Display Control Device for Information Processing Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
As information processing systems grow in scale, the display unit faces challenges in visually presenting information within a limited display region, making it difficult for administrators to grasp the system's situation effectively.
Innovation Solution
A display control device that generates first and second identification information to represent communication bodies and groups, allowing the control unit to select and display specific information based on the display region's magnitude, optimizing the display mode for high visibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If the information processing system becomes larger in scale, then the quantity of information to be monitored increases, but the displayable region remains limited, making it difficult to visually recognize the information
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the information processing system into multiple groups of communication bodies, where each group can be independently displayed and managed. This allows the large quantity of information to be divided into smaller, more manageable segments that fit within the limited display region, resolving the contradiction between information quantity and display area.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a hierarchical dimension to the display structure, organizing communication bodies into groups and subgroups. This dimensional organization allows information to be presented in a structured manner that maximizes the use of limited display space while maintaining visibility of the overall system state.
2Loss of information
If all communication bodies are displayed individually, then complete information is provided, but the display becomes cluttered and hard to analyze in large-scale systems
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple communication bodies into grouped representations, where each group displays aggregated information about its members. This merging approach maintains information completeness at the group level while reducing visual clutter, making it easier to analyze the overall system state without being overwhelmed by individual details.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies different levels of detail to different parts of the display - groups may be displayed in summary form at the higher level, while individual communication bodies can be examined in detail when selected or expanded. This local quality approach allows the display to adapt to the user's analytical needs at different scales.
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AI summary
Disclosed are a display control device, etc., with which information is displayed according to a display mode having high visibility. Provided is a display control device (101), comprising: a first identification information creation unit (103) with which a plurality of communication bodies which are capable of communication are classified into a plurality of groups, said unit creating first identification information which represents at least a portion of the communication bodies which are included in one of the groups; a second identification information creation unit (104) which creates second identification information which collectively represents a group set which represents two or more groups of the plurality of groups; and a control unit (102) which, on the basis of the size of a region which is displayed in a display means, selects specified identification information from the first identification information or the second identification information, and controls to display, in the display means, device identification information which represents the communication bodies which are not included in the specified identification information and/or the group identification information which represents the groups which are not included in the specified identification information, along with the specified identification information.