Dynamic Thumbnail Mosaic Layout Using Aspect Ratio Analysis
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing gallery views on computing devices display uniform thumbnails, which are not visually appealing and do not provide a rich viewing experience, as they fail to utilize the unique attributes of images such as aspect ratios and metadata for dynamic layout adjustments.
Innovation Solution
A computing device analyzes visual objects to determine their aspect ratios and associated thumbnail sizes, using these attributes to dynamically generate a mosaic layout with non-uniform thumbnail sizes based on aspect ratios, metadata, and detected visual features, allowing for more engaging and context-aware thumbnail display.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If uniform thumbnail sizes are used in gallery view, then the thumbnails can be displayed in a rectangular or square grid, but the visual appeal and user viewing experience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies asymmetry by displaying thumbnails of different sizes based on their aspect ratios. Instead of forcing all thumbnails into uniform rectangular or square grids, the system allows thumbnails to have varied dimensions (e.g., portrait-oriented thumbnails taller than wide, landscape-oriented thumbnails wider than tall), creating a more visually appealing mosaic layout that reflects the natural diversity of the image collection.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements local quality by adapting each thumbnail's display characteristics to its specific properties. Each thumbnail is analyzed for its aspect ratio and visual content, then displayed with appropriate sizing and positioning. This allows different regions of the display to have different thumbnail characteristics, optimizing the visual presentation for each individual image while maintaining overall layout coherence.
2Device complexity
If uniform thumbnail sizes are used, then the implementation is simple, but the ability to provide context-aware and rich viewing experience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the thumbnail display system adaptive and responsive to the content being displayed. The system dynamically determines appropriate thumbnail sizes and layouts based on the aspect ratios and visual characteristics of the images. This dynamic adaptation allows the display to automatically adjust to different types of content (portraits, landscapes, squares) without requiring manual configuration, providing context-aware presentation while maintaining reasonable system complexity.
3Ease of manufacture
If all thumbnails are displayed at the same size, then the layout is straightforward to generate, but the visual features and attributes of individual images are not utilized
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements parameter changes by varying the display parameters (size, dimensions, positioning) of thumbnails based on the specific attributes of each image. The system analyzes parameters such as aspect ratio and visual content characteristics, then adjusts the thumbnail display parameters accordingly. This allows the layout to preserve and utilize the inherent diversity of image attributes rather than losing them through uniformization.
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AI summary
A method for operating an electronic device includes determining an aspect ratio for each of a plurality of visual objects and determining a thumbnail size for each of the plurality of visual objects based up the aspect ratio, generating a layout for thumbnails of the plurality of visual objects the thumbnail size, and displaying the thumbnails of the plurality of visual objects according to the layout.