Display Control Device for Parameter Setting Guidance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulties in finding and setting correct parameters in complex setting screens due to increased number of items, leading to poor operability, especially for those unfamiliar with the apparatus, and existing methods like the 'wizard' format can be cumbersome and restrictive.
Innovation Solution
A display control device and method that arranges setting items in a setting window with distinguishable and regular appearances, switching between them based on user input to guide parameter selection in a logical sequence while allowing flexibility for experienced users to deviate from the sequence.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the quantity of setting items is increased to provide more detailed functions, then the functionality of the apparatus is improved, but the setting screens become complicated and user operability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The setting window is divided into multiple display areas, each dedicated to a specific setting item. This segmentation allows numerous setting items to be organized into distinct, manageable sections rather than presenting them all in a single complex screen, thereby maintaining functionality while improving user operability.
Solution Approach 2:
Different display areas are given different visual appearances based on their status - some areas show setting items in a distinguishable appearance while others show them in a regular appearance. This local differentiation helps users focus on specific setting items without being overwhelmed by the entire set of options, resolving the contradiction between providing comprehensive functionality and maintaining ease of operation.
2Ease of operation
If all setting items are displayed simultaneously in a single screen, then users can access all options at once, but the screen becomes complex and users cannot easily find correct parameters
Solution Approach 1:
The setting window is divided into multiple display areas, each dedicated to a specific setting item. This segmentation allows numerous setting items to be organized into distinct, manageable sections rather than presenting them all in a single complex screen, thereby maintaining functionality while improving user operability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a flat, single-screen display of all settings to a multi-area display structure where settings are organized spatially across different display areas. This dimensional reorganization allows users to navigate settings more systematically without the screen becoming visually complex.
3Ease of operation
If setting items are presented one at a time in sequence (wizard format), then users are guided through the process, but users cannot skip to later items or return to earlier items efficiently
Solution Approach 1:
The display controlling unit dynamically changes the appearance of display areas based on user interaction. When a user inputs a setting value for an item shown in distinguishable appearance, the system switches that item to regular appearance and brings another item into distinguishable appearance. This dynamic adaptation provides guidance while allowing flexible navigation, as users can jump between different display areas without following a rigid sequence.
Data Source
AI summary
A display controlling device, including a setting window displaying unit to control a display device to display a setting window with a plurality of display areas, an input receiving unit to receive input of a setting value for the setting item, and a display controlling unit to display one of the display areas in a distinguishable appearance, in which the one of the display areas is presented to be distinguishable from the remainder of the display areas, is provided. The display controlling unit switches the distinguishable appearance of the display areas in accordance with a predetermined switching manner each time the input of the setting value for the setting item displayed in one of the display areas being displayed in the distinguishable appearance is received.