Automated Screenshot Format Selection for Display Size
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mobile electronic devices face challenges in capturing large electronic pages due to insufficient resolution in static screenshots and the inconvenience of creating video recordings, which can exceed storage and processing limits, especially on devices with small displays.
Innovation Solution
An automated system that selects between static and dynamic screenshot formats based on display size and information density, using AI-based image analysis to categorize content and generate appropriate formats such as raster images, animated GIFs, or visual-only video recordings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If a static screenshot is captured to represent a large electronic page, then the file size is reduced and storage is optimized, but the resolution becomes insufficient for legible representation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the electronic page into multiple segments (screens) that are captured sequentially as the user scrolls. Each segment is captured as a static screenshot at optimal resolution, and then assembled into a complete representation. This allows high resolution for each segment while maintaining manageable file sizes through selective capture of only the visible portion at any time.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adapts the capture method based on the size of the electronic page and display. For large pages that cannot fit on the display, it automatically switches from a single static screenshot to a multi-segment approach with automated scrolling, generating a video-like sequence of screenshots that maintains resolution while managing file size through compression and selective capture.
2Measurement precision
If a video recording is created to capture the entire electronic page, then the complete content is captured with adequate resolution, but the file size becomes much larger and exceeds storage capacity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the necessary visual information from the complete video recording process. Instead of capturing continuous video at full resolution, it captures discrete frames (screenshots) at key moments when content changes, extracting only the essential visual data needed to represent the page while significantly reducing file size through selective frame capture and compression.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses periodic action by capturing screenshots at regular intervals during scrolling, rather than continuous recording. Screenshots are captured periodically as the user scrolls through the page, creating a sequence of discrete images that can be assembled to represent the complete content, reducing data volume while maintaining representational accuracy.
3Weight of moving object
If the display size is small, then the device is more portable and has longer battery life, but the ability to display large electronic pages completely is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a two-dimensional static display to a temporal dimension by capturing screenshots sequentially as the user scrolls through the page. This creates a time-based narrative that allows the small display to present complete large pages through sequential frames, effectively adding a temporal dimension to compensate for the limited spatial area.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary action by capturing screenshots in advance as the user scrolls, creating a pre-assembled sequence of images that can then be reviewed completely. This allows the user to capture the complete page content progressively and then review it in its entirety, overcoming the display size limitation through preparatory capture of multiple frames.
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AI summary
An electronic device, method, and computer program product provide automated static or dynamic format selection of screen shot capture responsive to display size. An application, executed by a processor of the electronic device, presents, via a display, at least a portion of an electronic page. In response to receiving an input, via at least one input device of the electronic device, to capture a screen shot of the display, a controller of the electronic device determines a number of screens required to present an entirety of the electronic page. In response to the number of screens being equal to or less than a first threshold number of screens, the controller generates a static screen shot image of the electronic page. In response to the number of screens being greater, the controller generates a dynamic screen shot image that automatically scrolls or page flips through the entirety of the electronic page.