Superimposed Parameter Adjusting Mechanism for Visual Media Editing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional photo-editing applications require users to constantly switch focus between the image being edited and separate control windows, leading to inefficiency and distraction, as the controls obscure parts of the image and require eye movement between the media and settings.
Innovation Solution
A parameter adjusting mechanism is superimposed minimally on the visual media, allowing users to adjust settings directly on the image without visible controls, using input detection to apply changes as the user interacts, thus keeping the focus on the media and minimizing obscured content.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If separate control windows are used for editing parameters, then the controls are easily accessible, but the image area is obscured and user focus is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the parameter control interface with the image display area by allowing users to select parameters directly on the image. The selected parameter is displayed at the cursor location on the image, eliminating the need for separate control windows and maximizing the image display area while maintaining control accessibility.
2Device complexity
If adjustment controls are placed in separate windows, then the interface is organized, but the user must constantly move eyes between controls and image
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the parameter selection and adjustment functionality from separate control windows and integrates it directly into the image display area. Users can select and adjust parameters by interacting directly with the image at the desired location, eliminating eye movement between separate controls and image while maintaining organized parameter management.
3Ease of operation
If HUD (heads-up display) is used for parameter controls, then controls are closer to the image, but portions of the image are still obscured
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by displaying the selected parameter information only at the specific cursor location on the image rather than using a widespread HUD overlay. This localized display approach provides controls close to the relevant image area while minimizing obscuration, as only a small portion of the image is covered by the parameter display at the cursor position.
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AI summary
Tools and techniques allow visual media to be edited by superimposing a parameter adjusting mechanism on the visual media itself and adjusting parameter settings based on user input detected by the parameter adjusting mechanism. In a visual media editing application, the parameter adjusting mechanism is superimposed on visual media so that the user can keep his eyes on the visual media and so that the visual media itself is unobscured by other user interface controls and windows as the user edits it. The user sets control points on the visual media that act as a fixed reference points for subsequent user input. The parameter adjusting mechanism detects subsequent user input calculates new parameter settings based on that input.