process into two independent parts: template selection (simple) and optional parameter adjustment (detailed). This segmentation allows users to start with a simple template choice and only delve into complex parameter adjustments if needed, thereby reducing overall workflow creation complexity while maintaining layout flexibility.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Complex layout configurations have been pre-packaged into reusable templates. Instead of requiring users to build complex layouts from scratch, the system provides pre-configured templates that encapsulate complex parameter settings, thereby reducing workflow creation complexity while preserving layout flexibility through template variety and optional customization.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS20260004377A1Workflow creation
Publication Date: 2026.01.01 BEIJING ZITIAO NETWORK TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

The embodiments of the invention relate to a workflow creation method, apparatus, device, and a storage medium. One method provided herein includes: in response to receiving an editing operation, adding a first node associated with a canvas configuration to a node connected graph; determining canvas configuration information based on a set of configuration controls associated with the first node, the canvas configuration information indicating at least a layout of a set of elements in the canvas, the set of elements including a first element configured by referencing a second node associated with the first node; and creating a target workflow based on the node connected graph, the first node in the target workflow being configured to output an image processing result based on the canvas configuration information. In this way, the embodiments of the present disclosure can improve the efficiency of image processing using a workflow.