Adaptive Application Instruction Display for User Type Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Information processing systems display functionality information for application settings regardless of user need, leading to cluttered and difficult-to-use screens, especially for experienced users like machine administrators.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus that detects the type of user and controls the display of instruction sections for application functionality on selection screens, hiding them for authenticated users and users who have exceeded a usage threshold, thereby simplifying the user interface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If information regarding functionality of an application is always displayed on the selection screen, then users can access functionality information when needed, but the screen becomes complicated and difficult to comprehend
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the display of instruction sections adaptive rather than static. The system dynamically adjusts the visibility of functionality information based on user type detection and usage frequency data, transitioning between different display states (visible/hidden) according to real-time user characteristics and application usage patterns
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by differentiating the display treatment for different user types and different applications. Machine administrators receive a simplified view while other users see comprehensive information. Additionally, individual applications are evaluated separately based on their usage frequency, allowing selective hiding of instruction sections for frequently used applications while maintaining visibility for rarely used ones
2Loss of information
If instruction sections are displayed for all applications, then users can obtain functionality information, but experienced users like machine administrators see unnecessary information
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by implementing user-type-specific display configurations. Machine administrators and other experienced users receive a streamlined interface without redundant instruction sections, while novice users or other user types continue to see comprehensive functionality information. This localized adaptation of information presentation optimizes usability for each user category
3Loss of information
If functionality information is displayed based on usage frequency threshold, then relevant information is provided to users, but the display remains cluttered for frequently used applications
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by using usage frequency as a dynamic parameter to control information display. A threshold parameter is established, and when an application's usage frequency exceeds this threshold, the instruction section is automatically hidden. This parameter-based approach allows the system to adapt the display state based on quantitative usage data, reducing clutter for frequently used applications while maintaining information availability for rarely used ones
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: detect a type of a user who uses an application; and based on the type that has been detected, control whether to display or hide an instruction section for the application when a selection screen for the application is displayed, the instruction section being used to instruct that information regarding functionality of the application be displayed.