Display Control Apparatus for Rapid Image Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image display technologies require users to sequentially view multiple images stored on a storage medium, making it time-consuming to determine if a desired image is present among them, as they cannot be simultaneously displayed.
Innovation Solution
A display control apparatus that displays nine images simultaneously, allowing users to visually check for the desired image by arranging them in a specific order based on their file list and display order, enabling early identification and selection of the desired image before all images have been displayed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If images are displayed sequentially one by one, then the display processing is simple, but it takes a long time to determine whether the desired image is included
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the display area into multiple regions and displays multiple images simultaneously in different segments rather than sequentially. This allows users to view multiple images at once, quickly determining whether the desired image is present without waiting for sequential display to complete.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from one-dimensional sequential display to two-dimensional simultaneous display by arranging images in a grid layout across multiple display regions. This dimensional change enables users to compare and identify images across multiple positions at the same time, significantly reducing search time.
2Loss of time
If all images are displayed simultaneously, then the user can quickly determine if the desired image is included, but the display processing becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the display area into multiple distinct regions, each showing a different image. This segmentation approach enables simultaneous display of multiple images while maintaining organized, manageable display processing through systematic region assignment and image positioning.
3Ease of operation
If images are displayed in file list order, then the display logic is simple, but the user cannot determine image content before all images are displayed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses spatial arrangement in two-dimensional display regions to provide visual cues about image content. By displaying multiple images simultaneously in different positions, users can visually scan and determine image content without waiting for sequential display, improving ease of operation while reducing time loss.
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AI summary
A display control apparatus (101) according to the present invention sequentially displays each of a predetermined number of display-target images out of a plurality of image candidates to be displayed on a display screen so that the display-target images are arranged in the display screen in order of arrangement according to a predetermined order of the plurality of images. The display control apparatus (101) determines, when the predetermined number of images are set as new display-target images according to the predetermined order, the order of displaying the predetermined number of images so that each of the predetermined number of images is arranged in order of arrangement according to the predetermined order to sequentially display the images according to a display order different from the predetermined order. This enables a user to quickly determine whether a desired image is included in the images displayed on the display screen.