Dual-Region Thumbnail Display for Readable Image Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display methods for multiple images, such as those in JP-A-2011-221586, face difficulties in readability and image selection due to overlapping images, making it hard for users to understand and select specific images within a group of juxtaposed images.
Innovation Solution
A display method and apparatus that utilize a dual-region display system, where a static section with overlapping images and a dynamic section with increased inter-image distance allow selected images to be moved into the dynamic section, enhancing visibility and readability, and images can be rotated and displayed in a bird's eye view format, with the main image shown in a separate region.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If images are juxtaposed at equal intervals with adjacent images partly overlapping, then the image group can be displayed in a compact format, but the readability and understandability of individual images deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The display area is segmented into two distinct regions: a first display region for showing the image group in a compact overlapping format, and a second display region for showing the selected image at full size. This segmentation allows the system to maintain both compact display capability and high readability by separating the thumbnail view from the detailed view.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a single-dimensional display (showing all images in one overlapping region) to a two-dimensional display structure (first display region for image group + second display region for selected image). This dimensional expansion resolves the contradiction by providing both compact overview and detailed viewing capabilities simultaneously.
2Ease of operation
If images are displayed with increased distance between adjacent images in a dynamic section, then the readability of selected images improves, but the compactness of the image bundle deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The image bundle is segmented into a static section (with overlapping images for compactness) and a dynamic section (with increased spacing for readability). This segmentation allows the system to maintain compact overall structure while providing a dedicated space with improved spacing for selected images.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a dynamic section where the spacing between images can be adjusted or expanded when images are selected. This dynamic adjustment allows the system to maintain compactness in the overall image bundle while providing expanded spacing specifically where needed for readability of selected images.
3Device complexity
If multiple images are displayed in a single overlapping region, then the device complexity is reduced, but the ability to select and view specific images deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The display is segmented into two functional regions: the first display region maintains a simple overlapping image group structure for easy overview, while the second display region provides a dedicated space for selecting and viewing individual images. This segmentation preserves simplicity in the overall structure while enhancing image selection capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The second display region acts as an intermediary between the compact image group in the first region and the user's need to view individual images in detail. It serves as a buffer zone that maintains the simplicity of the overlapping display while enabling effective image selection and detailed viewing.
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AI summary
A thumbnail bundle in which a plurality of thumbnail images are juxtaposed in a first direction is displayed in a first display region of a display section, and a main image selected from the plurality of thumbnail images is displayed in a second display region disposed with respect to the first display region in a second direction that intersects the first direction. The displayed image bundle includes a static section in which the thumbnail images are juxtaposed at equal intervals with adjacent ones of the thumbnail images partially overlapping with each other and a dynamic section in which the thumbnail images are so disposed that the distance between adjacent ones of the thumbnail images is greater than the distance between the thumbnail images in the static section. When any of the thumbnail images located in the static section is selected, the selected thumbnail image is moved into the dynamic section.