Mobile Terminal Image Selection Feedback Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulties in efficiently selecting and viewing images on mobile terminals, particularly when dealing with similar images, as existing methods require manual navigation and lack accurate search functionality, leading to cumbersome and time-consuming operations.
Innovation Solution
An image viewing method for mobile terminals that detects user instructions, displays selected image identifiers, and automatically jumps to the image selection interface position, eliminating the need for manual navigation and improving search accuracy.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual navigation is used to return to selected image position, then the user can view the selected image, but the operation becomes cumbersome and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism by displaying selected image identifiers in a dedicated display area that remains visible when navigating between pages. This allows users to see which images are selected without having to manually return to the original position, providing continuous feedback about the selection state and eliminating the need for manual navigation to verify selections.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary element - the selected image identifier display area - that acts as a mediator between the image grid and the user. This intermediary provides a simplified view of selection status without requiring direct interaction with the image grid, thereby reducing operational complexity and time.
2Productivity
If similar images are displayed in a grid, then users can browse images, but search accuracy decreases due to high similarity between images
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the identification function from the image display itself and separates it into dedicated selected image identifier elements. Instead of relying on users to visually distinguish selected images from unselected ones in the grid, the system extracts selection status into separate, clearly marked identifiers that are displayed in a dedicated area, thereby improving search accuracy without changing the image grid layout.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses visual differentiation through color or style changes in the selected image identifiers to clearly distinguish selected images from unselected ones. The identifiers for selected images are displayed with distinct visual characteristics (such as different colors, borders, or styles) that make them easily distinguishable even when the underlying images are similar, thereby improving search accuracy.
3Device complexity
If only selection feedback is provided without position tracking, then the interface remains simple, but users cannot easily locate or change selected images
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the interface into distinct functional areas: the image grid for browsing and a separate selected image identifier display area for tracking selections. This segmentation allows the system to maintain a simple image grid while adding selection tracking functionality in a separate, organized manner. The segmentation enables independent optimization of each area without increasing overall interface complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary action by automatically tracking and recording the position of selected images in the background without requiring user intervention. The system maintains a record of which images are selected and their positions, enabling quick retrieval and viewing without requiring users to manually track or remember selection positions, thereby improving ease of operation without adding visible complexity.
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AI summary
An image viewing method and a mobile terminal are provided. The method includes: detecting whether a viewing instruction of a user for a display identifier on a target position is received, where the display identifier is a display identifier of a target image selected by the user from an image selection interface; displaying the target image corresponding to the display identifier, in a case that the viewing instruction is received; and jumping to a position where the target image is located in the image selection interface.