Dynamic Prompt Message Display in Electronic Entry Boxes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic form systems face issues with prompt messages disappearing during user input, requiring deletion of inputted content to review the message, or being permanently displayed outside the entry box, which affects visual quality and user experience due to size constraints or excessive message length.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that displays a first prompt message in an entry box, determines the presence of an input instruction, replaces the first prompt message with a second prompt message, and changes the display status of the first prompt message, such as adjusting font size or moving it within the entry box to ensure visibility during user input.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If the prompt message is permanently displayed outside the entry box, then the user can always see the prompt message, but the display space for information in the form is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The prompt message dynamically changes its display status based on user input state. When the user is inputting information, the prompt message is displayed outside the entry box to ensure visibility. When the user is not inputting, the prompt message is displayed inside the entry box to maximize display space. This dynamic adjustment resolves the contradiction between maintaining prompt visibility and preserving display space.
Solution Approach 2:
The prompt message can be displayed in different spatial dimensions - inside the entry box (2D space) or outside the entry box (external space). By switching between these different spatial positions based on user input state, the system maintains prompt visibility while optimizing display space utilization.
2Area of stationary object
If the prompt message is displayed in the entry box, then the display space is maximized, but the prompt message may overlap with input information or be incompletely displayed
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts the prompt message display status based on the user's input state. When detecting that the user is inputting information, the prompt message is moved outside the entry box to avoid overlap and ensure complete visibility. When the user is not inputting, the prompt message is displayed inside the entry box to maximize space utilization.
Solution Approach 2:
The prompt message is extracted from the entry box and displayed externally when the user is inputting information. This separation eliminates the overlap problem between prompt message and input information, ensuring both are fully visible without interfering with each other.
3Area of stationary object
If the prompt message disappears when the user is inputting information, then the display space is maintained, but the user may forget what needs to be input
Solution Approach 1:
The prompt message display status dynamically responds to user input state. When the user clicks or focuses on the entry box to input information, the system detects this state and displays the prompt message outside the entry box to remind the user what to input. This dynamic behavior maintains display space while preventing information loss through continuous external prompting.
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a system and a method for displaying a prompt message. The method includes displaying a first prompt message in an entry box on a user interface of an electronic terminal; determining there is an input instruction in the entry box; replacing the first prompt message with a second prompt message; and changing display status of the first prompt message.