Display Processor Icon Classification for Screen Space Optimization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display systems face challenges in arranging a large number of icons on an operation screen in a way that they can be easily recognizable by users, often requiring users to perform additional operations to scroll or switch screens.
Innovation Solution
A display processor that classifies image files into categories based on predetermined criteria such as shoot date, person, or location, and controls the display to arrange icons representing these categories in a way that the number of icons on the screen is optimized for the available space, ensuring they can be easily recognized by the user.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If the number of icons on the operation screen is increased to display more image files, then the quantity of displayed information is improved, but the visual recognizability of each icon deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the large number of image files into multiple categories (e.g., by date, type, or other attributes) and displays one category at a time on the operation screen. This segmentation allows the system to maintain a manageable number of icons per screen (improving visual recognizability) while still providing access to the full set of image files through category navigation (maintaining quantity of displayed information).
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a categorical dimension for organizing image files, transforming the display from a single-dimensional list of all files to a multi-dimensional structure where files are first grouped by category, then displayed as icons within each category. This dimensional change allows efficient use of screen space while maintaining organization and recognizability.
2Loss of information
If the display processor displays all image files as individual icons, then complete information display is improved, but the device complexity increases due to screen management requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the display task into multiple manageable components: category selection interface, category-specific icon display, and navigation controls. This segmentation reduces the complexity of managing all icons simultaneously while ensuring complete information is accessible through systematic category browsing.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces category groups as intermediary structures between the full set of image files and the individual icon display. These categories act as mediators that organize and filter the large number of files, simplifying the display management task while preserving access to all underlying information.
3Difficulty of detecting and measuring
If the icon size is increased to improve visual recognizability, then ease of detection is improved, but the number of icons that can be displayed on one screen decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the total set of image files into multiple category groups, allowing each screen to display a smaller subset of icons at larger sizes. This segmentation enables the system to maintain both large icon sizes (improving detectability) and comprehensive coverage (maintaining quantity) by organizing files into manageable categorical subsets that can be navigated systematically.
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AI summary
A display processing apparatus comprises a controller configured to perform a first classification processing to classify a plurality of image files stored in a storage medium into a plurality of primary categories. The controller is further configured to perform a second classification processing to classify the plurality of image files into a plurality of secondary categories when it is judged that the number of the plurality of primary categories is greater than a maximum-displaying number. At least one of the plurality of secondary categories contains at least two of the plurality of primary categories. A plurality of primary-categorizing icons are displayed when the number of the plurality of secondary categories is equal to or less than the maximum-displaying number.