Portable Terminal Business Form Display Adaptation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Business form data displayed on portable terminals is not adaptable to screen size, leading to small-scale images and cumbersome navigation, which hinders usability as workers need to zoom and scroll to access input fields effectively.
Innovation Solution
An information processing device with an operation module and display control module that switches between a business form layout image and an input image, allowing item input fields to be displayed alongside their corresponding information without showing the business form image, improving usability by allowing workers to easily select and input data on portable terminals.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If business form data is displayed in full on a small portable terminal screen, then all information is visible, but the image and item input fields are displayed in small scale making it difficult to browse and select
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the business form display into two distinct modes: a first display image showing the complete business form layout, and a second display image showing enlarged item input fields with corresponding information. This segmentation allows users to view all information in the first mode and easily interact with specific fields in the second mode, resolving the contradiction between full visibility and ease of selection.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a dimensional transition between display modes by switching from a comprehensive layout view to a focused input view. This dimensional change in display presentation allows the system to maintain both full information visibility and enhanced interactivity by separating the viewing function from the input function across different display dimensions.
2Measurement precision
If workers zoom in and scroll to access specific input fields, then detailed viewing is possible, but operational efficiency decreases due to cumbersome navigation
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by automatically switching to the second display image that shows enlarged item input fields with corresponding information before the user needs to input data. This eliminates the need for users to manually zoom and scroll, providing both precise viewing and maintaining operational efficiency through automated display adaptation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a copy of the item input fields and corresponding information in a separate second display image, displayed alongside each other in an enlarged format. This copying allows users to view detailed information precisely without navigating through the original business form layout, thereby maintaining productivity while achieving measurement precision.
3Stability of the object's composition
If item input fields are placed at fixed positions on business form image, then layout consistency is maintained, but adaptability to different screen sizes is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces dynamics by allowing the display layout to change based on the user's current task. The system switches between a static first display image showing the fixed business form layout and a dynamic second display image that adapts to show enlarged item input fields with corresponding information, thereby maintaining layout consistency when needed while adapting to screen size constraints during data entry.
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AI summary
There is provided an information processing device, display method, and control program, which can improve usability for a user when the user utilizes a business form using the information processing device. The information processing device includes an operation module for receiving an input by a user, a display module, and a display control module for, according to an input by a user using the operation module, switching and displaying, on the display module, a first display image where item input fields are placed respectively at a plurality of item entry positions in an image that represents a business form and a second display image where the item input fields and information that indicates items to be input in the item input fields are placed alongside without displaying the image that represents the business form.