Information Processing Device Display Position Restriction

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Solution Overview

Problem

In existing image processing systems, additional information added by administrators may not be displayed or utilized effectively due to improper placement, often being hidden in hard-to-see locations.

Innovation Solution

An information processing device that restricts the display position of images representing additional information based on assigned importance attributes, ensuring prominent and identifiable display for important information while allowing flexible placement for non-important content.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If the display position of additional information is not restricted, then the system maintains flexibility in layout, but important information may be placed in hard-to-see locations reducing visibility

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedisplay position flexibilityVSAvoidvisibility of important information

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by assigning different display position restrictions to different pieces of additional information based on their importance attributes. Important information (with important_attribute=true) is restricted to specific display positions that ensure visibility, while non-important information allows flexible positioning. This resolves the contradiction by making the display position constraint adaptive to the specific information being displayed.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

2Loss of information

If the display position is restricted for important information, then visibility is improved, but the system complexity increases due to attribute management

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvevisibility of important informationVSAvoidattribute management complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-assigning importance attributes to additional information when it is added to the system. The attribute is set in advance (important_attribute=true or false), and the display position restriction is automatically applied based on this pre-assigned attribute. This resolves the contradiction by establishing the restriction criteria beforehand, avoiding complex real-time decision-making.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

3Ease of operation

If additional information is displayed without position restrictions, then ease of display is maintained, but user interaction with important information decreases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedisplay operation simplicityVSAvoiduser interaction efficiency

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by differentiating display position restrictions based on the importance attribute of each additional information item. Important information is constrained to visible positions to enhance user interaction, while non-important information maintains flexible positioning for operational simplicity. This selective application resolves the contradiction between ease of operation and user interaction efficiency.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS11330123B2Information processing device and non-transitory computer readable medium

Publication Date: 2022.05.10 FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP

AI summary

An information processing device includes a processor configured to receive an addition of additional information by an administrator, and cause a display position of an image representing the additional information to be restricted in a case where an important attribute indicating importance is assigned to the additional information.