Cloud Browser Selection UI for Small-Screen Web Interaction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Communication apparatuses with cloud browsers face challenges in displaying selection elements at a size that allows easy user interaction due to screen size discrepancies between the apparatus and the generated drawing result, leading to difficulty in selecting intended options.
Innovation Solution
A communication apparatus equipped with a reception unit to receive selection element information, a generation unit to convert the format, and a control unit to display the selection UI appropriately, ensuring the selection elements are visible and interactable based on the apparatus's screen size.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If the drawing result is reduced to match the screen size of the communication apparatus, then the drawing result fits the screen, but the selection element becomes too small for easy user selection
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the display content into two separate layers: the reduced drawing result (web page content) and the selection UI elements. The selection elements are extracted from the drawing result and displayed as separate, enlarged interactive elements, allowing the background content to remain reduced while selection elements are magnified for ease of interaction.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary processing layer that receives the drawing result, extracts selection elements, and generates an enhanced display version with enlarged selection UIs. This intermediary process allows the system to maintain both the reduced overall layout and the enlarged interactive elements simultaneously.
2Power
If a cloud browser is used on a communication apparatus with limited resources, then computational load is reduced from the apparatus, but the apparatus cannot natively render selection elements
Solution Approach 1:
The cloud server acts as an intermediary that performs the complex web page rendering and selection element identification, then provides enhanced display data to the communication apparatus. This allows the apparatus to display proper selection elements without needing native browser rendering capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a copy of the selection elements from the original drawing result and enhances this copy with larger display dimensions and appropriate UI styling. This copied and enhanced version is then displayed on the apparatus, bypassing the need for native rendering while maintaining visual fidelity.
3Manufacturing precision
If the selection element is displayed at its original size from the drawing result, then the element maintains its original design, but it is difficult to select on small screens
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies different display qualities to different parts of the interface: the overall drawing result is reduced to fit the screen, while selection elements are locally enhanced with larger sizes and improved visibility. This local quality enhancement allows critical interactive elements to stand out without altering the global layout.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the display parameters (size, position, styling) of selection elements separately from the main drawing result. By modifying these parameters independently, the system can optimize selection elements for touch interaction while maintaining the integrity of the overall page layout.
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AI summary
A communication apparatus capable of communication with an image generation system functioning as a cloud browser, the communication apparatus comprising: a reception unit configured to receive, from the image generation system, selection element related information related to a selection element in a Web page being displayed using the cloud browser; a generation unit configured to generate, based on the selection element related information, a selection UI to display the selection element converted from a first display format in the Web page to a second display format different from the first display format; and a control unit configured to cause a display unit of the communication apparatus to display the selection UI.