Display Control Device for Electronic Label Attachment and Restoration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current business intelligence tools lack the ability to efficiently attach electronic labels to visualized data images and restore the original state of images with attached labels, requiring separate software operations and limiting flexibility.
Innovation Solution
A display control device with an acquisition unit for event data, a display unit for visualizing event data, a storage unit for associating electronic label information with event data and settings, and a restoration unit for reinstating images with specified electronic labels, enabling efficient label attachment and state restoration within the device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If electronic labels are attached to visualized data images using separate software operations, then electronic labels can be attached to images, but the operation becomes inefficient and cannot restore the original BI tool state
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the electronic label attachment functionality into the BI tool itself, combining previously separate operations (BI tool + presentation software) into a single integrated system. This allows users to attach electronic labels directly within the BI tool interface without switching to external software, thereby improving operational efficiency while maintaining the capability to restore original states through the unified system.
Solution Approach 2:
The BI tool is enhanced with multi-functionality by integrating electronic label attachment, storage, and restoration capabilities. The system can now perform multiple functions: data visualization, electronic label attachment, label information storage, and state restoration, all within a single tool, eliminating the need for separate presentation software and improving overall efficiency.
2Loss of information
If electronic labels are attached using presentation software, then labels can be added to images, but the ability to restore the original BI tool state is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically storing information about the original BI tool state (including visualization parameters, data sources, and configuration) at the moment electronic labels are attached. This pre-stored state information enables complete restoration of the original image without manual intervention, preserving full restore capability while maintaining operational convenience through the integrated interface.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback by maintaining a record of the original state and using it to restore the BI tool interface. When restoration is requested, the system retrieves the stored state information and reapplies it, providing accurate feedback that returns the system to its previous configuration. This ensures no information loss while keeping the operation simple and user-friendly.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the BI tool has basic electronic label functionality, then labels can be attached to dates, but flexibility to attach labels to multiple types of graphs is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic label attachment functionality is designed to be universal, working across multiple types of visualizations including bar charts, line graphs, pie charts, and other graph types. The system detects the current visualization type and enables appropriate label attachment options, expanding from the original limited date-based attachment to support diverse graphical elements while maintaining a unified interface.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adapts the electronic label attachment capability based on the current visualization context. It automatically adjusts which elements are available for labeling depending on the graph type, data structure, and user selections, providing flexible adaptability across different visualization formats while maintaining operational simplicity through context-aware interface adjustments.
Data Source
AI summary
A display control device acquires event data, that is, data expressed as a set of fixed units of data, and uses the acquired event data to display an image of the event data visualized according to a predetermined visualization method. Additionally, in the case of receiving an operation of attaching an electronic label to the displayed image, the display control device stores information about the electronic label, the event data, and setting information related to the image when the electronic label was attached in association with each other in storage. Also, in the case of receiving the specification of an electronic label to be restored from among the electronic labels, the display control device acquires the data of the electronic label as well as the event data and setting information associated with the electronic label from the storage, and restores the image with the electronic label attached.