Foreground Window Adjustment for Hidden Interactive Elements

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Solution Overview

Problem

The picture-in-picture function in video displays often overlays videos on user-operable interactive elements, making it impossible for users to interact with these elements.

Innovation Solution

A terminal device and server system that detect when interactive elements are being hidden by a foreground video window and adjust the position or size of the window to ensure the elements remain accessible, using processors to execute this detection and adjustment.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a video is displayed overlaid on content using picture-in-picture function, then video playback capability is improved, but user-operable interactive elements become hidden and inaccessible

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvevideo playback capabilityVSAvoidinteractive element accessibility

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The foreground window's position and size are made dynamic rather than static. The system continuously monitors the visibility of interactive elements and automatically adjusts the window's position or size when elements become hidden, allowing the window to adapt its state to maintain both video playback and element accessibility

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements a feedback mechanism where the detection unit continuously monitors whether interactive elements are hidden by the foreground window. When hiding is detected, this information feeds back to the control unit, which then triggers window position or size adjustments to resolve the conflict between video display and element accessibility

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

2Ease of operation

If foreground window position or size is adjusted to reveal hidden interactive elements, then element accessibility is improved, but video display stability deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveinteractive element accessibilityVSAvoidvideo display stability

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The system employs periodic detection and adjustment actions rather than continuous or random changes. The detection unit periodically checks for hidden elements, and adjustments are made at discrete intervals when necessary, providing stable video display while maintaining element accessibility when required

Inventive Principle:

Principle #19Periodic action

Solution Approach 2:

The control unit strategically changes window parameters (position or size) only when and where necessary to reveal hidden elements. By selectively adjusting specific parameters rather than continuously modifying all parameters, the system maintains overall video display stability while achieving element accessibility

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS20240393912A1Video display for avoiding hiding of particular element displayed on screen

Publication Date: 2024.11.28 RAKUTEN GROUP INC

AI summary

A display (101) displays a foreground window in which a video is played on a screen and so as to hide a portion of a background window in which content including a user-operable interactive element is provided. A detector (102) detects hiding of the interactive element by the foreground window. When the hiding is detected, a changer (103) changes at least either a position or a size of the foreground window so that a portion or an entirety of a hidden portion of the interactive element is no longer hidden.