Discrete Window Resizing via Segmented Viewing Areas
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing window resizing methods in graphical user interfaces are cumbersome and cluttered, especially under high time pressure, as they often allow continuous resizing and lack intuitive controls for rapid adjustments.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a system with discrete resizable windows and dynamic icons that allow windows to be resized by single clicks in specific directions, with programmable options for quick and organized layout changes, maintaining a predetermined set of viewing areas to prevent clutter.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If continuous window resizing is allowed, then window size adaptability is improved, but operation complexity and time consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the continuous window resizing operation into discrete predefined size options. Instead of allowing unlimited continuous resizing, the system provides a segmented set of standard window sizes that users can select from, thereby reducing operational complexity while maintaining sufficient adaptability for different display needs.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-defining a set of standard window sizes and layouts before the user needs to resize windows. These predefined configurations are prepared in advance and can be quickly applied with minimal user input, eliminating the need for users to manually adjust window dimensions and reducing time consumption.
2Quantity of substance
If multiple windows are displayed simultaneously, then information display capacity is improved, but screen clutter increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the screen into standardized viewing areas with predefined window sizes and positions. This segmentation allows multiple windows to be systematically arranged without overlapping or creating visual clutter, as each window occupies a defined portion of the segmented display space.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameter of window arrangement from arbitrary positioning to standardized grid-based placement. By transforming window positions into discrete parameterized locations within a predefined grid system, the system maintains screen organization even when multiple windows are displayed simultaneously.
3Productivity
If rapid window resizing is implemented, then time efficiency is improved, but precision of size adjustment is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the nature of window size adjustment from continuous variable adjustment to discrete parameter selection. Users select from predefined size parameters rather than continuously adjusting dimensions, which enables rapid selection while maintaining precise, consistent window sizes that are optimized for various display scenarios.
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AI summary
A display having a plurality of viewing areas, a plurality of resizable windows, each window being displayed in an area corresponding to a number of the viewing areas and one or more resizing icons corresponding to each of the resizable windows, wherein a selection of one of the resizing icons resizes the window corresponding to the resizing icon to be displayed in a further area corresponding to a further number of the viewing areas.