Multi-Preview Display With Freeze-Frame Capture for Continuous Shots

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing electronic devices often result in repetitive or similar photos during continuous shooting, requiring users to change their actions or expressions, leading to a poor shooting experience.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus that displays at least two image preview areas, allowing videos with target objects to be shown in each area, and freeze-frames the object upon a trigger instruction, with options for image conversion, portrait segmentation, and background switching to enhance user experience.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If a single image preview area is used for continuous shooting, then the interface is simple, but repeated or approximate photos are generated requiring users to change actions or expressions

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveshooting experienceVSAvoidinterface complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The single image preview area is divided into multiple image preview areas (first image preview area and second image preview area). Each area can display different video content or freeze-framed images, allowing users to capture multiple variations without changing actions or expressions, thus improving shooting experience while maintaining interface simplicity through functional segmentation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple image preview areas are displayed, then continuous shots with different content are achieved, but the interface becomes more complex

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveimage content varietyVSAvoidinterface complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The display interface is segmented into multiple independent image preview areas, each capable of displaying different video content or freeze-framed images. This segmentation enables diverse image content presentation while maintaining a clean and organized interface structure

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent transitions from a single-dimensional preview area to a multi-dimensional display layout by arranging multiple image preview areas in different spatial positions and display layers. This dimensional expansion allows diverse content presentation without proportionally increasing interface complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

3Ease of operation

If the camera is positioned fixedly, then the device structure is simple, but repeated photos are generated requiring users to change actions or expressions

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveshooting experienceVSAvoidcamera positioning mechanism
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by displaying video content and freeze-framed images in multiple image preview areas before the user captures photos. This preliminary display of varied content options allows users to select desirable images without changing their physical actions or expressions, thereby improving shooting experience without adding complex camera positioning mechanisms

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS12462342B2Target object display method, apparatus and electronic device
Publication Date: 2025.11.04 DOUYIN VISION CO LTD
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AI summary

The present application provides a target object display method and apparatus and an electronic device, relating to the technical field of target object display. The method comprises: displaying at least two image preview areas; and for each image preview area, executing the following operations: displaying a video comprising a target object in the corresponding image preview area; and according to a trigger instruction, displaying the target object in the corresponding image preview area in a freeze-frame mode.