Fingernail Area Editing Interface for Nail Art Printing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing nail art printing systems face usability issues due to difficulties in selecting and editing small detected areas on fingernails, leading to poor user experience.
Innovation Solution
A computer-readable storage medium with a program that enables a user interface to display and edit fingernail areas on a screen, allowing users to easily select and adjust the printable area on a fingernail image by enlarging and displaying editable regions upon user instruction, using a combination of image detection and intuitive touch-based controls.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the detected area is enlarged for easier selection, then the ease of operation improves, but the display area requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a 2D plane view to a 3D spatial view by displaying the detected area as a floating window above the finger image. This dimensional change allows the detected area to be enlarged for easier selection without consuming excessive display space, as users can perceive depth and spatial relationships rather than requiring large flat areas.
Solution Approach 2:
The detected area is displayed as a nested window structure where the editable area window is contained within or near the finger image. This nesting allows multiple levels of detail to be viewed simultaneously - the overall finger context and the specific editable area - without requiring separate full-screen displays for each view.
2Measurement precision
If the detected area is made small to show detail, then the measurement precision improves, but the ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary editing window that mediates between the small detected area and user interaction. This window acts as a magnifying glass or preview pane that displays the detected area in greater detail while maintaining its positional context relative to the finger image, allowing precise detection results to be easily selected and edited.
Solution Approach 2:
By displaying the detected area in a separate spatial dimension (as a floating window rather than inline with the finger image), the system allows the detected area to be small for precise detection while simultaneously being enlargable for easy selection, resolving the contradiction between precision and operability.
3Loss of information
If the editable area is displayed in context with the finger image, then the information completeness improves, but the ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the display into distinct functional areas: the finger image showing overall context, and a separate editable area window showing detailed view. This segmentation allows users to maintain awareness of the complete context while easily selecting and editing specific areas, as the editable window can be focused on without losing the broader finger context.
Solution Approach 2:
The editable area window serves as an intermediary element that connects the contextual finger image with the detailed editing operations. It provides a focused view for easy selection while maintaining spatial relationships to the original context, allowing users to navigate between overall view and detailed editing smoothly.
Data Source
AI summary
An object of the present disclosure is to improve usability. One embodiment of the present invention is a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a program for causing an information processing apparatus to function as: a first display control unit configured to display an area a user can edit on a fingernail area in a finger image on a first screen that displays the finger image for each finger; and a second display control unit configured to display a second screen that enlarges and displays the editable area in response to user instructions to designate a position outside the area in a specific finger image corresponding to the area of an editing target via the first screen.