Dual Interface Map and Info Cards for Context Switching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing user interfaces often fail to provide a seamless and efficient way to switch between different representations of data, such as maps and detailed information, leading to disjointed user experiences.
Innovation Solution
A dual user interface that synchronizes the display of data in both a page of data and visualized map graphical data, allowing simultaneous transitions and connections between different UI areas in response to user inputs like taps, clicks, or swipes, ensuring that both representations maintain contextual continuity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a single user interface representation is used, then the interface is simple to implement, but the user experience is disjointed when switching between different data representations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines map view and detailed information view into a single unified user interface that displays both representations simultaneously. The map section and information card section are merged into one cohesive interface, allowing users to view geographical context and detailed data without switching between separate interfaces, thus providing adaptability while maintaining interface simplicity
Solution Approach 2:
The unified user interface serves multiple functions simultaneously: it displays map data, shows detailed information cards, and enables switching between different data representations within the same interface framework. This multi-functional design allows the interface to adapt to different user needs without requiring separate specialized interfaces for each function
2Ease of operation
If separate user interfaces are used for map view and detailed information, then each interface can be optimized independently, but the transition between them is disjointed and loses context
Solution Approach 1:
By merging map view and detailed information into a single unified interface, the patent eliminates the need for transitions between separate interfaces. Users can access detailed information cards while remaining in the same interface context, ensuring continuous contextual awareness and smooth operation without information loss
Solution Approach 2:
The unified interface acts as an intermediary that connects map data and detailed information, maintaining contextual relationships between the two representations. The interface preserves the connection between geographical location and associated data, ensuring that context continuity is maintained during any view changes
3Productivity
If multiple data representations are displayed simultaneously, then user interaction efficiency is enhanced, but the interface complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The unified interface is segmented into distinct functional sections: a map section for geographical visualization and an information card section for detailed data display. This segmentation allows multiple data representations to be displayed simultaneously in organized, non-overlapping areas, enhancing user interaction efficiency while keeping the interface structure manageable through clear division of functions
Data Source
AI summary
In some implementations, a device may include a display device. In addition, the device may include one or more processors configured to: display, on the display device, a map, the map corresponding to a first context; display, on the display device and proximate to the map, at least one first information card including information corresponding to the first context; and in response to receiving an indication of an user interaction indicate a change from the first context to a second context, updating the map displayed on the display device to include a second set of graphical elements corresponding to the second context and displaying, proximate to the map, at least one second card including information corresponding to the second context.