Yesterday, Huawei released its multi-window screenshot patent document on the Chinese intellectual property database platform. As the name suggests, this new technology will aim to simplify the process of taking screenshots while multi-tasking.
According to the patent abstract of Huawei’s multi-window screenshot technology (Via), the company has filed it on July 4 in 2020. This Huawei patent with identification number CN113552986A was published under the title “Multi-window screen capture method, device, and equipment”.
Huawei Multi-Window Screenshot: Patent Description
The document description shows when a user wants to capture a screenshot of a multi-window, the device will first capture the preview image of the screen. Simultaneously, the window split button also appears on the screen.
Afterward, users will be able to select the desired area to take the screenshot. In other words, users can convert the first preview image into multiple second preview images corresponding to each window. Hereafter they can select the screen area they want to take a screenshot of.