Document Processing Interface Adaptation for Small Screens
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face discomfort when using document processing applications across devices with differing performance, particularly due to screen size and object attachment button limitations, leading to reduced visibility and functionality on lower-performance devices.
Innovation Solution
A document processing system that includes a first device with a larger display and a second device with a smaller display, where the second device displays a selection object attachment button with commands assigned based on user requests and performance, allowing users to access selected objects from the first device's list of attachment buttons.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If all object attachment buttons are displayed on the second device's display screen, then the user can access all object types, but the document display area is pressed down or buttons overlap, deteriorating visibility
Solution Approach 1:
The object attachment buttons are segmented into multiple pages or groups. The display control unit displays only a subset of buttons (first number) on the screen at a time, with options to navigate to additional pages. This segmentation allows the document display area to maintain sufficient size while still providing access to all object types through pagination.
Solution Approach 2:
The interface dynamically adapts the number of displayed buttons based on device characteristics. The display control unit determines the second number of buttons to display by comparing the second screen size with the first screen size, and adjusts the visible button count accordingly. This dynamic adjustment ensures optimal visibility on smaller screens while preserving full functionality.
2Adaptability or versatility
If all object attachment buttons are displayed on the second device, then complete functionality is available, but the buttons may overlap or the interface becomes complex, reducing ease of operation
Solution Approach 1:
The system displays only the necessary subset of object attachment buttons (first number) on the screen at any given time, rather than all available buttons. This partial display approach maintains interface simplicity and ease of operation on smaller screens, while still providing access to complete functionality through pagination or additional navigation options.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the second device supports all object types, then full document processing capability is achieved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The display control unit implements a universal interface that adapts to different device capabilities. It determines the second number of buttons based on comparing screen sizes and device characteristics, allowing the same application to function optimally across multiple device types without requiring separate versions or increasing individual device complexity.
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AI summary
A document processing system includes a first device capable of executing a document processing application, the first device including a first display control unit that controls a first display unit so as to display an electronic document to be processed and plural object attachment buttons, to which attachment commands of plural types of objects attachable to the electronic document are respectively assigned, in the document processing application, and a second device capable of executing the document processing application, the second device including a second display control unit that controls a second display unit having a size smaller than a size of the first display unit so as to display an electronic document to be processed and selection object attachment button to which attachment commands of selection objects, which is an object selected by a user among the plural types of objects corresponding to the plural object attachment buttons, are assigned.