Dynamic Display Format Switching for Setup Items
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing information processing apparatuses are inconvenient as they fix the format for displaying setup items, which may not be user-preferable, leading to either overcrowding in icon format or clutter in list format, depending on the quantity of items.
Innovation Solution
A computer-readable medium and apparatus that dynamically determine the format for displaying setup items between icon and list formats based on the quantity, ensuring they are displayed in a preferable format by calculating the dimensions required for each format and switching between them as needed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If setup items are displayed in icon format, then the display is more intuitive and user-friendly, but the display becomes overcrowded when the quantity of setup items is large
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic format switching between icon and list display modes based on the quantity of setup items. The system automatically determines the appropriate display format by comparing the number of setup items against predefined thresholds, enabling the display to adapt its characteristics according to operational conditions rather than remaining static.
2Loss of information
If setup items are displayed in list format, then the display is clearer and more readable, but the display becomes less intuitive and user-friendly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the display parameter (format type) based on the quantity parameter of setup items. When the number of setup items exceeds a predetermined threshold, the system switches from icon format to list format, and vice versa. This parameter-based switching optimizes both clarity and intuitiveness according to the actual data volume.
3Device complexity
If a fixed display format is used, then the system is simple to implement, but the display cannot adapt to different quantities of setup items and becomes inconvenient for users
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms by monitoring the quantity of setup items and using this information to automatically adjust the display format. The controller continuously evaluates the number of setup items and switches between icon and list formats based on this feedback, enabling the system to adapt to varying conditions without complex manual configuration.
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AI summary
A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer readable instructions that are executable by a computer in an information processing apparatus having a display device is provided. The computer readable instructions, when executed by the computer, cause the computer to determine a format to display at least one setup item, which is required in order to accomplish a predetermined process, in the display device between an icon format, in which the at least one setup item is displayed in a figurative image containing a symbolic figure representing the at least one setup item, and a list format, in which the at least one setup item is displayed in a textual image containing text describing the at least one setup item. The computer readable instructions further cause the computer to control the display device to display the at least one setup item in the determined format.