Display Control Device Scroll Item Exclusion Mechanism

Solution Overview

Problem

In user interfaces with a liquid crystal panel, especially in image forming apparatuses, the burden of finding and confirming desired items in a list format increases with the number of items, requiring extensive scroll operations, which complicates the confirmation process.

Innovation Solution

A display control device that includes a reception section for scroll operations, a specification section to identify user-designated items, and a display control section that excludes designated items from the scrolling target once they reach a reference position, allowing only non-designated items to be scrolled, thereby reducing the burden of finding desired items.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If the number of display items on the UI screen increases to provide more settings options, then the completeness of settings is improved, but the time and effort required to find and confirm desired items increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecompleteness of settingsVSAvoidtime to find and confirm items

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts and excludes designated items from the scrolling target range. When a user designates an item (e.g., through touch or selection), that item is removed from the scrollable area, allowing the user to focus on finding other items without the designated item obstructing the view or requiring additional scrolling actions.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The system automatically identifies and excludes designated items from the scrolling range based on user input. The display control section monitors user designations and dynamically adjusts the scrollable area to exclude these items, reducing the need for manual scrolling and automatically optimizing the display for efficient item location.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

2Adaptability or versatility

If the number of display items on the UI screen increases to provide more settings options, then the completeness of settings is improved, but the operational burden to store position or scroll to desired item increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecompleteness of settingsVSAvoidoperational burden

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts and excludes designated items from the scrolling target range. When a user designates an item (e.g., through touch or selection), that item is removed from the scrollable area, allowing the user to focus on finding other items without the designated item obstructing the view or requiring additional scrolling actions.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The system automatically identifies and excludes designated items from the scrolling range based on user input. The display control section monitors user designations and dynamically adjusts the scrollable area to exclude these items, reducing the need for manual scrolling and automatically optimizing the display for efficient item location.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

3Ease of operation

If all items are made scrollable to allow navigation through all settings, then the accessibility of all items is improved, but the time needed to locate desired items increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccessibility of itemsVSAvoidtime to locate items

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts and excludes designated items from the scrolling target range. When a user designates an item (e.g., through touch or selection), that item is removed from the scrollable area, allowing the user to focus on finding other items without the designated item obstructing the view or requiring additional scrolling actions.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The system provides visual feedback by displaying designated items in a distinct manner (e.g., highlighted or fixed position) while adjusting the scrollable area. This feedback mechanism helps users understand which items have been designated and automatically positions the display to show relevant items, reducing the time needed to locate desired settings.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS11409427B2Display control device, image forming apparatus, and non-transitory computer readable medium storing program

Publication Date: 2022.08.09 FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP

AI summary

A display control device includes a reception section that receives a scroll operation on a display screen, a specification section that specifies one or more items designated by a user among plural items displayed on the display screen, and a display control section that, in a case where the one or more designated items reach a reference position on the display screen as a result of scrolling, displays the plural items to be scrollable such that the one or more items are excluded from a scrolling target.