Dynamic UI Control Backgrounds from Fuzzy Wallpaper Regions

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current UI controls in portable terminals have inflexible and monotonous backgrounds, lacking variability and adaptability to changing wallpapers.

Innovation Solution

The background of UI controls is dynamically updated in sync with the wallpaper, using cached fuzzy processing results to reduce processing time and memory usage, and employing Gaussian fuzzy processing with image scaling to ensure seamless display on any color background.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a single invariable picture is used as UI control background, then implementation is simple, but flexibility and variability are poor

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebackground variabilityVSAvoidbackground setting complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies dynamics by making the UI control background dynamically change according to wallpaper variations. The system automatically detects wallpaper changes and updates the background image of UI controls in real-time, transforming a static background into a dynamic one that adapts to user preferences without manual intervention.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements feedback by establishing a monitoring mechanism that detects wallpaper changes and automatically triggers background updates. The system continuously monitors wallpaper variations and provides real-time feedback to update UI control backgrounds, creating a closed-loop system that responds to user preferences automatically.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Measurement precision

If fuzzy processing is performed on every wallpaper change, then background adaptation is accurate, but processing time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebackground matching precisionVSAvoidprocessing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-processing wallpapers to extract feature information before actual background application. The system extracts and stores characteristic features of wallpapers in advance, so when a wallpaper is selected or changed, the background can be quickly matched without performing complete fuzzy processing from scratch, thus reducing processing time while maintaining accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Measurement precision

If fuzzy processing is performed on every wallpaper change, then background adaptation is accurate, but memory consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebackground matching precisionVSAvoidmemory consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies the extraction principle by extracting only the essential feature information from wallpapers rather than storing complete wallpaper images. The system extracts characteristic features such as color distributions, pattern elements, and visual properties, storing only this condensed information. This reduces memory consumption significantly while maintaining the precision needed for accurate background matching and adaptation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Data Source

PatentEP3822757B1Method for setting background of UI control
Publication Date: 2025.09.10 HUAWEI TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and an apparatus for setting a background of a UI control. The method includes: acquiring, after a wallpaper of a terminal is updated, a fuzzy wallpaper obtained after fuzzy processing is performed on the updated wallpaper; capturing, according to a location of the UI control on a screen of the terminal, a wallpaper area block from the acquired fuzzy wallpaper; and setting the one captured wallpaper area block to a background of the UI control. In the embodiments of the present invention, the background of the UI control of the terminal can be enabled to dynamically change as the wallpaper changes, thereby enhancing flexibility and variability of a background image of the UI control.