Document Display Device Side-by-Side Overlap Layout
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current document display devices do not effectively manage the layout and overlap of multiple pages, leading to inefficient use of display space and user experience.
Innovation Solution
A document display device with a controller that displays at least two consecutive pages side by side and controls the overlap of other pages, determining a major page and adjusting the display to optimize page layout and user interaction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If multiple pages are displayed side by side, then the user can compare content between pages, but the display space is wasted due to incomplete utilization of the screen area
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a traditional side-by-side two-page layout to a spatial arrangement where multiple pages are positioned at different locations on the screen, with some pages overlapping others. This dimensional reorganization allows more pages to be displayed simultaneously while maintaining content accessibility and comparison capability, thereby improving display space utilization without sacrificing the ease of content comparison.
2Device complexity
If pages are arranged in a traditional layout, then the display structure is simple, but the readability and user experience are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by making different pages have different visual characteristics and positions on the screen. Important pages or currently active pages are positioned in prominent locations with full visibility, while other pages are overlaid or positioned in less prominent areas. This differential treatment of pages enhances readability and user experience by guiding user attention to relevant content while maintaining access to other pages, without requiring a completely complex layout system.
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AI summary
A document display device includes a controller. The controller controls a display for displaying document data constituted by plural pages. The controller controls the display to display pieces of content of at least two consecutive pages of the document data side by side and to display one or more of content-displayed pages, which are the pages for which the pieces of content of the pages are displayed side by side, and one or more of pages other than the content-displayed pages among the plural pages so as to overlap.