Synchronized Display Window Linking for Time-Varying Data Analysis

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing analysis devices for data representing time-varying quantities require users to perform numerous repetitive and inaccurate operations to achieve coherent configurations across multiple display windows, consuming time and effort, especially when using bar or scroll control buttons.

Innovation Solution

Incorporation of a third linking tool that allows users to select and link multiple display windows, ensuring that quantity and time reference selections are synchronized across all windows, simplifying the process of obtaining coherent configurations by inducing simultaneous selections and using the last known time references.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If users manually select and adjust time references in each display window using bar or scroll control buttons, then they can achieve coherent configurations, but the process becomes time-consuming and imprecise

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetime reference synchronization precisionVSAvoidtime required to achieve coherent configuration

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the time reference selection controls of multiple display windows into a single synchronized control mechanism. When a user adjusts the time reference in one window, the change is automatically propagated to all other linked windows, eliminating the need for manual adjustment in each window and ensuring precise synchronization across all displays.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements a feedback mechanism where time reference changes in one display window are detected and automatically reflected in all other linked windows. This feedback loop ensures that all windows maintain consistent time references without requiring manual intervention in each window, thereby reducing time loss and improving precision.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

2Adaptability or versatility

If users perform repetitive control operations in each display window to achieve coherent configurations, then they can compare different quantities, but the operational complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveability to compare different quantitiesVSAvoidoperational simplicity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates a universal control mechanism that serves multiple display windows simultaneously. The time reference selection and quantity comparison functions are made multi-functional through the linking mechanism, allowing users to control multiple windows with a single operation rather than repeating operations for each window individually.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent combines the control operations for multiple display windows into a unified interface. By linking the windows, the system merges their control functions so that a single time reference selection or quantity adjustment affects all linked windows, thereby reducing operational complexity while maintaining the ability to compare different quantities.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Adaptability or versatility

If multiple display windows are used to represent different quantities, then comprehensive analysis is enabled, but achieving coherent configurations becomes difficult

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecomprehensive analysis capabilityVSAvoidconfiguration management complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a linking mechanism as an intermediary that mediates between multiple display windows. This intermediary component coordinates the time references and control operations across all windows, enabling comprehensive analysis of different quantities while simplifying configuration management through automatic synchronization.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements feedback mechanisms that automatically adjust and synchronize time references across all display windows. When a user modifies settings in one window, the feedback system propagates these changes to maintain coherence in all other windows, thereby enabling comprehensive analysis without increasing configuration management complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentEP2115559B1Device for analysing variable magnitudes by simultaneous multiple windowing

Publication Date: 2020.07.29 TZARA WALLY

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AI summary

The device (D) is dedicated to the analysis of time varying magnitudes. It comprises a tool for managing display windows (MA) each for displaying the representation of a selected magnitude and each associated with a first magnitude selection tool (01) and a second time reference(s) selection tool (02) coupled to the management tool (MA). The device (D) further includes a third link tool (03a-03c) which i) allows a user, who has selected several magnitudes and related time references, to select at least two of the display windows and the selected magnitudes, and ii) connects together the first tools (01) and/or second tools (02) of the selected display windows so that the selection of a magnitude by the user using one of the first related tools (01), or master tool, of a master window results in the selection of the same magnitude by the management tool (MA) at each so-called slave display window, and/or so that the selection of a time reference by one of the second related tools (02) results in the selection of the same time reference by the management tool (MA) at each slave display window.