Electronic Device Inversion Mapping for Intuitive Camera Control

Solution Overview

Problem

Existing digital camera systems fail to provide an intuitive method for changing the capturing range when the orientation of the camera and the touch panel are opposite, leading to confusion for users in determining the correct touch operation for desired image capture directions.

Innovation Solution

The electronic device incorporates at least one image sensor capable of capturing two different ranges and includes a control unit that responds to operations on specific sides, allowing intuitive capture direction changes through distinct button positions and LED notifications for each range, ensuring that the user can easily switch between capturing ranges without confusion.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Device complexity

If the touch panel is positioned on the opposite side of the camera sensor, then the device structure is compact and balanced, but the user cannot intuitively perform operations to change the capturing range

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedevice structureVSAvoidintuitive operation

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies inversion by reversing the mapping relationship between touch panel positions and capturing range directions. When the camera and touch panel are in opposite orientations, the patent inverts the directional mapping so that touching the right side of the touch panel changes the capturing range to the right, rather than to the left. This inversion resolves the contradiction by maintaining intuitive operation despite the opposite physical orientations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #13The other way round (Inversion)

2Device complexity

If the camera orientation is opposite to the touch panel orientation, then the device achieves compact structure, but the user must touch the opposite side of the panel to capture images in the intended direction

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedevice structureVSAvoidoperation time

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies inversion by reversing the mapping relationship between touch panel positions and capturing range directions. When the camera and touch panel are in opposite orientations, the patent inverts the directional mapping so that touching the right side of the touch panel changes the capturing range to the right, rather than to the left. This inversion resolves the contradiction by maintaining intuitive operation despite the opposite physical orientations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #13The other way round (Inversion)

Data Source

PatentUS11381735B2Electronic device

Publication Date: 2022.07.05 CANON KK

AI summary

An electronic device according to the present invention, includes: at least one image sensor configured to be able of capturing an image of a first capturing range and an image of a second capturing range different from the first capturing range; and at least one memory and at least one processor which function as: a control unit configured to control to in response to an operation on a first position on a side, which is oriented in a first direction, of the electronic device, capture an image of the first capturing range by the at least one image sensor, and in response to an operation on a second position on a side, which is oriented in a second direction different from the first direction, of the electronic device, capture an image of the second capturing range by the at least one image sensor.