Touch Panel Image Editing Interface for Intuitive Parameter Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing imaging apparatuses are complex and difficult for users to operate when editing images, requiring multiple steps and unclear operations for specifying image editing parameters such as type, strength, position, and size.
Innovation Solution
An imaging apparatus with a configuration that includes zoom keys for specifying the image edit area, allowing intuitive and easy operation by using the zoom keys to adjust the image data display and specify the image editing parameters, such as expansion, contraction, and effect application.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional cross key operations are used for specifying image editing parameters, then the imaging apparatus can perform image editing functions, but the operation becomes complicated and difficult to understand with many operation steps
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the traditional mechanical cross key navigation system with a touch panel interface that allows direct manipulation of image editing parameters. Users can touch and drag to specify edit areas, adjust sizes, and apply effects directly on the displayed image, eliminating the need for multiple cross key presses and menu navigations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a graphical user interface with visual indicators and on-screen controls as an intermediary between the user and the image editing functions. This mediator translates simple touch gestures into complex editing operations, making the interface more intuitive while maintaining full editing capability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple parameters are required for image editing (type, strength, position, size), then comprehensive editing control is achieved, but the number of operation steps increases and operations become more difficult to understand
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple editing parameter controls into a single integrated touch interface. Users can simultaneously adjust position, size, type, and strength of editing effects through unified gestures and on-screen controls, rather than navigating through separate menus for each parameter.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent provides preset editing templates and default parameter settings that are prepared in advance. Users can select from pre-configured editing options that automatically set multiple parameters, reducing the time needed to configure complex editing operations while maintaining adaptability through customizable adjustments.
Data Source
AI summary
An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging device; a first storage section storing image data including an image obtained by the imaging device; a display section displaying the image data stored in the first storage section; an image-effect specification section specifying a type of image effect to be produced on the image data displayed in the display section; a scaling operation section capable of specifying expansion and contraction of the image data displayed in the display section and specifying a range of an image edit area on the displayed image data; and an image processing section performing image processing on the image edit area specified by the scaling operation section in accordance with the specification from the image-effect specification section.