Shutter Button Input Patterns for In-Capture Video Cancellation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users find it cumbersome to delete content captured by image capture devices after finishing capture.
Innovation Solution
An image capture device is equipped with a shutter button that allows for different types of user interactions to start, cancel, or delete captured content, including short-press for capture initiation, long-press for cancellation during capture, and multi-press for deletion after capture.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users manually delete captured content after finishing capture, then content management is achieved, but user convenience deteriorates and operation time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by automatically deleting captured content based on predicted user intent before the user explicitly requests deletion. The machine learning model predicts whether the user wants to keep or delete content during capture, and the system proactively manages content accordingly, eliminating the need for manual deletion operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements self-service by using automated content management based on user behavior patterns. The machine learning model continuously learns from user interactions and autonomously decides whether to delete captured content, allowing the system to serve itself in managing content without requiring explicit user commands for each deletion decision.
2Ease of operation
If automated content deletion is implemented, then user convenience is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The shutter button is designed with multi-functionality to handle multiple operations through a single interface element. It can initiate capture, cancel ongoing capture, and trigger deletion of captured content, eliminating the need for separate buttons or complex menu navigation for each function, thereby reducing overall system complexity while maintaining ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses parameter changes in the form of different interaction patterns (number of presses, duration of press) with the shutter button to differentiate between various user intents. This allows a single physical button to control multiple functions without requiring additional hardware complexity, as the system interprets different press parameters to determine whether the user wants to capture, cancel, or delete content.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables users to effortlessly cancel or delete captured content without the need for manual review, enhancing user convenience and efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
The optical element may guide light within a field of view to the image sensor
Implementation Method 2
The image sensor may generate a visual output signal conveying visual information defining visual content based on light that becomes incident thereon
Data Source
AI summary
An image capture device may start capture of visual content (start video recording) responsive to a particular user interaction with a button of the image capture device. During the capture of the visual content, a different user interaction with the button of the image capture device may be detected. Responsive to the different user interaction with the button of the image capture device, the capture of the visual content may be canceled by the image capture device.