Image Processing for UI Layer Visibility Without Extra Computation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Electronic devices face performance reduction and increased computation loads due to methods used to enhance visibility of content items on screens, such as adding borders or separate layers, which do not effectively improve visibility when content colors match the background.
Innovation Solution
An image processing method that selects a filtering region in a first layer based on the position of a content item in a second layer and applies a graphical effect to improve visibility by merging the layers, using a processor and image processing module to enhance the visibility of content items without adding additional computational load.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a separate layer is added between background screen layer and content layer to improve visibility, then visibility of content items is improved, but device complexity and computational overhead increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the background layer and content layer into a single integrated layer, eliminating the need for separate overlay layers. The filtering effect is applied directly to the background layer at the region where content items are displayed, achieving visibility improvement without adding structural complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies a filtering effect locally to only the specific region of the background layer where content items are displayed, rather than processing the entire layer. This selective processing reduces computational overhead while maintaining visibility improvement where needed.
2Reliability
If different colors are assigned to each content item to improve visibility, then visibility of content items is improved, but computation load increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies a universal filtering effect to the background layer that works for all content items simultaneously, rather than processing each content item individually. This multi-functional approach achieves visibility improvement for all content with a single processing operation, reducing overall computation load.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the visual parameters of the background layer by applying a filtering effect that adjusts brightness, contrast, or color in the content display region. This parameter modification creates sufficient contrast between background and content items without requiring individual color assignment to each content item.
3Reliability
If borders are added to content items to improve visibility, then visibility of content items is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the visibility enhancement function from the content items themselves and relocates it to the background layer. Instead of modifying content items with borders or overlays, the filtering effect is applied to the background, separating the visibility function from the content structure.
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AI summary
A method for use in an electronic device including selecting, by the electronic device, a filtering region in a first layer of a user interface based on a position of a content item in a second layer of the user interface; applying, by the electronic device, a graphical effect to the filtering region; displaying, on a display of the electronic device, a screen that is produced by merging the first layer with the second layer after the graphical effect is applied to the filtering region.