Dual-Screen Image Editing Terminal with Real-Time Preview

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current image editing processes on mobile devices are cumbersome, requiring multiple iterations to achieve desired effects, as users must repeatedly apply edits and manually search through stored images to compare processing outcomes.

Innovation Solution

An image editing method utilizing a terminal with dual screens, where the first screen displays the original image and the second screen shows processed images, allowing users to perform edits and preview effects simultaneously, reducing the need for manual comparison and streamlining the editing process.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Manufacturing precision

If multiple image editing operations are performed and images are stored in an album for later comparison, then image processing completeness is improved, but operational complexity increases and user convenience deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveimage processing completenessVSAvoiduser convenience
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a second display screen as an additional dimension for image presentation. While the first screen handles editing operations, the second screen simultaneously displays processed images for comparison. This spatial separation resolves the contradiction by allowing complete processing operations while maintaining user convenience through visual feedback on a separate display, eliminating the need to manually search through stored images.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Manufacturing precision

If image processing results are stored and users manually search through the album to compare effects, then processing capability is improved, but time consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprocessing capabilityVSAvoidtime consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements real-time feedback by displaying processed images on the second screen immediately after editing operations are applied to the first screen. This allows users to see processing results and compare different editing effects without time delays, resolving the contradiction between processing capability and time consumption by providing instant visual feedback.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent performs preliminary display of processed images on the second screen before the user completes their evaluation. By pre-displaying multiple processing results in advance on the second screen, the system eliminates the need for users to manually search through stored images afterward, significantly reducing time consumption while maintaining full processing capability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Manufacturing precision

If users perform repeated editing operations to achieve ideal results, then image quality is improved, but operational steps increase and efficiency decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveimage qualityVSAvoidediting efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

By displaying the original image on the first screen and processed images on the second screen simultaneously, the patent enables users to perform editing operations and view quality results in real-time without interrupting the workflow. This spatial arrangement allows repeated editing operations to be performed efficiently while maintaining high image quality, as users can immediately compare results without additional manual steps.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Data Source

PatentUS11630561B2Image editing method and terminal
Publication Date: 2023.04.18 VIVO MOBILE COMM CO LTD
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AI summary

An image editing method and a terminal are provided. The terminal includes a first screen and a second screen. The image editing method includes: receiving a first input in a case that the first screen displays a first image; and in response to the first input, performing first processing on the first image to obtain a second image, displaying the second image on the first screen, and displaying the first image and/or a third image on the second screen; where the third image is an image obtained by performing second processing on the first image, and the second processing is a part of a processing process included in the first processing.