Mobile Terminal Split Screen Capture Controller

Solution Overview

Problem

Existing mobile terminals face inconvenience when trying to capture only the screen information from a specific region in a split screen state, as users often capture the entire screen and then edit the portion of interest, which is inefficient and resource-intensive.

Innovation Solution

A mobile terminal with a controller that divides the display into multiple screen regions, allowing users to selectively capture and manipulate content from one region and append it to another, using touch inputs to control the display and processing of screen content.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If the user captures the entire screen region in a split screen state, then the capture operation is simple, but the user has to edit the portion corresponding to the first screen region, increasing loss of time and productivity

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecapture operation simplicityVSAvoidediting time

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The display screen is divided into multiple independent screen regions (first screen region and second screen region), allowing the capture function to selectively capture only the desired region rather than the entire screen. This segmentation enables direct capture of specific content without subsequent editing requirements.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The capture function is enhanced to provide different capture modes: capturing the entire screen, capturing only the first screen region, or capturing only the second screen region. This local quality approach allows users to capture precisely the needed portion, eliminating the need to edit full-screen captures.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

2Ease of operation

If the user captures the entire screen region, then the capture operation is simple, but memory and power resources are wasted processing unnecessary regions

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecapture operation simplicityVSAvoidmemory and power consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The display screen is divided into multiple independent screen regions (first screen region and second screen region), allowing the capture function to selectively capture only the desired region rather than the entire screen. This segmentation enables direct capture of specific content without subsequent editing requirements.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Instead of always capturing the entire screen (excessive action), the system allows partial capture of only the necessary screen region. This partial action approach captures exactly what is needed, reducing memory storage requirements and power consumption while maintaining operational simplicity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #16Partial or excessive action

3Adaptability or versatility

If the screen is divided into multiple regions for multitasking, then multi-functionality is improved, but the complexity of screen management increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemulti-tasking capabilityVSAvoidscreen management complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The display screen is divided into multiple independent screen regions (first screen region and second screen region), allowing the capture function to selectively capture only the desired region rather than the entire screen. This segmentation enables direct capture of specific content without subsequent editing requirements.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system automatically manages the split screen configuration and capture operations without requiring complex user intervention. The controller handles the division of screen regions and the selection of capture targets, making the multi-tasking functionality accessible through simple user actions rather than complex management procedures.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentEP2793119B1Mobile terminal and control method thereof

Publication Date: 2018.05.23 LG ELECTRONICS INC

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AI summary

Provided is a mobile terminal (100) that includes a touch screen (151) formed to enable a touch input, and a controller (180) configured to generate a plurality of screen regions dividing the touch screen (151) in which the touch screen is divided into a plurality of screen regions, and determine whether or not to display an icon in a first screen region based on whether or not the execution screen of a preset application is displayed in a second screen region among the plurality of screen regions, wherein the icon is an icon corresponding to a function of controlling the execution screen of the preset application displayed in the second screen region based on the execution screen of an application displayed in the first screen region.