Cross-App Screenshot Sharing Through Drag-and-Drop Capture
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Solution Overview
Problem
The process of sharing a screen capture on electronic devices is complicated, leading to a poor user experience.
Innovation Solution
A picture sharing method that allows users to share screenshots by performing simple drag or tap operations, utilizing a target display interface to send screenshots to a second application, and includes features like continuous screenshot modes and filtering to reduce unnecessary screenshots.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional screen capture sharing method is used (pressing shortcut key or invoking button), then screenshot can be obtained and shared, but the operation process is complicated and user experience is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the screenshot capture function and sharing function into a single integrated operation. When the user drags an icon from the first application to the second application, the system automatically captures the screenshot and initiates sharing, combining multiple steps (capture, select, share) into one seamless action.
Solution Approach 2:
The drag operation serves multiple functions simultaneously: it acts as both the trigger for screenshot capture and the initiation for sharing to the target application. This multi-functional operation eliminates the need for separate capture and sharing steps, simplifying the overall process.
2Productivity
If continuous screenshot mode is enabled to capture multiple screenshots, then real-time sharing is improved, but memory consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary screenshot capture in continuous mode and stores these screenshots in advance. When the user initiates a drag operation, the pre-captured screenshots are immediately available for sharing, eliminating the need to wait for capture during the sharing moment and enabling real-time sharing.
Solution Approach 2:
The system manages memory by discarding older or unnecessary screenshots from the continuous capture sequence while retaining relevant ones. This selective retention and discarding mechanism maintains the ability to share recent screenshots quickly while controlling memory consumption by removing redundant data.
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AI summary
This application provides a picture sharing method and an electronic device. The method includes: when a first operation entered by a user by using a target display interface is detected, in response to the first operation, obtaining a screenshot of at least one display interface corresponding to a first application; and sending the screenshot of the at least one display interface to a second application, where the target display interface includes at least one of an icon of the first application and a current display interface of the first application, the target display interface includes at least one of an icon of the second application and a current display interface of the second application, and the first operation includes dragging the at least one of the icon of the first application and the current display interface of the first application to a position area in which the at least one of the icon of the second application and the current display interface of the second application is located. According to this method, a picture sharing process is relatively fast, time costs of sharing a screen capture by the user are reduced, and use experience of the user is greatly improved.