Adaptive Operation Image Selection by Display Magnification

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current information processing apparatuses lack an efficient method to dynamically select and display operation images based on the magnification of a target image, leading to cluttered interfaces and reduced user experience.

Innovation Solution

An information processing apparatus that includes a first display control unit for displaying images, a selection unit for choosing operation images based on image magnification, and a second display control unit for displaying the selected operation images, allowing for adaptive display mode changes and optimized operation image visibility.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If all operation images are displayed on the interface, then the user has access to all operations, but the interface becomes cluttered and usability deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveoperation image availabilityVSAvoidinterface usability
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The operation images are dynamically displayed or hidden based on the detected magnification state of the target image. When the magnification exceeds a threshold, the system automatically hides less relevant operation images and displays only those appropriate for the current zoom level, making the interface adaptive to user needs rather than static

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes the display state of operation images based on the magnification parameter of the target image. By monitoring the magnification parameter and switching the visible operation images according to threshold comparisons, the system optimizes the interface for the current viewing state

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Ease of operation

If operation images are hidden based on magnification thresholds, then interface clutter is reduced, but the system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinterface clarityVSAvoidcontrol logic complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system employs parameter-based control where the magnification level of the target image directly determines which operation images are displayed. By setting predetermined thresholds and comparing the current magnification parameter against these thresholds, the system automatically selects the appropriate set of operation images to display, managing complexity through parameter-driven logic

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Adaptability or versatility

If irrelevant operation images are displayed, then all operations are accessible, but information overload occurs reducing user efficiency

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveoperation availabilityVSAvoiduser interaction efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system extracts and displays only the relevant operation images based on the current magnification state, removing irrelevant operation images from the interface. This extraction principle ensures that users see only the operations that are appropriate for their current viewing state, eliminating information overload while preserving access to all operations when needed

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The display of operation images is controlled by parameter changes in the target image's magnification state. When the magnification parameter crosses predetermined thresholds, the system changes which operation images are displayed, ensuring that the interface content always matches the current viewing context and improving user interaction efficiency

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS11029829B2Information processing apparatus and method for display control based on magnification
Publication Date: 2021.06.08 FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP
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AI summary

An information processing apparatus includes a first display control unit that displays an image on a display unit, a selection unit that selects an operation image from a group of operation images used to receive different operations with respect to the displayed image, depending on a magnification of the displayed image, and a second display control unit that displays the selected operation image on the display unit.