Webview Plug-in Gesture Image Saving
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of social networking applications on mobile devices face difficulties in efficiently saving images while browsing webpages, leading to reduced user engagement.
Innovation Solution
A method and device that detect command gestures to generate and display thumbnail images of webpage images, allowing users to save or edit images within the social networking application, using a webview plug-in to enhance image manipulation and storage capabilities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users browse webpages in a social networking application using a webview plug-in, then users can view web content within the application, but users cannot efficiently save images from the webpage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the image saving process into multiple steps: detecting a command gesture on a blank portion of the webpage, generating thumbnail images of all images on the webpage, displaying the thumbnails in a dialog box, and then allowing the user to select and save specific images. This segmentation makes the image saving operation manageable and efficient within the webview plug-in environment.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism (the dialog box displaying thumbnail images) between the user's saving command and the actual image saving process. This intermediary allows users to review and select specific images before saving, enhancing both the ease of operation and adaptability for image manipulation within the social networking application.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the application provides basic webview functionality for browsing, then the application structure remains simple, but advanced image saving and editing features are unavailable
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal image manipulation system within the webview plug-in that can handle multiple operations (saving, editing) through a single integrated mechanism. The command gesture detection system and thumbnail generation dialog serve as multi-functional components that work across different image operations, providing advanced capabilities without proportionally increasing application structure complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service image manipulation by automatically generating thumbnail images and presenting them in a dialog box when a user performs a command gesture on a blank portion of the webpage. This self-service mechanism allows users to independently save and edit images without requiring complex application structures or additional helper components.
3Ease of operation
If the application allows web browsing without exiting the application, then user convenience is improved, but image saving functionality is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary actions by automatically generating thumbnail images of all images on the webpage when a user performs a command gesture on a blank portion of the webpage. This preliminary generation of thumbnails prepares the image saving process in advance, allowing users to quickly select and save images without leaving the social networking application, thereby maintaining both browsing convenience and saving efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback by displaying thumbnail images in a dialog box in response to a command gesture, providing visual confirmation to users about which images will be saved. This feedback mechanism enhances image saving efficiency while keeping users within the application, as they can review and confirm their selections before completing the saving operation.
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AI summary
A method, device and user terminal for acting on graphical objects displayed in a plug-in viewer of a mobile application is disclosed. In response to a first command gesture, a user device displays a webpage in a user interface of a social networking application and the webpage includes one or more images. After detecting a second command gesture, e.g. a sustained-contact, directed to an image or a blank portion of the displayed webpage, certain operations can be performed to the identified image or images. For example, a sustained-contact on the blank portion of the displayed webpage can result in saving all the images of the webpage in the user device or in the cloud. The saving operation can be conducted with or without additional approval from a user. In such a manner, the saving operation on images of a webpage can be performed more efficiently, improving user experience.