Information Processing Apparatus Display Mode Switching Focus Tracking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional information processing apparatuses fail to maintain user focus on an image when switching between list display mode and map display mode, causing the focused image to be lost among others.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus with a first and second selection unit to display content data based on attribute information, and a receiving unit to control the display to distinguish between focused and unfocused content data, ensuring the focused image is easily recognizable in both modes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the display mode is changed to map display mode, then the image can be displayed on its imaging position on a map, but the focused image displayed in list display mode is mixed among other images and the user may lose sight of the focused image
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by differentiating the display characteristics of focused images versus non-focused images. In map display mode, focused images are marked with special indicators (such as highlighted markers or distinct visual cues) while non-focused images are displayed with different visual characteristics. This local differentiation ensures that the focused image remains distinguishable and easily identifiable among other images on the map.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism through the receiving unit and control unit that mediates between the first display control unit (list display mode) and the second display control unit (map display mode). When a mode change is detected, the receiving unit receives the mode change instruction, and the control unit processes it to ensure focused images are properly identified and marked in the new display mode, preventing loss of focus information.
2Quantity of substance
If all images are displayed in map display mode, then comprehensive spatial information is provided, but the user cannot easily identify which image was focused in the previous display mode
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by differentiating the display characteristics of focused images versus non-focused images. In map display mode, focused images are marked with special indicators (such as highlighted markers or distinct visual cues) while non-focused images are displayed with different visual characteristics. This local differentiation ensures that the focused image remains distinguishable and easily identifiable among other images on the map.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback by maintaining information about which image was focused in the previous display mode and using this feedback to generate appropriate visual indicators in the new display mode. The control unit receives feedback about the previously focused image and adjusts the display accordingly, providing continuous visual guidance to help users track their focus across mode transitions.
Data Source
AI summary
An information processing apparatus capable of displaying information about a plurality of content data pieces recorded in a recording medium by a display unit includes a first display control unit configured to control the display unit such that information about content data is displayed in an arrangement based on attribute information of the content data, and a second display control unit configured to control the display unit such that information about content data is displayed in an arrangement based on other attribute information, wherein the second display control unit controls the display unit to display information indicating existence of the content data of which information is displayed by the first display control unit and information indicating existence of content data of which information is not displayed by the first control unit in a distinguishable manner.