Coastal Condition Interfaces With Cached Tide Information
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing techniques for providing coast condition and tide information are cumbersome and inefficient, requiring multiple key presses or keystrokes, wasting user time and device energy, particularly in battery-operated devices.
Innovation Solution
Faster and more efficient methods and interfaces for displaying and updating tide information based on user inputs, allowing for seamless transitions between different levels of detail and location-specific information, optimized for battery-operated devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If existing techniques are used to provide coast condition and tide information, then information can be provided to users, but the user interface becomes complex and time-consuming requiring multiple key presses or keystrokes
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-loads and caches tide information data in advance, so that when a user requests tide information, the data is already available and can be displayed immediately without requiring multiple user inputs or waiting for data retrieval. This eliminates the time-consuming aspect of existing techniques while ensuring complete information delivery.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts and displays only the most relevant tide information (such as high and low tide times, tide height) directly on the main interface or in a simplified view, rather than requiring users to navigate through multiple screens or input multiple keystrokes to access this critical information. This reduces the time users spend accessing tide data while maintaining information completeness.
2Loss of information
If existing techniques are used to provide coast condition and tide information, then information can be provided to users, but the user interface becomes complex and time-consuming requiring multiple key presses or keystrokes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines tide information display with the existing compass rose interface by integrating tide indicators directly into the compass display area. This merging of functions allows tide information to be presented alongside directional information without requiring a separate complex interface or multiple input steps, thereby reducing UI complexity while maintaining information delivery.
Solution Approach 2:
The compass rose interface is designed to serve multiple functions: it provides directional orientation and simultaneously displays tide information (high tide, low tide, tide height). This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate dedicated tide information interfaces, reducing overall system complexity while ensuring complete tide information is provided to users.
3Loss of information
If existing techniques are used to provide coast condition and tide information, then information can be provided to users, but user time and device energy are wasted
Solution Approach 1:
The system updates tide information periodically or at predetermined intervals rather than continuously refreshing the display. Tide data is cached and updated only when new data becomes available or at scheduled times, reducing the energy consumption associated with continuous data retrieval and display refreshing while ensuring users receive complete and up-to-date tide information.
Solution Approach 2:
Tide information is pre-loaded and cached in the device memory in advance, so that when users need tide information, it is already available locally without requiring energy-intensive real-time data retrieval from external sources. This preliminary action reduces device energy consumption while ensuring complete tide information is delivered to users when needed.
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AI summary
The present disclosure generally relates to devices and user interfaces for delivery and/or provision of coastal condition information and/or tide information.