Information Display Control With Scrollable And Fixed Regions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic dictionaries face challenges in displaying all detailed information related to a searched entry word on a display screen, often requiring scroll operations that can reduce browsability and make it difficult to grasp the context of displayed information.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus that dynamically adjusts the ratio between a scrollable and non-scrollable display region on a screen based on user operations, allowing for variable fixed display regions and optimizing the display of additional information without compromising browsability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If all detailed information is displayed in a scrollable region, then the amount of information displayed is increased, but browsability and context awareness are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The display screen is divided into two distinct regions: a first display region that displays a first portion of information and a second display region that displays a second portion of information. This segmentation allows different types of information to be presented simultaneously in optimized formats, improving both information density and user experience.
Solution Approach 2:
Different display characteristics are applied to different regions of the screen. The first display region is configured with scrollable properties to allow detailed browsing of certain information, while the second display region is configured with non-scrollable properties to maintain fixed context for other information. This local differentiation optimizes the user experience for each type of content.
2Ease of operation
If a fixed display region is used, then context awareness is improved, but the amount of displayable information is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The display screen is divided into two distinct regions: a first display region that displays a first portion of information and a second display region that displays a second portion of information. This segmentation allows different types of information to be presented simultaneously in optimized formats, improving both information density and user experience.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a single-dimension scrollable display to a two-dimensional display structure with both scrollable and non-scrollable regions. This dimensional change allows information to be organized in multiple display modes simultaneously, enabling context-aware fixed regions while maintaining access to additional information through the scrollable region.
3Ease of operation
If the display region is divided into upper and lower parts with one fixed and one scrollable, then browsability is improved, but flexibility in displaying different information portions is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic display control where the processor can selectively change the amount of displayable information in both the first and second display regions based on user operations. This dynamic adjustment capability allows the display to adapt to different user needs and content types, providing flexibility that static divided-screen approaches cannot achieve.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes display parameters dynamically by adjusting the amount of displayable information in the first and second display regions in response to user operations. This parameter change approach allows the same display structure to serve multiple functions and adapt to different information display requirements.
Data Source
AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes a processor, in which, in a case of setting a first display region and a second display region on a display screen on which a display displays designated information, the first display region displaying a first portion of the information in a scrollable state and the second display region displaying a second portion of the information different from the first portion in a non-scrollable state, the processor changes an amount of displayable information in the first display region and an amount of displayable information in the second display region in accordance with a user operation of scrolling display in the first display region.