Adaptive Operation Image Display for User Proficiency
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional operation image displaying devices do not differentiate information display based on user proficiency, leading to inadequate information for beginners and unnecessary information for skilled users, affecting operability.
Innovation Solution
An operation image displaying device with a displaying unit, pointer displaying unit, distance detecting unit, and information selecting unit that adjusts information display based on the user's proficiency by detecting the distance and movement of the mouse pointer, selecting and displaying relevant information accordingly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the same information is displayed for all users regardless of proficiency, then the device maintains simplicity in information display control, but beginners cannot judge which buttons or icons to click
Solution Approach 1:
The information display is made dynamic by detecting pointer movement speed and acceleration to automatically adjust the level of information provided. The system transitions between different information states based on real-time pointer behavior, providing detailed information for slow-moving pointers and concise information for fast-moving pointers without requiring manual user configuration.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses pointer movement characteristics as feedback to determine the appropriate information display level. By continuously monitoring pointer position, speed, and acceleration, the system adapts its information output to match the user's apparent proficiency level, creating a closed-loop adaptive display system.
2Loss of information
If detailed information is displayed for beginners, then beginners can understand which buttons or icons to click, but skilled users are presented with unnecessary information that lowers operability
Solution Approach 1:
Different information levels are applied locally based on the detected user proficiency indicator. The system provides comprehensive detailed information in certain display contexts while providing minimal information in other contexts, with smooth transitions between these local states based on pointer movement characteristics.
Solution Approach 2:
The information display parameters are dynamically changed based on pointer movement speed and acceleration. The system adjusts information density, detail level, and presentation format by changing display parameters in response to real-time pointer behavior, optimizing information delivery for each user interaction pattern.
3Loss of information
If the system displays different information levels based on user proficiency, then information appropriateness is improved, but the device complexity increases due to additional detection and selection mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The pointer serving as an input device performs multiple functions: it indicates user intent, provides proficiency assessment data through movement analysis, and triggers appropriate information display levels. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate detection devices while achieving adaptive information delivery.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses the user's own pointer movements as the basis for determining information display level, eliminating the need for separate user profiling or configuration steps. The pointer behavior itself serves as the proficiency indicator, allowing the system to self-adjust without additional user input or complex external detection mechanisms.
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AI summary
An operation image displaying device is provided with a displaying unit configured to display an operation image including operation input areas for inputting operations commands, a pointer displaying unit configured to show a pointer, which points a position on the displaying unit in accordance with an operation of a user, a distance detecting unit configured to detect a distance between the pointer and one of the operation image and the operation input areas.