Differential Window Scaling Across Displays
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Solution Overview
Problem
When transferring a window from one display device to another with different resolutions or capabilities, existing systems often result in inconsistent window appearance, affecting readability and usability, as windows are either resized disproportionately or maintain the same proportional size without considering user preferences for optimal viewing.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that involve a processor identifying unique scaling factors for each window based on its URL, allowing for differential scaling when moved between displays, and a user-initiated or automatic function to adjust display settings such as font size, zoom, and position to maintain consistent readability and prevent overlap.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a window is transferred from one display device to another with different resolutions, then the window can be displayed on multiple displays, but the window appearance becomes inconsistent and readability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by identifying specific window characteristics (such as URL, application type, or user preferences) and applying different scaling factors to different windows based on their individual properties. This allows each window to be optimized for readability on the target display while maintaining overall system consistency.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the scaling parameter dynamically based on the relationship between source and target display resolutions. By calculating appropriate scaling factors and applying them to window content, the system maintains consistent appearance and readability across displays with different resolutions.
2Ease of operation
If uniform scaling is applied to all windows when moving between displays, then the system operation is simplified, but user preferences for optimal viewing are not accommodated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces dynamic scaling factors that can be adjusted based on user preferences, window properties, and display characteristics. This allows the system to adapt between uniform and differential scaling approaches, balancing operational simplicity with user-specific optimization needs.
3Stability of the object's composition
If windows are scaled to maintain proportional size across displays, then the layout consistency is improved, but readability may deteriorate on displays with different resolutions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by allowing different scaling treatments for different windows based on their content type, user preferences, and target display characteristics. This enables optimization of readability for each window while maintaining overall layout coherence.
Data Source
AI summary
In a method for redrawing a two web page windows that are being moved from a first display screen to a second display screen, an indication is received that each respective web page window is being moved from a first display to a second display. A processor identifies different scaling factors corresponding to uniform resource locators (URLs) of each respective web page window for scaling the web page windows for display on the second display screen. The processor causes the first web page window to be scaled according to the first scaling factor and the second web page window to be scaled according to the second, different scaling factor, wherein each web page window is scaled differently relative to the other on the second display screen than on the first display screen.