Touch Screen Gesture Recognition for Region-Specific Capture

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current screen capture methods on terminal devices are cumbersome, requiring hardware buttons or stylus input for capturing specific screen regions, leading to complex operations and poor user experience.

Innovation Solution

Implementing a screen capture method that recognizes same-direction parallel swiping of two fingers on the screen to capture images from specific regions, eliminating the need for external tools and simplifying the process.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If hardware buttons are used for screen capture, then the capture function is implemented, but the operation is complex and lacks content pertinence

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvescreen capture operationVSAvoidcapture function implementation
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the mechanical hardware button system with a software-based gesture recognition system. The touch screen detects finger movements and translates them into screen capture commands, eliminating the need for physical buttons while maintaining capture functionality and improving ease of operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The touch screen serves multiple functions: it displays content, detects user gestures, and triggers screen capture operations. This multi-functionality reduces device complexity by consolidating what would otherwise require separate hardware components into a single integrated system.

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

2Ease of operation

If stylus swipe recognition is used for region capture, then specific region capture is enabled, but the operation remains tedious and requires external tools

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveregion capture operationVSAvoidcapture method accessibility
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system uses the user's own fingers as the input tool, eliminating the need for external styluses or tools. The touch screen naturally detects finger swipes and translates them into capture commands, making the system self-sufficient and more accessible to users without requiring additional hardware.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the detection parameters from stylus-based to finger-based touch detection. By adjusting the sensitivity and recognition parameters to accommodate finger movements, the system achieves region capture functionality while improving ease of operation and removing the need for external tools.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Ease of operation

If full screen capture is implemented, then the capture function works, but it lacks content pertinence and requires further processing

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecapture operationVSAvoidpost-processing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements local quality by capturing only the specific region of interest rather than the entire screen. The gesture recognition system identifies the user's intended region through finger swipes and captures only that area, eliminating unnecessary post-processing and saving time while maintaining operational ease.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentEP3748486B1Screen capture method and terminal device
Publication Date: 2023.03.01 HUAWEI TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

The present invention discloses a screen capture method, an apparatus, and a terminal device, where a part of an image in a screen display region can be captured by means of gesture recognition. The method includes: when it is detected that two fingers swipe parallel in a same direction on a screen, acquiring a screen capture region according to the same-direction parallel swiping; and acquiring, according to the screen capture region, an image displayed in the screen capture region. According to the screen capture method, the apparatus and the terminal device in the embodiments of the present invention, a screen capture operation is performed by recognizing same-direction parallel swiping of two fingers on a screen, so that a user can capture an image displayed in a part of a region of the screen according to an individual requirement, and the screen capture method is applicable to various touch-operation terminal devices without the help of an external tool, thereby simplifying the operation and improving user experience.