Perforated Touch Screen Camera Control for Pollution Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of electronic devices face inconvenience when trying to access camera services due to multiple controls required, especially when the device is in standby mode or locked, making it difficult to seamlessly switch between applications and control camera functions.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a camera device integrated into the display area, allowing touch input recognition through a perforated or designated area for camera control, enabling easy operation and control of camera functions without needing separate controls, and displaying relevant information to guide the user's attention to the camera lens.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a camera device is integrated into the display area, then the ease of operation is improved by eliminating separate controls, but the manufacturing precision deteriorates due to the complexity of integrating camera components into the display structure
Solution Approach 1:
The camera device is integrated into the display area, merging two separate components (camera and display) into a unified structure. This allows the camera to be accessed through the display surface itself, eliminating the need for separate physical controls and improving ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The display area is divided into different functional zones: a first area for touch input recognition and a second area for camera functionality. This local differentiation allows the camera to be accessible through the display without compromising the overall display functionality, resolving the contradiction between integration and precision.
2Ease of operation
If touch input recognition is enabled through the camera area, then the ease of operation is improved, but the reliability deteriorates due to potential interference with camera functionality
Solution Approach 1:
The display area is segmented into a first area for touch input recognition and a second area for camera functionality. This segmentation ensures that touch inputs are recognized in the first area while the second area maintains dedicated camera functionality, preventing interference and ensuring reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The processor acts as an intermediary that receives touch input signals from the first area and translates them into appropriate camera control commands. This intermediary mechanism allows touch input recognition without directly interfering with the camera's operational reliability.
3Device complexity
If multiple controls are required for camera access, then the device complexity is reduced, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to multiple steps needed to access camera services
Solution Approach 1:
The display area serves multiple functions: it displays visual information and simultaneously serves as a touch input interface for camera control. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate controls, improving ease of operation while maintaining acceptable device complexity.
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AI summary
An electronic device and a method for controlling a camera device in the electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a touch screen including at least one layer having a hole formed in the at least one layer, a camera configured to capture an image through the hole, the camera including a camera lens, and at least one processor configured to receive, via the touch screen, touch input on a portion of the touch screen, a contact area of the received touch input including at least a part of an area where the hole is formed, drive the camera and periodically obtain an image through the camera lens for determining whether pollution contaminates a surface of the touch screen over the camera lens, determine whether the pollution exists on the surface of the touch screen over the camera lens based on the obtained image, and display information on the pollution of the surface of the touch screen over the camera lens based on the determination of the pollution existing on the surface of the touch screen over the camera lens.