Photographing Preview Sharing Interface for Faster Image Sharing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current image sharing methods on electronic devices require multiple clicks and steps, leading to a poor user experience.

Innovation Solution

An image processing method that allows for the direct invocation of a sharing interface from a photographing preview image, displaying icons of supported image sharing applications, enabling quick sharing of thumbnails without additional clicks.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If the user clicks on the thumbnail to go to the image and then clicks on a sharing button, then the image can be shared, but the operation steps are multiple and the user experience is poor

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveimage sharing operationVSAvoidtime for image sharing
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The sharing interface is pre-configured with icons of sharing applications in the photographing preview interface. When the user triggers the sharing function, the system directly displays the pre-prepared sharing interface with all necessary sharing options, eliminating the need to navigate through multiple intermediate steps of opening the full image and then finding the sharing button.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The sharing function is segmented into multiple sharing application icons that are directly displayed in the photographing preview interface. Each icon represents a separate sharing application, allowing the user to directly select and trigger sharing through any of these icons without needing to perform multiple sequential clicks.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Ease of operation

If the sharing interface is directly invoked from the photographing preview image, then the image sharing operation is simplified, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveimage sharing operationVSAvoidinterface structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The photographing preview interface is enhanced with multi-functionality by integrating the sharing interface directly into it. The sharing interface can be triggered from the photographing preview interface, and the same interface structure supports multiple sharing applications through different icons, making the system more versatile without requiring separate dedicated sharing interface navigation.

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

Data Source

PatentUS12432440B2Image processing method, image processing apparatus, electronic device, and storage medium
Publication Date: 2025.09.30 GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP LTD
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AI summary

Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose an image processing method. The method includes: obtaining a trigger event from an interface of a photographing preview image; and displaying a sharing interface according to the trigger event, and displaying, in the sharing interface, one or more icons of one or more image sharing applications supported by an operating system of an electronic device. Each of the one or more icons is configured to share, in response to being triggered, an image corresponding to a thumbnail displayed in the interface of the photographing preview image via the application associated with the icon. The embodiments of the present disclosure further disclose an image processing apparatus, an electronic device, and a storage medium.