Shooting Interface Slide Control for Effect Switching

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users face a high operation cost when switching effects in existing shooting methods for mobile smart terminals, requiring multiple click operations to select and apply effects, which is inefficient.

Innovation Solution

A shooting method and apparatus that allows users to switch effects by performing a slide operation on a display page, where controls are moved along a sliding direction to determine a target control, enabling the display of a shooting page with a preview of the target effect and allowing shooting with a single trigger operation, thereby simplifying the process.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If multiple click operations are used to switch effects, then effect selection capability is maintained, but operation cost increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveoperation costVSAvoidcontrol structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple effect controls into a single scrolling control component. Instead of requiring separate clicks for each effect, the user can scroll through multiple effects within one control interface and select any effect during a single interaction session, thereby reducing operation cost while maintaining effect selection capability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The scrolling control is designed to serve multiple functions: it displays multiple effects, allows navigation through effects via scrolling, and enables effect selection. This multi-functional design consolidates what would otherwise require multiple separate controls into a single universal interface, reducing overall device complexity.

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

2Ease of operation

If effect selection panel is expanded, then effect selection capability is provided, but operation steps increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveoperation stepsVSAvoidtime for switching effects
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent pre-loads and displays multiple effects within the scrolling control before the user needs to select one. By having effects ready and accessible in the scrolling interface from the start, users can immediately scroll and select without needing to expand panels or wait for additional loading steps, thereby reducing operation steps and time loss.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Ease of operation

If traditional effect switching is implemented, then effect functionality is maintained, but user convenience decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser convenienceVSAvoidefficiency of effect switching
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces dynamic scrolling capability to the effect control interface. Users can dynamically navigate through effects by scrolling, allowing for more flexible and convenient interaction compared to static click-to-select interfaces. This dynamic approach improves user convenience and enables faster effect switching, thereby improving productivity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS11956528B2Shooting method using target control, electronic device, and storage medium
Publication Date: 2024.04.09 BEIJING ZITIAO NETWORK TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

A shooting method includes the following steps. A shooting page including a control region and a main display region is displayed, where the control region is used to display at least two effect controls, a more effect control, and a main shooting control, the at least two effect controls correspond to recommended effects according to a preset recommendation parameter; in response to a target slide operation in the main display region, the controls is moved along a sliding direction of the target slide operation, a target control is determined according to the target slide operation; in response to the target control being one effect control, a preview of a target effect corresponding to the target control is displayed on the shooting page, and capturing is performed using the target effect in response to a first trigger operation on the trigger position.