Image Processing Apparatus Popup Menu for Touch Editing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Image processing systems face challenges in providing an intuitive and efficient way to select and apply edits due to the complexity and abundance of operation menus, particularly on devices with limited screen space like smartphones and tablets, where it is difficult to navigate and select the appropriate edit options.
Innovation Solution
An image processing apparatus that displays a background image and a processing target image on a screen, allowing users to input positions and perform edits based on the relationship between the input position and the image, without a dedicated menu field, enabling seamless switching between edit options and assigning edits based on the image's position and size relative to the screen.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a dedicated menu field is provided for selecting edit operations, then the completeness of edit options is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to the complexity and abundance of operation menus
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the edit selection function from a dedicated menu field and integrates it directly into the image display area. When users touch or click on an image, the system displays a popup menu with edit options at or near the touched position, allowing users to select edits without navigating through complex menus while maintaining access to complete edit functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a popup menu as an intermediary between the user and the edit operations. This popup menu appears temporarily at the image position when touched, providing a simplified interface that mediates between the user's touch input and the available edit operations, reducing the complexity of menu navigation while preserving access to all edit options.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a dedicated menu field is provided for selecting edit operations, then the functionality of edit selection is improved, but the device complexity increases due to the need for separate menu navigation interface
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the edit selection functionality with the image display area. Instead of having a separate dedicated menu field, the system combines the image viewing function with the edit selection function by displaying popup menus directly over or near the image when touched, thereby reducing device complexity while maintaining full edit selection functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent makes the image display area serve multiple functions: it displays images for viewing and simultaneously serves as the trigger point for displaying edit options. This multi-functional approach eliminates the need for a separate dedicated menu field, reducing overall device complexity while preserving complete edit selection capability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a dedicated menu field is provided for selecting edit operations, then the accessibility of edit options is improved, but the loss of screen space increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a two-dimensional menu layout that occupies horizontal screen space to a popup menu that appears in a third dimension (overlaying the image). This allows edit options to be accessible without consuming additional screen real estate, as the popup menu is displayed on top of or near the image rather than requiring dedicated menu field space.
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AI summary
An image processing apparatus includes a display section that displays a background image and a processing target image on a display screen, a receiving section that receives an input position on the display screen input by user, and a processing section that processes editing to the processing target image based on a relationship between the input position and a position of the processing target image.