Double-Page Album Layout With Candidate Placement Guidance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing layout software requires users to manually adjust object positions and sizes after adding or deleting objects, which is cumbersome and disrupts the intended layout.
Innovation Solution
A graphical user interface that displays a first region for object arrangement and a second region for object listing, along with deriving candidate regions for object placement based on the arrangement of existing objects, allowing for efficient alignment and aesthetic layout without manual adjustment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If automatic layout is used to generate layout images, then layout aesthetic property is improved, but layout changes occur irrespective of user intention when objects are added or deleted
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by pre-calculating and storing candidate regions for object placement based on the current layout state before the user adds or deletes objects. When modification occurs, the system retrieves pre-computed candidate regions that maintain aesthetic properties, avoiding the need to recalculate entire layout arrangements and thus preventing unintended layout changes while preserving aesthetic quality.
2Reliability
If manual object arrangement is used to maintain layout integrity, then layout stability is improved, but user operation convenience deteriorates due to repeated manual adjustments
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service by automatically providing candidate regions that maintain layout aesthetic properties when objects are added or deleted. The system autonomously calculates appropriate placement positions based on current layout state without requiring user intervention for manual adjustment, thus maintaining layout stability while significantly improving user operation convenience through automated assistance.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides feedback by displaying candidate regions that suggest optimal object placement positions based on current layout aesthetics. This feedback mechanism guides users to automatically achieve aesthetically pleasing layouts without manual trial-and-error adjustments, maintaining both layout stability and operational convenience.
3Ease of operation
If simple object placement is used, then ease of operation is improved, but layout aesthetic property deteriorates due to lack of automatic arrangement optimization
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary calculation of aesthetically optimal candidate regions based on current layout state before the user places objects. This pre-computation allows users to simply select from pre-optimized positions rather than manually adjusting, maintaining ease of operation while ensuring high layout aesthetic property through automated optimization.
Data Source
AI summary
An information processing method includes displaying a graphical user interface having a first region in which to arrange an object and a second region in which to display a list of an object that can be arranged in the first region, the first region being a region of a double-page album spread, the double-page spread region including a left page region and a right page region, and deriving a candidate region in which to arrange an object selected by a user in the first region, based on a state of arrangement of an object other than the selected object in the first region. The candidate region is displayed as a rectangular frame surrounded by a dashed line in the first region. In moving the selected object in the first region, the candidate region is switched and displayed based on a position of a cursor indicating the selected object.