Adaptive Shared GUI Layout for Users With Different Abilities
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional organizational tools lack customized and adaptable user interfaces that are optimized for the group and individual users associated with them, failing to account for varying physical and cognitive abilities.
Innovation Solution
Shared organization devices that adapt graphical user interfaces by recognizing individual users through inputs or sensors, determining their physical and cognitive abilities, and tailoring display settings to provide ergonomic experiences, including location-based affordances and representation types.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a single standardized GUI is provided for all users, then device complexity is reduced and ease of manufacture is improved, but adaptability to different user abilities deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The GUI dynamically adapts its configuration based on detected user characteristics. The system automatically adjusts affordance locations, information representations, and display parameters in real-time according to the user's physical and cognitive abilities, transforming a static interface into a dynamic one that responds to user needs.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes multiple GUI parameters simultaneously including affordance positions, text sizes, icon representations, and information density based on user profile parameters such as age, height, and cognitive ability. This allows the interface to be optimized for each user without requiring complete redesign.
2Ease of operation
If the GUI is customized for each individual user, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-configuration by automatically detecting user characteristics and adjusting GUI parameters without requiring manual customization by the user. The device serves itself by making intelligent adjustments based on observed user attributes, eliminating the need for complex user setup procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses feedback from user interactions and detected characteristics to continuously optimize the GUI configuration. By monitoring user behavior patterns and physical characteristics, the system adjusts the interface to better suit individual needs, creating a feedback loop that improves ease of operation over time.
3Ease of operation
If affordances are positioned for taller users, then ease of operation is improved for that group, but usability deteriorates for shorter users
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies different spatial configurations to different users based on their individual characteristics. Rather than using a single fixed layout, the GUI adjusts affordance positions, display areas, and interaction zones locally for each user according to their height and physical capabilities, ensuring optimal accessibility for each individual.
4Quantity of substance
If text-based information is displayed for users with advanced reading skills, then information density is improved, but accessibility deteriorates for users with limited reading ability
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes information representation parameters based on user cognitive abilities. For users with advanced reading skills, the interface displays text-based information with high density. For users with limited reading ability, the system transforms the same information into visual formats such as icons, images, or simplified representations, maintaining adaptability across different cognitive levels.
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AI summary
A method for adapting a shared organization device for different users of a plurality of users includes: identifying a first user of the plurality of users associated with the shared organization device that is interacting with the shared organization device based on a first user input; determining one or more user-associated display settings for the first user based on a physical ability and a cognitive ability of the first user; displaying an interactive user interface of the shared organization device based on the one or more user-associated display settings for the first user, comprising: displaying one or more interactive affordances at a first location of the touch screen display based on the physical ability of the first user, and displaying one or more symbolic representations of one or more tasks assigned to the first user based on the cognitive ability of the first user.