3D Interface Platform for Adaptive Menu Arrangement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face challenges in efficiently organizing and accessing applications and media content on user devices due to the limitations of static two-dimensional menu representations, which restrict usability and ease of use.
Innovation Solution
A three-dimensional interface platform that renders user interface elements within a virtual three-dimensional space, allowing for dynamic manipulation and adaptive representation of icons, folders, and other content through user interaction, utilizing 3D objects with surface segments associated with specific interface elements, and incorporating contextual information for personalized rendering.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a static two-dimensional menu representation is used, then the device complexity is reduced, but the adaptability and ease of operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a traditional two-dimensional menu layout to a three-dimensional virtual space representation. Applications and media content are arranged in 3D space with spatial relationships, allowing users to navigate through depth, width, and height dimensions. This dimensional expansion provides more versatile arrangement options and improved adaptability while managing complexity through programmatic control.
Solution Approach 2:
The menu representation becomes dynamic rather than static. The system automatically reconfigures the arrangement and representation of applications and media content based on contextual information, user interactions, and device state. This dynamic adaptation enhances versatility while the automated nature of the reconfiguration manages the complexity burden.
2Productivity
If a static menu representation is used, then the ease of manufacture is improved, but the productivity and ease of operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-service by automatically organizing and arranging applications and media content in the 3D virtual space based on contextual information. The arrangement module autonomously configures the menu representation without requiring manual user intervention, thereby improving productivity and ease of operation while the automation manages the underlying complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-organizing content based on contextual information before user interaction. The arrangement module proactively configures the optimal layout and representation of applications and media content in advance, enabling faster access and improved productivity when users interact with the interface.
3Quantity of substance
If more applications and media content are added, then the quantity of information increases, but the ease of operation and accessibility deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments applications and media content into distinct objects within the 3D virtual space, each with its own spatial coordinates and visual representation. This segmentation allows the quantity of information to increase while maintaining ease of operation, as each item remains individually accessible and identifiable through its unique position and visual characteristics in the 3D arrangement.
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AI summary
An approach is provided for rendering a representation of a three-dimensional object in a user interface. The approach includes determining an arrangement of one or more user interface elements based on user profile information, content information, contextual information, or a combination thereof. The approach also includes rendering a representation of a three-dimensional object in a user interface, wherein the representation includes one or more surface segments. The approach also includes associating the one or more user interface elements respectively with the one or more surface segments based on the arrangement. The user interaction input manipulates the representation of the three dimensional object within in a virtual three-dimensional space to expose the one or more user interface elements associated with the one or more surface segments that are visible in the user interface.