3D Object Display for Image Data Sorting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional multimedia file browsers face challenges in displaying a large number of thumbnail images in a visually appealing manner, as they often require a two-dimensional surface, making it difficult to view all images at once and limiting user interaction with sorting options like category or date/time sorting.
Innovation Solution
A three-dimensional object display apparatus and method that generates a three-dimensional object, such as a polyhedron or polygonal column, allowing users to select the presentation manner, which switches the object's shape in response to user input, enabling easy viewing of multiple image data on multiple surfaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If thumbnail images are placed side-by-side on a two-dimensional surface, then the display is simple and easy to implement, but the number of visible images is limited and users cannot view all images at once
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a two-dimensional display surface to a three-dimensional polyhedral structure. Multiple thumbnail images are arranged on the faces of the polyhedron, allowing users to view more images simultaneously by rotating the 3D object. This dimensional change enables displaying a larger quantity of images without increasing the physical display area.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed three-dimensional shape is used, then the structure is simple, but the display format cannot be changed according to different sorting needs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic system where the polyhedral shape can be changed in response to user selections. Different sorting criteria (category, date/time) trigger transformations to different polyhedral configurations. This dynamic adaptability allows the display format to adjust to various sorting needs while maintaining a relatively simple polyhedral base structure.
3Quantity of substance
If a rotatable polygonal column is used, then more images can be displayed, but the graphical user interface is not visually easy-to-see and lacks sorting functionality
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the displayed images into different faces of the polyhedron, with each face potentially representing a different category or time period. This segmentation allows users to interact with specific segments (faces) for sorting operations while maintaining an overall 3D structure that displays multiple images simultaneously, improving both visibility and sorting capability.
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AI summary
A three-dimensional object display apparatus includes a three-dimensional object generation section that generates a three-dimensional object by laying out a plurality of image data to surfaces of a solid. The three-dimensional object is made in a three-dimensional shape to be displayed on a display section. The three-dimensional object display apparatus also includes a selection operation section that enables a user to select a manner of presenting the plurality of image data to the user on the display section. The three-dimensional object display apparatus further includes a control section that switches, in response to the manner selected by the user, the three-dimensional shape of the three-dimensional object.