Multi-Camera Preview Composition for Hierarchical Photography

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing photographing methods require later editing with professional software to achieve desired effects, making operations cumbersome.

Innovation Solution

A photographing method that allows users to select and display multiple images from control regions corresponding to multiple cameras on a preview interface, enabling direct creation of hierarchical images without subsequent editing.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Manufacturing precision

If users take pictures using electronic devices and then edit them later with professional editing software to obtain desired effects, then the picture quality and effect can be improved, but the operation complexity and time consumption increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepicture qualityVSAvoidoperation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by providing multiple camera options (wide-angle, telephoto, macro) and allowing users to select and combine different camera views during the photographing process itself. The system pre-processes images from multiple cameras and displays them on a preview interface, enabling users to create hierarchical images directly at the moment of capture without requiring subsequent professional editing software operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Manufacturing precision

If users edit pictures later with professional editing software to achieve desired effects, then the picture effect can be improved, but the time consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepicture effectVSAvoidtime consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary image processing by capturing images from multiple cameras simultaneously, pre-combining them into hierarchical compositions on the preview interface, and enabling users to finalize the desired picture effect at the moment of capture. This eliminates the need for time-consuming post-processing editing operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Ease of operation

If the system provides multiple camera options and displays multiple images on the preview interface for user selection, then the user can create hierarchical images directly during photographing, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of photographingVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies universality by designing a unified photographing system that integrates multiple camera modules (wide-angle, telephoto, macro) and a universal preview interface that can display and combine images from any combination of cameras. This multi-functional system handles various photographing scenarios through a single integrated interface, managing the complexity internally while presenting a simplified user experience.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS12506950B2Photographing method, photographing apparatus, electronic device, and medium
Publication Date: 2025.12.23 VIVO MOBILE COMM CO LTD
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AI summary

A photographing method includes receiving a first input performed by a user on M control regions of a target control, where the target control includes N control regions, the N control regions include the M control regions. M is a positive integer, and N is a positive integer greater than or equal to M; and displaying M first images on a photographing preview interface in response to the first input, where the M first images are images of a first object that are respectively collected by M cameras, and the M cameras are in a one-to-one correspondence with the M control regions.