Unified Display Control for Local and Partner Camera Image Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current digital camera systems require complex operations for users to select and share images with partner cameras, making it inconvenient to check and acquire desired images.
Innovation Solution
A display control apparatus and method that includes units for controlling the display of representative images, thumbnail images, and cursor operations on a screen, allowing users to easily switch between local and partner camera content areas, simplifying the selection process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the system displays separate screens for selecting images to supply and images to acquire from partner cameras, then the function completeness is improved, but the operation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the previously separate selection screens into a single integrated display screen that shows both local images and partner camera images simultaneously. The display controller presents a unified interface where users can view images from multiple sources without switching between different screens, thereby maintaining functional completeness while reducing operation complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
Within the unified display screen, the patent segments images by source (local vs. partner camera) using visual indicators such as icons or labels. This segmentation allows users to easily distinguish and select images from different sources without needing separate screens, resolving the contradiction between providing comprehensive selection capabilities and maintaining simple operations.
2Measurement precision
If the system requires switching between different screens to select images, then the selection precision is improved, but the time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary organization of images by source before display, pre-tagging local images and partner camera images with distinct identifiers. This preliminary segmentation allows the display controller to present clearly differentiated image options in a single screen, enabling users to make precise selections without the time loss associated with screen switching.
3Measurement precision
If the system provides detailed image selection interfaces, then the selection accuracy is improved, but the interface complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality differentiation by adding source-specific visual indicators (such as icons, labels, or color coding) only to the relevant image portions in the unified display. This allows the interface to maintain simplicity overall while providing detailed selection information locally where needed, resolving the contradiction between selection accuracy and interface complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A display control apparatus includes a first display control unit for controlling displaying a first representative image in a first folder on a first area of a display screen with first content recorded on a recording medium thereof belonging to the first folder, a second display control unit for controlling displaying a second representative image in a second folder on a second area of the display screen with second content supplied from a partner apparatus connected thereto via a network and belonging to the second folder, and a third display control unit for controlling displaying, on a third area of the display screen, a thumbnail image of one of the first content and the second content corresponding to one of the first folder and the second folder selected using one of the first representative image and the second representative image.