Display Region Layout Control for Dynamic Screen Resizing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing display technologies struggle to dynamically adjust display objects in conformity with changes in screen size, leading to suboptimal display object presentation.

Innovation Solution

A display control device that includes a display region setting unit to dynamically change the size and position of display regions, a display control unit to adjust the relative positional relationship of arrangement regions, and a priority setting unit to manage display objects based on priority settings, ensuring appropriate display adaptation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If display regions are dynamically divided and sized, then display flexibility is improved, but display object arrangement becomes complex

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay flexibilityVSAvoidarrangement complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements dynamic arrangement regions that automatically adjust their positions and sizes based on the current display region configuration. When display regions are divided or resized, the arrangement regions within them dynamically reposition to maintain optimal spacing and visibility, transforming the static arrangement problem into a dynamic adaptation system that resolves complexity through automated adjustment

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The patent segments the display screen into multiple independent display regions, each containing its own arrangement regions for display objects. This segmentation allows each region to be independently controlled and adjusted, enabling flexible layout changes without affecting the entire screen, thus improving adaptability while managing complexity through modular organization

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Adaptability or versatility

If display region size changes dynamically, then user interface adaptability is improved, but display object visibility deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinterface adaptabilityVSAvoiddisplay object visibility
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the positional parameters of arrangement regions dynamically based on display region size. When a display region is divided or resized, the arrangement regions adjust their coordinates and dimensions to maintain appropriate spacing and visibility, ensuring display objects remain clearly visible regardless of the display region configuration

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent pre-establishes multiple arrangement region configurations that can be quickly activated based on the current display state. Instead of calculating optimal positions in real-time, the system prepares arrangement region layouts in advance and selects the appropriate configuration, maintaining display object visibility while adapting to different display region sizes

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP4078353B1Display control device and display control method
Publication Date: 2026.02.18 FAURECIA CLARION ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

Display of display objects is changed more appropriately in conformity with dynamic change in size of a display region provided on a screen. A display control device includes: a display region setting unit configured to change a position of a boundary line of one or a plurality of display regions provided on a screen to dynamically change a size of the one or plurality of display regions, in accordance with occurrence of an event; a display control unit configured to provide arrangement regions for arranging display objects in the one or plurality of display regions, and change a relative positional relationship of the arrangement regions provided on a same display region of the one or plurality of display regions, in accordance with change in size of the one or plurality of display regions; and a priority setting unit configured to set relative priority with respect to the arrangement regions provided on the same display region, wherein in a case where the relative positional relationship between the arrangement regions provided on the same display region is changed, which causes the arrangement regions to be close to each other at a predetermined distance or shorter, the display control unit controls display of the display objects arranged on a same arrangement region in an arrangement region unit, based on the priority set with respect to the arrangement regions.