Dynamic Content Resizing for Small Displays
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Solution Overview
Problem
Devices with smaller display screens, such as smart watches and fitness trackers, often truncate visual information due to limited screen real estate, requiring users to perform burdensome interactions to view the entirety of content, which consumes power and is inconvenient, especially when the user's hand is occupied.
Innovation Solution
An information handling device that detects a resize gesture and adjusts the size of displayed content to accommodate more information on the screen, allowing users to view the entire content without additional input, using sensors to identify gestures and optimize power usage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If content is displayed at a larger size on a small display screen, then more visual information is viewable, but the screen real estate is insufficient to display the entire content
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the content size adjustable rather than fixed. The system dynamically changes the display size of content based on user gestures (tap, double-tap, long press), allowing the content to transition between different size states to fit the limited screen area while maximizing information visibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the size parameter of the displayed content based on detected gestures. When a tap gesture is detected, the content size is increased to a first size; when a double-tap or long press is detected, the content size is increased to a second size (larger than the first). This parameter adjustment allows the same content to be displayed at different scales to accommodate the small screen constraints.
2Loss of information
If users perform additional interactions to view truncated content, then the entire content can be viewed, but power consumption increases and user convenience decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides self-service by automatically adjusting content size in response to simple gestures without requiring complex user interactions or additional processing steps. The gesture-based resizing allows users to view complete content with minimal input, reducing both power consumption and interaction burden compared to traditional scrolling or pagination methods.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary action by pre-adjusting the content size based on the detected gesture type before the user needs to view the complete content. This proactive resizing ensures that the entire content is immediately visible after the gesture, eliminating the need for subsequent scrolling or additional interactions that would consume more power.
3Loss of information
If content size is increased to fit more information on screen, then visibility improves, but the content may exceed the display boundaries
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses dynamics to adjust content size based on gesture intensity and type. Different gestures (tap, double-tap, long press) trigger different size adjustments, allowing the content to dynamically adapt its size to fit within display boundaries while maximizing the visible information. This progressive resizing approach prevents content from exceeding boundaries by providing controlled size increments.
Data Source
AI summary
One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at an information handling device, an indication to display content at a first size on a display screen, wherein only a portion of the content is viewable at the first size on the display screen; detecting, at the information handling device, a resize gesture; and adjusting, responsive to the resize gesture, a size of the content from the first size to a second size, wherein more than the portion of the content is viewable at the second size on the display screen. Other aspects are described and claimed.