Game Item Display Interface Segmentation for Expiration Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
In games provided on portable terminals, users face challenges in selecting games to play continuously and utilizing items effectively, leading to a burden on paid elements and a lack of engagement due to unclear item management and expiration dates.
Innovation Solution
An information processor with a display, touch panel, and memory that displays item icons corresponding to types and expiration dates, allowing users to switch between screens to easily manage and prioritize items based on possession numbers and expiration dates.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If items are displayed only by type and possession number, then the interface is simple and easy to understand, but users cannot easily identify items nearing expiration
Solution Approach 1:
The item display interface is segmented into two distinct screens: a first screen showing items grouped by type with possession numbers, and a second screen showing items ordered by expiration date. This segmentation allows users to access expiration information without cluttering the primary view, resolving the contradiction between information completeness and interface simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a temporal dimension (expiration date) to the item display by creating a separate viewing dimension. Instead of mixing type and expiration information in a single complex view, users can switch to another dimension (second screen) where items are organized primarily by expiration date, allowing easy identification of expiring items without complicating the primary type-based organization.
2Loss of information
If all item information is displayed on one screen, then users can see both possession numbers and expiration dates, but the interface becomes complex and difficult to use
Solution Approach 1:
The display interface is made dynamic by allowing users to switch between two organizational views based on their needs. The system adapts between showing items by type (for inventory overview) and by expiration date (for urgent item management), providing ease of operation through context-appropriate views rather than forcing a single complex static view.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent prepares two pre-organized display modes in advance, each optimized for a specific user need. Users can directly switch to the preliminary-prepared view that matches their current task (checking inventory vs. managing expiring items), eliminating the need to process complex information on a single screen and improving operational ease.
3Productivity
If items are organized by type only, then the display is straightforward, but users cannot easily prioritize items by expiration date
Solution Approach 1:
The display functionality is segmented into two specialized views: one for type-based inventory management and another for expiration-date-based prioritization. This segmentation enables efficient item utilization by providing dedicated access to expiration information without requiring a complex hybrid display structure, as each screen serves a specific organizational purpose.
Solution Approach 2:
The item display system achieves multi-functionality by incorporating two organizational methods within a unified interface framework. The same system can serve both inventory overview (by type) and expiration management (by date) functions, improving item utilization efficiency without significantly increasing overall system complexity through shared underlying structure.
Data Source
AI summary
The user interface associated with the item is improved. The information processor 1 displays the first item display screen 22 in which the first item icons 221 corresponding to the types of the possessed items are displayed in a list correspondingly to the possessed number. The information processor 1 switches the second item display screen 23 to display in which the second item icons 231 corresponding to the possessed items are displayed in a list correspondingly to the expiration date when the first item icon 221 in the first item display screen 22 is operated by being pressed for a long time.