Photographing Method With User Marked Composition Area

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Solution Overview

Problem

When photographing is consigned to others, the composition of the picture often differs from the intended effect due to varying photography techniques and preferences, leading to unsatisfactory results.

Innovation Solution

A method and device that allow a user to mark a specific photographing area on a preview interface, generating and displaying mark information to guide the photographer, ensuring the image is captured according to the user's intention, by receiving touch information, generating mark graphics or feature information, and displaying it on the interface, with an optional overlap ratio calculation for precise alignment.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If photographing is consigned to others, then the photographer can capture images, but the composition of the picture differs from the intended effect due to varying photography techniques and preferences

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of photographingVSAvoidcomposition precision
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The consignor performs preliminary actions by marking the desired photographing area and generating mark information before the actual photographing. This pre-marking process establishes clear composition guidelines that the consignee can follow, ensuring the final image matches the consignor's intent while still allowing the consignee to operate the camera.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

Mark information serves as an intermediary between the consignor's intent and the consignee's execution. The mark information (including mark graphics and feature information) acts as a mediator that translates the consignor's composition requirements into visual guides that the consignee can directly follow during photographing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Manufacturing precision

If the user marks a specific photographing area and displays mark information, then the composition guidance is provided, but the interface complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecomposition precisionVSAvoidinterface complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system creates simplified copies of key visual elements (mark graphics representing photographed objects and feature information from image analysis) and displays them as overlay marks on the photographing preview interface. These mark copies provide composition guidance without requiring the full complexity of the original image processing or object recognition systems.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

Instead of processing or displaying the entire image with full detail, the system applies mark information locally at specific positions on the preview interface where composition guidance is needed. The mark graphics and feature information are placed only in relevant areas, providing precise composition guidance while keeping the overall interface simple and focused.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS10051179B2Photographing method, device and terminal
Publication Date: 2018.08.14 ZTE CORP
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AI summary

The present document discloses a photographing method, device and terminal. The photographing method includes: in a pre-photographing state, receiving a request of a user for marking a specific photographing area of a photographing preview interface, generating mark information according to the request and displaying the mark information at a corresponding position on the photographing preview interface; in a formal photographing state, displaying image information obtained by a camera and the mark information on the photographing preview interface at the same time; and executing a photographing operation after receiving a photographing instruction.