Display Region Aggregation for Readable Multi-Content Whiteboards
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic whiteboards struggle with efficiently managing and displaying multiple types of content within a limited display area, often resulting in small and difficult-to-read content when many items are present.
Innovation Solution
The system aggregates and displays only the desired content types in the display region by extracting and arranging them based on user-defined criteria, using a type-determination model to identify content types and adjusting sizes as needed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If multiple contents are displayed in the display region, then the quantity of information is increased, but the content size becomes small and difficult to read
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the display into a display region and a display extension region. The display extension region stores additional contents that can be aggregated and displayed in the display region only when needed, allowing multiple contents to be available without permanently reducing their size in the main display area.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a spatial dimension by creating a display extension region adjacent to the display region. This allows the system to store and access additional contents in an extended spatial area, enabling aggregation of multiple contents while maintaining their readable size through coordinated display in both regions.
2Quantity of substance
If all contents are displayed in the display region, then the completeness of information is improved, but the display area becomes overcrowded
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the display functionality into two segments: the display region for primary content display and the display extension region for additional content storage. This segmentation allows the system to maintain completeness of information by accessing contents in both regions while preventing overcrowding in the main display area.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism that aggregates contents from the display extension region and selectively displays them in the display region based on user input or predetermined conditions. This intermediary aggregation process allows complete information availability without permanent overcrowding of the main display area.
3Ease of operation
If contents are aggregated from the display extension region, then the organization of information is improved, but the system complexity is increased
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service functionality where the display control unit automatically aggregates contents from the display extension region based on predetermined conditions or user input without requiring manual intervention. The system autonomously manages content aggregation and display, improving information organization while minimizing the operational burden on users.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary actions by pre-organizing contents in the display extension region and establishing aggregation rules in advance. When content aggregation is needed, the system can quickly retrieve and display relevant contents without complex real-time processing, reducing the perceived system complexity during operation.
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AI summary
A method includes displaying contents input to a display extension region in response to scrolling of a display region, extracting one or more contents from the contents input to the display extension region based on one or more types of the contents, and aggregating the one or more contents in the display region.