Mobile Device Screenshot Sharing via Automatic Detection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing methods for sharing screenshots from mobile network devices are inconvenient, requiring additional operations and disrupting continuity when sharing with external devices like computers or projectors, as they involve storing screenshots manually or repeatedly switching between applications.

Innovation Solution

A sender device with a detection module, control module, and wireless network interface that automatically detects screenshot-taking activity and transmits the latest screenshot to a receiver device over a wireless network, eliminating the need for manual preparation and program switching.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If manual screenshot storage and program switching methods are used, then screenshots can be transmitted to external devices, but the operation complexity increases and instruction continuity is disrupted

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvescreenshot sharing operationVSAvoidoperation steps
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by detecting screenshot events in real-time and pre-preparing the screenshot data for transmission. The detection module monitors screenshot events before the user needs to share them, so when sharing is requested, the screenshot is already ready for immediate transmission without manual storage or program switching.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system serves itself by automatically detecting screenshot events, retrieving the captured images, and initiating transmission to external devices without requiring user intervention. The control module autonomously manages the entire process from detection to transmission, eliminating the need for manual operation steps.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Loss of time

If manual screenshot storage and program switching methods are used, then screenshots can be transmitted to external devices, but time loss occurs due to repeated switching

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvescreenshot transmission timeVSAvoidinstruction efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of timeVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system maintains continuity of useful action by keeping the screenshot detection and transmission process running continuously in the background without interrupting the main application. The detection module operates continuously to monitor screenshot events, and the transmission can occur seamlessly without requiring program switching, thus maintaining instruction flow and productivity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #20Continuity of useful action

3Ease of operation

If conventional screenshot sharing methods are used, then screenshots can be transmitted, but user convenience decreases due to extra operations

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser convenienceVSAvoidoperation time
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs self-service by automatically detecting when a screenshot is taken and initiating the transmission process without requiring any user actions. The detection module autonomously identifies screenshot events, and the control module automatically retrieves and transmits the image, eliminating all manual operations and maximizing user convenience while minimizing time loss.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentEP2665244B1Mobile network device and method of sharing screenshots and computer-readable medium thereof
Publication Date: 2017.08.23 BARCO LTD
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AI summary

A sender device for sharing screenshots comprises a detection module, a control module and a wireless network interface. The detection module detects in the background whether a user is executing a screenshot activity and outputs a corresponding trigger signal. The control module electrically connects with the detection module and retrieves the last taken screenshot according to the trigger signal output by the detection module. The wireless network interface electrically connects the control module for establishing a wireless network link with a receiver device and transmitting the screenshot to the receiver device. The abovementioned sender device is able to simplify the operation to share screenshots.