Electronic Document Display Region Partitioning for Small Screens
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Solution Overview
Problem
When viewing electronic documents with graphical elements on small display screens, users face the inconvenience of scrolling away from the reading position to view graphical elements, disrupting their reading experience due to the need to manage both text and graphical content simultaneously.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that partitions the display screen into regions, keeping graphical elements stationary while allowing text segments corresponding to them to be scrolled independently, using scrollbar values and reference positions to manage the display and rearrange screen regions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Weight of moving object
If the display screen size is kept small for portability, then the device is more portable and easier to carry, but the user cannot view both text segments and graphical elements simultaneously, disrupting the reading experience
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the display area into multiple independent regions: a first region for displaying text segments and a second region for displaying graphical elements. This segmentation allows both text and graphical content to be displayed simultaneously on small screens, enabling users to read and view images without scrolling away from their reading position, thus resolving the contradiction between device portability and reading experience.
2Ease of operation
If the display screen size is increased to show both text and graphical elements, then the reading experience is improved, but the device becomes less portable and more cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The patent utilizes the vertical dimension of the display screen by arranging text segments and graphical elements in different vertical regions. The first region displays text segments while the second region displays corresponding graphical elements below or beside them. This dimensional arrangement allows both content types to coexist on small screens without increasing device size, maintaining portability while improving reading experience.
3Ease of operation
If graphical elements are displayed alongside text segments, then the reading experience is enhanced, but the text segments corresponding to graphical elements may be obscured or become invisible
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies different display qualities and behaviors to different regions: the first region is optimized for text display with appropriate scrolling and positioning, while the second region is optimized for graphical element display. The system dynamically adjusts which text segments are displayed in the first region based on their association with graphical elements in the second region, ensuring that relevant text remains visible while graphical elements are displayed, thus preventing information loss while enhancing reading experience.
Data Source
AI summary
A method for managing a display of an electronic document (ED) on a display screen includes obtaining the ED specifying a plurality of text and a first graphical element; identifying a starting reference and an ending reference to the first graphical element within the plurality of text; displaying a portion of a segment of the plurality of text in a first region of the display screen, the segment being located between the starting reference and the ending reference; displaying, while displaying the portion of the segment, the first graphical element within a second region of the display screen, wherein the second region is adjacent to the first region on the display screen; removing the segment from the first region; and removing the first graphical element from the display screen in response to removing the segment such that the first region expands into the second region.