Interface Control Color Matching via Wallpaper Pixel Extraction

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current smart terminal devices face challenges in maintaining visual attraction and user experience due to inconsistencies in color and style between desktop wallpapers and interface controls, leading to reduced visual appeal and user satisfaction.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus for determining the color of an interface control by acquiring pixels from a desktop wallpaper, processing their color values, and matching them with the interface control to ensure color and style consistency, involving techniques like blurring, transparent, or color-changing processing.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Stability of the object's composition

If a theme with a given style is used for interface control, then the interface control has consistent color and style, but the desktop wallpaper and interface control color and style cannot be matched

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinterface control color consistencyVSAvoiddesktop wallpaper customization
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The interface control color is dynamically adjusted based on the desktop wallpaper color. The system extracts the main color from the wallpaper and automatically adapts the interface control theme to match, allowing both customization and consistency to coexist.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The color parameters of the interface control are changed according to the extracted wallpaper color values. By modifying the color parameters dynamically, the system achieves visual harmony between the wallpaper and interface controls.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Adaptability or versatility

If user favorite desktop wallpaper is used, then user preference is satisfied, but color and style mismatch with interface control occurs

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedesktop wallpaper selectionVSAvoidcolor coordination
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically extracts the main color from the user's selected wallpaper and uses it to adjust the interface control colors. This self-service mechanism eliminates the need for manual theme selection while maintaining visual coordination.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system provides feedback by analyzing the wallpaper color and automatically adjusting the interface control colors to match. This closed-loop approach ensures that user preferences are respected while maintaining aesthetic consistency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Stability of the object's composition

If manual theme selection is required, then interface control style consistency is achieved, but user experience and visual attraction are reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinterface control style consistencyVSAvoiduser experience
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically determines the appropriate theme by extracting colors from the wallpaper, eliminating the need for manual theme selection. This self-service approach improves user experience while maintaining style consistency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary color extraction and analysis when the wallpaper is set, preparing the color data in advance. This preliminary action enables automatic theme adaptation without requiring user intervention during theme selection.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP3309679B1Method, apparatus, and terminal device for determining color of interface control
Publication Date: 2019.09.04 HUAWEI DEVICE CO LTD
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AI summary

Embodiments of the preset invention provide a method and an apparatus for determining a color of an interface control, which can enhance visual attraction of a user interface and improve user experience. The method includes: acquiring at least one pixel from a desktop wallpaper; acquiring a color value of the at least one pixel; and determining a color value of each pixel in the interface control according to the color value of the at least one pixel. At least one pixel is determined from a desktop wallpaper, and a color of an interface control is determined according to a color value of the at least one pixel, so that color and style matching between the desktop wallpaper and the interface control can be implemented, thereby enhancing visual attraction of a user interface and improving user experience.