Display Control for Portable Devices Using Matrix Icon Layout
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Solution Overview
Problem
Portable electronic devices, such as digital cameras and smartphones, face challenges in displaying and managing a large number of settings on small screens, leading to hidden icons and cumbersome setting changes, especially when conditions like imaging modes are altered.
Innovation Solution
A display control method and device that arranges setting icons in a two-dimensional matrix on a list screen, allowing users to select and update parameters without screen transitions, enabling quick and appropriate setting changes by displaying page information and setting content on the same screen.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a sub-menu is displayed on the same screen along with icons to allow setting changes, then setting operations can be performed without screen transitions, but the number of icons that can be displayed at once is limited and some icons may be hidden
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a new dimension by adding a page icon that enables switching between multiple pages of icons. Instead of trying to fit all icons on a single screen (2D limitation), the solution moves to a multi-page structure where icons are distributed across multiple pages, allowing all icons to be visible without overlap while maintaining the ability to perform settings without returning to the list screen.
2Quantity of substance
If icons are arranged on the entire screen to display a large number of icons, then more setting items can be visible, but the sub-menu hides part of the icons when displayed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the icons into multiple pages, with each page containing a manageable number of icons that can be fully displayed without being hidden by the sub-menu. The page icon allows users to switch between these segments (pages) to access different sets of icons, ensuring that all icons remain visible and accessible without information loss.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple pages of parameters are stored to accommodate different functions, then comprehensive settings can be managed, but screen transitions are required to switch between pages
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a page icon as an intermediary element on the list screen that provides direct access to switch between parameter pages. This intermediary allows users to navigate between multiple pages of parameters without requiring full screen transitions, reducing the time needed to switch between different sets of settings while maintaining comprehensive parameter management capability.
Data Source
AI summary
According to an aspect of the present invention, setting change of a parameter can be performed while checking the content of all parameters on the list screen without screen transition of the list screen. Parameters of a desired page can be set at the same time even if a use condition or the like of the device is changed, or only part of the parameters can be corrected and set. Therefore, a plurality of parameters can be quickly and appropriately set by minimum operation.