Adaptive Optical WDM Interface for Dynamic Channel Display

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional interfaces for monitoring optical networks are suboptimal, requiring extensive user interaction and manual scrolling to assess power levels across numerous channels, due to fixed layouts that limit the displayable information, leading to inefficient data presentation and user experience.

Innovation Solution

An adaptive user interface dynamically tiles channel information based on the number of channels and display size, allowing for variable tile arrangement and sizing, color coding for status and type indication, and configurable display settings to provide comprehensive and clear channel data.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Device complexity

If a fixed layout is used to display channel information, then the interface structure is simple and easy to implement, but the displayable information is limited and requires extensive user scrolling

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveinterface structureVSAvoiddisplayable information

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a dynamic user interface that automatically adapts its layout based on the number of channels and display size. The interface transitions from static fixed layouts to dynamic adaptive layouts that reconfigure themselves, allowing more channels to be displayed simultaneously without requiring extensive user scrolling while maintaining manageable interface complexity through automated adaptation logic.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes display parameters (number of rows, columns, tile sizes) based on input parameters (number of channels, display dimensions). This allows the interface to optimize information density by adjusting layout parameters dynamically, thereby increasing the amount of displayable information without proportionally increasing interface complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

2Loss of information

If more channel information is displayed simultaneously, then data accessibility is improved, but the interface complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata accessibilityVSAvoidinterface complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the display into multiple rows and columns of tiles, each representing a channel. This segmentation allows comprehensive channel information to be displayed in an organized grid structure, improving data accessibility while maintaining interface simplicity through systematic arrangement rather than complex hierarchical navigation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The adaptive layout algorithm serves multiple functions: it calculates optimal row/column configurations, determines tile sizing, and handles various channel counts and display sizes universally. This multi-functionality improves data accessibility across different scenarios without proportionally increasing interface complexity, as the same core algorithm handles diverse situations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Device complexity

If manual scrolling is required to assess power levels, then the interface layout remains simple, but user interaction time increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveinterface layoutVSAvoiduser interaction time

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The interface dynamically adjusts the number of visible channels and tile configurations based on display size and channel count, automatically optimizing the view to reduce or eliminate the need for scrolling. This dynamic adaptation maintains relatively simple interface layout principles while significantly reducing user interaction time by presenting more information in the initial view.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

4Device complexity

If uniform tile sizing is used, then the interface design is simpler, but adaptability to different display sizes is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveinterface designVSAvoidadaptability to display sizes

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements variable tile sizing where different tiles can have different dimensions based on their position, content, or associated channel importance. This local differentiation allows the interface to adapt to various display sizes and channel counts effectively, improving versatility while maintaining manageable design complexity through systematic sizing rules rather than arbitrary variations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS11784893B1Channelized optical wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) adaptive interface

Publication Date: 2023.10.10 VEEX

AI summary

A number of channels on an optical network is determined by a device. A size of a display through which a user interface is to be provided is determined. A number of tiles to be included in the user interface is determined based on the number of channels and the size of the display. Each tile is associated with a channel. The user interface including the number of tiles is caused to be provided through the display.