Mobile Device Camera Interface Pattern Code Recognition
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current mobile devices require separate applications to recognize and process pattern codes, which can be inconvenient for users who want to easily capture and store images containing pattern codes without additional software.
Innovation Solution
A mobile device with a camera unit, display unit, and sensor unit, controlled by a processor that provides an image capturing interface displaying both an image capturing trigger and a pattern code trigger only when a pattern code is recognized, allowing for simultaneous image capture and pattern code information storage without the need for a separate application.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If separate applications are used to recognize and process pattern codes, then pattern code recognition capability is improved, but device complexity and ease of operation deteriorate due to requiring multiple applications
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges pattern code recognition functionality with the existing camera application by integrating a pattern code recognition module that works alongside the image capturing module. This allows both functions to coexist in a single application interface, eliminating the need for separate pattern code scanning applications while maintaining reliable pattern code recognition capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The camera application is enhanced to perform multiple functions: standard image capturing and pattern code recognition. The processor automatically determines whether to execute image capturing or pattern code recognition based on detected inputs, allowing the same application to serve universal purposes without requiring users to switch between specialized applications.
2Measurement precision
If separate applications are used for pattern code recognition, then specialized processing is improved, but ease of operation worsens due to requiring users to download and manage additional software
Solution Approach 1:
The pattern code recognition module is integrated into the camera application, combining specialized pattern code detection capabilities with the familiar camera interface. Users can recognize patterns directly within the application they already use for photography, eliminating the need to download, install, and manage separate pattern scanning applications.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically determines whether to perform image capturing or pattern code recognition based on the detected input signal, without requiring users to manually select modes or configure settings. This automatic service selection maintains high detection accuracy while simplifying user operation to a single unified interface.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the camera application displays both image capturing trigger and pattern code trigger simultaneously, then functionality is improved, but interface complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The interface displays different triggers (image capturing trigger and pattern code trigger) in distinct locations or with distinct visual characteristics, allowing users to easily differentiate between functions. Each trigger is optimized for its specific purpose while maintaining overall interface simplicity through localized differentiation rather than uniform complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The interface dynamically adapts its display based on the current operational context, showing relevant triggers according to the detected input signal or current mode. This dynamic behavior allows the interface to maintain simplicity by displaying only necessary elements at any given moment while providing full dual functionality when needed.
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AI summary
A mobile device includes a camera unit configured to sense an image; a display unit configured to display the image; a sensor unit configured to detect an input signal and transmit the detected input signal to a processor; a storage unit; and the processor configured to control the display unit, the camera unit, the sensor unit, wherein the processor is further configured to: provide an image capturing interface displaying the image sensed by the camera unit, display a pattern code indicator when a pattern code is recognized from the image, store the image in the storage unit in response to a first input signal, and store data linked to the pattern code in the storage unit in response to a second input signal.