Display Object Highlighting for Time-Based Edit History Review
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing collaborative work support systems face difficulties in tracking the editing process of displayed objects, making it challenging for users to identify which object has been edited and its history.
Innovation Solution
A display program and method that store history information associating objects with their editing content and order, allowing users to highlight target objects within a specified period, facilitating distinction between edited and unedited objects.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If history information is stored for all objects, then the completeness of editing history is improved, but the difficulty of identifying specific edited objects increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the continuous editing history into discrete time periods using time markers. Each period contains editing history for specific objects, allowing users to divide and conquer the large volume of history information by examining one period at a time rather than overwhelming all history simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies visual highlighting (color changes) to objects that have editing history within the selected period. This visual distinction makes it easy to identify which objects were edited during the target period by their highlighted appearance, solving the problem of difficult identification.
2Loss of information
If all editing history is displayed at once, then the completeness of information is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the editing history display into time-based periods rather than showing all history at once. Users can select a specific period of interest, and the system will highlight only the objects edited during that period, making operation easier by focusing attention on relevant information.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of displaying or processing all editing history simultaneously, the patent applies partial action by limiting the display to only the selected time period's relevant objects. This reduces the cognitive load and operational complexity while maintaining access to the complete history when needed.
3Measurement precision
If the system tracks all object edits, then the accuracy of editing process tracking is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary action by pre-storing time markers and associating them with editing history data as edits occur. This preliminary organization of data with time references allows for efficient querying and highlighting of specific periods without requiring complex real-time analysis, reducing system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a simplified representation or copy of the editing history filtered by time period. Instead of managing and processing the entire complex history database for each query, the system works with a subset (copy) of the data relevant to the selected period, reducing computational complexity while maintaining tracking accuracy.
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AI summary
The present invention provides a display program and a display method that improve user convenience, as compared to the prior art, in a case where checking the process by which an object displayed on the display is edited to become the current object. Based on the display program, the processor of the computer, based on execution of editing of the object (yes at S8), updates the object displayed on the display (S9), and stores history information which associates the object, editing content of the object, and order information indicating an editing order (S10). The processor acquires a target period (S6). The processor identifies, as a target object, an object corresponding to history information within the target period, among one or more objects being displayed on the display, and highlights the identified target object (S7).