Messenger Camera Preview Integration for Seamless Image Capture
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face inconvenience when capturing and transmitting images within a messenger application on electronic devices, as they need to switch between camera and messenger application screens, leading to a cumbersome process and missed notifications during image capture.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device implementation that allows capturing and transmitting images within the same screen displaying message transmission/reception history, using multi-touch gestures to zoom, move, and capture images, and send them to other devices without screen switching, with the camera preview integrated within the message history screen.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the electronic device converts the messenger application screen into the camera application screen to capture and transmit an image, then the image can be captured and transmitted, but the user has to undergo a plurality of processes and suffers inconvenience of failing to determine received messages instantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the camera application interface with the messenger application interface by displaying the camera preview window within the messenger application screen. This allows the user to capture images and receive messages simultaneously without switching screens, resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and time loss.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a multi-dimensional interface where the camera preview is displayed as an embedded window within the messenger screen space. This dimensional integration allows both camera functionality and message notification to coexist in the same screen space, eliminating the need for screen conversion.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the electronic device converts the messenger application screen into the camera application screen, then image capture is enabled, but the screen conversion causes user inconvenience and message notification delays
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines camera functionality with the messenger application by embedding the camera preview window directly in the messenger screen. This merging allows the device to maintain messenger functionality while integrating camera capabilities, improving adaptability without sacrificing ease of operation.
3Manufacturing precision
If the camera preview screen is displayed full-screen, then image capture quality is improved, but the message history screen becomes inaccessible during capture
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a nested interface structure where the camera preview window is nested within the messenger application screen. This allows the camera interface to be displayed at full resolution for quality capture while remaining contained within the messenger screen, preventing loss of message history visibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a single-fullscreen mode to a multi-window dimensional layout, where the camera preview occupies a portion of the screen in a windowed mode. This dimensional change allows both high-quality camera display and message history to be visible simultaneously in different screen regions.
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AI summary
A method and an electronic device for displaying a user interface of a messenger application that includes a region providing a history of message transmission/reception between the electronic device and at least another electronic device and an icon for accessing a camera; detecting a first touch input on the icon for accessing the camera while displaying the user interface: and in response to detecting the first touch input, displaying a preview image based on an image obtained through the camera within the region providing the history of message transmission/reception.