Information Processing Device Display Element Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display technologies struggle to display focus parts of display objects within a visible window area without altering their size or layout, especially when parts of the display target area are hidden due to overlapping windows or scrolling, leading to inadequate space for displaying certain elements like images or tables.
Innovation Solution
An information processing device sets a reference point within the visible display area to position display elements, ensuring they are displayed without resizing or rearranging, by evaluating exposure amounts and priority orders to optimize their placement and minimize blank spaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If the cursor position is moved by scrolling in a given direction irrespective of the shape of the actually displayed part, then the text in the non-visible part can be displayed, but the display element cannot be displayed in the actually displayed part if there is no sufficient space
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a coordinate transformation mechanism that maps display elements from the original display target area coordinates to the actually displayed part coordinates. This dimensional transformation allows elements to be repositioned within the visible area without physical movement, effectively utilizing the available display space while maintaining element integrity and preventing information loss.
2Loss of information
If the size of the display target area is reduced in a given direction when the display target area becomes partially hidden, then the hidden part can be made visible, but the layout of the display element falls apart depending on the writing direction
Solution Approach 1:
The patent dynamically changes the coordinate system parameters by calculating a transformation based on the window's actual display area and the display target area. This parameter transformation allows the display elements to be repositioned according to the visible area's coordinates while maintaining their relative positions and layout structure, thus making hidden areas visible without disrupting the overall layout stability.
3Area of stationary object
If the size of the display element is changed to display it in the actually displayed part, then the display element can be shown, but the size of the focus part and the layout of the display object must be changed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a virtual copy of the display target area with transformed coordinates that maps to the actually displayed part. Instead of modifying the original display elements, it generates a coordinate-transformed representation that fits the visible area while preserving the original elements' sizes and layouts. This copying approach allows the display element to be shown in the visible area without changing its inherent properties or disrupting the overall layout.
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AI summary
A focus part of an object is displayed in an actual display area, which is a part of a display target area set within a window that is visible on a screen, without changing the size of the focus part and the layout of the display object. A control unit sets a reference point P based on the positions of a display element and the actual display area in a drawing target area (22), in which a Web page is drawn, so that the display element is displayed in the actual display area, which is an area not covered with another window (16a) within a Web page display target area (20) . For example, the control unit (a) displays the display element without changing the size and (b) minimizes a blank area that is created when the reference point P is moved, or (c) preferentially displays, from among a plurality of display elements, display elements that are relatively high in priority order in the actual display area.