Dynamic Tile Layout for Display Adaptation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic montage systems face challenges in creating meaningful digital montages as the amount of digital information increases, and they struggle to adapt to different display sizes and resolutions without disrupting the spatial relationships of tiles, leading to poor viewing and interaction experiences, especially on small displays.
Innovation Solution
An electronic montage system that includes a logic device with a montage application, which features an authoring component for creating customized digital montages from heterogeneous data sources and a presentation component that detects changes in display size or resolution, redistributing tiles to preserve their spatial relationships and adapt the layout accordingly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If tiles are shuffled to fit available space on different display sizes, then the montage can be displayed on various resolutions, but the positional relationships between tiles are destroyed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic layout adjustment where tiles automatically reposition themselves based on display size changes. The system detects display dimensions and dynamically calculates new tile positions to maintain spatial relationships while adapting to different resolutions, transforming the static layout into a dynamic responsive system.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes layout parameters such as tile positions, dimensions, and arrangement patterns based on display characteristics. By modifying these parameters dynamically according to display size and resolution, the system maintains both adaptability and spatial relationship integrity without shuffling tiles arbitrarily.
2Adaptability or versatility
If tiles are resized to fit small display areas, then the montage can be viewed on small displays, but the montage becomes difficult to view and interact with
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the montage into multiple interactive layers or views. On small displays, tiles can be segmented into a scrollable list or grid that maintains adequate size for interaction, while preserving the ability to access full-resolution versions when needed, thus balancing adaptability with ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system adds an extra dimension to the display by implementing zoomable or pannable views. When a tile is selected on a small display, it can be expanded to full screen or viewed in a detailed overlay, effectively using the temporal dimension (user interaction over time) to overcome spatial limitations and maintain ease of operation.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the montage layout is fixed for one size, then the spatial relationships between tiles are preserved, but the montage does not display properly on different sizes or resolutions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the fixed layout into a dynamic responsive layout that automatically adjusts to different display sizes. The system continuously monitors display dimensions and dynamically recalculates tile positions and sizes, maintaining spatial relationships through mathematical transformations rather than fixed positioning.
Solution Approach 2:
The layout system is designed to be universal across multiple display types and resolutions. By implementing a responsive design framework that works across various screen sizes, the system maintains spatial relationships while achieving multi-resolution compatibility, making the montage universally adaptable.
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AI summary
Techniques for an electronic montage system are described. An apparatus may comprise a logic device arranged to execute a montage application comprising a presentation component. The presentation component may be operative to detect when a display size or resolution has changed from one used for an original layout of a montage. The presentation component may reposition, or reflow, the tiles in the montage in the changed display in a way that preserves the spatial characteristics of the tiles to each other. An authoring component may reflow tiles automatically when a tile is deleted from a montage to minimize blank space between tiles. Other embodiments are described and claimed.