Drag-to-record element for seamless GUI window capture
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current window- and screen-recording solutions require complex setups and lack speed and simplicity, necessitating multiple steps and not being suitable for seamless, on-the-fly recording.
Innovation Solution
A method involving a drag-to-record element that allows users to start video recording of a window by dragging and dropping it onto a target GUI element, combining selection and recording processes into a single intuitive action.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional multi-step recording setup process is used, then recording functionality is achieved, but user operation complexity increases and recording speed decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the window selection process and recording initiation into a single drag-and-drop action. The drag-to-record element is dragged directly onto the target window, which simultaneously selects the window and starts recording, eliminating the need for separate selection and recording steps.
Solution Approach 2:
The drag-to-record element is prepared in advance with all necessary recording parameters and permissions configured. When dragged to the target window, the recording starts immediately without requiring additional setup steps, as the preliminary configuration is already in place.
2Device complexity
If multiple application openings and login steps are required, then recording functionality is achieved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The drag-to-record element integrates multiple functions into a single interface component: it serves as a recording trigger, window selector, and session initiator. This multi-functional design eliminates the need for separate applications for each function, reducing overall system complexity.
3Productivity
If detailed selection and confirmation steps are required, then recording accuracy is improved, but operation time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides visual feedback during the drag operation to confirm the target window selection. As the drag-to-record element approaches the target window, the system highlights or indicates the selected window, allowing the user to verify the selection before recording starts, ensuring accuracy without requiring multiple confirmation steps.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods for recording a GUI element (e.g., a window) on a user device through a single drag-to-record action are disclosed. The method includes rendering a drag-to-record element on a display of the user device and further receiving and storing one or more parameters of the GUI element, where the threshold edges of the GUI element are determined based on the one or more parameters of the GUI element. The method further includes receiving a drop position of the drag-to-record element that is above the GUI element, thus bounded by one or more threshold edges of the GUI element. The method further includes identifying the GUI element as a recording target based on the drop position of the drag-to-record element, and starting the recording of the GUI element.